NEWS: Impact of short lived pollutants likely to be felt across Indian subcontinent as Himalayan melt accelerates
NEWS: Ministers in Brussels approve target for 2015 Paris climate deal, making bloc second after Switzerland to publish official submission
NEWS: Beijing government pledges to strictly enforce environmental regulations and “crack down” on illegal emissions
NEWS: Tax on finance, trade and tourism could net estimated $13 billion a year to help countries face expected extreme weather impacts
NEWS: Climate Commissioner Canete tells RTCC there will be “no backsliding” from current climate commitments
NEWS: US researchers say climate change, not random chance, is likely to be causing California’s long drought, one of the worst on record
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
NEWS: Emissions could peak earlier than government target of 2030 as tide starts to turn against coal, world’s dirtiest form of energy
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: New government statistics indicate significant drop in coal use, with 0.7% drop in 2014 emissions projected by analysts
NEWS: Secretary of State Ed Davey writes to Commission, says credibility of Brussels leadership on climate change is at stake
COMMENT: Brussels wins the prize for announcing its climate pledge first, but it has missed an opportunity to ensure Paris helps poorer countries
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: Parliament votes to hold back oversupply of carbon allowances in “game changing” move for EU climate action
NEWS: Adding huge carbon sinks to UN climate pledge could let other sectors face lighter carbon cuts and weaken 2030 goal
NEWS: Commission wants UN to target global goal of cutting carbon emissions 60% below 2010 levels by 2050
NEWS: Building on success in Beijing, the State Department hopes to mobilise action in India, Vietnam and Mongolia