Climate politics
EU should target carbon dioxide removal as part of net-zero emissions strategy
Only an ambitious policy, backed by technologies that remove carbon from the air, can bring the EU in line with the Paris Agreement temperature goals
Miguel Arias Cañete: EU’s climate caterpillar looks to seal legacy
‘We will leave the European Union with a vision for the future,’ the commissioner tells CHN as he prepares to fight for net-zero emissions
Global NGO chief suspended after bullying, inappropriate conduct allegations
Wael Hmaidan is on leave pending investigation of ‘serious complaints’, including from the father of a former Climate Action Network employee who took her own life
Draft G20 statement waters down Paris climate commitment
Argentinian official says ambiguity over the Paris Agreement is needed to avoid a split with the US, days before critical UN climate talks begin
Trailblazing UK climate change act is a model for the world
Ten years after its creation, the landmark legislation has many lessons for other countries as they look for ways to turn the Paris deal into national action
Climate Weekly: Hungary breaks ranks on coal
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Lead or sue? Pacific islands take twin tracks on climate change
Vanuatu becomes the first nation state to threaten oil majors with climate damages lawsuits, while the Marshall Islands submits updated climate plan to the UN
Polish government split over coal ahead of UN climate summit
The energy minister has published a statement in defence of coal, which was swiftly disavowed by the presidency of the upcoming Cop24 climate negotiations
Hungary wants end to coal power by 2030
‘Sky-rocketing’ EU carbon prices could mean Hungary is the first country in eastern Europe to set an exit date for the most polluting fossil fuel
Strong rules for Paris deal can spur global climate action
If talks in Poland produce tough rules, it will build confidence that all countries are sticking to the climate bargain
Ten countries back EU 2050 net-zero emissions goal
With the commission about to release its long term strategy, Poland is working to water down the target
Climate Weekly: Meet Brazil’s new chief diplomat
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Starmer: UK and EU green protections risk diverging under Brexit deal
Draft withdrawal agreement prompts calls for green watchdog to assume climate powers
Bolsonaro names climate denier as Brazil’s foreign minister
Ernesto Araújo, a relatively junior diplomat, accuses the left of using the environmental cause ‘to serve their political project of total domination’
UK called to explain no-deal Brexit impact on power prices
A House of Lords committee was unsatisfied by minister Claire Perry’s testimony last month
Carmakers slam Spanish climate law as ‘excessive and rushed’
Manufacturers say ban on diesel and petrol cars is against EU neutrality principles, setting up battle to clean up Europe’s second-largest auto-industry
G20 countries must break their addiction to fossil fuels
Leaders of major economies meeting in Argentina this month need to step up climate action if the world is to meet the goals of the Paris Agreement
Spain, Europe’s second largest carmaker, plans combustion engine ban
Proposal put forward for country’s first climate law takes swipe at auto-industry, scraps fossil fuel subsidies and sets 2050 goal for 100% renewable power
Can Teresa Ribera transform Spain into a green champion?
Highly experienced minister offers a contrast after years of slow-walking the environmental transition, but admits there is more to do
Island president beats no-confidence vote, days before leading climate summit
Marshall Islands Hilda Heine narrowly defeated the motion, just days before she is due to open a virtual summit of climate-vulnerable nations