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UK urged to ratify Paris climate deal by close of 2016
UK opposition calls on prime minister Theresa May to start process of ratifying UN’s climate pact when parliament returns from holiday
US, India edge towards ‘biggest climate win’ in 2016
Despite its huge reliance on old cooling technologies, Delhi can leave a winner from October’s HFC negotiations, argue experts from US green group NRDC
Why ship owners see little point in greener vessels
Fuel efficient ships save millions, study finds, but their owners do not benefit from clean technology investment
Elephant seals enlisted in Antarctic sea ice study
Marine mammals have been fitted with monitoring devices to gather data in inaccessible parts of the South Pole
Insurers worth $1.2tn tell G20 to stop funding fossil fuels by 2020
Climate change is the “mother of all risks” says Aviva CEO, and hundreds of billions in annual government assistance to oil, gas and coal is “simply unsustainable”
We’ve only just begun: more climate fights are coming
Luckily for the chances of avoiding global warming, the Paris climate deal isn’t the only game in town. Here’s a rundown of what else is cooking
Weekly wrap: Brazil, US and China drop climate deal hints
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Can ‘smart migration’ build climate resilience in Africa?
Researchers in Kenya’s Samburu county find households where at least one member has migrated have the capacity to adopt better adaptation measures
Paris temperature check: Australia’s climate plans in focus
The outsider who came in from the cold: Malcolm Turnbull said tackling climate change “inspires and energises” him, but has he delivered?
Brazil to ratify Paris climate deal on 29 August – reports
Interim president Michel Temer keen to beat US and China in race to formally back Paris climate agreement
California passes ambitious climate targets
New law requires the US economic powerhouse to cut its emissions by 40% below 1990 levels by 2030
Climate change now has a start date
Researchers have pinpointed the beginning of global warming to a couple of decades in mid-1800s, showing earth’s sensitivity to small atmospheric changes
Adaptation takes centre stage as IPCC prepares 1.5C study
New report by world’s foremost authority on global warming likely to major on how countries can adjust to rising temperatures and weather extremes
How better forecasts can prevent climate-induced disasters
An average of 22.5 million people have been displaced by climate or weather-related events since 2008: one answer is access to better forecasts
The dangers of ‘crying wolf’ over Arctic sea ice melt
There are serious risks from continued climatic changes and a melting Arctic but the public and policy-makers are not served well by exaggerating those risks
Russia poses military threat in melting Arctic, say UK MPs
UK defence and security committee warns country is ill-prepared for conflict with Russia, warns it needs to look to North Pole for future threats
Morocco targets long term climate plans at COP22 talks
Minister tells Climate Home the 2016 UN climate meeting should focus on decarbonisation, finance and adaptation pathways
Social media echo chambers are hurting climate debate
We live in an era where emotional statements frequently trump cold and bland facts, raising questions over comms strategies for climate activists
Deforestation impacts felt for decades – scientists
Halting tree-felling and land clearance is not enough to save tropical rainforests without programmes of forest restoration in degraded areas, scientists say
Shell-backed study identifies safe carbon storage zones
Study of natural carbon dioxide reservoirs shows that the greenhouse gas could be safely stored deep underground for tens of thousands of years