NEWS: Further policy interventions required, say authors of UN report, if world is to move away from oil, gas, coal and embrace low emission future
COMMENT: A reshuffle in the environment ministry could spur vital progress on the country’s climate objectives, but big barriers lie ahead
NEWS: New laws under consideration will likely spark more tree-cutting − despite serious drought already contributing to a big increase in vast destructive fires
ANALYSIS: Brasilia is too preoccupied with economic crisis and attempts to impeach the president to push the low carbon agenda
NEWS: Regional commission forces official response to alleged abuses at Belo Monte hydro plant in Para state
NEWS: Decision marks a rupture in BASIC bloc as India, China opposed to groups’ faster carbon-cutting aims
NEWS: Hosts hope Latin American giant can help draft compromise allowing developed and developing nations to back new global climate deal on Friday
ANALYSIS: South American giant straddles the rich-poor divide at UN talks and could build bridges at COP21
NEWS: Climate deal set to sign off on forest-saving initiative first launched in 2005, but strong signal to stop deforestation truer test
NEWS: Brazil and Peru get a “medium” rating, while Chile and Argentina emissions targets are “inadequate”, says Climate Action Tracker
NEWS: Izabella Teixeira describes Singapore, South Korea climate plans as ‘inexcusable’ compared with ‘ambitious’ Brazil proposal
NEWS: Country responsible for nearly 6% of global emissions pledges absolute cuts as world leaders meet in New York
NEWS: Announcements underline slow but steady progress in moves to finalise global climate pact in Paris this December
ANALYSIS: Four experts break down the German chancellor’s trip, which tackled Brazil’s low carbon future and the Paris summit
NEWS: President Dilma Rousseff declared support for G7 stance on emissions phase-out after receiving German leader in Brasilia
NEWS: Hard-to-detect small-scale clearance of Amazon rainforest makes up half of country’s tree-cutting rate, says study
NEWS: Miguel Arias Canete calls on all countries to submit national contributions to the UN for global deal
NEWS: US and EU border controls have less influence on illicit trade as demand shifts to emerging economies, finds Chatham House
NEWS: Controversial Belo Monte dam project has failed to meet conditions to win its license, say environmental groups
NEWS: India PM calls for emerging economy fund to back clean energy at bloc’s seventh summit in Russia