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Over 400 ex-EPA staffers protest Trump environment pick
Former government employees raise concerns about Scott Pruitt’s climate scepticism
Think climate change is a hoax? Visit Norway
Environment minister says warm temperatures and low levels of Arctic sea ice are an early warning to world that climate change is biting
Drought sours future of Swaziland’s sugar growers
Sugarcane has brought wealth to the world’s last absolute monarchy, but climate change spells an uncertain future for this thirsty crop
National emergency as Chile fights record forest fires
Drought, heat and commercial foresting have made it easier for fires to spread, killing 11 people and consuming entire towns
EPA airbrushes climate webpage as Pruitt nears confirmation
US federal environment agency has quietly removed a reference to UN climate cooperation from its website
Pentagon: Arctic melt requires updated US strategy
Falling sea ice levels due to climate change and spike in Russian activity require strategic response in US, says department of defense
Sweden set to bring in climate law by 2018
Legislation will create the framework to deliver a cross-party agreement to go carbon neutral by 2045
Green groups don’t get conservatives – it’s time this changed
Conservatives are committed to science-based public policy on the environment, but for too long their voice has been ignored by civil society
Geoengineering rulebook could be ready by 2020s
Initiative sponsored by Carnegie Council and led by UN climate veteran aims to break silence around geo-technologies and explore their potential
6 takeaways from the 2017 EU state of the energy union
Brussels bids for climate leadership as US backs out, but stocktake shows clean energy momentum slowing and a carbon lock-in risk from gas pipelines
Philippines ready to ratify UN climate deal, says senator
Loren Legarda says Manila’s much-delayed ratification saga is edging to a conclusion – with formal approval of Paris deal imminent
Saudi oil chief hails Trump’s ‘realistic’ energy plans
Khalid Al-Falih welcomes new president’s pro-fossil fuel approach, rejects suggestion US will quit Paris climate agreement
New gas pipelines could face EU climate test
Energy infrastructure should align with climate targets to avoid stranded assets, European Commission is expected to advise on Wednesday
Laurence Tubiana: prepare for G20 climate showdown
France’s former climate ambassador runs though the countries we should expect to protect the Paris Agreement in 2017
Myron Ebell visits Number 10, does not meet PM
High profile US climate sceptic visits 10 Downing Street but did not meet Theresa May or any ministers, stress officials
Check the blueprints for Trump’s climate wipeout
Myron Ebell’s 9-point plan to dismantle US climate policy would see Washington pull out of UN climate body, freeze clean energy subsidies and oppose carbon taxes
Fiji says 2017 climate summit to focus on vulnerable nations
Host of COP23 meeting in Bonn calls for a focus on delivering support to at-risk nations and crafting Paris Agreement rulebook
Trump advisor: green movement a ‘threat to freedom’
Myron Ebell admits at a London event he has never met the US president, but is confident US will pull out of Paris climate agreement
Beijing is clamping down on provincial coal plans
At least 11 regions have been ordered to shelve coal power plants as China deals with surplus capacity
China energy efficiency improved in 2016, reports Xinhua
World’s largest carbon polluter making progress on efficiency, but doubts remain over accuracy of state data