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Congo deforestation could cause region to warm 3C by 2050
NEWS: Congo Basin will warm 50% faster due to deforestation in world’s second largest rain forest, says new research
Climate challenge needs radical policies and technologies
ANALYSIS: Latest IPCC report highlights level of ambition required to slash carbon emissions 50% by 2050
Right wing rise threatens EU climate change goals – report
NEWS: Influx of right wing climate sceptics after May election could see EU’s plans to decarbonise weakened
WMO: El Nino could cause ‘dramatic rise’ in temperatures
NEWS: Combination of climate change and El Niño could lead to spike in global warming, says Michel Jarraud
Cities hold the key to addressing climate change, says UN panel
NEWS: Smart planning of urban environments can spawn more efficient transport and energy use, says IPCC
Cutting CO2 emissions saves money, says UN climate panel
ANALYSIS: Costs of global transition to clean energy sources smaller than expected, and could offer huge benefits
IPCC report: we have the tools, now it’s time for a tough UN climate deal
COMMENT: Bangladesh climate envoy says world has opportunity to avoid dangerous levels of global warming
IPCC report: Difficulty of carbon emissions cuts ‘in the mind’
NEWS: Support or opposition to climate policies determined by ’emotional factors’ says UN panel, highlighting political challenge
IPCC report: Urgent UN climate deal needed to meet CO2 targets
NEWS: Immediate and full participation in global climate agreements needed to curb temperature rises, says UN panel
IPCC report: Bet your house on low carbon energy growth
NEWS: Wind, solar and hydro will have to shoulder four fifths of the global power supply by 2050 to meet carbon targets
IPCC report: Gas just a short term fix to cut CO2 levels
ANALYSIS: Shale gas can help address climate change say UN panel, but will have to be cut substantially by 2050
UN: Radical action needed to avert climate catastrophe
NEWS: IPCC warns swift transition to renewables needed to avoid dangerous temperature rise, but changes are affordable
IPCC WG3: Reaction as UN launches third climate report
NEWS: Views from John Kerry, Christiana Figueres, Ed Davey plus leading NGOs and business groups
400ppm: the milestone that puts Earth in the “danger zone”
FEATURE: The Earth entered uncharted territory when CO2 levels hit 400ppm for the first time. So what does the milestone mean?
Florida power plant launches efficient clean coal technology
NEWS: New technology could ease the way into capturing and storing CO2 emissions from coal-fired power plants
Harvard faculty demands fossil fuel divestment
NEWS: Harvard’s refusal to divest from fossil fuels is “self-contradictory” and illogical, claim university faculty members
Climate TV show stars Harrison Ford and Arnold Schwarzenegger
NEWS: Hollywood’s biggest names rally around new Showtime documentary series on climate change
World Bank spent $1bn exploring for new fossil fuels in 2013
NEWS: Spending on fossil fuel exploration by development bank increased in 2013, according to new analysis
US, UK, Germany canvass private sector on boosting climate finance
NEWS: World Bank and Merrill Lynch among those working on ‘Climate Finance Lab’ to speed up $100bn fundraising goal
Climate action is ‘only way’ to grow economy – Unilever CEO
NEWS: Businesses are starting to understand climate risks, says Paul Polman, but governments are failing to respond