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Framing climate risk: We need more than a few magic words
COMMENT: Finding ways of communicating that resonate with people’s values is a crucial first step in broadening public engagement, says the head of research at Climate Outreach
Lost in Lusatia: Lignite goes from asset to liability
LONG READ: Brown coal is Germany’s guilty energy secret, a drain on its climate ambitions. Mining communities see the writing on the wall
Brexit threatens UK energy security, says minister
NEWS: Amber Rudd claims leaving the EU would hike costs for consumers, weaken energy security and choke off investment
China’s largest bank to screen loans for environmental risk
NEWS: ICBC says it’s time to take tougher line on major polluters, citing regulatory pressures linked to air pollution and emission standards
US faces rising tide of climate change refugees
NEWS: More than 13 million American citizens could be at risk of being forced to move away from vulnerable coastal zones because of sea level rise
Pakistan unveils plan to tackle looming water crisis
NEWS: As global warming, population growth and wastefulness strain water resources, Islamabad boosts reservoirs and irrigation
Canada’s laggard: British Columbia is failing on climate change
COMMENT: BC’s carbon pollution is going up while five other Canadian provinces are bringing their greenhouse gas emissions down
Coal and climate threatens India, China water supplies
IN PICTURES: Greenpeace report reveals world’s most polluting form of energy uses as much water as one billion people, urges governments to invest in renewables
Meet Jonathan Pershing, the new US climate envoy
NEWS: Veteran diplomat and energy analyst steps back into the heart of UN climate talks tasked with implementing 2015 Paris agreement
UN weather agency pivots to developing countries in warmer era
INTERVIEW: Better forecasting tools to aid farmers and health planners emerging priority, says head of World Meteorological Organization
Trump: Nuclear war a bigger threat than climate change
NEWS: Favourite to win Republican nomination for presidential race has not changed his mind on global warming, despite increased evidence of carbon emission impacts
Loaded coal barge sinks in Sundarbans mangroves
NEWS: Fourth wreck in two years raises fresh concerns about environmental impact of proposed Rampal coal plant in Bangladesh
Fears of an Asian coal surge are overblown – study
NEWS: Dirty power plants planned in China, India, Vietnam and Indonesia are unlikely to all be built, says think tank ECIU
Lead US climate envoy Todd Stern to leave in April
NEWS: Leading architect of 2015 Paris deal will be replaced by veteran US diplomat and energy expert Jonathan Pershing
Marshall Islands to ratify Paris climate agreement
NEWS: Drought-hit atoll nation is the third after to Fiji and Palau ready to formally approve global carbon-cutting deal
Rougher Atlantic storms to pound Western Europe – study
NEWS: Britain, France and Portugal should prepare defences for stronger waves as global warming intensifies, say researchers
Brexit a threat to Paris deal, says UK climate advisor
NEWS: Strong voice for climate ambition at heart of world’s largest internal market is vital to maintain momentum post 2015 pact, says Lord Deben
UN envoy warns of environmental activist murder ‘epidemic’
NEWS: Expert on indigenous rights demands consumers boycott ‘blood-tainted’ products from land grabs amid weak state response
Weekly wrap: Ratify Paris pact ASAP, EU urges member states
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Germany mulls ‘mammoth’ 95% cut in emissions by 2050
NEWS: Minister says renewables transition can radically slash greenhouse gases by mid-century, but omits coal exit strategy