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UK may delay Paris climate deal ratification till 2017
New UK climate minister thin on details but says government will play an active role in global low carbon diplomacy
EU-sized coal fleet shelved since Paris climate deal
China and India are cracking down on excess projects, but remaining pipeline will still blow the 2C carbon budget, say analysts
China’s top ministries commit to green finance drive
Proposals to ensure China’s financial sector backs green projects gains influential support, though doubts over what can be classed as ‘green’ persist
Poland to back UN climate deal – if it can burn more coal
Warsaw’s demand for financial guarantees for new coal plants could delay EU ratification of the Paris Agreement
G20 reaffirms climate commitments – but dodges deadlines
Leaders back rapid implementation of the Paris agreement and ramping up of green finance, but fail to set timeline for phase out of fossil fuel subsidies
EU, US, China confirm support for aviation climate deal
G20 backs airline emissions pact, but green groups say voluntary nature of proposals undermine climate integrity
Climate the ‘signature issue’ of US political polarisation
Scientists have shown that hurricanes are hitting the US harder than ever, yet many Republican-voting men remain unswayed by evidence of climate change
Isis’ oil empire is employing thousands of children
Satellites reveal boom in cottage industry in which tens of thousands of civilian workers are engaged in dangerous, toxic work that props up extremist regime
Reaction: US and China ratify Paris climate agreement
Leading civil society groups, Al Gore, Michael Bloomberg and UN leaders say formal approval by biggest polluters is a tipping point in climate fight
US, China ratify Paris climate agreement together
Observers laud cooperation between world’s two biggest carbon polluters as “a pivotal moment for our planet” as G20 gathers in Hangzhou
India shelves coal mining target on weak demand
Delhi is backtracking on a goal to produce one billion tonnes of coal by 2020, as power consumption growth falters
G20 talks climate while Australia cuts renewables funding
Despite green energy finance topping the G20 climate agenda, Malcolm Turnbull’s government is planning a $1.4bn raid on its domestic budget
WWF names Manuel Pulgar-Vidal as new climate chief
Chair of COP20 Lima climate summit joins top conservation charity to spearhead work on implementing Paris Agreement
Mexico, Ontario, Quebec pledge carbon market cooperation
Advocates say emissions trading agreement will help to cut the cost of meeting climate goals
G20 will blow the Paris climate targets – report
Proposed cuts are “far from sufficient” and must be six times greater by 2030 to stop the world warming beyond 2C, a study finds on the eve of the G20 leaders meeting
Korean palm oil company destroys Papua tree kangaroo habitat
Satellite imagery, drones and ground surveys uncover the denuding of 11,700 hectares of pristine rainforest in the past three years
Over 3000 UK churches on way to ditching fossil fuels
Christian groups launch new push to encourage governments to target tougher emission-cutting plans
UK urged to ratify Paris climate deal by close of 2016
UK opposition calls on prime minister Theresa May to start process of ratifying UN’s climate pact when parliament returns from holiday
US, India edge towards ‘biggest climate win’ in 2016
Despite its huge reliance on old cooling technologies, Delhi can leave a winner from October’s HFC negotiations, argue experts from US green group NRDC
Insurers worth $1.2tn tell G20 to stop funding fossil fuels by 2020
Climate change is the “mother of all risks” says Aviva CEO, and hundreds of billions in annual government assistance to oil, gas and coal is “simply unsustainable”