Latest updates from the ICLEI World Congress, with representatives of more than 200 cities worldwide
NEWS: Prime minister announces new package to protect rural communities, as March rains ruin crops in northern states
NEWS: Lead US climate envoy says dismantling White House carbon cutting policies would be “tough to do”
COMMENT: Is it time to think about using force to prevent nations and groups from contributing to climate change?
AS IT HAPPENED: UN receives first set of national commitments for Paris climate change pact
COMMENT: National pledges must be subject to assessment and review, or a UN deal will be toothless
NEWS: Washington primed to outline scale of carbon cuts but other developed countries and emerging economies stay silent
ANALYSIS: European leaders seem unaware that energy intensity in the steel, cement and chemicals industries has stalled or increased
NEWS: Unilever, Heathrow and GlaxoSmithKline are among 22 companies urging European heads of state to promote green investment
COMMENT: No one silver bullet can be credited for a pause in emission growth last year – it was the result of a myriad of factors writes Richard Black
NEWS: UN climate deal will not rule out gas from North Pole, says Børge Brende, arguing fuel is a “bridge” to cleaner future
ANALYSIS: 188 countries have now submitted climate plans to the UN, with Venezuela slipping its targets in the final plenary of the COP21 talks
NEWS: Brussels climate chief Canete says US and China must follow EU and reveal commitments to a 2015 UN pact
NEWS: Adding huge carbon sinks to UN climate pledge could let other sectors face lighter carbon cuts and weaken 2030 goal
NEWS: Left behind by men seeking work in Russia, Tajik’s mountain women are learning to deploy solar systems to keep warm
NEWS: Potential 2016 presidential candidate calls for “energy revolution” that will boost North America fossil fuel production
BLOG: Global warming is a threat, but complex subject matter and lack of regular climatic events makes covering it a challenge, say leading reporters
BLOG: From Berlin to Mumbai to the Marshall Islands, photographers captured the weird and wonderful divestment day protests
ANALYSIS: Hailed as an answer to global warming, the UN’s flagship climate treaty failed to curb carbon emissions, so what will its legacy be?
ANALYSIS: A billion dollar trade deal will open up investments between Beijing and South America, but will it herald low carbon growth?