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Climate Weekly: UN raises expectations for New York summit
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Only one-fifth of climate finance going to adaptation, finds OECD
Donors overwhelmingly favour supporting projects that cut emissions rather than cope with the impacts of climate change, despite calls for parity
Brexit must not distract from UK’s biggest job in 2020: the Glasgow climate summit
Next year’s climate talks are absolutely vital and as hosts the UK could determine whether the talks fail or succeed. The government must start preparing now
Aviation’s black box: Non-disclosure agreements, closed doors and rising CO2
CHN investigation discovers “heavy handed” methods used to restrict access to information at the International Civil Aviation Organisation
Five years after New York declaration, forest promises go unmet
Governments and businesses are not living up to voluntary commitments to halve tropical forest loss and restore 150 million hectares by 2020, report finds
UN ‘very confident’ China plans to raise climate ambition
Two weeks ahead of a key summit in New York, lead official Luis de Alba raised expectations of a significant announcement from Beijing
Catholic youth drive climate action across Africa
Kenyan activist Allen Ottaro has been inspired by his faith to mobilise a generation of conservationists
Turkey withdraws bid to host 2020 UN climate talks, paving way for Glasgow
Ankara has been the final obstacle to the UK’s proposal, with Glasgow already named as the preferred site for the critical meeting
European Green Deal portfolio handed to EU vice president, in major elevation
Dutch social democrat Frans Timmermans has been named executive vice president responsible for strategy to make the EU climate neutral by 2050
Poor countries will hold the rich to account on climate finance
The major UN climate fund is running short of money, will rich countries live up to the promises they have given?
Preparations for the climate crisis will save trillions, commission finds
Every $1 spent on climate adaptation could see between $2 and $10 of net economic benefit, but current investments are lagging way behind
Climate Weekly: US Dems’ 7-hour climathon
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US Democrats will carry global hopes for climate action to 2020 poll
In an unprecedented 7-hour live town hall, candidates to take on Trump presented plans that would place US at forefront of fight against warming
European Central Bank should ‘gradually eliminate’ carbon assets: Lagarde
Nominee to lead the bank told MEPs it could adopt new measures to prefer green investments if she is confirmed
Natural disaster spike to drive 2020 insurance rate rise
Losses from hurricanes, typhoons and wildfires in 2017 and 2018 are likely to cause reinsurance rates to rise by up to 5% agencies warn
Chinese Belt and Road plan ‘may result in 2.7C warming’
Without green policy controls, $12tn programme could promote development that would compromise the goals of the Paris Agreement, report finds
Climate Weekly: What went wrong in Australia?
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Australian emissions rise as LNG production soars
Emissions from gas extraction cause carbon pollution to continue to rise, while agency issues warning about health of Great Barrier Reef