World
Europe’s renewables investment hits 10-year low
The reputation of Europe as a renewable energy leader has taken a serious knock as its investment dropped by 21% last year while global figures reached record levels
Vote Bremain for the climate, says David Cameron
The UK needs to work with Europe to tackle climate change and cross-boundary pollution, argues prime minister
Saudi oil transition to take ‘decades’ says minister
Don’t expect a rapid Saudi decarbonisation as oil demand will remain high, Khalid al-Falih tells reporters at OPEC meeting
Solar module prices set for further falls in 2016
Oversupply in China will likely cause a global glut and cratering costs, say experts from UBS and IHS
Climate change raises conflict risk in South Asia, warn experts
Sharing water resources and demilitarising glaciers is critical to prevent violence between India, Pakistan and Bangladesh, say retired military figures
UN envoy warns of impending Sahel climate crisis
Boko Haram has boosted profile of climate change in Sahel, but little has been done to help region cope warns top UN official
Life is not reality TV: Ex US envoy attacks Trump climate plans
Todd Stern delivers blistering riposte to Trump claims he would nix Paris climate agreement and scrap environmental laws
EU carbon price forecast inches up on reform plans
‘Cautious’ proposals from lawmaker Ian Duncan will strengthen carbon market, say analysts, but not enough to meet long term climate goals
China set to blitz 2020 climate goal as emissions flatline
Ahead of the release of China’s five-year energy strategy, Greenpeace analysts say real world carbon intensity cuts are ahead of target
Russia moots change to 2030 emissions target
Kremlin vows to have documents for Paris Agreement ratification ready by October, suggests it could ratchet up emissions goal widely regarded as weak
How Indian soldiers are fighting climate change
Eco Task Force has planted 65 million trees in the past 30 years, government claims, in an initiative to rehabilitate forests
Is the real rich v poor climate battle about to start?
Two weeks of UN talks in Bonn underline scope and scale of challenge facing governments as they work out implications of 2015 Paris deal
Brexit will leave US, China running global climate policy
At present the EU is collectively at a similar level to the other two global super powers, the US and China. A UK exit would alter the balance of power for good.
G7 leaders set 2025 deadline to scrap fossil fuel subsidies
Green groups claim promise is historic, but definition of subsidies remains vague in statement that also covers aviation, HFCs and urges early support for Paris Agreement
Sweden and Germany must keep Vattenfall’s coal in the ground
State-owned utility cannot walk away from its toxic legacy, warn environmental lawyers ClientEarth
Top insurer urges US to stop subsidising climate-risk homes
National scheme encourages irresponsible housebuilding on regions exposed to flooding and storms, warns Lloyds
Sweden urged to block Vattenfall coal plant sale
Opposition lawmakers call on state-owned utility to shut down polluting coal assets in Germany, instead of selling them to Czech firm EPH
Hungary becomes first in EU to approve Paris climate deal
Budapest breaks with traditional eastern European Visegrad Group allies to speedily ratify Paris Agreement
Nauru president: UN must appoint a climate and security envoy
As leaders discuss complex problems at World Humanitarian Summit in Istanbul, Baron Waqa calls for focus on global warming threats
Austria elects first green president in close race
Alexander Van der Bellen narrowly beat populist rightwinger Norbert Hofer on postal votes