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2016: the year climate change came home
During the hottest year on record, Karl Mathiesen travelled to Tasmania and found his home irreparably changed
Farewell 2016: climate highlights from our expert panel
Scientists, policymakers and civil society leaders from France, Germany, Bangladesh, Spain, the US and UK identify their highlights of 2016
2016 in review: UN climate talks deliver mixed progress
The COP22 summit was dominated by Donald Trump’s shock election win, but amid the gloom there were kernels of progress says St Lucia minister
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Letters reveal Trump rants against Scottish offshore windfarm
Furious missives from golf magnate and US president-elect said wind power was useless and would ruin Scotland’s economy
What Exxon’s 2017 energy outlook tells us about Rex Tillerson
Whether or not he wants it to, Donald Trump’s pick for US secretary of state expects the Paris climate deal to fail
India ‘lacks plan’ to cope with climate-linked migration
ActionAid says South Asian governments should work on better mechanisms to cope with large-scale movements
2016 mapped: around the world in top climate stories
Look back on a year of weird weather and clean energy breakthroughs around the world
Chilling in Kigali: how the world sealed a climate deal for fridges
In the first in our 2016 in review series, Chatham House’s Duncan Brack reflects on the UN deal to curb HFC use that was agreed in October
Let climate sceptics have their moment – it will not last
President-elect Donald Trump heralds a new age of climate doubters, but can this army backed by fossil fuel companies hold off reality in 2017?
Growing water stress drives desalination push in Kenya
As drought hits crop yields and livelihoods, Kenya approves the first of a planned fleet of plants to get drinking water from the ocean
Dirtier than tar sands: California’s crude oil secret
Lawyers are gearing up for a courtroom battle over some of the most carbon intensive supplies in the world
Obama’s last climate play: US, Canada agree Arctic oil ban
Over 115 million acres of Arctic will be free from oil and gas exploration under decrees by leaders of US and Canada
Turkish gas companies with corrupt past get World Bank loan
Businessmen who have secured contracts to build massive gas pipeline linking EU and Azerbaijan were convicted for tender rigging and bribery
BP looking to sell off Great Australian Bight interests
Correspondence with the federal regulator reveals oil major is in discussions with others to offload drilling rights in environmentally sensitive region
Laurence Tubiana to head European Climate Foundation
French climate envoy has been appointed to lead fund that supports multiple green NGOs and think-tanks
Global warming linked to plant, animal extinctions
Almost half of plant and animal species have experienced local extinctions due to climate change, research reveals, with the tropics suffering the most pronounced loss
Brazil’s coffee growers face bleak future as world warms
Small-scale farmers who produce most of the world’s coffee beans face reductions in crop yield and quality as a result of rising temperatures and extreme weather
UK Met Office: 2017 to be ‘very warm’ but won’t beat 2016
Temperatures likely to dip slightly next year as El Nino wanes but long term average remains on an upward curve, say UK experts
Gates hopeful Trump will support green energy
Federal support for research and development into clean tech should appeal to incoming president, says Microsoft billionaire