World
G7 leaders walk fine line between Trump and Paris deal
As G7 leaders meet in Italy, can they reaffirm their commitment to action on climate change without driving the US out of the Paris accord?
Pope Francis gives Trump a climate change message
US president promised to read the pope’s encyclical Laudato Si’, which exhorts humanity to care for the environment
Trump administration sued over climate change ‘censorship’
NGO suit claims US agencies are illegally withholding information about the suppression of climate science in public communications
Kenya signs China deal for coal plant beside Unesco site
Government assessment contains “grossly insufficient detail” about impact on world heritage site, said campaigners, who fear deal will prejudice an ongoing legal case
Small-scale renewables cheapest for rural Africa, says Dutch report
Africa’s quest for full access to electricity needs governments to support small, off-grid projects that are typically disregarded by investors
France lobbied EU to cut forests without counting climate impact
Campaigners are calling on newly appointed environment minister Nicolas Hulot to reverse course and close carbon accounting loophole
US manufacturers offshore pollution to developing countries
Firms found to be improving their own environmental performance by moving more-polluting activities overseas, where regulations are more lax
Brazil’s pro-beef president Temer, betrayed by the industry he courted
Even as he handed more and more power to an agricultural lobby that would strip the Amazon for pasture, Michel Temer was being double-crossed
Climate talks end in call for solidarity, but real Trump test is to come
A fortnight of climate talks in Bonn ran smoothly enough, but political tensions await Pacific island presidency at November summit
NGOs tell EU donors to respect African clean energy leadership
The European Commission and France are “doing far more harm than good” by pushing through projects without scrutiny, say campaigners
France set for ‘massive’ renewables boom under president Macron
Emmanuel Macron’s picks for prime minister and environment minister support rapid expansion of clean energy
Acts of God: why secular climate projects fail in the Pacific
For communities in many poorer countries, including in the Pacific Islands, the most influential messages engage with people’s spiritual beliefs and involve religious leaders
Ségolène Royal reveals new head for ‘Africa-led’ renewables scheme
Denying allegations of meddling in African clean energy initiative, French environment minister pre-empts board decision on next top official
Dutch university contracts gave Shell influence over curriculum, students
Report reveals Shell’s contracts with the Rotterdam School of Management that gave it power over the school’s core educational functions
The Indian coal plant getting paid $150m to sit idle
Consumers are footing the bill for Rattan India’s Amravati power station, a “shocking” example of a dysfunctional sector
India and China ‘on track to exceed Paris climate pledges’
Coal plant cancellations mean the world’s two largest countries are cutting emissions faster than predicted a year ago, outweighing the effect of US policy rollbacks
Bangladesh faces food supply crunch after flash floods
Unusually heavy pre-monsoon rains wiped out 2 million tonnes worth of rice crops, making farmers destitute and pushing up costs
Ocean acidification is global warming’s forgotten crisis
We have the tools to barricade ecosystems against some impacts of warmer, more acidic oceans. But do we have the political will to use them?
China’s Xi promises green ‘belt and road’ investment strategy
At summit with 29 government leaders in Beijing, China’s president Xi Jinping proposed an “international coalition for green development”
Pacific islands are on a collision course with the shipping industry
The shipping industry could undermine global climate efforts. But Pacific islands and EU nations are joining together to force them to change.