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Live IPCC blog: UN releases AR5 climate science report
Updates from Stockholm where the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change’s eagerly anticipated assessment report is being released
UN climate chief: IPCC report ‘alarm clock’ moment
Christiana Figueres says impacts of climate change far more urgent and intense than previously thought
IPCC report shows climate change is mother of all risks – PwC
Dr Celine Herweijer explains why the IPCC’s AR5 report is critical for any business with ambitions to develop and expand overseas
Aviation central to tackling climate change, says Ban Ki-moon
UN Secretary General urges states to hasten towards aviation agreements, as high level meetings commence in Montreal
USA and Brazil block talks at UN desertification summit
Countries object to proposals aimed at developing new set of indicators to measure land degradation
World can still avoid dangerous global warming, says IPCC co-chair
Thomas Stocker says world still has a choice whether to avoid climate-related catastrophe and keep warming below 2C
Ban Ki-moon calls on world leaders to unite at 2014 climate summit
At opening of UN General Assembly, Ban Ki-moon invited leaders to come together in 2014 to stimulate action on climate change
World faces $40 billion annual bill due to damaged ecosystems
Report released at UN land degradation summit in Namibia calls on governments to place economic value on soil, water, and trees
IPCC report should generate ‘urgency’ says senior UN official
UN desertification chief Luc Gnacadja says this week’s UN climate science review should encourage governments to rapidly boost their environmental efforts
Global ‘cooling’: how will the IPCC explain 15-year temperature hiatus?
Climate sceptics have a favourite war cry: temperatures have not risen much for 15 years. How will the IPCC confront the challenge?
World leaders release climate justice declaration in New York
Former presidents, academics and scientists have come together to issue declaration calling for action on climate justice
IPCC set to issue governments with tough climate change warning
The world must prepare for a strong message on climate change as leaders meet in Stockholm to finalise report
Will the USA’s new power plant pollution limits kill coal?
Environmental Protection Agency chief Gina McCarthy today released proposals for electricity generators to be 40% cleaner than current coal plants
China responds to public anger with new pollution plan
Central government launches five year strategy to cut smog as Pew Research Center poll suggests 47% now unhappy with quality of environment
UN climate report set to establish ‘global carbon budget’
Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change likely to detail figure of fossil fuels that can be burnt before 2°C warming limit is breached
Mary Robinson: climate change is a ‘serious issue of human rights’
Mary Robinson, former president of Ireland, speaks to RTCC about climate justice, the UN, and why climate sceptics make her angry
Time for Angela Merkel to fill the climate leadership vacuum?
Angela Merkel is expected to win this weekend’s German election, but will a new coalition government be committed to climate and clean energy issues?
Study identifies 10 regions to target climate adaptation funding
Conservation International study highlights need for adaptation funding to be increased and targetted at specific regions
Russian authorities threaten to shoot Greenpeace Arctic protesters
The Russian coastguard threatened to shoot two activists, who this morning climbed on board an Arctic oil rig, says Greenpeace
Arctic ice hits sixth lowest record as summer draws to a close
US National Snow and Ice Data Center says this year’s Arctic summer sea ice figures are in line with overall warming trend