Emissions need to be halved to avoid 3C warming - scientists
An assessment of 32 nations' climate plans shows only two - Morocco and the Gambia - are ambitious enough to meet a 1.5C warming limit
South Korea fires up on renewables, to close more coal plants
Facing choking smog and pressure to cut emissions, world's fourth-biggest coal importer is expected to accelerate targets for green energy in an updated 15-year energy plan
Canada approves contentious oil pipeline expansion, expects legal challenges
PM has been under pressure both from western Canadian politicians who accuse him of doing too little for the oil industry, and from green groups, which see the oil sands as a highly polluting source of crude production
Britain to bid to host 2020 U.N. climate talks
Next year countries need to present new plans for more ambitious emissions cuts, as the 2015 Paris Agreement comes into force
Scientists amazed as Canadian permafrost thaws 70 years early
Scientists are concerned about the stability of permafrost because of the risk that rapid thawing could release vast quantities of heat-trapping gases, unleashing a feedback loop that would in turn fuel even faster temperature rises
In challenge to Trump, Oregon votes to cap climate emissions
The pioneering cap-and-trade scheme would kick off in 2021 - but still needs backing by the state senate
EU nations receive mixed scorecard on climate goals
European Commission says nations are lagging in some big polluting sectors such as agriculture and transport as well as targets on energy saving and renewable energy use
Rights are at the root of fighting climate change
Insecure land tenure can be a recipe for deforestation and forest degradation
Urbanisation, commercial farms threaten Asia's forests, U.N. warns
'Unfortunately, conservation of forests in one country often just shifts deforestation to another'
Britain rebuffs call for 'fast fashion' levy to tackle labour abuse, waste
Greenpeace says 73 percent of textile fibres used to produce more than 100 billion garments each year end up in landfill or incinerators after use