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Ten banks back zero net deforestation push
NEWS: Standard Chartered is the latest to promise forest-friendly finance under the Soft Commodities Compact
China offers Paris boost as UN climate deal pledges trickle in
WEEKLY WRAP: All you need to know from the last seven days of international climate change and energy politics
Pakistan and India ‘unprepared’ for heatwaves
COMMENT: There are clear links between government communication and fewer deaths from heat stroke. Ministers must do better.
Indian heatwave deaths blamed on global warming
NEWS: Fierce temperatures in India doubled the heat-related deaths normally recorded in May − and the government insists natural causes are not to blame
AS IT HAPPENED: Pope Francis’ climate call to action in encyclical
BLOG: Rolling coverage from the launch of the Pope’s call to all Catholics to respect the environment and tackle climate change
Venezuela: The climate paradox of the petro-state
ANALYSIS: Dependent on petrol exports, the South American country is fraught with contradictions as it resists overhaul of fossil fuels
Kevin Rudd – forget the UN, G20 must lead on climate change
NEWS: “High time” for group of top emitters to broker climate agreement outside of United Nations, ex-Australia leader says
Leave coal in the ground, not oil and gas – Shell CFO
NEWS: Big Oil the baddies because people can’t name coal companies, says Simon Henry, as oil major’s strategy shaped by “carbon bubble
That weekend I built a solar power plant
BLOG: Generating your own supply of electricity is straightforward and cheap – so easy that RTCC editor Ed King had a go
Cities central to climate and sustainable development – World Urban Campaign
INTERVIEW: Empowering mayors, village chiefs and communities to promote care for the environment is central to climate challenge
Japan eyes weak climate goals as nuclear plans fade
NEWS: Atomic energy’s role in power generation won’t recover to pre-Fukushima levels, opening door for coal and gas
Will 2015 be the warmest year on record?
BLOG: Combination of temperature rises linked to greenhouse gas emissions and EL Nino could send mercury levels soaring
Climate change will increase flow of migrants to Europe
COMMENT: Grim death toll will get worse unless coordinated action is taken to tackle climate change, conflicts and poverty
G7 stresses climate risks to fragile states
NEWS: Bloc of world’s top developed nations sets up working group to examine climate change’s potential to destabilise weak countries
Top development banks agree definition for climate finance
NEWS: Financial institutions with over US$ 2,100 billion in assets publish principles to guide future investments in clean energy
Three lessons the Iran nuclear deal can teach climate negotiators
ANALYSIS: Proposed Paris deal runs to over 100 pages but to secure agreement envoys need a plan to manage the toxic politics
Climate change weekly wrap (March #3) – news, video + analysis
NEWSLETTER: All you need to know from the last seven days of international climate change and energy politics
Vanuatu’s banana farmers face bleak future after Cyclone Pam
NEWS: Majority of Pacific country’s crops and seed stores have been wiped out says UN, calling for support to rebuild shattered islands
Climate politics waters down ambition of UN disaster risk deal
NEWS: As climate impacts start to bite, lack of funding assurances split rich and poor at key disaster summit in Sendai
Shell’s climate change strategy: narcissistic, paranoid, and psychopathic
COMMENT: In an open letter to Shell’s Ben Van Beurden, the UK’s former top climate envoy says now is the time for him to show leadership