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Pacific islanders blast Australian minister over rising seas jibe

NEWS: Marshall Islands foreign minister Tony de Brum criticises Peter Dutton for “insensitive” remarks, in week of tension on climate

NEWS: Tony Abbott will come under fire for coal-friendly policies at Port Moresby meeting, as neighbours back mining moratorium

BLOG: “Little black rock” advertising campaign by the Minerals Council of Australia is derided on social media

NEWS: Country is set to miss its “inadequate” 2030 emissions target due to Liberal leader’s attack on green regulation, say analysts

ANALYSIS: Australia’s dash for coal threatens existing miners as well as the climate, argues The Australia Institute’s Richard Denniss

ANALYSIS: Former Australian climate diplomat Jane Wilkinson offers a closer analysis of its INDC, and suggests despite criticism, all is not lost

NEWS: Emissions cut of 26-28% by 2030 lacks scientific credibility and harms country’s international reputation, say critics

NEWS: Campaigners urge Tony Abbott’s government to target post-2020 emissions cuts in line with 2C warming limit

COMMENT: Adani and GVK’s controversial mines in the Galilee Basin are not the cure to energy poverty, says retired top Indian official

NEWS: Government failed to consider yakka skink and ornamental snake in permit for AU$16 billion Carmichael mine, judge finds

NEWS: Ex minister Richard Benyon says continued Australian support for coal is a “risky bet” as world moves to cleaner future

ANALYSIS: Head of Dutch campaign group Urgenda shares courtroom success story with environmentalists in Brisbane

NEWS: Major carbon polluters set timelines for draft contributions to UN global climate pact

ANALYSIS: After a landmark ruling calls on the Netherlands to make deeper emissions cuts, where next for climate litigation?

INTERVIEW: Jay Weatherill, state premier, tells RTCC how regions can out-green their national governments

NEWS: Climate Change Authority recommends out science-based carbon target as contribution to UN climate deal

NEWS: Indian conglomerate Adani has suspended engineering work on the Carmichael project, raising speculation it could pull out

NEWS: Aboriginal elders and residents oppose Abbot Point port expansion as Unesco mulls “in danger” status for unique coral ecosystem

NEWS: Report finds country “pocketing difference” from slower emissions growth while projections remain fixed

ANALYSIS: Bloc of leading developed nations primed to tackle climate goals as Angela Merkel steps up in crunch year