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International concern as US moves to end clean power plan
The Trump administration plans to repeal and replace landmark policy that underpinned US commitment to Paris Agreement and a key climate deal with China
Big oil vs bearded seal: Case to test Trump climate stance
Supreme Court to decide whether to hear oil companies and Alaskan native case against Trump administration for listing seal as threatened due to climate change
Australia only wealthy nation still breaking energy emissions records
How did a country that launched one of the world’s first major carbon pricing schemes become a rogue polluter in just five years?
EU lawmakers vote to curb fossil fuel influence on UN climate talks
A motion passed by the European Parliament seeks to address conflicts of interest between coal, oil and gas lobbyists and environmental protection
New York City aims to be carbon neutral by 2050
Donald Trump’s home city aligns its strategy with tough 1.5C global warming limit, in defiance of the president’s hostility to climate action
Lead diplomat: Bonn climate talks must ‘restate vision of Paris’
Fijian negotiator Nazhat Shameem Khan says upcoming talks must make a strong political statement in the face of Donald Trump’s antagonism
UK vetoes two South American climate finance bids
The British board member mounted a solo opposition to rural development projects in Paraguay and Argentina at a Green Climate Fund meeting in Cairo
US exports of tar sands waste are fuelling Delhi’s air pollution crisis
India has emerged as the world’s largest importer of petroleum coke, an oil byproduct that is now a major cause of pollution in the capital
Diesel subsidised by €21bn a year in Europe
Amid scandal and a public health crisis, diesel was a major beneficiary of government support for fossil fuels between 2014 and 2016, a report reveals
Forest diamonds
How family rivalry and the Catholic church helped miners devastate an indigenous Amazon territory
Anger at EU climate chief’s suggestion US can backtrack on Paris
EU commissioner has signalled that the US can downgrade its pledge to the Paris deal, but poor countries say such an act would “undermine global solidarity”
Boost for German coal phaseout as election weakens Merkel
A ‘Jamaica coalition’ is the most likely outcome of a surprising election, putting the Greens in a position to pursue their goal of ending coal power
Portuguese kids crowdfund to sue EU countries for climate inaction
Six applicants aged between five and 14 want to sue in the European Court of Human Rights for tougher action to prevent dangerous global warming
Climate-hit Bangladesh struggling to access UN green funds
Developing country institutions lack capacity to meet the Green Climate Fund’s heavy paperwork demands, experts say at Dhaka conference
Fiji’s climate leadership: ‘We are all in the same canoe’
Prime minister Frank Bainimarama urged leaders in New York to look beyond narrow self-interest as he outlined plans for COP23 climate talks presidency
Fiji PM Frank Bainimarama’s speech to the UNGA – in full
The president of COP23, the next round of UN climate talks, calls for solidarity with hurricane victims and sets the scene for negotiations
Nicaragua to join Paris climate deal in solidarity with ‘first victims’
Announcement makes Syria the only party not to have adopted the 2015 deal, while the US is threatening to leave in 2020
Kenya’s most polluting coal plant could poison coastline
A project that will double Kenya’s carbon emissions also threatens life on a fragile coastline, but the government’s planning process has been flawed
Jerry Brown’s climate coalition now covers 39% of the global economy
California governor’s list of city, state and national governments nears 200 and is shifting climate diplomacy beyond the caprices of national leaders
California bid for 100% clean energy stalls
Resistance from utilities and unions blamed after legislature fails to bring clean energy bill to a vote