Sweet harmony: Why UN climate plans should use the same metrics
COMMENT: If the INDCs are going to be the foundations of a global climate solution, we need to make sure they are durable and clear argue experts
Budget 2016: Will George Osborne back a low carbon future?
COMMENT: Heavyweight lobby groups agree the country needs a smart, diversified and flexible energy system, and George Osborne has it in his power to deliver
Short term politics is hurting EU climate goals
COMMENT: There won’t be a strong, coherent European response to Paris in the next few months – that’s down to Brussels fears of a deepening split
Is Brussels killing the Paris climate dream?
COMMENT: EU plans lock in weak ambition to 2030, undermining the review mechanism it fought for in December’s UN agreement
Do we need a climate ‘truth and reconciliation’ commission?
COMMENT: UN talks resulted in a new global pact in Paris, but other forms of dialogue could be useful to resolve disputes between the rich and poor
Will Brazil new climate ‘sheriffs’ get Paris pledges on track?
COMMENT: A reshuffle in the environment ministry could spur vital progress on the country’s climate objectives, but big barriers lie ahead
Fiji needs help after Cyclone Winston, a portent of climate chaos to come
COMMENT: Maldives foreign minister urges international community to stand with Fiji as it recovers from Cyclone Winston
Climate victims and investors need Paris deal ratification
COMMENT: Strong support for the COP21 deal in April is vital to ensure momentum and confidence in a low carbon transition is maintained, argues Christian Aid’s top climate advisor
View from Bangladesh: What next for the UN climate talks?
COMMENT: Inevitable losses of human lives, ecosystems and damage to infrastructure raises pressure on countries to agree a tougher climate compensation scheme
A flying fairy tale: Why aviation carbon cuts won’t take off
COMMENT: New airline emission standards are ‘riddled with flaws’ and are so unambitious companies will not have to exert themselves to comply
Climate change has dropped off the political radar
COMMENT: Was the political masterstroke signed off in Paris the zenith of climate action, wonders Climate Home’s editor as countries go eerily quiet on what next
Yvo de Boer: Paris was a small step for mankind, a giant leap for man
COMMENT: Climate summit’s achievements were modest, but political writing is now on the wall writes former UN climate chief
‘In the eye of the storm we are fighting, not drowning’
COMMENT: As Pacific islands meet to talk strategy after the Paris summit, one attendee finds a group doubly determined to keep climate change at bay
Why the Paris climate deal doesn’t depend on the US
BLOG: With or without Washington, governments in developing countries are already taking steps to slash emissions and clean up their economies
Oil majors peddle false reassurance on energy demand
COMMENT: Ahead of BP’s annual energy outlook release on Wednesday, E3G’s Tom Burke argues the industry uses misleading metric to dismiss threat from clean sources
Green Climate Fund must think micro for macro impact
COMMENT: Support for locally-led adaptation initiatives may not sound sexy, but small targeted interventions will help the GCF drive a climate finance paradigm shift
Leonardo DiCaprio slams ‘corporate greed’ of oil, gas and coal sector
DAVOS 2016: Wolf of Wall Street star urges more action on climate change in World Economic Forum speech
Pollution levels in Delhi high despite odd-even traffic rule
COMMENT: Car use dropped and local politicians were praised for decisive action, but a partial driving ban did not lead to cleaner air as many had hoped
Beyond polar bears: Why climate images matter
COMMENT: The iconography of global warming is stuck in a rut. New research can help get the climate story across visually
Fossil fuel supply ‘a crucial omission’ from Paris climate deal
COMMENT: Policymakers should target coal, oil and gas at source, argue Harro van Asselt and Michael Lazarus