Climate politics
UN climate talks inch forward as countries agree path to Paris
NEWS: Co-chairs at Bonn conference to draft new negotiating text for global deal – set for release in first week of October
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
UN climate chief expects national plans to cover up to 80% of emissions before Paris
INTERVIEW: Christiana Figueres tells RTCC Brazil and India will soon come on board with climate plans, but admits more ambition required
US, EU considering loss and damage options for Paris deal
NEWS: Major developed economies exploring compromise options on contentious issue of loss and damage at negotiations in Bonn
G20 urged to switch fossil fuel subsidies for climate finance
NEWS: Transfer public support for polluting products into green growth and protection from extreme weather, says CAN Europe
Rich countries to unveil climate finance package at World Bank summit
NEWS: Lima billed as venue for proposal to help developing countries invest in green energy and prepare for extreme weather
California state pension funds to divest from coal
NEWS: CalPERS and CalSTRS will sell up to US$240 million in mine holdings after lawmakers’ decision, in win for campaigners
Indonesia reveals draft climate offer for 2030
NEWS: World’s fourth most populous country pledge slightly builds on 2020’s voluntary goal, but details remain unclear
Pressure mounting on UN as Bonn climate talks stutter
NEWS: Seven days of negotiations remain before Paris summit to finalise global pact, but what leaders will sign is unclear
Pakistan frontier province targets carbon neutrality by 2018
NEWS: Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, riven by the war on terror and extreme floods, has ambitious plans for hydropower and forests
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
UN chief to speed climate talks with New York leaders meet
NEWS: Ban Ki-moon to chair closed-door climate change session on sidelines of 2015 General Assembly, as fears grow over Paris deal progress
Dutch government to appeal court ruling on climate change
NEWS: Ministers are resisting judges’ orders to set tougher greenhouse gas emissions cuts, despite a popular campaign
Arctic countries vow ‘urgent action’ to slow polar melt
NEWS: US-led Glacier summit warns of climate impacts in sensitive region, but China and India do not sign declaration
Obama makes Arctic appeal for action on climate
NEWS: “This is a solvable problem if we start now,” US president says at close of Glacier summit in Anchorage, Alaska
Countries divided on priorities for UN climate deal
NEWS: Lack of climate finance and inadequate carbon cuts headline concerns for developing countries at Bonn talks
Former UN climate chief criticises Paris summit plans
NEWS: Yvo de Boer questions the French presidency approach of inviting world leaders to launch the two-week conference
Arctic summit and interim talks heat up climate agenda
CRIB NOTES 31 AUG – 4 SEP: US president Barack Obama heads to Alaska, while climate negotiators meet in Bonn
Seven things to know about Monday’s Arctic climate summit
BLOG: US president Barack Obama is heading to the Glacier meet in Alaska on Monday, but what is it and why does it matter?
Obama heads to Arctic to hammer climate message
NEWS: President to use Alaska meeting to address melting Arctic’s challenges and forge ahead on global climate deal talks