Tasmania to reach 120% renewable electricity in five years, Labor pledge
An election policy from the state opposition would provide a boost to rooftop solar and see more clean energy shipped to the mainland
International Solar Alliance to launch 121 projects at New Delhi summit
India and France are leading a push to roll out solar power, with an event next month to focus on water pumps, affordable finance and mini-grids
EU, US business lobbies seek closer access to UN climate talks
Business Europe and the US Council for International Business are calling for a direct channel to influence the review process for national climate targets
Ibiza, Mallorca launch 100% renewable power plan, defying Madrid
The Balearic Islands government is setting out to prove the holiday destination can run on cheap, clean electricity with a proposed climate law
Trump’s top climate adviser quits ‘over past marijuana use’
George David Banks, an experienced adviser who represented the White House at the last round of UN climate talks, was denied permanent security clearance
Standard Chartered ‘breaching climate policy’ with Vietnam coal plant investment
The London-based bank plans to co-finance Nghi Son 2 power plant, which NGOs say uses dirty old technology, against company and OECD guidelines
Leaked draft summary of UN special report on 1.5C climate goal – in full
Read the draft summary for policymakers of the most important climate science report of the year, on the challenge of holding global warming to 1.5C
Timelapse video: shipping first as LNG tanker crosses Arctic in winter without icebreaker escort
Teekay vessel Eduard Toll is designed to cut through ice and take advantage of the opening of Russia’s Arctic coastline to industry
Another blow for giant Australian coal mine as rail company steps back
Freight company Aurizon has withdrawn its application for a federal loan to build a rail line to link proposed coal mines with ports on the coast
Germany to set end date for coal power in 2019
A commission will decide the timeline for phasing out coal, under a coalition deal agreed between the social democrats and Angela Merkel’s conservatives
Europe’s biggest fossil fuel project gets €1.5bn public loan
The European Investment Bank has approved a loan to the Southern Gas Corridor, in a move environmentalists described as a “historic mistake”
Oil majors to face London, New York hearings over Philippines climate impact
Philippines human rights commissioner says taking hearings overseas will afford the 47 companies the best chance to confront the impacts of their businesses
Greenpeace appeals Norway Arctic oil drilling case
Campaigners plan to take their bid to block Arctic oil exploration licences to Norway’s supreme court, after a district court dismissed their case
EU says no new trade deals with countries not in Paris Agreement
European Commission backs French call for the Paris deal to be a prerequisite for access to the world’s second largest economy
France to Trump: ‘No Paris Agreement, no EU trade agreement’
French foreign minister says the US “should know what to expect” if it leaves international climate pact and seeks a trade deal with Europe
Poland to put ‘common sense’ over climate ambition as host of critical UN talks
In exclusive interviews, Poland’s climate chief said “calls for ambition bring nothing” while the environment ministry refused to back science on cause of climate change
Chile declares start of coal power phase-out
President Michelle Bachelet says the country will not build new coal plants without carbon capture and begin talks to replace existing capacity with cleaner sources
Warming could breach 1.5C within five years: UK Met Office
Background warming and natural cycles could push warming beyond 1.5C, within a decade of nations agreeing to try and keep it below that limit
China to monitor human health impacts of pollution for first time
Environment ministry paper sets out system for evaluating and responding to national health crisis, a move once seen as inconsistent with growth
Climate change affecting stability across West Africa and Sahel: UN security council
In a statement, the council president expanded concerns over the links between climate and violence in Africa to two regions that cover 26 countries