Even as he handed more and more power to an agricultural lobby that would strip the Amazon for pasture, Michel Temer was being double-crossed
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A fortnight of climate talks in Bonn ran smoothly enough, but political tensions await Pacific island presidency at November summit
With a Pacific island presiding over climate talks, this could be the year to levy funds for global warming’s biggest victims, writes Julie-Anne Richards
The European Commission and France are “doing far more harm than good” by pushing through projects without scrutiny, say campaigners
Emmanuel Macron’s picks for prime minister and environment minister support rapid expansion of clean energy
For communities in many poorer countries, including in the Pacific Islands, the most influential messages engage with people’s spiritual beliefs and involve religious leaders
Denying allegations of meddling in African clean energy initiative, French environment minister pre-empts board decision on next top official
Report reveals Shell’s contracts with the Rotterdam School of Management that gave it power over the school’s core educational functions
Consumers are footing the bill for Rattan India’s Amravati power station, a “shocking” example of a dysfunctional sector
Coal plant cancellations mean the world’s two largest countries are cutting emissions faster than predicted a year ago, outweighing the effect of US policy rollbacks
Unusually heavy pre-monsoon rains wiped out 2 million tonnes worth of rice crops, making farmers destitute and pushing up costs
We have the tools to barricade ecosystems against some impacts of warmer, more acidic oceans. But do we have the political will to use them?
At summit with 29 government leaders in Beijing, China’s president Xi Jinping proposed an “international coalition for green development”
The shipping industry could undermine global climate efforts. But Pacific islands and EU nations are joining together to force them to change.
Guarani-Kaiowá leader Ladio Veron is touring Europe to raise awareness of violence and environmental destruction by agribusiness
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Secretary of state Rex Tillerson signed the Fairbanks Declaration, calling for climate action but holding judgement on the Paris Agreement
National delegates in Bonn rejected a proposal by UN Framework Convention on Climate Change to stop funding science reports from its core budget
US secretary of state will fly to the world’s fastest warming region to join ministers in a statement that could sit uncomfortably with his president’s anti-climate agenda