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President Biden sets US emissions goal for 2035 in the shadow of Trump
The outgoing administration said the target to cut emissions by 61-66% by 2035 can be reached even if Trump rolls back climate action
How Biden can score a $41-billion Trump-proof win for climate action
The US government must support a landmark OECD agreement to end international oil and gas export finance
US election: Climate experts react to Donald Trump’s victory
Trump is expected to cut spending on green energy and boost US production of fossil fuels, while pulling his country out of the Paris climate accord
Legal experts say Trump could quit Paris pact – but leaving UNFCCC much harder
As the US Senate approved the US joining the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change, it’s unclear if a president could easily pull the country out
What Trump got wrong on China, coal and climate
Republican candidate Donald Trump has cited China’s coal plants as a reason for the US to stick with fossil fuels – but he fails to acknowledge China’s massive clean energy industry
Is Brazil’s Lula a climate leader?
The Brazilian president has run up against similar challenges to his US counterpart Joe Biden – and it’s bad news for the planet
How to convince Beijing of the case for stronger climate targets
An ambitious NDC would boost China’s economy, win it recognition as a responsible global power – and keep its people safer from climate disasters
US government backs the carbon credit industry’s push to fix itself
The Biden administration throws its weight behind the industry’s attempts to boost integrity in the beleaguered market
‘More than a number’: Global plastic talks need community experts
Frontline leaders who know the effects of plastic-related pollution want a global treaty that puts public health, human rights and the environment first
Louisiana communities are suffering from Japan-funded LNG exports
When the Japanese and US leaders meet in Washington, they should back a renewable energy future that will end harm to our health and livelihoods from fossil gas
John Podesta replaces Kerry as top US climate diplomat
Podesta will lead US international climate diplomacy alongside his current job overseeing the rollout of domestic clean energy subsidies
US government pauses new gas export terminals in ‘historic win’ for climate
The Biden administration is freezing approvals of new LNG export permits as climate considerations take centre stage.
Ten climate questions for 2024
The US election and negotiations on a new global finance target are the most important things for the climate in 2024
US-China talks thaw in heatwave – Climate Weekly
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Kerry rejects “climate reparations” but praises loss and damage fund
Experts said that the term “climate reparations” implies liability, whereas the loss and damage fund will be filled on a voluntary basis
US backs Indonesian oil refinery despite pledge to end fossil fuel finance
The US has been accused of “breaking” a key climate financing commitment by approving almost $100m in support for an overseas fossil fuel project
Hurricane Ian could cost US $67bn in economic damages
The Category 4 hurricane, one of the most powerful to ever make landfall in the US, has destroyed homes, infrastructure and citrus farms
Democratic contenders in Iowa caucus aim to rejoin Paris accord in green goals
Candidates pledged to boost climate finance for developing nations and break US dependence on fossil fuels
Pope urges EU ministers to step up climate fight
NEWS: Environment chiefs told to work hard to secure global goals in Vatican meet days before bloc finalises Paris strategy
Climate change threatens US business warn Bloomberg and Paulson
NEWS: Climate change could halve crop yields and submerge property worth $500 billion this century