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Paris climate deal must not leave vulnerable to foot the bill

COMMENT: A levy on fossil fuel companies could pay for protection of the world’s poor from climate damage, argues Julie-Anne Richards

NEWS: V20 coalition launched in Lima this week says it will raise funds for climate adaptation projects and develop a collective insurance scheme

COMMENT: Maldives minister urges leaders in New York to back tough Paris climate deal and protect small islands

NEWS: Tournament gifts tiny Fiji, Samoa, and Tonga global platform as new documentary tells tale of hardy underdogs

NEWS: Signs of shift in focus on compensation for warming impacts as EU Commissioner sets out stall at Pacific meeting

NEWS: Tony Abbott will come under fire for coal-friendly policies at Port Moresby meeting, as neighbours back mining moratorium

COMMENT: If politics of pollution continue to trump rights of those most exposed to climate change, UN summit could be explosive

NEWS: Record temperatures, heatwaves and a brewing El Nino are making this year one of the more unusual in recent history

NEWS: Unusual debate at UN HQ in New York highlights security concerns of world’s most climate vulnerable countries

COMMENT: Maldives foreign secretary addresses UN security council during special session on development in small island states

COMMENT: On eve of Kenya visit, head of Pan Africa Climate Justice Alliance asks US president to boost green funds for his continent

NEWS: Litigation mooted by neighbour Vanuatu undermines UN climate deal chances, leader of low-lying Pacific island says

NEWS: Anote Tong says plans for migration advanced with rising sea levels already causing havoc in his country

NEWS: Pacific island’s president supports moves by vulnerable communities to explore legal avenues for court case

COMMENT: Former chief Philippines climate negotiator announces he is stepping down to work on sustainable future with faith groups around world

NEWS: Second tropical storm to hit small Pacific state in a month is evidence of how humans are influencing weather patterns, says Tony de Brum

NEWS: Sea surface temperatures warmer than average across parts of Pacific and Atlantic in 2014, says UN weather agency

NEWSLETTER: All you need to know from the last seven days of international climate change and energy politics

NEWS: Mary Robinson says funds should consider the impact of their fossil fuel investments on communities vulnerable to climate change

NEWS: Disaster risk reduction deal sets stage for December climate talks, but aid agencies criticise lack of finance