De facto presidential frontrunner says he would follow Donald Trump out of the international pact, drawing criticism from the UN’s environment chief
With Germany slipping from its position as a climate leader, an industry with just 20,000 jobs is dictating policy to the federal government
Unregulated, unnoticed coal mines across the US are leaking a potent greenhouse gas with the same greenhouse effect as 13 million cars
Satellite pictures show building work progressing as power demand picks up, but experts say there is still excess coal capacity
Three separate companies inspected the San Pablo Bay pipeline for faults during a series of spills that dumped 900 barrels of crude onto farmland in California
The Czech Republic overtook Germany in emissions per person three years ago; it is time to stop pleading poverty and start cleaning up the region’s pollution
Both less than five years old, the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank and Brics Bank are failing to back sustainable development models
Development agency says dry countries face ‘famine and food insecurity, loss of livelihoods and life, and the displacement of millions’
The former cricketer and newly elected prime minister is set to promote tree-planting and green jobs, although coal use will continue to expand
After a month-long heatwave, British journalists are making the connection with global warming more confidently and clearly than in years past
Tough words on the Paris Agreement took a back seat as Jean-Claude Juncker sought protection for Europe’s car industry
After being outed on social media, a prominent environment activist admitted harassment of multiple women with whom he worked, blaming alcohol
Government says it will lock in electricity emissions targets until 2024, undermining an international commitment to revisit its Paris target in 2023
The Great Barrier Reef has become a notorious victim of climate change. But it is not the only Australian ecosystem on the brink of collapse
Planned climate protection law means 2030 target would ‘ideally’ be met, chancellor says, and flags closure of coal plants
The UK’s new five year plan to adapt to climate change lacks proper action to deal with the rising threat of extreme heat, according to its own advisers
The world’s largest ever trade deal is also the first Europe has signed that commits both parties to upholding the UN climate accord
Leaders overcame differences on climate. But in the EU-China relationship, trouble is never far away
Leaders put climate at centre of relationship, push for agreement on the Paris deal rulebook and reject Trump’s efforts to undermine global cooperation
Instead of tit-for-tat retaliation to US tariffs, trade partners should link their response to climate goals and kill two birds with one stone