Climate politics
Al Gore: ‘Many Republicans want to switch sides on climate change’
The former US vice-president and climate campaigner has launched a new film and says “to fix the climate crisis we need to fix democracy”
Countries urged to start bargaining over negative emissions
There is an emerging consensus CO2 needs to be sucked out of the air to meet climate goals, but no discussion of which countries are responsible for acting
Trump lays groundwork for staying in Paris Agreement
After notifying the UN that he intends to leave the Paris climate deal, the prospect of Donald Trump doing so seems increasingly uncertain
Climate Weekly: the Trump delusion
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Diplomatic cable: US has no plans to renegotiate Paris Agreement
President Trump is open to “re-engagement” with the Paris climate deal “on more favourable terms”, but not seeking to re-write the text, leaked cable reveals
Trump letter to UN on leaving Paris climate accord – in full
Trump’s communication with the UN and media release clarified some details and set the scene for political manoeuvring to come
Trump to submit notice of Paris withdrawal to UN
White House to write to UN to inform of US intention to withdraw from climate deal, but remain engaged in hope of securing “more favourable” terms
Climate Weekly: Desert miracle or mirage?
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‘Issue for the left’: how climate change can shake this tag
A new poll shows the view that climate change is mostly a left-wing concern is prevalent and problematic. It’s time to change the conversation
Farmers face water crisis in India’s Cauvery Delta
Rice growers are digging ever-deeper wells to try and beat prolonged drought, amid changing rainfall patterns
Climate Weekly: Green India? A reality check
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Paris climate deal needs to be politically, not legally, binding
Whether countries have the legal right to back out of their climate commitments is irrelevant. It’s up to defenders to make sure it hurts them politically
Climate Weekly: India’s farmers in crisis
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Fiji presidency must not fail climate change victims at “Pacific COP”
Despite warm words about protecting the vulnerable, the island presidency of this year’s UN climate talks is showing no urgency on “loss and damage”
Climate Weekly: China spreading coal in Africa
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This G20 will be remembered for division, not unity
Efforts in Hamburg to rally 19 countries to the Paris Agreement were successful, but deeper ambition feels further away
Climate Weekly: The last ship to sink
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The tax-free shipping company that took control of a country’s UN mission
How the tiny, climate-threatened Marshall Islands came to be represented at UN shipping talks by a private company based in Virginia, 11,000km away
US called on to give permanent rights to Marshallese climate migrants
Their colonial, nuclear past means the US must guarantee full rights to the Marshallese, says Frank Bainimarama, who also launched a broadside at the G20
Climate Weekly: Merkel’s climate rhetoric undermined
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