Climate politics
Australia: Conservative MPs gut emissions legislation, citing Trump
Leadership contest possible as prime minister Malcolm Turnbull withdraws centrepiece energy policy after failing to gain the support of his party
Climate Weekly: Brazil’s climate-denying dynasty
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Brexit is a climate story – help us tell it
Climate Home News hires a reporter with deep connections in Brussels and London to take on some of the most under-reported aspects of the divorce
Brazil: Bolsonaro threatens to quit Paris climate deal
De facto presidential frontrunner says he would follow Donald Trump out of the international pact, drawing criticism from the UN’s environment chief
Climate Weekly: Who will rescue the Green Climate Fund?
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Unions tell Poland to push coal as UN climate host
A government-backed trade union conference in Katowice this week puts mining jobs on the agenda of climate change negotiations
Climate Weekly: Tooling up for Bangkok
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With time running out, negotiators inch forwards on Paris climate rulebook
With just 122 days until a major UN conference in Poland, leading diplomats say the pace of talks must speed up
Climate Weekly: CO2 fingerprints found in Europe’s heatwave
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Imran Khan says Pakistan will plant 10 billion trees
The former cricketer and newly elected prime minister is set to promote tree-planting and green jobs, although coal use will continue to expand
Australia energy plan may breach Paris climate commitments
Government says it will lock in electricity emissions targets until 2024, undermining an international commitment to revisit its Paris target in 2023
Climate Weekly: The EU makes its move
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EU-Japan trade deal first to carry Paris climate clause
The world’s largest ever trade deal is also the first Europe has signed that commits both parties to upholding the UN climate accord
How the Paris Agreement can take on fossil fuel supply
The UN deal doesn’t mention coal, oil or gas, but it can still be used to limit their extraction
Fragile China-EU climate pact must be backed by action
Leaders overcame differences on climate. But in the EU-China relationship, trouble is never far away
EU and China agree sweeping joint statement on climate action
Leaders put climate at centre of relationship, push for agreement on the Paris deal rulebook and reject Trump’s efforts to undermine global cooperation
Climate Weekly: Sweden pushes climate security agenda
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UK seeks post-Brexit climate tie-up with EU
Cooperation on climate change is a “shared interest” between London and Brussels, according to a paper released by the UK government on Thursday
UN security council considers ‘cycle of conflict and climate disaster’
Sweden chaired the influential body’s first session focusing on climate change in seven years, calling for international coordination to address the risks
China and EU can lead on climate action
After the US surrendered its influence, the upcoming EU-China summit in Beijing will be yet another moment for both economies to show leadership on climate action