Climate politics
Super-rich Qatar delivers target-free UN climate pledge
NEWS: Qataris average earnings top US$140,000 a year but country wants free solar technology if it is make any carbon cuts at all
Republicans ransom US Green Fund pledge ahead of Paris climate summit
NEWS: GOP demands vote on White House $3bn pledge in gambit to weaken US authority at COP21
France identifies over 20 key issues ahead of UN climate summit
NEWS: Finance and burden sharing between rich, developing and emerging economies emerge as sticking-points after final pre-COP21 ministerial meeting
Oxfam chief issues Paris warning: No deal without adaptation funding
INTERVIEW: Winnie Byanyima says Oxfam will not “clap for the sake of clapping” in Paris. It will judge the COP21 deal on how it protects Africa’s most vulnerable
North-south climate rift hurts poor people
COMMENT: Developing countries should embrace carbon-cutting as an opportunity, not treat it as a burden, argues Monica Araya
Climate change speeds retreat of Trinidad’s idyllic beaches
NEWS: Caribbean island needs more than seawalls to keep coastal erosion at bay. Time for a long-term vision backed by business, say researchers
Paris climate summit march banned due to security concerns
NEWS: Green groups vow to continue advocating for an ambitious UN deal inside the COP21 conference area and at marches around the world
Leaders set for Paris climate summit opening despite attacks, says UN
NEWS: Christiana Figueres calls on heads of state to offer “vision” of rapid transition to green economy, as new data suggests October 2015 was hottest on record
Companies show little progress on forest protection pledge
NEWS: No signs deforestation is slowing a year after New York Declaration on Forests, warn NGOs, but some positive measures
Brazil: Redeemer of a Paris climate deal?
ANALYSIS: South American giant straddles the rich-poor divide at UN talks and could build bridges at COP21
Republicans bid to kill Obama climate rule before UN summit
NEWS: Senate vote to block flagship Clean Power Plan aims to “create confusion and uncertainty” before US finalises international pact
Fairness and finance: How to read a proposed UN climate deal
ANALYSIS: Success at the Paris climate summit depends on whether governments can solve two outstanding issues. Here’s our take on the task in hand
Rich countries urged to pay ‘fair share’ of climate adaptation finance
NEWS: By 2025, US should channel 150 times more money into projects like flood defences for the world’s poor, Action Aid argues
Somalia climate plan targets illegal charcoal trade
NEWS: Exports to Gulf states cause deforestation and fund militias in unstable African country, says submission to UN
Organisers committed to Paris climate march despite attacks
UPDATED: French government set to rule whether 29 November demo will go ahead by Thursday, say organisers
G20 leaders disappoint climate campaigners with weak statement
NEWS: Overshadowed by Paris terrorist attacks, major economies meet in Turkey backs 2C goal but makes no progress on contentious issues
Paris climate summit to be pared back, says France PM
NEWS: Manuel Valls says ‘COP21’ will be “reduced to the negotiation”, casting doubt on a series of side events including mass climate march
France promises ‘enhanced’ COP21 security after terror attacks
NEWS: Climate summit will go ahead but foreign minister Laurent Fabius indicates policing levels will be increased as a result of IS assault
Stern discipline: The US climate envoy walking a fine line
PROFILE: Stung into action by a student protester, Todd Stern has forged climate consensus with China with a hostile Congress at his back
UK, India agree £3.2bn low carbon deal ahead of Paris climate talks
NEWS: Cameron and Modi sign off trade package to boost India’s green economy, but doubts persist over UK’s domestic commitment to tackling climate change