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As climate change bites, Kenya water fund offers hope to farmers
ANALYSIS: Natural infrastructure is boosting Nairobi’s resilience to water extremes, but this approach can struggle to attract investment
‘Tsunami of litigation’ against Obama climate plan will fail, say NGOs
NEWS: Curbs on power plant emissions on solid legal foundation, say legal experts at environmental groups
UN Security Council hears climate fears of small island states
NEWS: Unusual debate at UN HQ in New York highlights security concerns of world’s most climate vulnerable countries
UK cuts undermining Paris climate talks, say green groups
NEWS: Letter to prime minister warns credibility of country is at stake as UN greenhouse gas cutting deal looms
Pentagon warns of emergency risk in melting Arctic
NEWS: US Department of Defense is calling for more resources to expand search and rescue capabilities into newly open territory
What can we expect from India’s climate pledge?
ANALYSIS: New Delhi is expected to submit its plans to the UN in September, balancing carbon cuts with development
EU mulls climate finance package ahead of Paris summit
NEWS: Luxembourg presidency proposes ‘toolbox’ to showcase funding amid fears cash drought could poision UN talks
Global warming halfway to UN’s 2C limit – New Scientist
NEWS: All but one of the main surface temperature monitors has recorded a 1C rise since pre-industrial times, analysis shows
Ahead of Paris, Russia becomes a climate policy wallflower
ANALYSIS: Moscow is politely absent from the climate debate, showing indifference rather than hostility to a global deal
Campaigners warn of climate finance corruption risk
ANALYSIS: Countries like Bangladesh and the Maldives need cash to deal with global warming, but have weak institutions
Coal giant Peabody posts $1bn second quarter losses
NEWS: The US coal sector is being squeezed by divestment campaigns and oversupply in global markets
Mark Carney set for new ‘stranded assets’ intervention
NEWS: Bank of England governor to front debate on carbon bubble threat with UN climate chief one month before Paris summit
G20 could determine if rich meet climate finance promise
NEWS: Lack of breakthrough on core plank of UN deal tees up November meeting to tackle contentious issue
Canada tar sand exploration ‘on hold until 2017’
NEWS: High cost, high carbon source of oil is hit by low oil prices, analysts say, with 5.6bn barrels worth of projects shelved
Tubiana concerned over slow progress of draft Paris climate deal
GUARDIAN: France wants to see serious progress by October on text for a new deal on global warming, says Laurence Tubiana
Mangroves rooted in Indonesia’s climate target
NEWS: Indonesia could go a quarter of the way to reaching its 2020 carbon-cutting aim by ending destruction of vital forests
Coke, Apple, Microsoft make $140 billion Paris climate deal pledge
NEWS: Corporates to commit to green investments and clean energy in win for Obama climate endeavour
Pakistan blocks calls to phase out super-warming HFCs
NEWS: Talks to eliminate potent class of greenhouse gases last week failed to reach agreement, to the frustration of campaigners
UN releases ‘streamlined’ negotiating text for Paris climate deal
NEWS: Officials say new document outing proposals for 2015 emissions cutting pact offers ‘clearer picture of possible outcome’
Conflicted messages lie at heart of UK climate policy
ANALYSIS: London wants an ambitious 2015 Paris deal but is sending mixed signals to other 194 countries at negotiations