Climate politics
Weekly wrap: Trump drops facade, reveals true climate intent
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UK cuts Foreign Office climate change team
Cuts made to workforce at home and overseas despite ministers saying climate diplomacy should be a top priority, reports the Guardian
Crib notes: Trump set to nominate environment chief
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Weekly wrap: EU steady on climate as Trump team takes shape
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Weekly wrap: Trump’s ‘open mind’ and Arctic weather chaos
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Marrakech climate summit closes with final plea to Trump
As climate talks in Marrakech dragged into the late hours of Friday, leaders finally broke the silence over their fears of Donald Trump
COP22 headlines: what did Marrakech climate summit deliver?
An oasis of climate commitment in a desert of Trump panic, the UN talks made steady progress on putting the Paris Agreement into action
Marrakech climate summit marks start of new era
As Obama, Kerry and Ban Ki-moon head for the exit, it’s unclear if a new world order will place same emphasis on climate action
Fiji invites Trump to visit climate-hit Pacific islands
On the final day of climate talks in Marrakech, next year’s host appealed to the US president-elect for solidarity
Indigenous leaders call on Canada’s Trudeau to uphold Paris deal
Keystone XL oil pipeline and Site C hydropower dam are a test of the government’s commitment to indigenous rights, say objectors
India’s silence on Trump noted at Marrakech climate talks
Delhi has kept quiet through the COP22 talks: few understand how it would react should the US president-elect quit the Paris deal
Countries hit by climate change pledge to go 100% renewable
Bangladesh, Ethiopia and Costa Rica are in 47-strong coalition aspiring to go 100% renewable, with international support, in Marrakech statement
196 countries to Trump: UN must tackle climate change
Nations stand as one in Marrakech to reaffirm their commitment to the fight against climate change in the face of populism and division in America
Paris climate target slips away as Donald Trump rises
Faint hopes for a 1.5C global warming limit to rescue low-lying island states from rising seas have been shattered by the US election result, say scientists
Three amigos launch beyond-Trump 2050 climate strategies
The US, Canada and Mexico join Germany in publishing plans to radically reduce greenhouse gases by mid century
Trump won: It’s time for climate NGOs to stop preaching to the choir
The latest elections showed climate change is not a priority for the American public. NGOs in Marrakech say it’s time to reconnect with the grassroots
If Trump quits, California could apply to join UN climate talks
Head of state senate says legal brains are exploring ways in which golden state could be represented if Trump pulls nation from Paris Agreement
Snails, bamboo, mangroves dominate Philippines climate pitch
Snails, sponges and shells dominate Gina Lopez’s presentations at the Marrakech talks, but climate chief stands accused of ignoring country’s poor climate plans
China minister confirms Beijing is not behind climate ‘hoax’
Asked by reporter if China is tweaking global warming fears, senior official urges critics to look at which US party set up UN climate science panel
Why it’s time to radically overhaul UN climate summits
We need to get creative about climate action: so my proposal is to put the implementers in the middle of global talks and the negotiators on the periphery