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Taiwan aims to lead mainland China with climate plan
NEWS: Island state targets 50% cut in emissions by 2030 from business as usual, despite being frozen out of climate talks by Beijing
Video: PwC on the business case for a Paris climate deal
Coal is in the firing line, renewables are a great market and carbon pricing is a growing theme, says Celine Herweijer
What has happened to Nigeria’s climate pledge?
ANALYSIS: President Buhari has yet to sign off submission of Africa’s most populous country to a UN Paris deal, to the frustration of civil society
CEOs to the rescue: Can business save the world from climate change?
NEWS: PwC says private and public sector has tools to limit warming to below 2C danger zone, if COP21 in Paris delivers green investment framework
Bangladeshi protest intensifies against Rampal coal plant
NEWS: Environmentalists and left-wing parties warn project threatens the unique biodiversity of nearby Sundarbans mangrove forests
Meet the climate scientists running and cycling to Paris
INTERVIEW: Daniel Price and Erlend Knudsen are travelling from the ends of the Earth to spread awareness of climate change ahead of critical COP21 summit
Countries near deal to phase out super warming HFCs
NEWS: Formal negotiations on the Montreal Protocol in Dubai this week get world closer to tackling pollutants used in air conditioners
BlackRock partners with Climate Bonds Initiative
NEWS: Investor worth US$4.5 trillion gets on board with drive to scale up climate-friendly infrastructure investment
China, France agree Paris climate deal must deliver regular reviews
NEWS: French president signs declaration with Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping backing a long term goal and five-yearly assessments of national climate plans
Business leaders send Paris wish list to finance ministers
NEWS: Hundreds of multinationals including Sky, Coca-Cola and Starbucks behind letter calling for a strong climate deal next month
Fortress Maldives: Protecting islands against climate change comes at a price
COMMENT: UN climate summit in Paris must drive investmnt in mangrove forests, sea walls, coral reefs and fresh water access critical to the future of small island states
2050 weather forecast brought to your living room
NEWS: World Meteorological Organization tasks weather presenters to imagine reports if world fails to cut carbon emissions
Green Climate Fund to reveal first project amid NGO protest
CRIB NOTES 2-5 NOVEMBER: GCF gathers in Zambia, UN debates HFCs in Dubai, Saudis host carbon capture forum
Message control: Reporting the UN climate change talks
ANALYSIS: Recent negotiations saw calls for international media to offer a “balanced” picture of plans for a global deal, but the picture is not as binary as many suggest
10 takeaways from UN report on national climate pledges
ANALYSIS: Most countries got involved, adaptation matters and emissions are still rising – nuggets from official review ahead of Paris summit
John Kerry: World must seize chance to kill climate warming HFCs
US secretary of state calls for upcoming Dubai Montreal Protocol meet to agree tough curbs on gases used in air conditioning and fridges
Weekly wrap: 2C ‘within reach’, Poles veto Kyoto, Brazil slams Singapore
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China top officials outline greener five year plan
NEWS: Quality, not quantity was the watchword for Communist Party leaders as they set out a vision for sustainable growth this week
UN: Paris climate plans slow emissions growth to 2030
NEWS: Top climate official Christiana Figueres praises countries for committing to carbon cuts, admits a global deal needs to ensure these are deeper and faster
Colombia must reduce its dependence on coal exports
COMMENT: Clean electricity at home does not excuse an economy based on polluting and abusive mining sector, says Camila Bustos