US ‘will not speculate’ on climate treaty after leaving Unesco over Palestine
The body that oversees the Paris treaty also recognises Palestine, raising the prospect that Thursday’s decision to leave Unesco sets a precedent
UK and Canada announce global alliance to end coal power
UK and Canada challenge other nations to join them in committing to end coal power generation, saying “we are doing our part”
Netherlands to end coal power by 2030, closing down new plants
In a coalition agreement, the government formed by Mark Rutte promised to close all coal plants by 2030, including three that were only completed in 2015
Germany to miss climate targets ‘disastrously’: leaked government paper
Environment ministry documents reveal 2020 target for cutting emissions to be missed by a large margin dealing a “significant blow to Germany’s climate policy”
Canada to Tony Abbott: Inuit don’t think climate change is ‘probably good’
Environment minister Catherine McKenna rebutted former Australian PM’s claim climate change was “probably doing good” at a London conference
Climate change ‘probably doing good’, says former Australian PM Abbott
Former Australian prime minister likens treatment of climate sceptics to the Spanish Inquisition and says the government lost seats by not campaigning on energy prices
German Greens: ‘No coalition with Merkel without climate progress’
Greens will search for common ground with prospective conservative and free market partners, but are adamant their climate priorities must be protected
International concern as US moves to end clean power plan
The Trump administration plans to repeal and replace landmark policy that underpinned US commitment to Paris Agreement and a key climate deal with China
Big oil vs bearded seal: Case to test Trump climate stance
Supreme Court to decide whether to hear oil companies and Alaskan native case against Trump administration for listing seal as threatened due to climate change
EU lawmakers vote to curb fossil fuel influence on UN climate talks
A motion passed by the European Parliament seeks to address conflicts of interest between coal, oil and gas lobbyists and environmental protection
New York City aims to be carbon neutral by 2050
Donald Trump’s home city aligns its strategy with tough 1.5C global warming limit, in defiance of the president’s hostility to climate action
UK vetoes two South American climate finance bids
The British board member mounted a solo opposition to rural development projects in Paraguay and Argentina at a Green Climate Fund meeting in Cairo
US exports of tar sands waste are fuelling Delhi’s air pollution crisis
India has emerged as the world’s largest importer of petroleum coke, an oil byproduct that is now a major cause of pollution in the capital
Diesel subsidised by €21bn a year in Europe
Amid scandal and a public health crisis, diesel was a major beneficiary of government support for fossil fuels between 2014 and 2016, a report reveals
Anger at EU climate chief’s suggestion US can backtrack on Paris
EU commissioner has signalled that the US can downgrade its pledge to the Paris deal, but poor countries say such an act would “undermine global solidarity”
Portuguese kids crowdfund to sue EU countries for climate inaction
Six applicants aged between five and 14 want to sue in the European Court of Human Rights for tougher action to prevent dangerous global warming
Climate-hit Bangladesh struggling to access UN green funds
Developing country institutions lack capacity to meet the Green Climate Fund’s heavy paperwork demands, experts say at Dhaka conference
Fiji’s climate leadership: ‘We are all in the same canoe’
Prime minister Frank Bainimarama urged leaders in New York to look beyond narrow self-interest as he outlined plans for COP23 climate talks presidency
Nicaragua to join Paris climate deal in solidarity with ‘first victims’
Announcement makes Syria the only party not to have adopted the 2015 deal, while the US is threatening to leave in 2020
UN secretary general links hurricane devastation to climate change
António Guterres and other leaders called for renewed efforts to cut carbon pollution as the Caribbean faces yet another devastating storm