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Coal set to dominate as Myanmar mulls energy strategy
ANALYSIS: Free from direct military rule since 2012, Myanmar is embarking on ambitious energy reforms, but renewables look set to miss out
Hollande calls for climate funds at Caribbean summit
NEWS: French president urges rich countries to help vulnerable states as top officials from Cuba to the Bahamas stake out common position for region
Cameron appoints Amber Rudd UK climate change chief
NEWS: Conservative MP takes helm in crunch year with Paris climate summit and debates on clean energy on horizon
Australia likened to Saudi Arabia in plea to quit coal habit
ANALYSIS: UN climate chief urges Canberra to follow Gulf example on renewables as policymakers slash clean energy ambition
Meet Reverend Billy, preacher of the climate apocalypse
INTERVIEW: With his Broadway-infused Stop Shopping Choir and congregation of thousands, Billy Talen takes the drama of global warming to the streets
Why Canada’s provinces are fighting the Feds on climate
ANALYSIS: Leftwingers’ shock victory in oil-rich Alberta signals energy sector shake-up as anticipated carbon taxes defy PM Harper
Conservative majority increases UK climate influence – Barker
NEWS: Returning prime minister David Cameron will advocate for a strong climate deal in Paris, says his former envoy
Modi: India can offer “natural leadership” on climate change
NEWS: PM offers grand vision of green India but no clues on country’s possible contribution to global climate pact
New Zealand stresses costs of climate action, looks to carbon markets
NEWS: Government is playing up the challenges of emissions cuts in a consultation on its contribution to a global climate deal
Brazil’s climate plans stall as historic drought hits country
NEWS: Government has promised to deliver ambitious plan to UN, but critics say work on Paris contribution has slowed
2C warming goal is a ‘defence line’, governments told
NEWS: Target exposes world’s poor to “very high risk” and should be tightened as much as possible, concludes expert dialogue
Fossil fuels just pushed CO2 levels to a 3 million-year high
NEWS: Global concentrations of greenhouse gases surpass “significant milestone”, US climate science agency says
EU, China set to announce climate pact late summer
NEWS: Carbon markets and green investment flows on agenda for economic superpowers ahead of Paris climate summit
Business eyes place at Paris climate summit top table
ANALYSIS: France’s offer to business and regions to provide solutions could be a game changer if hosts can get round to working out a plan
EU-Swiss carbon market link raises fears of diluted climate ambition
NEWS: Carbon Market Watch calls for safeguards as emissions trading pact sets precedent for China and South Korea tie-ins
Fear of floods and droughts dominate Pakistan climate plan
INTERVIEW: Climate minister says country will submit strategy to UN by September, warns it faces increase in future weather extremes
Carmichael coal mega-mine ‘unviable’ after Adani restructure
NEWS: Indian conglomerate rejects IEEFA claim it will struggle to attract finance for Australian coal mine, railway and port infrastructure
Mexico uses climate threat to justify ‘slum clearance’
NEWS: Official plans to relocate residents of shanty towns braced for future landslides and floods spark human rights fears
Rethink 2C climate goal, urge world’s most vulnerable
NEWS: Twenty nations menaced by rising sea levels and severe droughts attack “inadequate” temperature target
Tesla unveils home battery to rev up low carbon transition
NEWS: Household storage technology will lead a “fundamental transformation” of the energy system, says chief Elon Musk