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NOAA: 2012 heat is ‘new normal’ for the climate
Morning summary: Last year was one of the 10 hottest on record, while rising sea levels and a melting Arctic point to a ‘new normal’ say scientists
Thousands stranded as heavy monsoon rains hit Pakistan
Morning summary: above-normal monsoon rains in Punjab’s northeastern districts have taken weather experts by surprise
Mexico President Pena Nieto poised to unveil energy plan
Morning summary: Country’s ambitious climate change laws under threat as Nieto seeks to attract more investment into oil industry
Tar sands pipeline to be built to eastern Canada
Morning summary: With uncertainty over the Keystone XL pipeline project, TransCanada has announced it plans to built a pipeline to eastern Canada
Marshall Islands facing ‘climate catastrophe’
Morning summary: Marshall Islands minister warns that the next 12 months are critical to save it from getting wiped off the map
Fracking should take place in “desolate areas” says UK Lord
Morning summary: Former Conservative energy adviser says exploration for shale gas should take place in remote areas
New York, Miami and Boston at risk of rising sea levels
Morning summary: More than 1,700 American cities and towns are at risk from rising sea levels, according to a study which says the fate of some cities is already sealed
Obama questions Keystone XL pipeline job projections
Morning summary: US President Barack Obama tells the New York Times the 2000 jobs the pipeline would create are a ‘blip’
UK coal burning for electricity surged in 2012
Morning summary: New statistics from the Department of Energy and Climate Change reveal 39% of the UK’s electricity was produced by coal in 2012
China to invest $277 billion to curb air pollution
Morning summary: China will make investments over the next five years to address a key source of social discontent
Saudi Arabia to invest $109 billion in renewables by 2032
Morning summary: Saudi Arabia is looking to generate two thirds of its electricity supply from solar and wind in the next 20 years
UK fracking controls loosened to boost exploration
Morning summary: Local communities are set to lose control over whether fracking can go ahead
Germany accused of “nasty pressure” in blocking EU green car laws
Morning summary: Reports suggest “threats, intimidation and blackmail” have been used to sideline green cars legislation
UK hands fracking firms “most generous tax breaks in world”
Morning briefing: George Osborne has infuriated environmentalists by announcing big tax breaks for the shale gas industry
Major economies open climate change talks in Poland
Morning summary: Major economies open climate change talks in Poland
World Bank to cut financing for coal plants
Morning summary: The World Bank will limit financing of coal-fired power plants to “rare circumstances”
Australia Prime Minister Rudd pledges to scrap carbon tax by 2014
Morning summary: Prime Minister announces plans to replace the carbon tax with a market-based trading system a full year ahead of schedule
Tony Abbott branded ‘climate denier’ after carbon trading tirade
Morning summary: Australian opposition leader called carbon dioxide an “invisible substance”
Air pollution linked to two million deaths a year
Morning summary: New study also found that 470,000 deaths a year are linked with human sources of ozone
Scientists say dangerous global warning can be reversed
Morning summary: Scientists encourage capturing and storing carbon dioxide underground by burning trees and crops for energy