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A coalition of green groups is calling on insurers to stop underwriting coal projects, on account of the risk they pose to the climate.The #UnfriendCoal...
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Brazil should support ambition in the climate deal of the year
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Former UN climate chief lobbies against $1bn loan to Australian coal train
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France will replace US funding for UN climate science panel, says Macron
French president Emmanuel Macron sent a pulse of excitement racing through the Bonn climate summit with a speech seizing the mantle of climate leadership...
India doesn’t report its carbon emissions clearly, so we did
India's carbon inventories lack clarity and up-to-date information, but a new research effort shows where its biggest challenges lie
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Rich countries ‘trying to turn climate funds into World Bank’
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Video: Palau to raise Adani coal mine with Australia
The minister of environment for Palau will seek a meeting with his Australian counterpart Josh Frydenberg to discuss a giant Indian-owned coal mine proposed for...
Why are German coal workers so powerful, when there are so few?
With Germany slipping from its position as a climate leader, an industry with just 20,000 jobs is dictating policy to the federal government
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China flexes its muscle as climate talks near end with slow progress
As UN climate talks drew towards a close on Friday night – barring some minor scuffling – China’s lead envoy Xie Zhenhua strode up and...
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US Energy Department tells staff to stop using the phrases climate change and Paris...
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EPA seeks to scuttle cleanup of coal power plant pollution.
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