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Climate change speeds retreat of Trinidad’s idyllic beaches
NEWS: Caribbean island needs more than seawalls to keep coastal erosion at bay. Time for a long-term vision backed by business, say researchers
North Vancouver primes pumps for climate change labels
NEWS: Canadian city to warn burning fossil fuels causes climate change with compulsory notices in gas stations
Republicans bid to kill Obama climate rule before UN summit
NEWS: Senate vote to block flagship Clean Power Plan aims to “create confusion and uncertainty” before US finalises international pact
Stern discipline: The US climate envoy walking a fine line
PROFILE: Stung into action by a student protester, Todd Stern has forged climate consensus with China with a hostile Congress at his back
John Kerry: India poses ‘challenge’ at UN climate talks
NEWS: Secretary of state says New Delhi is focus of US diplomacy push, rejects notion that Paris may deliver new legally binding treaty
Obama rejects Keystone XL pipeline on climate grounds
NEWS: White House takes symbolic step to axe giant oil project as world prepares for Paris pact to curb greenhouse gas emissions
John Kerry: World must seize chance to kill climate warming HFCs
US secretary of state calls for upcoming Dubai Montreal Protocol meet to agree tough curbs on gases used in air conditioning and fridges
US and Japan strike deal to cut coal finance
NEWS: Obama administration reportedly gets Japan on board to phase out controversial coal export credits
Video: Pete Ogden talks US climate politics and COP21
Pope Francis and Xi Jinping are raising the profile of climate change in Washington, says ex White House staffer and Center for American Progress senior fellow
Paris climate deal unlikely to need Senate approval, says US envoy
NEWS: Todd Stern tells Capitol Hill committee new UN climate deal will be crafted under existing treaties, bypassing requirements for lawmaker approval
Japan bucks trend as G7 quits coal
NEWS: Bloc seen phasing out dirty fuel driven by United States, but Japan remains stubborn advocate says report
Disney, Kellogg’s, McDonald’s back White House climate drive
NEWS: Leading multinationals sign up to Obama climate pledge as president braces for GOP showdown over plans for COP21 Paris deal
Canada ousts Stephen Harper in boon for climate
NEWS: Justin Trudeau election victory braces Canada for a climate policy refit, but observers hesitant to predict major overhauls
Canada primed for climate comeback, says Harper foe
ANALYSIS: Election win for frontrunner Liberals would restore reputation battered by incumbent, says ex-opposition leader Stephane Dion
US freezing out potent HFCs with fresh curbs
NEWS: Obama administration and businesses announce cuts to super-warming gases ahead of ozone layer treaty meet
Shell stops Arctic drilling ‘for the foreseeable future’
NEWS: After spending US$7 billion on exploration in Alaska’s Chukchi Sea, company finds insufficient oil to continue controversial venture
China makes ‘watershed’ $3.1 billion climate finance offer
NEWS: Beijing offers billions to help developing countries, promises to scale back carbon intensive investments
US, China outline ‘common vision’ for UN climate deal
NEWS: Superpowers closer on mutual plans for Paris deal, China to contribute climate finance and open carbon market in 2017
Pope Francis warns US Congress on climate threat
Updates as leader of Catholic church addresses top US lawmakers and warns of need to address poverty, global warming
Pope backs climate change action at White House
NEWS: President Obama welcomes Pope Francis to the White House at start of historic six-day trip