As Trump mulls over leaving the Paris agreement, US officials fly in to interim talks with no clear mandate
Donald Trump suggests China, India, Russia should pay more into the UN-backed Green Climate Fund
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Planned gas pipeline from Russia undermines long-term EU energy security and climate goals, writes Marcin Stoczkiewicz
Frozen tundra may be more sensitive to rising temperatures than previously thought, releasing methane and worsening global warming
Environmental protests against the $46bn Southern Gas Corridor are baseless, says Ilham Aliyev, who expects to begin exporting gas through the pipeline by 2018
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Australian ministers claim Carmichael mine would send cleaner coal to India than imports from elsewhere. This is false, says analyst from major global agency
Billions in development loans at risk after international human rights watchdog strips Azeri membership for failure to increase transparency
Proposed multi-billion dollar deal sparks protests in the tiny atoll nation, which has found itself at the centre of a great game over oil, power and religion
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Environment minister says warm temperatures and low levels of Arctic sea ice are an early warning to world that climate change is biting
Envoys from US, EU, Russia and South Africa reject claims that one piece of research in June 2015 shaped flagship UN climate pact
Drought, heat and commercial foresting have made it easier for fires to spread, killing 11 people and consuming entire towns
Falling sea ice levels due to climate change and spike in Russian activity require strategic response in US, says department of defense
Brussels bids for climate leadership as US backs out, but stocktake shows clean energy momentum slowing and a carbon lock-in risk from gas pipelines
US supermajor’s profits have halved since last year, on a $2bn write-down of gas assets, but executives still don’t mention climate risk
Energy infrastructure should align with climate targets to avoid stranded assets, European Commission is expected to advise on Wednesday
France’s former climate ambassador runs though the countries we should expect to protect the Paris Agreement in 2017
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