Climate politics
Climate activists clash over fossil fuel phase-out
NEWS: Venezuela meeting descends into chaos as green groups refuse to condemn fossil fuels in demands to UN
Meet the climate sleuths keeping carbon reporting honest
FEATURE: How climate evaluators are making sure organisations are choosing the best green projects – and stopping them fiddling the books
Five environmental challenges for Dilma Rousseff’s second term
NEWS: Water shortages, deforestation and indigenous rights are some of the issues facing Brazil’s president in the next four years
Sceptic Inhofe set to lead Republican resistance to climate policy
ANALYSIS: Coal supporters and climate deniers prepare to fight Obama’s climate policy as Republicans gain majority in Senate
John Kerry stresses need for US-China climate cooperation
NEWS: Secretary of state John Kerry emphasises the importance of joint action to cut emissions ahead of Asia-Pacific economies summit in Beijing
UN climate talks: one month, three knotty problems
COMMENT: The UN faces a complex challenge with a tight deadline. IDDRI’s climate analysts looks at the road ahead
Climate sceptics take hold of Capitol Hill
NEWS: Disastrous midterm results for Democrats signals tough two years ahead for US climate policy
Look to the cloud for climate inspiration, says WRI chief
INTERVIEW: Development specialist Andrew Steyer says big data projects can help make systems greener and hold organisations to account
Watered down UN climate science report is still important
ANALYSIS: Finding that world must reach zero emissions this century is significant, even though key phrase was omitted from final version
Hyundai and Kia pay record fine for emissions data errors
NEWS: Two car makers pay penalties totalling US$350 million after misreporting the fuel performance of 1.2 million vehicles
Legal “guardian angels” praised by world’s poorest for climate advice
NEWS: A global network of lawyers is offering the least developed countries free support to navigate climate talks
Pulgar Vidal: IPCC leaves politicians with “no excuses”
NEWS: Science report and New York summit sent strong political signals for UN climate deal success, says Peru’s environment minister
UK to pledge “strongly” to Green Climate Fund
NEWS: Climate and energy minister says UK will make significant donation to UN’s green bank in November
Ban Ki-moon: World leaders are ready to sign climate deal
NEWS: Political landscape is different from disastrous attempt to sign climate deal in 2009, says UN secretary general
Australia agrees to include climate change on G20 agenda
NEWS: Tony Abbott grudgingly inserts paragraph on climate change, in line with international demands
UN prepares release of “incredible” climate change study
NEWS: Latest IPCC report to offer messages of danger and opportunity for governments as they prepare for Paris deal
Oil guzzling Malta proposes climate change law
NEWS: New law would set up Climate Action Fund and carry prison sentences for those breaking its obligations
IPCC will abolish doubt in climate politics – Danish minister
NEWS: The UN’s latest climate change report will provide strong scientific base for negotiations in the future, says Rasmus Helveg-Petersen
IPCC report is “roadmap” to Paris climate deal – Pachauri
NEWS: Governments gather to approve report that will be scientific basis to UN climate negotiations next year
Inconclusive Bonn climate talks leave a heavy Lima workload
NEWS: No decision on shape of 2015 national climate pledges as a week of interim talks in Bonn draws to a close