COP21
Inside COP21: What happens next at the Paris climate talks?
BLOG: With 9 days of talks left before a global pact to limit warming to below 2C is set to be signed, pressure is rising on negotiators
Obama offers vulnerable nations $30m for climate risk insurance
NEWS: Small island leaders cautiously welcome US move to shield them from threat of rising seas, but say more is needed in a Paris deal
India, China planned coal plants could blow UN warming target
NEWS: Experts say 2440 power plants in global pipeline would knock world over 2C warming limit, as row over ‘decarbonisation’ heats up at talks
India hailed for constructive stance at solar alliance launch
NEWS: Experts call PM Narendra Modi’s clean energy initiative a game changer in brokering a sustainable climate deal at COP21 in Paris
Paris co-chairs promise new climate text by Saturday
VIDEO: Ahmed Djoghlaf and Dan Reifsnyder reject “misperception” their earlier version of a Paris agreement was biased towards developed countries
G77: US diplomats must practice what Obama preaches in Paris
VIDEO: Chair of developing country bloc says US president’s words must translate into negotiating offers at UN COP21 summit
Saudi Arabia is decarbonising, says oil minister
VIDEO: Ali Al-Naimi points to kingdom’s capturing of carbon dioxide as evidence of its commitment to tackling climate change at Paris summit
Podcast: Day 1 review of the Paris COP21 climate talks
Ed King is joined by Angolan envoy and Least Developed Countries chair Giza Gaspar Martins to look back at the first day of talks in Paris
No renewables without coal, says Indian energy minister
NEWS: Fossil fuel is imperative to meet India’s development needs, Piyush Goyal insists at the opening of UN COP21 climate talks in Paris
Terrorism, climate conflict dominate opening day of Paris talks
NEWS: “I am not choosing between fighting terrorism and fighting global warming. These are both challenges we have to overcome” – France president Francois Hollande at COP21
AS IT HAPPENED: World leaders pledge climate action at COP21
ROLLING COVERAGE: On day one of UN summit in Paris, 150 world leaders show support for a global warming pact
Mission Innovation: Billion dollar funds for clean tech launched in Paris
NEWS: US, Saudi Arabia, India and China to back new green energy research push as countries kick-off COP21 talks with series of announcements
Record number of leaders expected for Paris COP21 opening
NEWS: In an exceptional turnout, 150 presidents and prime ministers are set to kick off climate summit in Paris on Monday with a raft of initiatives
$1 trillion funding gap for poorest countries’ climate plans
NEWS: Pledges by 48 least developed countries to a UN deal need more than $90 billion a year between 2020 and 2030 to implement, says IIED
Canada says it’s ‘back’ on climate. But is it?
PARIS BLOG: Ottawa’s opening press conference offers a picture of optimism and hope, but its position on the Kyoto Protocol and weak climate goal remains
Paris unites on global day of climate action
UPDATED: Violence and 100 arrests disrupt peaceful ‘human chain’ in centre of Paris after anarchists infiltrate climate march
COP21: Thousands link arms in support of Paris climate deal
COMMENT: Coming together in support of a climate deal is an answer to the Paris terror attacks, says Emma Ruby-Sachs
Top 5 threats to a Paris climate deal
ANALYSIS: US Republicans, terrorism and even unruly activists risk derailing the delicate UN negotiations starting next week
Global climate march: Thousands set to show support for UN deal
NEWS: Organisers say over 2,300 events are planned worldwide to push countries to strike a strong climate deal in Paris
Weekly wrap: Paris preview, blocking coal and 2C controversy
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