The Chinese coal city that electrified its entire taxi fleet
Taiyuan, the capital of Shanxi province, replaced 8,000 petrol-powered taxis with electric vehicles in a single year. What did we learn?
Tesla’s South Australian super battery beats expectations for first month
The world’s largest lithium ion battery has brought much needed flexibility to the grid, encouraging other states to follow suit
Mapped: A world tour of 2017 in climate change news
What a year. Take a virtual world tour of our 21 top stories, from forest diamonds to Fiji-on-the-Rhine climate talks. Yes, Donald Trump makes an appearance
MIGA: The dirtiest World Bank wing you’ve never heard of
World Bank chief Jim Yong Kim tops the bill at a major climate summit in Paris next Tuesday, but part of the institution is still heavily promoting fossil fuels
In Poland’s coal heartland, miners defend their jobs but imagine a greener future
While the government champions coal, the area around Katowice, host of next year’s UN climate summit, is starting to diversify its economy
Cop23 UN climate talks: Everything you need to know
The US’ split personality, a stronger China and all the technical outcomes of the 2017 Fiji-in-Bonn summit in one place, compiled by Carbon Brief
US governor elections inspire hope during UN climate talks
Rejection of Trumpism in key gubernatorial battles is a sign the US’ climate pariahdom may be shortlived
‘Don’t wake the bear’: fragile climate talks begin in Bonn
Despite calm rhetoric, negotiators are nervous of the Trump effect, telling Climate Home News the Paris consensus ‘can unravel very quickly’
India prepares for clashes with developed world at UN climate talks
Several areas of unfinished business mean talks in Bonn could ignite as developing nations seek concessions from the industrialised world
Despite Trump, US climate team to forge on with Paris deal
As UN climate talks resume in Germany, a team of experienced, familiar diplomats are expected to take up many of the same positions the US has been fighting for years
Is China the leader UN climate talks need?
Xi Jinping’s trillion-dollar overseas investment strategy has not caught up with his green rhetoric, environmentalists warn as countries head to Bonn climate summit
Bonn climate talks raise tough questions about German coal
Chancellor Angela Merkel, with no concrete plans to curtail its huge coal industry, will be exposed as her country plays host to Fiji’s climate presidency
Australia only wealthy nation still breaking energy emissions records
How did a country that launched one of the world’s first major carbon pricing schemes become a rogue polluter in just five years?
Boost for German coal phaseout as election weakens Merkel
A ‘Jamaica coalition’ is the most likely outcome of a surprising election, putting the Greens in a position to pursue their goal of ending coal power
Developing disasters: How cities are making hurricanes more destructive
Scientists warn of expanding “bull’s-eyes” as the US builds in parts of the country at ever-greater risk because of climate change and severe weather
Link between Hurricane Harvey and climate change is unclear
Reports the devastating storm was made worse by humanity’s carbon emissions fail to grasp climate change is not just about warming
Sweltering European summer has human fingerprints
The chance of extremely hot days, such as have been seen across southern Europe this summer has been “greatly increased” by climate change
Trump lays groundwork for staying in Paris Agreement
After notifying the UN that he intends to leave the Paris climate deal, the prospect of Donald Trump doing so seems increasingly uncertain
Trump letter to UN on leaving Paris climate accord – in full
Trump’s communication with the UN and media release clarified some details and set the scene for political manoeuvring to come
India’s electric vehicle revolution faces major hurdles
High costs and a lack of public charging stations pose a challenge to bold EV target, say experts, not helped by inconsistent government policy