Why early entry of the Paris climate pact looks likely
ANALYSIS: Support from the US and China will make it extremely difficult for any other country or bloc to credibly threaten entry into force of the UN deal
Ratification, not signing, is critical test for Paris climate deal
ANALYSIS: The recent fuss over who will sign the UN’s new climate pact is a distraction. The real test will come when countries have to pass the deal into domestic law
US shale gas investors eye billion-dollar gamble
ANALYSIS: US shale oil and gas equity investors are expecting a rebound in prices, given share issuance figures in the first quarter of 2016. But are they backing a dud?
Welcome to the world’s clean energy revolution, in 11 slides
ANALYSIS: Record investments in wind and solar are transforming our energy landscape, as this presentation from Bloomberg New Energy Finance’s explains
Revealed: The millions spent to bank success at Paris climate talks
ANALYSIS: Technical help for least polluting nations’ climate plans greased global deal, but didn’t always yield results
James Hansen’s apocalyptic sea level study lands to mixed reviews
ANALYSIS: Critics accuse prominent climate scientist of unprofessional behaviour and alarmism, in debate over risk of rapid ice sheet melting
Deep decarbonisation: Obama’s greatest climate legacy?
ANALYSIS: US president will leave his successor with a low-carb present: A roadmap to slash US emissions 80% on 1990 levels by 2050
London: Fronting up to a global pollution battle
ANALYSIS: Candidates for upcoming mayoral election appear to agree the environment will be a vote-winner in May’s election, with potentially global ramifications
25 years later: When the world united against climate change
FEATURE: The Paris climate deal was the latest chapter of a story that started a quarter of a century ago, and owes much to US Republicans and UK Conservatives
Meet the investors pushing climate reality on carbon majors
ANALYSIS: Through shareholder resolutions, the Aiming for A coalition is getting coal, oil and gas companies to face up to global warming
Don’t celebrate yet: Why China’s green shift could face delays
ANALYSIS: A sharp economic downturn could see Beijing revert to tried-and-tested brown industry, slowing climate gains
Climate diplomacy delivered Paris: Now it’s time to up the stakes
COMMENT: Gambian Minister Pa Ousman Jarju says there’s a continued need for climate diplomacy and ambitious climate action
Who’s in line to be the next UN climate change chief?
ANALYSIS: The UN wants an official with ‘high professional standing and an intimate knowledge of the issues’ to replace Christiana Figueres when she leaves in July
US climate envoy bats off fears Republicans will ditch Paris pact
NEWS: Diplomatic blowback would be huge if new president decided to renege on commitments, Todd Stern tells reporters in London
Smoggy Hebei offers hope China can win war on air pollution
ANALYSIS: Air pollution levels in Hebei have fallen 28.7% between 2013 and 2015, making it one of China’s four fastest improving provinces – but problems persist
Zimbabwe: Lessons in how not to prepare for climate change
ANALYSIS: Robert Mugabe blames global warming for drought and crop failures, but failures to invest in irrigation, forecasting and more resilient seeds have exacerbated crisis
Climate torture: UN’s IPCC science panel must deliver clearer message
ANALYSIS: At an Oslo meeting this week, communications experts challenged the IPCC to make its reports easier to understand
BP admits it has repeatedly underestimated renewables
ANALYSIS: Oil major revises up forecast for solar, wind and hydro power by its biggest margin yet in 2016 annual energy outlook
Supreme Court scotches US high climate ambition claims
ANALYSIS: A decision to stall President Obama’s flagship Clean Power Plan undermines US standing on global warming abroad
An illustrated history of Arctic oil exploration
INFOGRAPHIC: Shell’s recent aborted venture grabbed headlines, but it wasn’t the first foray into the polar region and may not be the last