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Obama outlines ‘climate-smart economy’ vision in final budget
NEWS: US president plans to channel billions into clean energy, resilience and climate aid – if the Republican-dominated Congress will let him
US military to war game climate change threats
NEWS: Directive from Pentagon calls for climate focus at all levels of armed forces; urging commanders to prepare troops for operations in extreme conditions
No monkeying around: China state control threatens climate agenda
ANALYSIS: Beijing’s bold economic reform plans could speed emissions cuts – but can they coexist with a crackdown on free speech?
Leaky carbon markets cast shadow over EU steel says lobbyist
INTERVIEW: Pay-to-pollute rules in some countries, but not in others are ‘worst possible solution’, says industry head
Oil majors prepare for profit bloodbath
CRIB NOTES 1-5 FEB: BP and Shell results due, Tubiana named a champion, Bloomberg predict $12.5 trillion needed to back Paris, UN to debate loss and damage
As memory of Chernobyl, Fukushima fades, activists renew nuclear warning
BLOG: 2011 disaster survivors urge UK to ditch atomic plans: “Don’t consider Fukushima as something that could never never happen to you. It could.”
Top lobbyist says coal needs its own ‘Mission Innovation’
INTERVIEW: Despite climate concerns, hundreds of coal plants are being built worldwide. The World Coal Association argues governments should stump up for cleaner technology
Australia, Japan, US coal burners face ‘utility death spiral’
NEWS: Old power generators are losing market share to wind and solar, say Oxford University analysts, in environmental risk report for investors
UK top 10 climate claims, unpicked
ANALYSIS: Energy and climate chief Amber Rudd is on the defensive after an influential business lobby criticised government policy. We look at the facts
India, France switch on global solar alliance
NEWS: Modi and Hollande inaugurate New Delhi HQ of 122-strong coalition following announcement at Paris climate summit
Vietnam to phase out coal, invest in gas and renewables
NEWS: Prime minister says government will review plans for new coal power plants, indicating country could shift towards lower emission gas and renewables
9 reasons to be cheerful about global climate action
ANALYSIS: Amid smashed temperature records, China emissions are falling, renewables are rising and consultancies are advising clients to start divesting fossil fuels
Weekly wrap: Gulf States eye oil-free future
UAE eyes greener future, UN climate chief bullish post Paris, China emissions fall, 2015 temps hit new record + Davos 2016 round-up
Total CEO: Solar is loss-making at $30 oil
DAVOS 2016: Forget turning a profit on sunshine with crude prices at 12-year lows, says French oil chief Patrick Pouyanne
CCS axe jeopardises UK climate policy, lawmakers hear
NEWS: Pulling the plug on carbon capture competition throws emissions targets into question, industry experts warn
Leonardo DiCaprio slams ‘corporate greed’ of oil, gas and coal sector
DAVOS 2016: Wolf of Wall Street star urges more action on climate change in World Economic Forum speech
Swapping oil for rays pays for Gulf petropowers
NEWS: Gulf region would spare scarce water and reserve lucrative hydrocarbons for export if it meets renewables targets in ‘Global Sunbelt’
Pakistan signs coal mining deals with China
NEWS: Tharparkar opencast mine will produce 3.8 million tonnes of coal a year, under agreements signed in the past month
UK fracking furore will fizzle out says shale chief
INTERVIEW: Protests are the norm with onshore energy projects – but let industry address ‘fears and myths’ to prove benefits, says top natural gas lobbyist
Shift beyond oil ‘unstoppable’ post Paris, says UN climate chief
INTERVIEW: With Middle Eastern governments accepting hydrocarbons’ days are numbered, Christiana Figueres says progress on decarbonising economy is inevitable