UN General Assembly offers ‘last chance’ for climate leadership
COMMENT: Maldives minister urges leaders in New York to back tough Paris climate deal and protect small islands
Paris dilemma: How do we judge success of 2015 climate summit?
COMMENT: Veteran climate talks observer Saleemul Huq offers his thoughts on what an ambitious climate deal looks like
What can we expect from India’s climate change plan?
COMMENT: India’s anticipated commitment to climate action will be nothing short of transformational given challenges on the ground
How a UN climate deal can help prevent refugee crises
COMMENT: As Syrian refugees flock to Europe, driven in part by drought, countries must plan for global warming-linked losses
John Ashton: Fracking in England only possible if it is imposed
COMMENT: There is no need for fracking, anywhere in my country. There is no national interest case. It cannot happen by consent.
Arctic climate summit: Do leaders love their children enough?
COMMENT: President Obama spoke of his daughters at the Glacier meeting in Alaska, but it was a cab driver whose words hit home
Why restoring degraded land is crucial to the climate
COMMENT: A new fund is aiming to cut emissions from bad land management and improve food, energy and water security
Philippines is excluding vulnerable voices from climate consultation
COMMENT: Government is ignoring the people hardest hit by global warming with an unambitious and insincere national pledge
Why does the meat industry escape climate scrutiny?
COMMENT: Rising consumption of meat and dairy has a huge impact on global warming – yet the desire to address this is lamentable
Terrifying math: How Carbon Tracker changed the climate debate
ANALYSIS: For decades fossil fuels were seen as a safe bet – until one simple study by a team of fund managers in 2011
What should we make of Australia’s climate target?
ANALYSIS: Former Australian climate diplomat Jane Wilkinson offers a closer analysis of its INDC, and suggests despite criticism, all is not lost
Can climate action by business and mayors save the planet?
COMMENT: CO2 cuts for a 2015 UN climate deal will fall well short of required levels, placing pressure on bottom up initiatives
Australian coal is no answer to India’s energy needs
COMMENT: Adani and GVK’s controversial mines in the Galilee Basin are not the cure to energy poverty, says retired top Indian official
Why a Paris climate deal must cover aviation and shipping
COMMENT: If the aviation sector can fly Paris to Tokyo in three hours, it can – and must – go green, says Transport & Environment
Philippines plan for UN climate deal lacks credibility, says official
COMMENT: Climate Change Commission member says govt appears insincere over meeting post 2020 carbon cutting goals
What does the US clean power plan mean for coal?
ANALYSIS: It won’t speed up the US coal phase-out, but the flagship climate policy does kick an ailing sector, with global lessons
UN climate talks: How to read the new COP21 negotiating text
ANALYSIS: New text is still long, but offers overview of agreement, areas of divergence and a menu of options for the path forward
A simple proposal to keep fossil fuels in the ground
COMMENT: Cap & Share could be the scheme to turn popular support for climate action into results, argues Laurence Matthews
Why climate change is humanity’s defining challenge
COMMENT: Maldives foreign secretary addresses UN security council during special session on development in small island states
How should we channel future climate adaptation funding?
COMMENT: Finance needs to flow to the most vulnerable. To to this we need to understand who’s at risk and where the money should go