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Empowered Indigenous voices drive forest protection
Sponsored content: Community-led projects launch Indigenous perspectives onto the global climate stage
Germany can end coal power much earlier than 2038
The market can deliver much faster end to coal power than proposed last week, but it needs a confident signal from the German government
Germany to quit coal by 2038, under commission proposal
After late-night talks, a dedicated commission has agreed a timetable to phase out coal burning in Europe’s largest economy
Stop asking climate scientists how we feel
A recent focus on scientists’ emotional responses to global warming is misplaced; the important question is how society will manage climate risk
Last minute talks to set end date for German coal power
A leaked draft report from Germany’s coal commission leaves coal exit timetable open as talks head into final days
Grant opportunity: £1.5 million pot for African climate research
Sponsored content: The Climate Research for Development initiative offers 15 African scholars a chance to inform climate policy
Bolsonaro’s Davos speech promised anguish in indigenous lands
Presenting an acceptable Brazil to global investors, the president failed to mention measures he has taken that are already fuelling violence in indigenous lands
Solar plant the size of San Francisco powers Morocco’s sunlit ambitions
Sponsored content: A massive solar plant is at the heart of Morocco’s renewables drive
Six big questions as Brazil’s new president heads to Davos
After months of rhetoric and speculation, what Jair Bolsonaro will actually deliver for Brazil’s people and the Amazon will hinge on these questions
The ‘laughing matter’ of Australia’s relationship with the Pacific
The Fijian PM used the Australian leader’s visit to call out his promotion of fossil fuels, showing Scott Morrison is on the wrong side in the Pacific as well as at home
¿Quién debería ser el campeon climático del 2019?
Al contar con la presidencia de la CMNUCC en 2019, Chile enfrenta enormes desafíos y tendrá que usar todas las herramientas disponibles, incluido el subutilizado rol de campeón climático.
Seven EU nations miss climate and energy plan deadline
Bulgaria, Greece and Spain among countries that fail to present plans to the EU, while Germany submits only a ‘provisional’ version
Who should be 2019’s climate champion?
Chile faces huge challenges as 2019’s UN climate presidency, it will need to use every tool available, including the underused climate champion role
A sanctuary fights to protect coral, fish and the livelihoods that depend on them
Sponsored content: The White River Sanctuary in Jamaica strives to protect a delicate habitat from the threats of overfishing, pollution and climate change
People power must take on Trump’s climate suicide pact
The US administration, together with Russia and Saudi Arabia, is forming an axis of climate denial. It is down to grassroots movements to stop them
Big businesses are calling on governments to raise climate ambition
A group of multinationals brought carbon-cutting pledges and actions to Cop24 climate talks in Katowice, Poland; now policymakers need to play their part
Carbon clubs turn national self-interest into climate action
How did Poland, one of Europe’s strongest advocates for coal power, end up with one of the world’s strongest carbon prices?
EU reaches coal subsidy phase-out deal – with caveat for Poland
In late-night talks, negotiators agreed to end backdoor subsidies to coal generators, with some leeway for the most coal-dependent member state
With the clock ticking on 1.5C, we need a new approach to climate finance
Sponsored content: To make real progress on climate requires a multi-sectoral, programmatic approach
Katowice brief: China’s compromise
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