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India climate plan brings forests to the fore
NEWS: World’s third-largest polluter plans to balance development with environment protection as it combats climate change
Argentina set for ‘cheating’ climate pledge – NGOs
NEWS: Mooted target to cut CO2 15% by 2030 is based on existing infrastructure projects and doesn’t raise ambition, say experts
China, Canada lag smaller countries on green land use pledges
NEWS: Major farming and forestry nations have been outdone by Ethiopia and Morocco, says Union of Concerned Scientists
Ecuador reheats oil export tax in climate pitch
NEWS: Carbon levy more valuable in UN deal than “simple promises” of underfunded climate pledges, says Quito envoy
India environment minister blasts rich world’s greedy lifestyles
NEWS: Developed countries need five Earths to fuel ‘unsustainable’ habits while India makes do with one, says Prakash Javadekar
Ecuador seeks to unite Latin America behind climate justice crusade
NEWS: Fragmented continent poised to rally around joint accord in November, envoy Daniel Ortega Pacheco reveals
How peace with rebels sculpts Colombia’s climate pledge
NEWS: Country wary that end of 50-year armed conflict could bring spike in deforestation, as it submits contribution to the UN
Weekly wrap: First signs of compromise at Bonn climate talks
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Algeria targets 7-22% greenhouse gas emissions cut by 2030
NEWS: North African oil-producing state highlights vulnerability to global warming and solar prospects in submission to UN climate deal
Climate pledges do little to cap warming to 2C target
NEWS: Countries must pledge deeper emissions cuts as early as 2025 to hold temperature rise within safe levels, says Climate Action Tracker
Australia ‘has world’s biggest climate policy gap’ under Abbott
NEWS: Country is set to miss its “inadequate” 2030 emissions target due to Liberal leader’s attack on green regulation, say analysts
Philippines is excluding vulnerable voices from climate consultation
COMMENT: Government is ignoring the people hardest hit by global warming with an unambitious and insincere national pledge
India primed for renewables spurt in climate plan
NEWS: World’s fourth-largest carbon polluter could target 300GW of clean capacity by 2030 in anticipated pledge to UN deal
South Africa accused of weakening emissions target
NEWS: WWF warns emerging economy is manipulating baseline data to lower ambition in draft contribution to UN climate deal
APP touts Indonesia peat project as climate exemplar
NEWS: Forestry giant is retiring 7,000 hectares of plantations to conserve carbon-rich peat, a major source of emissions
Anger as Australia unveils ‘weak’ climate pledge
NEWS: Emissions cut of 26-28% by 2030 lacks scientific credibility and harms country’s international reputation, say critics
Australia pledge set to confirm climate laggard status
NEWS: Campaigners urge Tony Abbott’s government to target post-2020 emissions cuts in line with 2C warming limit
Philippines plan for UN climate deal lacks credibility, says official
COMMENT: Climate Change Commission member says govt appears insincere over meeting post 2020 carbon cutting goals
Trinidad and Tobago outlines $2 billion climate plan
NEWS: Green Climate Fund and other sources need to pick up bill for 15% cuts across three sectors, says Caribbean government
Bhutan: climate lessons from a Himalayan kingdom
ANALYSIS: The Buddhist state is lauded for its carbon neutrality and big hydro. What can it teach foot-draggers as Paris looms?