World
Ban Ki-moon calls on world to unite behind Paris climate deal
UN encourages countries to ratify Paris deal, as US weather agency NOAA reports June heat shattered global records
UN: Kenya, Bangladesh, Jordan ‘green finance leaders’
New hubs for green finance are fast-expanding and they’re not always in traditional money centres
Philippines’ Duterte asked to reconsider UN climate deal threat
Manila should not turn its back on UN talks and clean energy opportunities, says policy advocate Francis Dela Cruz
Climate art: Tuvalu plan for giant mangrove QR code
Vincent Huang outlines plans for world’s first giant QR code from mangroves to highlight threat of rising seas to Pacific Islands
Philippines won’t honour UN climate deal, says president
Duterte says Paris deal seeks to limit economic growth of developing countries, accuses rich nation of trying to dictate country’s destiny
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?
Adapt or die: UN urges countries to build climate resilience
Projected heatwaves, rising sea levels and intense rainfall linked to climate change mean vulnerable countries need to get their house in order
Weekly wrap: Clinton proposes ambitious US climate platform
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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
Brazil takes a step towards ratifying Paris climate deal
Hopes Paris climate deal could enter into force by the end of the year raised with news Brazil lower house supports ratification
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
‘Web of climate denial’ infects US Congress, claims senator
Fossil fuel companies have developed an ‘apparatus’ of climate denial to influence US lawmakers, warns Sheldon Whitehouse
Climate emerges as critical Clinton weapon against Trump
Belief in global warming and policies to tackle greenhouse gas emissions are becoming a key dividing line ahead of the 2016 election
South China overwhelmed by heavy rain, flooding
Wuhan province has suffered its heaviest downpours since 1998, exposing the inadequacy of flood defences
On climate change, it’s Donald Trump v the world
Analysis of statements from over 190 world leaders suggests Republican nominee for White House would be isolated as a climate denier
Javadekar: India to meet climate goals earlier than promised
Outgoing climate chief says India is now a world leader in tackling climate change and other countries need to follow its example
Clinton could run on strongest climate platform ever
Democrats’ draft platform won’t be ratified until the convention, but climate activists are already hailing it as a ‘monumental victory’, reports the Guardian
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