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UN record as 175 countries sign climate deal, but hard graft remains
China cranks up pressure on G20, calling on all major economies to ratify agreement ahead of September’s meeting
UN weather agency pivots to developing countries in warmer era
INTERVIEW: Better forecasting tools to aid farmers and health planners emerging priority, says head of World Meteorological Organization
As it happened: 195 countries agree Paris climate deal
ROLLING COVERAGE: Agreement aims to hold global warming to ‘well below 2C’ and help the world’s poor cope with climate change impacts
$1 trillion funding gap for poorest countries’ climate plans
NEWS: Pledges by 48 least developed countries to a UN deal need more than $90 billion a year between 2020 and 2030 to implement, says IIED
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
OECD countries to phase out coal export credits
NEWS: Hidden subsidy for dirty power plants will be eliminated, as Japan, Australia and South Korea drop objections
Countries edge towards loss and damage deal at climate talks
NEWS: Proposals published late Friday show positions once light years apart are slowly converging, although much work remains before Paris
Why developed countries should back loss and damage in Paris
COMMENT: The costs of tackling failed states as a result of climate impacts could be far higher than investing in adequate insurance now
Climate deadline day: Which countries delivered Paris pledges?
AS IT HAPPENED: UN receives first set of national commitments for Paris climate change pact
Tuvalu: Cyclone Pam shows we are still ‘least developed’
NEWS: Pacific island nation is vulnerable to climate disaster and should not lose “least developed country” status, ambassador argues
Countries agree UN plan in Sendai to save lives from disasters
NEWS: Disaster risk reduction deal sets stage for December climate talks, but aid agencies criticise lack of finance
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
UN plans for 2015 climate deal favour rich, say developing countries
NEWS: Delegates from Africa and other developing countries accused co-chairs of favouring EU and US views in UN climate talks
India must lead climate fight for developing countries at UN talks
COMMENT: US-China climate deal will take the world towards a catastrophic beyond 4C temperature increase pathway, writes Chandra Bhushan
IPCC report has mixed news for climate vulnerable countries
COMMENT: The UN’s latest assessment of climate change shows how serious the situation is for the world’s poorest
EU adopts CO2 cutting target of “at least” 40% by 2030
NEWS: European leaders agreed a package of climate change and energy targets late last night, which will contribute to a global deal
UN climate talks: Countries urged to build bridges
NEWS: With just over a year to reach a global climate deal in Paris, negotiators are struggling to get past old conflicts
Countries need an incentive to bid ambitious climate plans
COMMENT: A “special list” could encourage countries to be ambitious in their carbon cutting plans
World’s 48 poorest countries publish climate adaptation plans
Submissions to UN say they require $1.4 billion in funding to prepare for extreme weather events
UN climate talks: what do developing countries want in Warsaw?
A wordcloud analysis of the main developing country negotiating positions at the UN COP19 talks