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Searing heat may spark North Africa, Middle East exodus
Temperatures in the Middle East and North Africa could reach unbearably high levels that would make some regions uninhabitable
Where are climate goals in EIA energy outlook? It’s complicated
US advisory body disregards Paris Agreement in energy projections, to the chagrin of climate campaigners
IRENA: Saudi Aramco float could spark renewables boom
Riyadh’s reforms spell big changes for the clean energy sector, says Adnan Amin
China and US set for airline emissions clash
Responsibilities of rich and emerging economies at issue in Montreal meeting to thrash out aviation’s contribution to international climate action
Climate change lurks as Turnbull bids to extend Australia mandate
Australian PM has long talked up climate action, but brutal election campaign will test his commitment to low carbon future
Half of Donald Trump’s supporters believe in global warming
Despite the Republican US presidential candidate’s claim that climate change is a hoax, a new survey has found that more than half of his supporters believe global warming is happening
World Bank: Asia coal power plant plans are ‘disaster for climate’
Experts say proposed power plants in India, China, Vietnam and Indonesia would blow Paris climate deal if they move ahead, reports the Guardian
Patricia Espinosa: Who is the UN’s incoming climate change chief?
Mexican diplomat is a team builder with a ruthless streak, say ministers who have worked with her
Climate change will transform US forests – study
‘Cyberforest’ models show subtropical species could take hold in the Pacific northwest, while drought hits trees in the northeast
Fabius: EU failure to rapidly ratify Paris Agreement ‘damaging’
French former president of UN summit warns of negative consequences if Brussels does not formally join deal before it enters into force
Price water or prepare for a thirstier, poorer planet – World Bank
Value water or face plummeting growth rates, warns World Bank as Africa and Asia suffer from ongoing drought linked to El Nino and climate change
Shanghai must target heavy industry to peak emissions
China’s largest city is leading on green buildings and sustainable transport technology, but experts say it needs to get a grip on polluting sectors
In pictures: Greenpeace activists scale Turkish coal plant
Protest highlights climate and local impact of government plans for more than 70 coal power plants
Venezuela orders two-day week to tackle energy crisis
El Nino has dried up hydropower supplies, as South American petroeconomy battered by low oil price
France goes it alone on carbon price floor
President Francois Hollande plans to hike the cost of pollution at home, regardless of Brussels’ bloc-wide reforms
Microgrids bring light, not industry to rural India
Most small-scale power systems only run a few hours a day, researchers find, falling short of government aspirations for energy access
EU carbon market is subsidising Polish coal plants – NGO
Funds worth €12bn for modernising the power sector in poor member states are propping up fossil fuels, finds Carbon Market Watch
Saudi prince: From 2020, we can survive without oil
As cabinet approves sweeping economic reforms, prince Mohammed bin Salman says they will reduce reliance on hydrocarbons
UK envoy: Carbon pricing ‘too sluggish’ to meet climate goals
Sir David King favours technology development over emissions trading as a way to shift emerging economies off coal
Clinton snubs Koch endorsement over climate change denial
Democrat frontrunner rejects faint praise from oil billionaire, saying ‘not interested in endorsements from people who deny climate science’