Latest climate change news
Chile declares start of coal power phase-out
President Michelle Bachelet says the country will not build new coal plants without carbon capture and begin talks to replace existing capacity with cleaner sources
Warming could breach 1.5C within five years: UK Met Office
Background warming and natural cycles could push warming beyond 1.5C, within a decade of nations agreeing to try and keep it below that limit
China to monitor human health impacts of pollution for first time
Environment ministry paper sets out system for evaluating and responding to national health crisis, a move once seen as inconsistent with growth
Climate change affecting stability across West Africa and Sahel: UN security council
In a statement, the council president expanded concerns over the links between climate and violence in Africa to two regions that cover 26 countries
UN makes open call for ideas on fighting climate change
A new portal poses three pressing climate questions, with governments to take part in open talks with those who present answers in May
Peru ends era of ‘roadless wilderness’ in its Amazon rainforests
Roads spread destruction and deforestation in the Amazon, now Peru, driven by neoliberal imperatives, plans a highway for one of the regions most sensitive forests
Climate Weekly: The Davos paradox
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Why climate pariah Trump is welcome at the World Economic Forum
Far from being shunned, US president Donald Trump has been warmly welcomed at the Davos ski resort by business chiefs who benefit from his policies
France, Germany, US among 166 countries late on UN climate dues
Four out of five countries missed the agreed date for contributions to UN Climate Change, including some who claim to be leaders on climate change
The Brazilian state letting illegal Amazon loggers keep logging
In Mato Grosso, logging permits are issued that allow export to European markets, even to those charged with crimes by federal authorities
Indian mogul Mahindra pledges to align with Paris climate agreement
The chair of a $19bn Indian conglomerate committed to science-based targets, saying all efforts to cut carbon ‘have given us a return’
Germany announces carbon emission rise for second year in a row
Germany’s total emissions rose in 2016 for the second year in a row with the head of the environment agency calling for rapid reduction in coal power
‘We have to change capitalism’ to beat climate change, says Blackrock vice-chair
Top brass at the world’s largest asset manager says the rules governing investments are evolving to factor in environmental risks
Macron’s climate charm offensive continues with Davos Trump jibe
The French president said he was thankful no-one “sceptical” had been invited to the World Economic Forum, while touting climate action as a “pillar” of his strategy
Davos 2018: climate change rhetoric and reality
The movers and shakers at the World Economic Forum warn climate change is a major threat to prosperity, but what are they doing about it?
Trump solar tariff ‘will cause disruption’, says UN renewable chief
Energy leaders in Davos were critical of trade intervention the US solar industry said could cause 23,000 job losses
Forest watchdog calls for protection of Estonia’s pagan heritage
A board member of Estonias Forest Stewardship Council is threatening to strip “sustainable” certification from timber felled near sacred sites
Polish police set to restrict protest and gather personal data at UN climate talks
Draft law worries civil society groups, who say they are already being excluded from the international climate process
The climate solution no-one in Davos will be talking about
Economists say a global carbon tax would efficiently shift the world to safer energy production. So why is it barely mentioned?
Climate Weekly: Estonia’s shrinking forests
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