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German coal mining could end by 2030s, says Merkel’s coalition negotiator
Leader of North Rhine-Westphalia, who is leading the CDU’s coalition talks on energy, said mines across Germany could be closed by the decade after next
Bloomberg demands seat at UN climate negotiating table for cities and states
UN special envoy says non-state actors can deliver US carbon-cutting pledge despite president Donald Trump’s hostility to climate action
Coal deals ‘very possible’ as US holds industry event at UN climate talks
Ghana and Ukraine are among countries for whom the presence of the US coal industry at UN talks in Bonn is opportunity to strike energy deals
Rich countries not talking climate finance seriously, say African officials
‘We feel that as a region we have done everything we could,’ said the head of the Africa group of negotiators, whereas rich countries were failing on fundamental promises
Nicaragua joined Paris pact in bid for top climate fund appointment: sources
Chief negotiator Paul Oquist is lined up to be the next developing country co-chair of the Green Climate Fund, prompting a rethink on UN deal, say diplomats
US governor elections inspire hope during UN climate talks
Rejection of Trumpism in key gubernatorial battles is a sign the US’ climate pariahdom may be shortlived
Xi expected to skirt climate issue with Trump
US-Sino relations viewed as too important to be upset over climate change, say observers close to the Chinese government
Climate finance helps ayahuasca culture protect remote Amazon forest
Six hours from the nearest road, German climate money funds a hallucinogenic festival that tips the scales in a culture war between indigenous villagers and cattle ranchers
UN climate talks: India puts heat on rich countries, China takes softer stance
While India has loudly criticised a decision on the commitments rich countries made up to 2020, their partner in the ‘like-minded’ bloc was not like-minded
African campaigners call for US to be kicked out of climate talks
The Pan African Climate Justice Alliance will petition negotiators to eject Donald Trump’s delegation, in light of the president’s hostility to the Paris agreement
Polish coal cash grab attacked by UK, France, Germany
No support for coal, say several EU nations, as Poland asks for billions generated through emissions trading scheme for its ageing plants
Australian state premier promises to veto funding for giant Adani coal mine
Prospects of massive Indian-owned coal development take a dip after Queensland Labor leader makes surprise announcement
UN talks lose climate champion El Haite after Moroccan royal censure
Influential diplomat will not take up her role mobilising private sector and regional action at summit beginning in Germany next week
Tensions emerge over timetable for raising climate ambition
China, India and other emerging economies are opposed to any mandatory raising of national climate pledges before 2020
India prepares for clashes with developed world at UN climate talks
Several areas of unfinished business mean talks in Bonn could ignite as developing nations seek concessions from the industrialised world
Poor countries spending climate cash on rich world consultants
Lack of expertise means money for climate protection is spent on consultancy fees, which African officials say end up back in wealthy countries
Despite Trump, US climate team to forge on with Paris deal
As UN climate talks resume in Germany, a team of experienced, familiar diplomats are expected to take up many of the same positions the US has been fighting for years
Is China the leader UN climate talks need?
Xi Jinping’s trillion-dollar overseas investment strategy has not caught up with his green rhetoric, environmentalists warn as countries head to Bonn climate summit
Juncker’s ‘Rasputin’ moved to weaken EU electric car push – sources
Martin Selmayr, the powerful Brussels chief of staff, ordered commissioners to drop sanctions that would punish carmakers for missing proposed electric vehicle targets
Supersonic, super-rich, super-polluting: the next generation of business jets
Hundreds of extra fast jets could be flying over Europe within ten years, but documents show the EU preparing to cede oversight of their huge CO2 emissions