Green groups get ‘unprecedented’ Trump bump in donations
The Sierra Club, Greenpeace and Friends of the Earth are among US NGOs benefitting from surging support to fight Donald Trump’s anti-green agenda
US solar power smashes records in 2016
A record glut of large scale projects saw solar capacity jump enough to connect one home every 11 seconds in the third quarter of the year
Poland green bond issue will not fund coal, says official
Investors are sceptical about Warsaw bid to finance renewables, given its coal-heavy energy policy
Climate divested funds now bigger than listed oil, gas sector
Outgoing UN chief hails news as value of organisations ditching polluting fossil fuels doubles to $5tn in 2016
Methane surge has climate scientists worried
Farming is in the frame as methane levels in the air grow at the highest rate in 20 years, jeopardising international climate targets
Climate scientists urged to fight back against ‘bullshit’
It might be time-consuming, but researchers need to defend the truth against a tide of misinformation, says commentary in journal Nature
IEA cuts coal demand forecast for fifth year in a row
Global coal use is flatlining as China continues to restructure its economy, says influential energy think-tank
Trump ‘studying’ implications of Paris climate deal
President-elect suggests decision on UN climate pact not finalised despite campaign threats, says competitiveness is main concern
Africa gears up for first-of-a-kind climate impact study
A scientific pilot in Kenya and Ethiopia seeks to identify the link between extreme weather events and global warming
Indonesia president bans further destruction of peatlands
Norwegian pressure and financial support credited as world’s 8th largest greenhouse gas emitter targets end to exploitation of peatlands
Conservation zones exclude indigenous people, drive deforestation
Without their traditional land managers, reserves in Central America are left vulnerable to corporate interests, report finds
Exxon, Chevron face Philippines climate change probe
Hearings by the country’s Human Rights Commission will target some of Donald Trump’s allies in the oil sector
145 MPs warn Brexit should not lead to cull of climate laws
Greener UK coalition of 13 civil society groups and a fifth of sitting British MPs urge government to safeguard climate and environment laws
Trump EPA pick has sued EPA, is climate sceptic
Critics say Oklahoma attorney general is a “dangerous and unqualified choice” to lead the environmental regulator he has constantly attacked
UN to extend freeze on climate change geoengineering
Draft documents suggest countries will agree to further ban on large-scale climate techno-fixes, warning risks of damage to biodiversity outweigh potential benefits
UK cuts Foreign Office climate change team
Cuts made to workforce at home and overseas despite ministers saying climate diplomacy should be a top priority, reports the Guardian
Fire bombs: why is the Mediterranean burning?
Huge fires, once rare in southern Europe, have ripped through communities from Greece to Portugal. The third and final part of our series investigates why
Court blocks Polish coal plant, in victory for campaigners
While Poland’s top politicians promote coal, communities and environmental lawyers are pushing back through the courts
Africa drought drives sexual abuse, hits HIV treatment
Erratic rains have left a continent in crisis says UN, which is working on humanitarian ‘blueprint’ to make countries more resilient to extreme weather
Kill coal, create jobs business leaders urge Trump
Cutting US emissions will wipe out thousands of jobs, but create more than a million in greener manufacturing industries says study