CRIB NOTES JUNE 22-26: Canberra drops defence brief, UK debates fracking, SDGs dominate in NY and FormulaE hits London
VIDEO: Models that suggest the world can rapidly cut CO2 emissions are optimistic, says CICERO’s Glen Peters
WEEKLY WRAP: All you need to know from the last seven days of international climate change and energy politics
ANALYSIS: ‘We may well be leaving to coming generations debris, desolation and filth’, Pope Francis tells flock of 1.2 billion
BLOG: Rolling coverage from the launch of the Pope’s call to all Catholics to respect the environment and tackle climate change
NEWS: More than 9,000 people flocked to Westminster to urge MPs to back action on global warming, in the largest ever demo of its kind
NEWS: Despite renewables growth, top energy expert Yufeng Yang predicts slow reduction in China’s emissions 2030-2050
ANALYSIS: Dependent on petrol exports, the South American country is fraught with contradictions as it resists overhaul of fossil fuels
NEWS: Democrat hopeful lashes out at sceptics and says she’ll back growth of solar, wind and other green energies
NEWS: Government set to maintain plans to slash emissions and boost clean energy use in UN pledge due on June 17
NEWS: ‘Underwater rainforests’ that buffer coastlines from storms on track for ‘full-fledged bleaching event’ as die-offs loom
NEWS: Sub-Saharan country eyes 64% emissions cut by 2030 on business-as-usual as it bids for carbon-neutrality in future
COMMENT: World’s largest rail network consumes more electricity than Sri Lanka, but is taking new steps to cut power use
NEWS: Economic prosperity could be placed at risk unless countries agree ambitious carbon cutting pact, say business leaders
NEWS: Arab kingdom becomes first country to vow to slash price-distorting bumps for oil and gas in offer to UN global agreement
NEWS: Lower economic growth, tighter climate regulations and a decline in heavy industry primed to slow carbon growth
NEWS: Big Oil the baddies because people can’t name coal companies, says Simon Henry, as oil major’s strategy shaped by “carbon bubble
NEWS: At home Beijing is looking beyond coal, but abroad it’s investing in expansion of world’s dirtiest fuel
NEWS: Solar, wind and hydro finance flows remain strong despite economic downturn, says new spending analysis by US government
NEWS: New initiative backed by UK, Chinese and Saudi firms seeks to explore ways they can contribute to emissions challenge