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Why post-Brexit UK can be a climate champion
Ex No.10 advisor says Brussels has held back British climate ambitions: without its oppressive regulations carbon emissions can fall further and faster
Europe needs a greener investment plan for its energy union
Gas and motorway projects offer poor value for money and could be stranded as climate regulations kick in, say E3G researchers
UN: climate-friendly flying could cost $60 billion a year
Sourcing biofuels to replace oil will cost billions, but without radical cuts in air traffic or improvements in technology it may be the only solution to cut airline emissions
EU invests €62 million in wind and solar projects
Climate analysts welcome renewables funding, but warn European Commission still supports low value, polluting projects
Atomic shambles: UK nuclear plans need urgent rethink
Planned celebrations by the nuclear industry were cancelled last week following the shock decision to put the world’s largest electricity project on hold
János Áder: Hungary’s unlikely climate change leader
Janos Ader has taken a hawkish stance on global warming in his time as president, but change at home has proved harder to deliver
Renewables overtake coal in UK power generation
Biomass, wind and other clean sources produced a quarter of UK electricity last year, government figures show, as plant closures reduced coal’s share to 22%
Ireland: no longer the emerald isle?
Pledges by Ireland to cut its emissions of greenhouse gases look set to be undermined by government plans for a major expansion of the country’s agricultural sector
Six EU countries have already met their 2030 climate targets
Greece, Hungary, Croatia, Bulgaria, Portugal and Romania won’t be required to cut emissions in transport or farming for 15 years
UK appoints Nick Hurd as new climate change minister
Former head of Energy Africa initiative handed climate change portfolio in new department for business, energy and industrial strategy
Poland ‘cannot afford’ share of EU 2030 climate target
Warsaw government maintains hostile stance against Brussels’ climate targets, despite allocation of fourth smallest emission reduction goal
Cooler coolants: closing in on a climate deal in Vienna
The US is going all out at Montreal Protocol talks to secure a deal for phasing out HFCs, potent warming gases used in air conditioning
EU climate package ‘not in line with Paris goals’
European Commission plans to tackle emissions from transport, buildings and farming next decade do not go far enough, say greens
Carbon capture axe casts shadow over UK energy plans
Decision to scrap technology funds will hike the cost of meeting UK 2050 climate target, warns spending watchdog amid Brexit uncertainty
Will sceptics Boris and Priti become UK climate champions?
Priti Patel and Boris Johnson are now the international face of Britain’s climate ambitions: will this pair of cynics be won over by the green economy?
UK reshuffle: PM merges climate and business departments
New British PM merges climate department with business in move critics say will threaten investor confidence in green sector
UN energy chief urges UK to maintain climate funds
Rachel Kyte says world needs an active and generous Britain to solve myriad of development and climate problems
Global gold lust driving rise in mining emissions
Lure of mining for precious metals in South America and Europe is creating new carbon emissions not controlled by international agreement
Climate-linked European heatwave killed over 500
Hundreds of west Europeans were killed in the 2003 heat wave by human-induced climate change, scientists say in a ground-breaking report
May warned on climate threats to Brexit Britain
The incoming government must prepare for floods and heatwaves even as EU negotiations dominate politics, say advisers