Climate politics
Kiribati president: My people are the polar bears of the Pacific
NEWS: President Anote Tong calls for world leaders to pay attention to sinking island at today’s historic climate summit in New York
Tensions rise as New York prepares for UN climate summit
NEWS: Empire State Building glows green as protestors and business make their case for decarbonisation
Paris 2015 climate deal must have legal force – Fabius
NEWS: The chair of next year’s critical UN climate talks, Laurent Fabius, tells business leaders it must produce a legally binding deal
John Kerry: “Nature is screaming at us” on climate change
NEWS: US secretary of state pledges US$15 million to World Bank scheme to curb methane emissions
New York climate march numbers stun organisers as key summit looms
NEWS: Campaigner Bill Mckibben says anger has “boiled over”, UN climate chief warns change now inevitable
Devolved powers for Scotland could boost low-carbon energy
NEWS: Scotland can continue its low carbon ambitions as part of a still-united UK, says climate organisation
Greg Barker handed new role as UK envoy on climate change
NEWS: Former UK climate change minister Greg Barker will join prime minister David Cameron in New York
Norway to pledge US$300m for forest protection
NEWS: Peru’s lead climate negotiator says Ban Ki-moon climate summit will catalyse action such as Norway deal
UN inches forward with climate compensation plans
NEWS: “Loss and damage” team will take two years to consider climate compensation options
US: Time to get creative on a climate change deal
NEWS: Washington calls for initial five-year commitment period, promises to deliver carbon cuts plan by March 2015
Zero net emissions: will leaders agree target at UN climate summit?
NEWS: Calls for long term carbon cutting strategy grow louder as countries prepare for Ban Ki-moon meeting
Felipe Calderón: “we can improve economy and tackle climate change”
NEWS: Politicians and businesses respond to new findings that climate action will boost the economy
UN confirms officials from 162 countries will attend climate summit
NEWS: Leaders expected to make four minute speeches outlining commitment to global emissions agreement in 2015
“Specious and unhelpful” – Tory MP hits back at THAT poll
NEWS: Graham Stuart says survey saying over half of Conservatives are climate sceptic is misleading
UK Conservatives lean towards climate scepticism
NEWS: Nearly a fifth of Tory MPs believe global warming is “environmentalist propaganda”, finds Populus poll
Top EU climate jobs go to Slovenia and Spain
NEWS: Alenka Bratushek will be vice president for energy union, while Miguel Arias Canete gets climate action and energy brief
UN climate chief says 125 leaders confirmed for NY summit
NEWS: UK prime minister David Cameron latest world leader to signal his intention to attend key meeting
UK calls on Australia, Canada and Japan to deliver “ambitious” CO2 cuts
NEWS: Climate change secretary Ed Davey warns developed countries against “backsliding” on commitments to UN climate deal
UK to reveal plans for global climate change talks
The Guardian: Climate change secretary Ed Davey says governments facing ‘pivotal moment’ on dealing with issue
NGOs “optimistic” for chances of a climate deal
NEWS: Leading green groups set out what they say are “realistic goals” for international climate talks