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“Second wave” of climate pledges to UN deal expected in September

ANALYSIS: New study shows a third of 81 surveyed countries have not started work yet on contribution to Paris pact

NEWS: Beijing government pledges to strictly enforce environmental regulations and “crack down” on illegal emissions

NEWS: Universal, ambitious, legally binding – governments are starting to make their views clear on a UN emissions cutting pact

ANALYSIS: Proposed new UN-backed framework to help countries prepare for future extreme weather events in a warming world

NEWS: Climate Commissioner Canete tells RTCC there will be “no backsliding” from current climate commitments

NEWS: Low carbon leadership essential to protect country’s economic future, says Sir David King

NEWS: Air pollution concerns driving Beijing lawmakers to get tough on polluting power plants and heavy industry

NEWS: Green groups condemn lack of funding for forests, but higher tax on coal offers hope that India can accelerate decarbonisation

COMMENT: UN climate chief says recent visit to typhoon-hit Philippines demonstrates why a deal to curb global warming in Paris is essential

NEWS: Veteran Communist Party official set to take control of Beijing’s negotiating team as talks enter critical phase

NEWS: Chief US negotiator says December 2015 summit will be first step in series of deals up to and beyond 2020

NEWS: Sceptical lawmaker brings snow from Capitol Hill into debating chamber in effort to prove climate change is a hoax

NEWS: Bern says it will target 50% greenhouse gas cuts on 1990 levels by 2030, and 70-85% by 2050

NEWS: Russia’s unpredictable foreign policy could put peaceful international cooperation in the Arctic at risk, warns UK report

NEWS: Presidents Hollande and Aquino joined forces to urge all countries to sign up to “universal” deal in Paris this December

NEWS: Climate science is clear, says heir to British throne, and calls on governments to adopt ambitious emissions cutting treaty in Paris

NEWS: Secretary of State Ed Davey writes to Commission, says credibility of Brussels leadership on climate change is at stake

NEWS: Brussels climate chief Canete says US and China must follow EU and reveal commitments to a 2015 UN pact

NEWS: Senate majority leader Mitch McConnell plans a new vote no later than 3 March, but override looks unlikely

NEWS: Adding huge carbon sinks to UN climate pledge could let other sectors face lighter carbon cuts and weaken 2030 goal