Whether or not he wants it to, Donald Trump’s pick for US secretary of state expects the Paris climate deal to fail
Lawyers are gearing up for a courtroom battle over some of the most carbon intensive supplies in the world
Over 115 million acres of Arctic will be free from oil and gas exploration under decrees by leaders of US and Canada
Former Ireland president Mary Robinson says incoming administration must live up to the country’s commitments or be ostracised
Leading climate economist says environmentalists should be alert but not pessimistic over the impact of Trump’s presidency, reports the Guardian
Green groups react with horror as oil magnate with strong links to Russia and history of obstructing climate policies is chosen to head up US diplomatic department
The Sierra Club, Greenpeace and Friends of the Earth are among US NGOs benefitting from surging support to fight Donald Trump’s anti-green agenda
A record glut of large scale projects saw solar capacity jump enough to connect one home every 11 seconds in the third quarter of the year
President-elect suggests decision on UN climate pact not finalised despite campaign threats, says competitiveness is main concern
If the G20 focuses on making infrastructure low carbon and resilient it can meet its goals of boosting economic growth and insuring against climate risk
Meetings with Gore and DiCaprio acted as a smokescreen while Trump prepared to appoint EPA chief who will tear up US climate policy
Critics say Oklahoma attorney general is a “dangerous and unqualified choice” to lead the environmental regulator he has constantly attacked
Cutting US emissions will wipe out thousands of jobs, but create more than a million in greener manufacturing industries says study
Democrat climate champion and Republican climate sceptic meet for unlikely chat as president-elect searches for ‘common ground’ on politically toxic issue
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Head of oil giant is latest candidate linked with Foggy Bottom post, while source says Ivanka Trump will be a “climate czar”
Agenda for Hamburg summit submitted by chancellor Angela Merkel to cabinet calls for global push on climate and development goals
Any new defence secretary must resist pressure to ignore the risk climate change poses to global security, says former brigadier general
Green groups say PM Justin Trudeau talks tough on international stage but is failing in his duty to cap domestic emissions from oil and gas with move to greenlight pipelines
Report by outgoing Obama administration hints at damage Donald Trump could do if he backs out of international efforts