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Landslides, zika and beach loss: Rio de Janeiro prepares for climate change
As the Brazilian city hosts half a million tourists and 10,000 athletes for the Olympic games, CDP submission shows multiple global warming threats
Amazon megadam denied licence over environmental, indigenous concerns
The 8GW Sao Luiz do Tapajos hydropower project is expected to get the thumbs down from Brazilian regulators, in move cautiously welcomed by activists
Cities rush to join climate drive after Paris Agreement
Non-profit CDP reports 533 cities are sharing their climate plans, an increase of 70% since 2015
Rio Olympics: don’t break 1.5C record, say athletes
Campaign launches to promote clean energy and sustainable lifestyles, with stars backing #sport4climate
Europe needs a greener investment plan for its energy union
Gas and motorway projects offer poor value for money and could be stranded as climate regulations kick in, say E3G researchers
Five markers of climate change in 2015’s weather
Record heat, drought and continued glacier retreat show global warming fingerprint in 2015 state of the climate report
The Republicans fleeing Trump because of climate change
Libertarian Party emerges as unlikely home for climate-concerned Republicans as Donald Trump rails against green laws
The artificial leaves that turn CO2 and sunshine into fuel
Scientists have found a way to turn carbon dioxide into usable energy, which could help tackle climate change
UN: climate-friendly flying could cost $60 billion a year
Sourcing biofuels to replace oil will cost billions, but without radical cuts in air traffic or improvements in technology it may be the only solution to cut airline emissions
EU invests €62 million in wind and solar projects
Climate analysts welcome renewables funding, but warn European Commission still supports low value, polluting projects
UN asked Australia to cover up Great Barrier Reef lobbying
Email exchanges between Australian government and Paris-based UNESCO indicate officials colluded in keeping lobbying over key climate report secret
Atomic shambles: UK nuclear plans need urgent rethink
Planned celebrations by the nuclear industry were cancelled last week following the shock decision to put the world’s largest electricity project on hold
Crib notes: Amazon tribes set for Rio Olympics protest
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János Áder: Hungary’s unlikely climate change leader
Janos Ader has taken a hawkish stance on global warming in his time as president, but change at home has proved harder to deliver
Weekly wrap: Democrats, Philippines target ExxonMobil
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Hillary Clinton: Paris climate deal must be enforced
Keynote speech from Democrat candidate identifies climate change and multilateralism as core priorities for campaign
Hollywood stars target Trump climate change denial
Not reality TV: celebs highlight threat to US posed by rising sea levels, wildfires, drought and crop failure linked to fossil fuel emissions
Renewables overtake coal in UK power generation
Biomass, wind and other clean sources produced a quarter of UK electricity last year, government figures show, as plant closures reduced coal’s share to 22%
Controlling vines gives dramatic boost to Tanzania’s forests
Cutting back lianas allows trees to flourish, study finds, with lessons for forest management across tropical Africa, South America and Asia
US Democrats endorse WW2-scale mobilisation on climate challenge
If elected president, Hillary Clinton will convene a climate summit in the first 100 days, according to platform endorsed at Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia