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UN climate fund suspends project in Nicaragua over human rights concerns
The Green Climate Fund suspended a $117 million forest conservation project in Nicaragua over escalating violence against indigenous people.
‘Looking for positivity’: Parisversaire party to revive momentum on climate
After a year disrupted by coronavirus, national leaders are expected to announce climate commitments on Saturday, the fifth anniversary of the Paris Agreement
Bolsonaro shifts blame for unprecedented Brazilian wetland fires
In a message to the UN, Brazil’s president denied responsibility for the worst fires on record in the Pantanal, despite having slashed environmental protections
As it happened: New York sparkles with vows of climate action
A bumper week of green announcements come to a head as Climate Week NYC enters its last day
World leaders home in on long-term green goal
NEWS: Xi Jinping, Angela Merkel and Dilma Rousseff among 30 head of states backing clearer pathway to limit warming to 2C
Ban Ki-moon: new global goals ‘blueprint for a better future’
NEWS: UN secretary general say countries ‘risen to challenge’ as sustainable development goals unanimously adopted in New York
New York climate week to test global zeal for Paris pact
NEWS: Climate Week’s diet of low-carbon announcements pep ups December summit as leaders fly in for UN jamboree
UN weighs up climate threat in new development goals
NEWS: Widened remit of anti-poverty push seeks to ensure countries resilient to rising climate impacts and access clean energy
Ban Ki-moon appoints WWF’s Janos Pasztor as climate advisor
NEWS: WWF conservation and science expert will advise UN secretary general in approach to Paris talks
Christiana Figueres: Climate deal must bring gender equality
INTERVIEW: UN climate chief Christiana Figueres says a climate deal must create an equal economy for men and women
Sahel food shortage as studies show climate risk to crops
NEWS: UN plea for food aid to the Sahel as scientific studies flag up climate change threat to food production
China and US presidents to attend Ban Ki-moon climate summit
NEWS: Barack Obama and Xi Jinping are on “a very long list” of leaders signed up, says UN climate chief
Largest ever climate march to spur world leaders into action
BLOG: Activists plan largest ever climate march in September, when Ban Ki-moon hosts summit in New York
UN row simmers over climate inclusion in development goals
NEWS: UN’s draft development agenda contains climate goal, but NGOs concerned it could be dropped
UN and National Geographic atlases illustrate climate impacts
NEWS: Two new atlases show the retreat of Arctic ice and the human and economic price exacted by extreme weather
UN presents ‘shopping list’ for 2015 climate deal
NEWS: Debate over who will accept toughest carbon cuts heads to wire, as UN narrows options for Paris summit
UN handed masterplan to tackle climate change
NEWS: New study says 15 countries could hold key to ensuring world avoids dangerous levels of warming
Sustainable development goals face $2.5 trillion funding shortfall
NEWS: UN report says climate, poverty and health targets will require huge cash injection from private sector to succeed
China and UK to boost climate cooperation
NEWS: Nations pledge to intensify talks over UN climate deal, as Premier Li Keqiang makes first official UK visit
UN development goals must include climate change
COMMENT: Case for a UN development goal on climate change is stronger than ever, but topic still faces exclusion