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Piketty: Tax flyers to raise climate adaptation funds

NEWS: French economists moot €180 levy on business class tickets to protect vulnerable from climate impacts

NEWS: Industry’s reliance on biofuels and technological gains to cut emissions under lens as government eyes airport expansion at Heathrow

NEWS: Soaring maritime emissions threaten world prosperity and survival, argues minister Tony de Brum in rebuttal to IMO

NEWS: Airbus, Boeing and Rolls-Royce among signatories to open letter pledging a carbon market to curb aviation emissions

NEWS: A Paris climate deal must not curb maritime carbon as this might damage the world economy, argues head of International Maritime Organization

NEWS: New carbon cutting targets from multinationals are welcome, but VW scandal demonstrates need for scepticism

NEWS: UK and US envoys admit to industry the International Maritime Organization could be overruled on emissions goals

COMMENT: If the aviation sector can fly Paris to Tokyo in three hours, it can – and must – go green, says Transport & Environment

NEWS: Innovative turbines designed in the UK aim to harness tidal energy to produce cheaper electricity − without endangering marine life

NEWS: Receding ice caps will soon make way for year-round passage through the Arctic, shifting the patterns of world trade

NEWS: Flying west? A warmer Pacific is speeding up air currents, burning $3bn a year in extra fuel and CO2, study finds

NEWS: Contentious verdict on London airport expansion shackles UK to overshoot future CO2 targets

NEWS: Former Ferrari chief Jean Todt tells RTCC he’s behind new electric series, as fans turn out in thousands for London finale

NEWS: US green regulator takes measures to tackle billowing emissions from aviation industry on public health grounds

NEWS: Imminent report from French government to suggest emissions from aviation growth should face financial penalties

COMMENT: World’s largest rail network consumes more electricity than Sri Lanka, but is taking new steps to cut power use

NEWS: Deadline to set up offset mechanism at UN’s aviation body meet in 2016 will be missed, delaying action on climate

INTERVIEW: Foreign minister Tony de Brum has maritime emissions in his sights in the latest bid to safeguard his country’s future

NEWS: A Marshall Islands plea for climate action fell on deaf ears at IMO, leaving CO2 to rise unchecked

NEWS: Big businesses like AstraZeneca, H&M and Volvo are choosing green shippers, but UN maritime body makes slow progress on global regulations