More people will be exposed to floods, droughts, heat waves and other extreme weather associated with climate change over the next century than previously thought, according to a new report.

The U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration announced that Earth just had its warmest May 2015 on record, extending its warmest start to a calendar year in recorded history.

In 1994, the United Nations General Assembly declared June 17 as the World Day to Combat Desertification and Drought. The focus this year is "attainment of food security for all through sustainable food systems."

Under the theme "Shaping our common future: working for prosperous, cohesive and sustainable societies for our citizens", the EU-CELAC Summit held in Brussels on 10-11 June 2015 brought together European, Latin American and Caribbean leaders to strengthen relations between these regions. This year’s discussions focused on important global challenges including climate change.

On 11 June 2015, the European Commission announced around €230 million to support the efforts towards the sustainable development of Latin America and the Caribbean. The new projects unveiled will take into account the progress made in several parts of the region in recent years and will address the new challenges that have emerged.

The second EU-CELAC / 8th EU-LAC summit will be held in Brussels on 10-11 June 2015 under the theme: "Shaping our common future: working for prosperous, cohesive and sustainable societies for our citizens". Fight against climate change will be one of the main aspects that will be discussed by European, Latin American and Caribeean leaders during the Summit.

Former Latin American Presidents Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva (Brazil) and Ricardo Lagos (Chile) explain why EU and CELAC Heads of State should forge a close alliance and capitalize on favorable political conditions to advance a progressive climate agenda, one that mandates their negotiators to push for a fair, equitable, and ambitious agreement in December's COP21.

UN secretary general says wise energy investment and strong civil society movements, such as the divestment campaign, are vital for a strong climate change agreement at the Paris summit.

From 1 to 11 of June 2015, work on the text of the Paris 2015 universal climate agreement will continue in Bonn, as part of the international climate change negotiations. The event is the next milestone on the road to Paris, where the new agreement is to be reached at the end of the year.

Ministers of Canada, Mexico and the United States announced the establishment of a North American Energy Ministers’ Working Group on Climate Change and Energy. This group expands the North American Energy Ministers Dialogue, which was established by the 2014 North American Leaders Summit, which highlighted that clean and reliable energy supplies can drive economic growth as we shift toward a low-carbon energy future.

En un editorial, Christiana Figueres (Secretaria Ejecutiva de la Convención Marco de Naciones Unidas sobre Cambio Climático) y Laurent Fabius (Ministro de Relaciones Exteriores de Francia y Presidente de la COP 21) hacen un llamado a las empresas del todo el mundo a formar parte de las soluciones al cambio climático. 

Shared article by Laurence Fabius, French minister of Foreign Affairs and President of the COP 21, and Christiana Figueres, Executive Secretary of the UNFCCC

Germany and France have pledged to do all they can to strike a global climate deal by the end of the year. At informal talks in Berlin, both countries stressed the need for economic incentives for decarbonization.

Chief negotiators from Latin America and the Caribbean met in Santiago de Chile, in a meeting organized with the support of ECLAC, the European Union, UNEP and France.

This year marks a watershed for Latin America as governments decide what they are willing to contribute to a new climate agreement in Paris this December. This is not just a question of offers to tackle climate change - how governments define their plans will determine the level of political buy-in from citizens, civil society, and businesses. The implementation of ambitious and solid contributions is more likely if constituencies consider them beneficial, credible, and legitimate.

Climate change could drive to extinction as many as one in six animal and plant species, according to a new analysis.

13 Caribbean Heads of State and Government have called for an effective global agreement at the upcoming UN Climate Change Conference in Paris in December. The leaders made the call in a statement titled ‘Declaration of Fort-de-France’ on 9 May at a meeting in Martinique, chaired by French President François Hollande.

The Green Climate Fund (GCF) foresees to mobilize large amounts of resources aiming at supporting climate change mitigation and adaptation activities at international level.

Renewables are finally becoming a globally significant source of power, according to a United Nations Environment Programme report released in March by Frankfurt School UNEP Centre and Bloomberg New Energy Finance.

Developing countries and emerging economies are invited to provide technical information with which they can secure funding for transformative climate action.