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Hopes for zero deforestation in Brazil climate plan
NEWS: Amazon protection on the agenda when president Dilma Rousseff meets Barack Obama in Washington next week
Stop coal to preserve health gains, says Lancet Commission
NEWS: Dangerous climate change from coal power emissions will set back public health 50 years, international expert panel finds
After the Pope’s plea, what do other faiths think on climate?
ANALYSIS: Scholars from Hinduism, Islam, Judaism and leading evangelicals explain why the environment matters to their religion
Indian heatwave deaths blamed on global warming
NEWS: Fierce temperatures in India doubled the heat-related deaths normally recorded in May − and the government insists natural causes are not to blame
UN finalises forest protection initiative at Bonn climate talks
NEWS: Rules for how REDD+ scheme will work are now agreed, work can start on ramping up projects say experts
G7 nods to loss and damage claims with climate insurance pledge
NEWS: Developing world’s access to insurance following natural disasters to jump five-fold in five years, rich club of countries aims
Double counting forest emissions threatens UN climate pact
COMMENT: To have a chance of limiting warming to below 2 degrees, emissions balance sheets submitted to the UN must add up
UN weighs up climate threat in new development goals
NEWS: Widened remit of anti-poverty push seeks to ensure countries resilient to rising climate impacts and access clean energy
Santorum tells Pope to quit climate politics, stick to theology
NEWS: Pennsylvania senator is the latest Republican to weigh into Vatican’s forthcoming encyclical on climate
US, EU fall flat on cutting forest emissions
NEWS: Follow Mexico’s lead, world’s 2nd and 3rd emitter told as emissions pledge for climate pact freeze out forests, study says
India heat wave kills 1,500 in taste of climate change impacts
NEWS: Extremes of heat and rainfall are becoming more common with human caused global warming, scientists warn
‘Forgotten’ forests need climate cash to halt emissions
ANALYSIS: Forest clearance counts for a quarter of greenhouse gas emissions but cash is not yet flowing to protect trees
Low carbon experts mull iconic buildings for green makeovers
ANALYSIS: Notre Dame or a Durban township? Sustainability advocates are divided on the best way to push the energy efficiency message
Meet the suits in Paris trying to make green sexy
BLOG: High emissions aren’t hip, say Nike, Renault and M&S chiefs trying hard to rebrand a carbon-lite lifestyle
Edinburgh University considers divesting fossil fuel holdings
NEWS: Campaign to stigmatise oil, gas and coal companies could gain another backer as top Scottish institution considers ditching polluters
Cities central to climate and sustainable development – World Urban Campaign
INTERVIEW: Empowering mayors, village chiefs and communities to promote care for the environment is central to climate challenge
Meet Reverend Billy, preacher of the climate apocalypse
INTERVIEW: With his Broadway-infused Stop Shopping Choir and congregation of thousands, Billy Talen takes the drama of global warming to the streets
Mangoes to maggots: 7 forest foods that hold ‘trump card’ to hunger
NEWS: In the face of climate change and peak farmland, tree foods offer “hidden harvest” for global hungry, report says
Nepal earthquake offers lessons for climate disaster planning
NEWS: Lack of rules and regulations meant earthquake warnings were ignored, say local experts, leaving communities vulnerable to disasters
European air pollution has deadly trillion-dollar price tag – WHO
NEWS: Related deaths and diseases cost European economies $1.6 trillion a year, World Health Organization finds, calling on leaders to enact curbs