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EU to cancel 1bn pollution permits in market reforms
Latest tweak to flagship climate policy will send a bullish signal to the market, say analysts, but a surplus of carbon allowances remains
Spain’s hidden €1bn subsidy to coal, gas power plants
Support to polluting plants may breach EU state aid rules, warns think-tank IEEFA
Poland green bond issue will not fund coal, says official
Investors are sceptical about Warsaw bid to finance renewables, given its coal-heavy energy policy
How Germany’s G20 can accelerate progress on climate change
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
145 MPs warn Brexit should not lead to cull of climate laws
Greener UK coalition of 13 civil society groups and a fifth of sitting British MPs urge government to safeguard climate and environment laws
Fire bombs: why is the Mediterranean burning?
Huge fires, once rare in southern Europe, have ripped through communities from Greece to Portugal. The third and final part of our series investigates why
Court blocks Polish coal plant, in victory for campaigners
While Poland’s top politicians promote coal, communities and environmental lawyers are pushing back through the courts
EU to miss climate finance targets, warn auditors
The EU is billions of euros below its climate target and there are insufficient checks on where much of the €1 trillion budget is going.
Weekly wrap: EU steady on climate as Trump team takes shape
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EU warns Poland against ‘backdoor subsidies’ for coal
The European Commission will not allow “capacity mechanisms” to favour fossil fuel plants, under new state aid guidance
Germany tells World Bank to quit funding fossil fuels
German development minister says World Bank must focus “all of its work on climate and sustainability targets”
Germany makes climate change G20 priority
Agenda for Hamburg summit submitted by chancellor Angela Merkel to cabinet calls for global push on climate and development goals
EU reinforces climate plans as Trump preps policy bonfire
The latest wodge of climate policy from Brussels won’t set the world alight, but maybe that’s ok
Brand new Dutch coal plants are crashing in value
The grim financial state of power stations opened in 2015 offer a cautionary tale to investors in countries like Japan and Poland, says think-tank
EU cement giants net €5bn carbon market windfall
Sector is profiting from free pollution permits, says watchdog, calling on EU lawmakers to reform the flagship climate policy
EU to bet €2 billion on ‘disruptive’ clean technologies
Research funds aim to give power to the people under Brussels “winter package”, while market rules favour dirty old energy
Crib notes: EU to release latest raft of climate, energy legislation
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Human rights report quashed in push for Azerbaijan-EU gas pipeline
Concerns about political prisoners were suppressed as politicians approved the Southern Gas Corridor, an Italian TV documentary reveals
EU needs clean transport drive to meet climate goals: IDDRI
While the bloc is steadily decarbonising power generation, French think-tank advises stronger action is needed in other sectors
UK to keep carbon price steady through Brexit
Polluters will continue to pay a minimum carbon price of £18 a tonne to 2020, says chancellor in Autumn Statement