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Sweden faces climate test as voters oppose brown coal sale
Opinion poll shows half the Swedish population opposes selling Vattenfall’s German mines and power plants to Czech firm EPH
President Hollande ratifies Paris climate deal for France
In a ceremony at the Elysee Palace, the French leader called on other EU countries to formally join the UN pact
Crude politics: Reforming Nigeria’s oil sector
A new round of reforms will address fraud, corruption and cronyism in the oil import sector, but they require careful handling by central government
How will Norway go carbon neutral from 2030?
Oslo will rely on EU or international offsets to meet ambitious goal, while asking little of its domestic oil and gas sector
Lessons from Indonesia’s fuel subsidy bonfire
Widely praised as a success when rolled out in 2014, Jakarta’s cuts to domestic oil and gas stored up long term fiscal problems that are now emerging
Meet the climate sceptics backing the Brexit campaign
Nestled in a red brick Georgian mansion, a short walk from Parliament, lies the heartbeat of the UK’s Eurosceptic and climate sceptic campaigns
Nobody said it was easy: Egypt’s energy reforms unwrapped
If the reform path is to stick, Sisi government needs remake its case for subsidy reform and persuade frustrated public to be patient
EU gears up to approve Paris climate agreement
The European Commission has published a proposal to nudge national leaders into action, but the timeline for completing the formalities remains unclear
EU energy chiefs favouring fossil fuel lobbyists, says report
Big energy gets the most facetime with commissioners Miguel Arias Canete and Maros Sefcovic, finds Corporate Europe Observatory
French senate formally approves Paris climate deal
The first G7 and G20 member to ratify the UN pact, France needs support from other EU member states to make its contribution count
Decoding the latest US-India climate change agreement
Obama-Modi deal is based on domestic policies, argues NRDC’s Jake Schmidt, and send a powerful message of support for Paris agreement
Norway targets climate neutrality by 2030
Lawmakers recommend government adopts zero net emissions goal – first proposed in 2012 – in wake of Paris climate agreement
Obama, Modi agree to join Paris climate deal in 2016
US and India agree on $440 million clean energy package, signal intent on HFCs, aviation emissions and nuclear energy
Nigeria to ratify Paris Agreement in September
Move by sub-Saharan Africa’s largest economy increases chance the UN climate pact could enter into force this year
Effort sharing: EU climate negotiations set to strain unity
As Brussels prepares to carve up carbon commitments for 2030, countries from UK to Poland are playing hardball
Warming world: Can India cope with drought?
With an estimated 300 million in 256 districts across India afflicted by recent droughts, the government needs a wide range of plans to cope with future events
10 EU countries ink offshore wind power agreement
Pact will slash costs of clean power source, say industry chiefs, making it competitive with new conventional plant within a decade
Deadly European floods are in line with climate predictions
As floodwaters recede across France, Germany and other European countries, research warns of need for resilient infrastructure
Crib notes: Obama, Modi primed for climate and nuclear talks
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As OPEC seals fragile peace, world ramps up clean energy goals
While world’s oil leaders bicker over market share, government in US, EU and developing world eye growing collaboration on green energy technologies