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Tea and biscuits: US makes soft power play on climate
BLOG: Matthew Barzun, President Obama’s ambassador to the UK, invites climate twitterati to round table at London residence
Australian PM heads for climate clash with Pacific island leaders
NEWS: Tony Abbott will come under fire for coal-friendly policies at Port Moresby meeting, as neighbours back mining moratorium
India environment minister blasts rich world’s greedy lifestyles
NEWS: Developed countries need five Earths to fuel ‘unsustainable’ habits while India makes do with one, says Prakash Javadekar
UN climate officials chide Ban Ki-moon for ‘snail’s pace’ jibe
ANALYSIS: Fears progress slow towards global pact unfounded, say co-chairs as countries agree to let them slim down draft text
Ecuador seeks to unite Latin America behind climate justice crusade
NEWS: Fragmented continent poised to rally around joint accord in November, envoy Daniel Ortega Pacheco reveals
How peace with rebels sculpts Colombia’s climate pledge
NEWS: Country wary that end of 50-year armed conflict could bring spike in deforestation, as it submits contribution to the UN
The Emissions Factor podcast: Bonn climate talks review
PODCAST: Ed King is joined by Michael Jacobs, Pilita Clark plus we hear from Christiana Figueres, Laurence Tubiana and Dan Reifsnyder
UN climate talks inch forward as countries agree path to Paris
NEWS: Co-chairs at Bonn conference to draft new negotiating text for global deal – set for release in first week of October
UN climate chief expects national plans to cover up to 80% of emissions before Paris
INTERVIEW: Christiana Figueres tells RTCC Brazil and India will soon come on board with climate plans, but admits more ambition required
US, EU considering loss and damage options for Paris deal
NEWS: Major developed economies exploring compromise options on contentious issue of loss and damage at negotiations in Bonn
Rich countries to unveil climate finance package at World Bank summit
NEWS: Lima billed as venue for proposal to help developing countries invest in green energy and prepare for extreme weather
California state pension funds to divest from coal
NEWS: CalPERS and CalSTRS will sell up to US$240 million in mine holdings after lawmakers’ decision, in win for campaigners
Pressure mounting on UN as Bonn climate talks stutter
NEWS: Seven days of negotiations remain before Paris summit to finalise global pact, but what leaders will sign is unclear
Pakistan frontier province targets carbon neutrality by 2018
NEWS: Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, riven by the war on terror and extreme floods, has ambitious plans for hydropower and forests
Google lays bare overlooked deforestation ‘hotspots’
NEWS: Search giant and researchers map emerging clusters of tropical forest loss in Southeast Asia, South America and Africa
Investors urge businesses to quit climate-unfriendly EU lobby groups
NEWS: Nine companies including Glencore, Rio Tinto and BP targeted over membership of Brussels trade body Business Europe
Arctic countries vow ‘urgent action’ to slow polar melt
NEWS: US-led Glacier summit warns of climate impacts in sensitive region, but China and India do not sign declaration
Countries divided on priorities for UN climate deal
NEWS: Lack of climate finance and inadequate carbon cuts headline concerns for developing countries at Bonn talks
Former UN climate chief criticises Paris summit plans
NEWS: Yvo de Boer questions the French presidency approach of inviting world leaders to launch the two-week conference
Seven things to know about Monday’s Arctic climate summit
BLOG: US president Barack Obama is heading to the Glacier meet in Alaska on Monday, but what is it and why does it matter?