Met Office: 2016 to be hottest year on record
NEWS: Next year “likely to be at least as warm, if not warmer” says UK weather agency, with temperatures predicted to be 0.84C above 1961-90 average
US primed to deliver first $500m to Green Climate Fund
NEWS: Budget bill agreed by Congress opens door for funds to help world’s poorest cope with future climate impacts and invest in clean energy
There’s no dodging carbon risk after Paris, say fund managers
NEWS: Global warming deal makes low-carbon transition irreversible and investors are taking note
UK needs carbon capture tech to meet climate goals, says Amber Rudd
NEWS: Energy and climate secretary Amber Rudd tells lawmakers negative emissions technology will be important for UK later this century
LA to Lloyds rubber-stamp Paris climate deal
NEWS: 400 businesses to 150 cities and regions kick off batch of pledges vowing to implement newly-struck global warming accord
Paris agreement ‘does not need Senate approval’ say officials
NEWS: State Department confident loose legal language and lack of tough compliance mechanism will ensure Republicans cannot block UN deal
After Paris, will countries submit new climate plans?
NEWS: Countries that staked plans on 2C warming now aim for 1.5C. Will they be reflected in stronger carbon-cutting policies?
Obama, Xi, Modi welcome Paris climate deal
COP21 WRAP: World leaders hail new agreement, as experts praise French hosts of talks for flawless diplomacy
In Morocco, ‘innovation’ will drive 2016 climate summit
NEWS: Minister urges governments to maintain drive and momentum through next year and ensure decisions taken in Paris are implemented
COP21: Business leaders react to UN climate deal
COP21: Companies and trade associations hail endorsement of low-carbon transition, but insist it plays out in clear policy decisions
China rescues US from Paris climate deal ‘typo’ fiasco
EXCLUSIVE: The US panicked at the inclusion of a legally binding term in historic UN climate change pact, prompting last minute huddles
Paris climate pact spells slow death for fossil fuels
NEWS: Two weeks of intense negotiations set to conclude with historic agreement that will see coal, oil and gas use phased out
COP21: NGOs react to UN Paris climate deal
REACTION: Civil society groups welcome the outcome’s aim to limit warming to 1.5C but say more action is needed, plus greater support for the world’s poor
UN climate talks ‘moving to end’ with new draft deal
NEWS: Paris summit draws to close as French presidency announces it will present new and final proposal for deal at 1130 on Saturday morning
As it happened: 195 countries agree Paris climate deal
ROLLING COVERAGE: Agreement aims to hold global warming to ‘well below 2C’ and help the world’s poor cope with climate change impacts
UN climate talks go long haul as US, China leaders speak
NEWS: New planned for 9am Saturday but Washington’s top envoy says discussions could run into Sunday with deep divisions between rich and emerging economies
Brazil backs ‘high ambition coalition’ to break Paris deadlock
NEWS: Decision marks a rupture in BASIC bloc as India, China opposed to groups’ faster carbon-cutting aims
Rhetoric or reality? Climate scientists divided on 1.5C warming goal
NEWS: Tighter warming limit is meaningless without decarbonisation pathway, say experts as countries close in on Paris climate deal
As it happened: Paris COP21 climate talks run into overtime
LIVE: Paris summit will spill into overtime as COP president Laurent Fabius reveals he will deliver the final draft on Saturday morning
Thursday’s draft Paris agreement aims for ‘well below 2C’ warming
NEWS: Version presented by French presidency on Thursday evening well received, but some issues remain unresolved going into final day of COP21