Climate politics
Christiana Figueres places ‘hope’ at centre of UN pitch
Buoyed from the success of the Paris climate agreement, Costa Rican diplomat aims for New York top job
Weekly wrap: Figueres sells message of hope to UN leadership race
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Crib notes: UK climate sceptics prepare post-Brexit challenge
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Weekly wrap: Brexit, climate, five days when the UK lost the plot
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Gore, Calderon spotlight Sweden and Germany’s coal dilemma
Influential former politicians and climate advocates weigh in on controversial Vattenfall brown coal deal
UN climate chief to UK: ‘Stay calm and transform on’
Christiana Figueres tells business leaders that Brexit vote is not an obstacle to continued cooperation between Britain and the EU, reports the Guardian
Christiana Figueres set for UN secretary general race
Costa Rican diplomat is expected to formally announce her candidacy after stepping down from the UN climate body on 6 July
EU climate plans stall as Brexit talks take over
UK’s probable departure from the EU throws carbon cutting agenda into confusion just as countries were preparing to approve Paris climate agreement
Paris climate deal approval on course, say analysts
Brexit unlikely to slow momentum towards global climate deal coming into force, with EU left to tackle complex negotiations with UK
Crib notes: UK climate plans in limbo as Brexit chaos deepens
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Weekly wrap: EU blow as UK votes for Brexit
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Scale of climate damages ‘could dwarf tobacco lawsuits’
As ExxonMobil case divides US top lawyers, campaigners advise governments to take on fossil fuel interests or face court themselves
Crib notes: A Brexit from EU climate plans?
As EU environment ministers meet to discuss essential climate plans, the UK heads for a referendum to decide its membership of the bloc once and for all
Crib notes: UN chief raises climate deal approval stakes
UN chief backs rapid Paris ratification, EU hosts Sustainable Energy Week, Norway debates 2030 carbon neutral goal and more this week
Why it’s wrong to label the Kyoto Protocol a disaster
The Paris climate agreement owes more to its predecessor than is commonly acknowledged – and that is no bad thing, writes Michael Grubb
Weekly wrap: Ratification, ratification, ratification
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French senate formally approves Paris climate deal
The first G7 and G20 member to ratify the UN pact, France needs support from other EU member states to make its contribution count
Christiana Figueres: Protecting the vulnerable is my priority
Outgoing UN climate chief talks ‘project smile’, women’s rights, Donald Trump and her belief the world will avoid 1.5C warming
Nigeria to ratify Paris Agreement in September
Move by sub-Saharan Africa’s largest economy increases chance the UN climate pact could enter into force this year
Effort sharing: EU climate negotiations set to strain unity
As Brussels prepares to carve up carbon commitments for 2030, countries from UK to Poland are playing hardball