Latest news and comment on the UN climate change conference in Lima, Peru
November 2015
Political will for Paris climate deal 'unprecedented'
President of Lima climate summit says he’s optimistic as developed countries and emerging economies are in agreement to take action on carbon emissions
October 2015
Julie Bishop wants to co-chair Green Climate Fund derided by Tony Abbott
Fund is seen as critical to the success of December’s climate summit in Paris, which aims to reach an agreement on global emissions reductions after 2020
How America became addicted to air conditioning
It is an integral part of modern life, but now the US is waking up to the environmental cost of such massive energy consumption
Social impact
After the VW scandal, how can we trust business to act on climate change?
Adam Corner
Earth’s rising population spells trouble ahead
Keep it in the ground
The Guardian view on the Paris climate change summit: reasons to be cheerful
September 2015
Climate change: western states fail to fulfil pledges to developing countries
Billions were pledged for vital climate work in the developing world but countries such as the US have still not paid up their share
August 2015
Rethinking prosperity
World Bank: clean energy is the solution to poverty, not coal
Rachel Kyte
Leadership
Should business leaders speak out more on climate change?
Habitat III is all about cities. The UN should give them a seat at the table
Neal Peirce
Creepy-crawly celebrity contest will highlight UK’s threatened species
July 2015
Pope laments 'meaningless lives' in tying human trafficking to climate change
Pontiff follows encyclical on fossil fuels with environmental summit of mayors and links climate change to migration, slavery and ‘uncurtailed growth of cities’
Guardian Environment Network
Japan submits plan to UN to cut emissions by 26% by 2030
Pledge to UN criticised by analysts as being less ambitious than it looks due to using 2013 levels as baseline, RTCC reports
Uncovering the forgotten culprit of climate change
Letters: The huge impact of animal agriculture is again missing from the picture
June 2015
The UK must be at the centre of the fight to limit climate change
Lord Deben and Lord Krebs
Rich countries' $100bn promise to fight climate change 'not delivered'
New US standards will improve fuel efficiency for trucks and cut pollution
Women's rights and gender equality
Pope's climate change encyclical glosses over role of population growth
John Vidal
Pope's encyclical on the environment: key questions answered
Pope Francis warns of destruction of Earth's ecosystem in leaked encyclical
About 120 results for COP 20: Lima climate change conference 2014
