Climate politics
Fiji first to ratify Paris climate change pact
NEWS: Pacific island parliament fires starting gun on formal approval of new treaty scheduled to take effect from 2020
Canada lays bare heavy-lifting to meet Paris climate targets
NEWS: Robust regulations in oilsands and transport sector needed to make good on its pledges for 2030, biennial UN report shows
US green groups: Paris is not Kyoto mark two
NEWS: After courtroom setback for Obama’s signature climate initiative, NGOs say there is still momentum behind clean energy shift
Met Office fears Brexit would damage its climate models
NEWS: UK weather agency’s chief scientist warns funding cuts on leaving EU would affect the quality of its long-term forecasts
Laurent Fabius quits French foreign ministry, stays as climate talks president
NEWS: Veteran politician who steered Paris climate summit to successful conclusion is moving to head up the Constitutional Council
Supreme Court scotches US high climate ambition claims
ANALYSIS: A decision to stall President Obama’s flagship Clean Power Plan undermines US standing on global warming abroad
UN asks: What does Paris climate agreement mean for you?
BLOG: Climate body launches social media campaign to raise profile of global deal ahead of April ceremony
Nepal targets 80% renewables as fuel blockade bites
NEWS: Landlocked nation plans hydropower and solar rollout in belated submission to UN climate deal, citing energy security concerns
Scientists pour cold water on ocean geoengineering idea
NEWS: Fertilising algae with iron filings is no easy climate fix, study finds, as benefits in one region will be offset elsewhere
Top lobbyist says coal needs its own ‘Mission Innovation’
INTERVIEW: Despite climate concerns, hundreds of coal plants are being built worldwide. The World Coal Association argues governments should stump up for cleaner technology
France plans renewed climate diplomacy blitz to protect Paris deal
INTERVIEW: Laurence Tubiana says maintaining momentum from COP21 summit is vital as governments prepare to work on finer details of historic pact
Ban Ki-moon urges leaders to sign climate pact in April
NEWS: 2015 landmark climate agreement open for signature on April 22 in New York, coinciding with Earth Day, says secretary-general
Maldives is trashing climate legacy, says ousted president Nasheed
NEWS: Represented by human rights lawyer Amal Clooney, former leader wins release from prison and speaks out against successor
India, France switch on global solar alliance
NEWS: Modi and Hollande inaugurate New Delhi HQ of 122-strong coalition following announcement at Paris climate summit
NGO sorts climate leaders from the laggards
NEWS: Oil companies Total and BP don’t live up to green rhetoric while Unilever and Iberdrola are ‘true leaders’, says Influence Map
UK fracking furore will fizzle out says shale chief
INTERVIEW: Protests are the norm with onshore energy projects – but let industry address ‘fears and myths’ to prove benefits, says top natural gas lobbyist
Shift beyond oil ‘unstoppable’ post Paris, says UN climate chief
INTERVIEW: With Middle Eastern governments accepting hydrocarbons’ days are numbered, Christiana Figueres says progress on decarbonising economy is inevitable
What new climate measures are G7 members taking after Paris deal?
ANALYSIS: A month after COP21 summit, club of major economies weighs policy tweaks to meet tough global warming goal
Climate communicators told: Don’t use protest pictures
NEWS: Most people don’t identify with environmentalists, surveys show, so react cynically to images of demonstrations
Cameron: Criticism of UK climate policy is ‘nonsense’
NEWS: British prime minister dismisses concerns raised by investors, businesses and Al Gore about bonfire of green regulations