Brazilian senate approves new coal funding
Support to “modernise” coal power plants was smuggled into a bill about electricity sector privatisation, prompting calls for a presidential veto
UN approves plans for new IPCC global warming report
Top climate scientists have just under two years to deliver assessment of dangers and avoiding strategies for warming of 1.5C
Slums boom in Philippines typhoon danger zones
Communities destroyed by Haiyan refuse to join government relocations as new residents swell unauthorised seaside neighbourhoods
Podesta email dump reveals tight US-China climate ties
Todd Stern and Xie Zhenhua were opposing climate envoys for nearly five years – but in the heat of international negotiations they forged a vital friendship
Exxon CEO: world needs oil of five Saudi Arabias by 2040
Rex Tillerson tells industry event oil and gas companies will thrive in coming decades despite climate policies
Saudi Arabia says oil industry must meet climate goals
Oil chief Khalid Al-Falih cites the Paris climate deal at industry event in London, but adds oil and gas will provide the bulk of world energy supplies for decades
Statoil chief: rise of electric cars will shrink oil industry
Once regarded as a joke, the electric car sector is growing fast with some predicting it could take a 35% share of car sales by 2035 – bad news for oil majors
OPEC and UN climate body signal closer ties
Bloc of oil-exporting countries agrees on a need for economic diversification, in light of the Paris climate deal
UN tells Bangladesh to halt mangrove-threatening coal plant
Rampal coal plant poses a “serious threat” to a key ecosystem for Bengal tigers and must be cancelled, says the UN world heritage body
British Airways: UN aviation deal won’t bite till 2030s
Lack of global coverage means new pact to limit aviation pollution will do little to limit carbon growth in 2020s says sustainability chief of one of world’s top airline groups
Green groups sue Norwegian government to block Arctic oil
Drilling licenses awarded in the Barents Sea violate the Norwegian constitution and Paris Agreement, Greenpeace and Young Friends of the Earth will argue in court
Rich nations on course to miss 2020 climate finance goal
Study by British and Australian administrations says wealthy nations likely to miss politically sensitive $100 billion goal, but flows will continue to rise
Climate sceptic files Texas lawsuit against ‘alarmism’
Computer engineer Leonid Goldstein is targeting green groups in a conspiracy-fuelled court filing
Greenland warns Denmark over thawing US military bases
A warming Arctic is unfreezing toxic Cold War relics and with them, disputes between the US, Denmark and Greenland
UN agrees historic deal to cut HFC greenhouse gases
An estimated 0.5C of global warming could be prevented if latest climate pact is implemented successfully, say scientists
John Kerry urges ambition as HFC talks go into extra time
Negotiators in Kigali are arguing over the speed of a shift away from potent warming gases used in air conditioning
Ocean heatwave destroys Tasmania’s unique underwater jungle
The last giant kelp forest on the east coast of Tasmania has been lost, report divers and scientists
Saudi Arabia blasts Korean bank for “playing” with UN climate fund
“Either you are serious, or you are not,” says Saudi Green Climate Fund representative after Korea Exim pulled its application to the fund at the last moment
India domestic action smooths path to HFC deal in Kigali
Negotiators are optimistic about agreeing an ambitious climate deal for the refrigeration industry, after New Delhi’s surprise policy pledge
Australian selected as head of the Green Climate Fund
Howard Bamsey, a former climate envoy, will take on one of the most important and difficult jobs in the climate world