Bids have been invited for a renewable power auction in May, to wean the Amazonas region off reliance on fuel imports
Study released on Thursday shows a 2016 drought was made worse by climate change – but with March rains predicted to fail, the Met Office has warned of worse to come
Changing weather patterns make winter smog around China’s capital more likely, scientists warn, despite efforts to tackle air pollution at source
Documents obtained by Climate Home reveal a growing crisis as big miners and government shift liability to small companies who cannot afford coal mine clean up
A freeze on projects in China and India gives fresh hope of meeting tough global warming limits, according to a report by Coal Swarm, Greenpeace and Sierra Club
The IEA and IRENA issued separate press releases for their joint report, reflecting a gulf in expectations on the relative roles of renewables, nuclear and carbon capture
Under President Yameen, ministers are quashing environmental concerns to strike opaque resort deals with foreign investors, warn divers, scientists and two EPA insiders
In a region of Pakistan besieged by drought, and blessed with solar potential, China is funding the expansion of huge new coal projects
China and India experts say cuts challenge progress on emissions, while an architect of the Paris climate deal criticises the US for not being “truthful” to its commitments
“America First” budget would axe 20% of the UN’s climate body’s funding and $2bn to help developing countries deal with global warming
In a repudiation of President Trump’s stance, 17 lawmakers from his party are calling for “economically viable” climate policies
Major EU shipping hub is diversifying away from coal in line with a transition to lower carbon sources of energy, strategy paper reveals
More than 1,000 companies are backing an ad campaign warning that an anticipated rollback of green regulations will harm the US economy
Indigenous groups say they are at “war” with the Brazilian government after the appointment of a justice minister with close ties to agriculture
Argument the UN pact is in vulnerable country’s best interests prevails over doubts expressed by President Rodrigo Duterte last year
High level panel at the UN Human Rights Council hears that a child rights centred approach to climate change is “overdue”
Billions in development loans at risk after international human rights watchdog strips Azeri membership for failure to increase transparency
Trump temporary appointee asks for fast-track appeal to avoid ‘overly burdensome’ request for climate data
EXCLUSIVE: Government official tells Climate Home that carbon trading is “big challenge” for China: “We would like to use a different kind of economic instrument”
Burial mounds from the 5,000-year-old Funnelbeaker culture stand in the way of the proposed Ościsłowo opencast lignite mine