UN climate talks
Ban Ki-moon appoints WWF’s Janos Pasztor as climate advisor
NEWS: WWF conservation and science expert will advise UN secretary general in approach to Paris talks
Seven stairs to Paris: A pathway to fixing climate change
COMMENT: Climate change is about politics, and we need wise leaders over the coming 11 months, says UK’s former chief climate diplomat
Pope Francis criticises ‘lack of courage’ in climate talks
NEWS: On a tour of Sri Lanka and the Philippines, the Pope made clear he blames human activity for climate change
Malala heads youth call for action on poverty and climate in 2015
NEWS: As global coalition on poverty and climate launches, 15-year-old activists take their demands to the top
Countries could leave UN climate body if Paris fails – Todd Stern
NEWS: Lead US envoy says future of global climate governance is at stake during climate negotiations in 2015
Rows over climate responsibility will intensify, warns Malay envoy
NEWS: Lima decision to water down “firewall” between rich and poor will not hold, says negotiator Gurdial Singh Nijar
Connie Hedegaard: India should ‘reconsider’ climate strategy
NEWS: Outgoing EU climate chief hopes China-US carbon cutting pact will encourage other major economies to follow
2015: A year for carbon pricing, peer pressure and Paris
ANALYSIS: There are three big UN deals due in 2015, on disasters, development and climate; what happens in the markets and on the streets will be critical
Planes and ships escape scrutiny in bottom-up climate regime
ANALYSIS: International aviation and shipping are not mentioned in the Lima call for climate action, despite growing emissions
Is the UN’s climate change body still fit for purpose?
COMMENT: It’s time for global climate negotiations to deliver results, argues Saleemul Huq, reflecting on the recent Lima set of talks
Seven radical ideas for a 2015 climate change deal
ANALYSIS: Tax oil, wipe out emissions by 2050, divide up a carbon budget: how high could the Paris climate agreement aim?
From Kalimantan to Lima: Where do women stand in climate?
ANALYSIS: Female representation in UN climate talks is increasing; on the ground, women are still marginalised
Greenpeace promises to make amends for Nazca Lines stunt
NEWS: The Peruvian government is seeking to extradite activists who damaged world heritage site, on charges that carry 6-year jail sentence
Winners and losers at the UN’s Lima climate talks
ANALYSIS: No one country can leave Peru saying it got everything it wanted, but the building blocks of a global deal remain in place
US-China chat broke impasse at Lima climate talks
NEWS: Warming relationship between superpowers key as countries work towards global emissions deal in 2015
Lima Call for Climate Action – what was decided?
BRIEFING: Details on key agreements reached at the UN’s COP20 climate change conference in Peru
Late deal in Lima saves UN climate talks from collapse
UPDATED: Hopes for 2015 agreement to slow global warming remain alive after dramatic late deal in Peru
UN climate talks face “major breakdown” warns Todd Stern
NEWS: Lead US negotiator says time running out for deal in Lima, major divide remains between countries
LIVE IN LIMA – DAY 12: UN COP20 climate change summit
Rolling commentary, news, analysis and video from the 20th Conference of the Parties to the UN Climate Convention in Lima, Peru
LIVE IN LIMA – DAY 11: UN COP20 climate change summit
Rolling commentary, news, analysis and video from the 20th Conference of the Parties to the UN Climate Convention in Lima, Peru