UN shipping body approves Arctic heavy fuel oil ‘ban’, delayed for a decade
Campaigners describe ban as "meaningless", as concessions to Russia allow most ships to continue using heavy fuel oil in the sensitive polar region until...
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Adani’s Australian mine green light can’t change economics of coal
Indian mining firm Adani yesterday announced that its board had approved plans to proceed with the controversial Carmichael coal mine in Queensland’s Galilee Basin.But...
Norway at loggerheads with DR Congo over forest protection payments
International donors have frozen funding to conserve the world's second largest rainforest, with the DRC environment minister said to have gone "rogue"
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Netherlands climate lawsuit goes to court of appeals
Urgenda and 900 citizens successfully sued in 2015 for stronger Dutch climate ambition, but the government is challenging the court's right to rule on...
UK offers green assurances for no-deal Brexit
London says it will carry over EU emissions rules for cars, coolants and industrial plants even if it crashes out in March with no...
In Bangkok, governments scramble to agree Paris climate rulebook
UN climate chief calls on nations to make decisive progress in last-chance talks in the Thai capital
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Climate Weekly: Petcoke, a looming public health threat
It sounds cute. When Karl Mathiesen searched for it on a stock photo website, he got a dog in 3-D glasses holding a soft...
EU 2020 budget boosts climate action spending
Parliament and members states have agreed to allocate 21% of next year's budget to measures to address climate change
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‘Don’t fail your children’: youth demand climate action at UN shipping talks
School striker Noga Levy-Rapoport urged the International Maritime Organization to set speed limits at sea, for the sake of young and future generations
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