Australia
US, Brazil and China voice doubts over Australia climate plans
NEWS: Leading economies use UN session to question Canberra government over plans to slash emissions and climate policy ambition
Kevin Rudd – forget the UN, G20 must lead on climate change
NEWS: “High time” for group of top emitters to broker climate agreement outside of United Nations, ex-Australia leader says
El Nino likely to ensure 2015 breaks warming records
ANALYSIS: Rising temperatures linked to phenomenon could add weight to calls for tough new climate deal in Paris this year
Australia needs radical CO2 cuts to match US, EU
NEWS: Mind the gap: experts show scale of cuts needed to match pollution reduction targets of major world emitters
Australia likened to Saudi Arabia in plea to quit coal habit
ANALYSIS: UN climate chief urges Canberra to follow Gulf example on renewables as policymakers slash clean energy ambition
Carmichael coal mega-mine ‘unviable’ after Adani restructure
NEWS: Indian conglomerate rejects IEEFA claim it will struggle to attract finance for Australian coal mine, railway and port infrastructure
Australia’s climate plans probed by UN partners
NEWS: World’s biggest emitters call out inadequate pollution-cutting targets as nations vet power of pledges to rein in global warming
Australia lags behind US on emissions cuts
NEWS: US climate pledge to UN ramps up pressure on Australia to catch up with its allies, says think-tank
Coral v coal: Is the Great Barrier Reef in danger?
ANALYSIS: Permits for new coal ports on the Queensland coast are at odds with efforts to keep the reef off Unesco’s “endangered” list
Australia ‘risks climate credibility’ with coal-friendly target
NEWS: Canberra is considering a post-2020 emissions goal based on a “disastrous” level of warming, analysts warn
Labor swing in Queensland puts brakes on Australia’s coal surge
NEWS: Vast coal mines planned for the Galilee Basin must stand on their own merits as incoming Labor government set to scrap subsidies
Sport issued with climate warning at Australian Open
NEWS: Rising temperatures threaten future of Australian sport, say researchers amid tennis tournament
Queenslanders urged to ‘vote for the reef’ not coal
NEWS: Next week’s state election critical for Galilee Basin coal mines, the Great Barrier Reef and the climate
UK political consensus on climate could crumble like Australia’s
NEWS: Senior Australian Labor Party MP says radicalisation of right could see low carbon policies quickly axed
Policy U-turns threaten Australia’s green economy – analysts
NEWS: Tony Abbott’s backtracking on climate action has made it more expensive for Australia to cut emissions, warns RepuTex
Queensland election could slow Australia’s dash for coal
ANALYSIS: Snap election offers unique opportunity to halt developments that menace the Great Barrier Reef and the climate
China and US drove renewable investment growth in 2014
NEWS: A slumping oil price did not dampen enthusiasm for clean energy in 2014, as data shows global investment grew 16%
Australia wildfires turn up heat on Abbott climate policies
ANALYSIS: Firefighters and regional politicians are calling on the prime minister to tackle climate change after a year of heatwaves
Australia will respond to climate pressure – David Cameron
NEWS: UK prime minister calls on Canberra to step up and make a greater contribution to cutting climate-warming emissions
Australia pledges $165 million to Green Climate Fund
NEWS: Key fund passes $10bn after unexpected climate finance pledge by Australian foreign minister