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UK tree-planting push could offset farming footprint – study
NEWS: Country could cut emissions by converting arable land to absorb more carbon dioxide, but risks displacing climate impact of food production overseas
US boom boosts global carbon markets in 2015
NEWS: Global volume of carbon credits shrinks but ‘boom time’ in California, Quebec and North West US sees overall value leap 9%
Bush recognised climate as a ‘real problem’ reveal Clinton-Blair calls
NEWS: Incoming Republican presidential candidate saw global warming as a threat, but three months later he killed Kyoto Protocol
No hiding for polluters as carbon-tracking satellite numbers rise
NEWS: China primed to launch two carbon-tracking probes in 2016, but global data coordination needs improving says head of European Space Agency
Global weather extremes underline climate threat, say experts
NEWS: El Nino, record heat and natural variability combine to highlight growing threats in a warming world
Laurent Fabius: From Greenpeace shame to climate champion
ANALYSIS: France’s experienced foreign minister succeeded where most failed at UN climate talks. He got a decent deal and everyone said they liked him
UK needs carbon capture tech to meet climate goals, says Amber Rudd
NEWS: Energy and climate secretary Amber Rudd tells lawmakers negative emissions technology will be important for UK later this century
Foie gras, oysters and a climate deal: How the Paris pact was won
ANALYSIS: Months of quiet diplomacy came to fruition midway through the UN summit, as a diverse set of nations agreed to work as one to force through an ambitious climate pact
EU unlikely to increase climate ambition before 2020, says Canete
NEWS: Priority for Brussels in next five years is to implement new set of climate policies, not aim for tougher targets says climate commissioner
Pressure for regular reviews builds on India, China at Paris climate talks
NEWS: UNEP chief Achim Steiner and coalition of over 100 countries urge envoys to commit to tough review process, but questions persist on funding
UK recognises Pacific islanders’ plight, says climate envoy
VIDEO: Sir David King says ‘critically important’ UN deal reflects temperature target of 2C or less and reminds Britain at threat from sea-level rise
Paris climate talks: What do the last 3 days have in store?
ANALYSIS: Oil producers, forest nations, high-tech trading centres, low lying and desert countries all have distinct interests to protect. This is where it gets serious.
UK opposition leaders urge climate policy rethink
NEWS: Scottish first minister Nicola Sturgeon and Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn say evident dangers of climate change should prompt Number 10 to reverse green cuts
Soft power: Check out the Paris climate summit national pavilions
VIDEO: Over 190 countries are in Paris to save the world from dangerous global warming. But they’re also here to show off their latest gizmos and cut some juicy deals
COP21: EU sidelined by US, China say experts
NEWS: Brussels engineered work on a 2015 UN climate deal back in 2011, but internal rows have lessened its impact at Paris summit
COP21: Slow progress ‘frustrating’ says UN climate official
NEWS: World leaders are gone, but old divisions remain as countries battle to agree on draft text ahead of Saturday deadline
George Osborne: The best barometer for success in Paris?
COMMENT: UK chancellor has taken an axe to country’s green policies in lead up to UN’s climate summit. His March 2016 budget will be an early chance to see if COP21 has worked
COP21: What do countries want from a Paris climate deal?
ANALYSIS: China, the EU, US, small island states and the least developed countries outline what they want to see in a proposed global agreement
UK scraps £1bn carbon capture fund in blow to green credentials
NEWS: Cutbacks to clean energy support undermine British climate leadership ahead of Paris summit, experts warn
EU climate chief says US must consider binding Paris pact
NEWS: Miguel Arias Canete turns screw on US counterpart Todd Stern, insisting COP21 must legally enforce national emissions cuts