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Ben & Jerry’s, Toyota join science-based targets club
155 major companies have committed to cut emissions in line with 2C global warming threshold
Alcoholism, domestic abuse weakens climate resilience
Communities where alcohol use is rife are at greater risk of disintegration when extreme weather hits, finds study
Fabius: EU failure to rapidly ratify Paris Agreement ‘damaging’
French former president of UN summit warns of negative consequences if Brussels does not formally join deal before it enters into force
UN report finds progress on global climate efforts
Latest synthesis study commends governments for climate drive, but underlines radical carbon cuts required to avoid dangerous warming
Price water or prepare for a thirstier, poorer planet – World Bank
Value water or face plummeting growth rates, warns World Bank as Africa and Asia suffer from ongoing drought linked to El Nino and climate change
Mexican ambassador selected as next UN climate chief
Patricia Espinosa is to take over from Christiana Figueres as head of the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change in July
Crib notes: The kids are all right – investors need to catch up
CRIB NOTES 2-6 May: Youth win courtroom battle in Washington State, major asset owners are ignoring climate risk and DC hosts Climate Action 2016 summit
Weekly wrap: Saudi Arabia’s post-oil plan lands
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Laurence Tubiana: This is no time for complacency
Oil majors need to get their act together and governments ramp up ambition to make UN climate goals a reality, writes France ambassador Laurence Tubiana
Shanghai must target heavy industry to peak emissions
China’s largest city is leading on green buildings and sustainable transport technology, but experts say it needs to get a grip on polluting sectors
FTSE launches fossil-free, green economy index
Tesla and Vestas replace the likes of ExxonMobil and Rio Tinto in product to help investors back low carbon economy
Remote-controlled ships could trim trade’s carbon footprint
Crewless ships would use 10-15% less fuel, estimate engineers, and could be running by the end of the decade
No need to destroy forests to feed growing population – study
Models show saving trees and expanding food supply are compatible, particularly if people avoid meat
Climate finance must be based on science
Development banks can learn from corporations when it comes to getting bang for their green buck
Heatwaves will hit workers’ health in warming world, warns UN
GUARDIAN: Productivity losses could exceed US$2 trillion by 2030, says major report, as field and factory labourers suffer
How to bring the Paris Agreement in this year
India, Japan or leading EU member states could get climate pact over the 55% of global emissions threshold to enter into force
Shareholder pressure mounts on downgraded ExxonMobil
Aviva among latest investors to declare support for climate change resolution at next month’s AGM
In pictures: Greenpeace activists scale Turkish coal plant
Protest highlights climate and local impact of government plans for more than 70 coal power plants
Venezuela orders two-day week to tackle energy crisis
El Nino has dried up hydropower supplies, as South American petroeconomy battered by low oil price
France goes it alone on carbon price floor
President Francois Hollande plans to hike the cost of pollution at home, regardless of Brussels’ bloc-wide reforms