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German 2030 climate target ‘very, very challenging’ to reach, says Merkel
Planned climate protection law means 2030 target would ‘ideally’ be met, chancellor says, and flags closure of coal plants
Climate Weekly: The EU makes its move
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As the UK swelters, government plan for extreme heat is criticised
The UK’s new five year plan to adapt to climate change lacks proper action to deal with the rising threat of extreme heat, according to its own advisers
Are we getting climate finance all wrong?
Long term thinking about climate change challenges widely held assumptions about how we spend money today
EU-Japan trade deal first to carry Paris climate clause
The world’s largest ever trade deal is also the first Europe has signed that commits both parties to upholding the UN climate accord
How the Paris Agreement can take on fossil fuel supply
The UN deal doesn’t mention coal, oil or gas, but it can still be used to limit their extraction
Fragile China-EU climate pact must be backed by action
Leaders overcame differences on climate. But in the EU-China relationship, trouble is never far away
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EU and China agree sweeping joint statement on climate action
Leaders put climate at centre of relationship, push for agreement on the Paris deal rulebook and reject Trump’s efforts to undermine global cooperation
Trump is wrecking the climate and free trade. Here is a common solution for both
Instead of tit-for-tat retaliation to US tariffs, trade partners should link their response to climate goals and kill two birds with one stone
Climate Weekly: Sweden pushes climate security agenda
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‘Trump’s climate denial threatens all of us’: protestors hit London’s streets
A massive baby Trump balloon, organised by climate activists, was part of rolling protests that greeted the president in the UK on Friday
Cape Town ‘Day Zero’ drought odds tripled by climate change
Such a dry spell would once have only occurred only once every 300 years. Now it is a once-a-century event and will get even more frequent with further global warming
UK seeks post-Brexit climate tie-up with EU
Cooperation on climate change is a “shared interest” between London and Brussels, according to a paper released by the UK government on Thursday
UN security council considers ‘cycle of conflict and climate disaster’
Sweden chaired the influential body’s first session focusing on climate change in seven years, calling for international coordination to address the risks
German renewables overtake coal power generation for six months
Wind, solar, hydro and biogas met 36.3% of electricity demand in the first half of 2018, industry data show, while coal dropped to 35.1% of the mix
China and EU can lead on climate action
After the US surrendered its influence, the upcoming EU-China summit in Beijing will be yet another moment for both economies to show leadership on climate action
My baby can’t sleep from the heat, why aren’t we talking about climate change?
As heatwaves hit northern countries, there has been a deeply worrying silence about the likely key driver, says Climate Outreach’s Jamie Clarke
Sustainable energy for all goal is woefully off track. Here’s how we fix it
Just 1% of funding for energy access goes to decentralised energy, but it’s the only hope for delivering the UN goal to bring energy to all by 2030
Climate Weekly: UN green fund implodes
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