World
Maldives becomes fourth island state to ratify Paris climate deal
NEWS: Environment minister says new research on potential sea level rise makes approval of UN pact vital for vulnerable low-lying countries
21 countries show how to grow GDP while cutting emissions
NEWS: Much of Europe and the US has ‘decoupled’ economic growth from greenhouse gas emissions since 2000
Belgium quits coal power with Langerlo plant closure
NEWS: Country is seventh in EU to go coal-free, joining Cyprus, Luxembourg, Malta and Baltic countries
For Myanmar, temptation of cheap coal ‘hard to ignore’
NEWS: Big expansion of coal power on track as Aung San Suu Kyi forms first civilian-led government in over 50 years
Indian minister mocks the West’s Africa energy initiatives
NEWS: Piyush Goyal says citizens in poorer countries deserve more than just a light bulb, urging richer countries to deliver power for TVs and fans
Panama papers reveal how oil wealth goes offshore
NEWS: Top officials and ministers from Saudi Arabia, Venezuela and Nigeria named in mass data leak
India affirms commitment to sign Paris climate accord
NEWS: Delhi ready to ink UN deal at 22 April ceremony, says minister, joining US and China in push for early entry into force
Australia approval of vast coal mine ‘evil’ says marine scientist
NEWS: Greens, scientists brand leases for $22bn Adani mine irresponsible in face of whitening Great Barrier Reef
Call for EU carbon market overhaul as emission cuts slow down
NEWS: Low carbon price and glut of free permits give power sector and industry little incentive to reduce their climate impact, say analysts
Saudi Arabia: By 2035 we won’t depend on oil
NEWS: Investments, not crude, will bankroll government in twenty years, says deputy crown prince as he plots sale of state oil company Aramco
Will doubling India’s coal tax boost the clean energy sector?
COMMENT: The Modi government needs to explain where funds from the coal cess will go for it to have a transformative impact on clean energy
US, China to approve Paris climate deal in 2016
NEWS: Major economies represent two-fifths of global emissions edging climate treaty nearer to taking effect
France bars Tubiana bid for UN climate body
NEWS: Respected envoy’s move to head Bonn-based outfit apparently quashed ‘last minute’ by environment minister Segolene Royal
EU, India outline climate and clean energy package
NEWS: Delhi and Brussels summit dominated by terror threat, but agree new range of measures to allow India greater access to finance and green technologies
Top US attorneys step up probe into oil major ‘fraud’
NEWS: State attorneys say they will target fossil fuel companies for financial statements and disclosures which may have misled investors and the public
India ramps up fossil fuel spend amid welfare cuts
NEWS: Delhi considers axing food subsidies for the poor, but continues to pay almost US$200 billion in subsidies for coal, oil and gas
Developing nations urged to boycott Paris Agreement signing
EXCLUSIVE: Governments of poorer nations warned early support for UN climate deal on 22 April could limit political leverage at negotiations later this year
China’s CO2 emissions might not be falling – study
NEWS: It’s too soon to celebrate a tipping point for the world’s biggest emitter, according to analysis from CICERO
US, Argentina sign climate pact, urge aviation emissions deal
NEWS: Obama’s climate diplomacy drive continues, agreeing to work with Argentina and Cuba on efforts to decarbonise global economy
UN: China, India driving new clean energy investments
NEWS: Further policy interventions required, say authors of UN report, if world is to move away from oil, gas, coal and embrace low emission future