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Sydney and Vancouver are fulfilling climate promises made in Paris
As national governments delay, cities around the world are committing to climate action
France’s Macron to pitch global environmental rights charter to UN
Draft treaty aims to give teeth to “soft law”, but critics warn it risks creating confusion and diverting attention from practical initiatives to boost environmental protection
Climate change threatens survival of the River Jordan
New research finds worsening droughts will sap the biblical waterway, which is already under pressure from agriculture and a growing population
Developing disasters: How cities are making hurricanes more destructive
Scientists warn of expanding “bull’s-eyes” as the US builds in parts of the country at ever-greater risk because of climate change and severe weather
Climate Weekly: After the deluge, reflection on climate injustice
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Hurricane Harvey: lawyers warn of climate lawsuits over damages
As science tying disasters to climate change becomes increasingly accurate, victims could seek legal redress for failure to plan for predictable events
EU ‘increasingly likely’ to implement electric car quota, despite denials
Quota on the production of electric cars by 2030 would be mandatory, according to sources
Why state action is no answer to bonfire of US climate rules
President Trump says states know better than federal government how to protect the environment, but history shows they are creative at ducking collective problems
Volvo electric vehicle push reflects China’s leadership ambition
Car giant’s move away from the internal combustion engine will fuel Chinese dominance in emerging clean technology
This G20 will be remembered for division, not unity
Efforts in Hamburg to rally 19 countries to the Paris Agreement were successful, but deeper ambition feels further away
If US states are really ‘still in’ Paris, here’s what they need to do
The Paris accord isn’t only about cutting emissions, some states are already finding ways to meet climate finance commitments
Calling China’s carbon market ‘ambitious’ shows how low the bar has fallen
China is planning the world’s biggest carbon market, but with little detail given for its design, praise for the scheme is premature
Modi and Adani: the old friends laying waste to India’s environment
India’s environment has been subjugated to the whims of the prime minister’s industrial cronies. How can the world believe him on climate change?
US cities and states back Paris deal but ignore climate finance
Several US states and cities have committed to cut emissions despite president Trump, but only Seattle remembered cash commitments to the developing world
Poor world calls for climate finance to fill Trump void
US climate finance axe exposes poor communities worldwide, say negotiators and aid experts, putting pressure on other countries to step up
Club of Rome president: climate sanctions on US ‘a lovely idea’
“I suspect he is a loser president,” says Ernst Ulrich von Weizsäcker. But conceded trade barrier from the EU were unlikely
‘Dirty lie’ of cheap fossil fuels must end, says German economist
Ottmar Edenhofer said the low cost of carbon ignores the social, environmental and human health costs of burning coal, oil and gas
Transparency is essential to make aviation climate deal work
As countries write the rules for airlines to offset their emissions growth, they must make sure there is no double-counting
The Indian coal plant getting paid $150m to sit idle
Consumers are footing the bill for Rattan India’s Amravati power station, a “shocking” example of a dysfunctional sector
Large hydropower dams have no place in the Green Climate Fund
The UN’s flagship climate finance initiative should be driving innovation, not wasting money on old technology saddled with resilience and human rights concerns