To phase out coal, world leaders should learn from tobacco action
On the sidelines of the UN climate conference in Bonn last month, Canada and the UK spearheaded the launch of the Powering Past Coal...
Civil society summit calls for international action on climate migration
Civil society leaders from more than 100 countries called for action on climate-induced displacement at a summit in Suva, Fiji, this week.
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Climate Weekly: Macron shipping declaration exclusive
The Paris Agreement turns two on Tuesday. President Emmanuel Macron is throwing a party and that nasty Donald Trump is not invited.
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Macron summit to launch call for shipping to meet Paris climate goals
The shipping industry will be urged to align with international climate goals under a declaration to be launched at a climate summit in Paris next Tuesday.
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MIGA: The dirtiest World Bank wing you’ve never heard of
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China reverses coal ban after gas shortage leaves residents freezing
China’s environmental watchdog issued an urgent notice to relax a coal ban across 28 northern cities amid a severe natural gas shortage that left many...
Remake Puerto Rico’s power grid and create a universal basic income
Hurricane Maria, which made landfall at the end of September, left the island of Puerto Rico without energy, as more than three-quarters of its...
Will these hand-painted signs be enough to stop a dam in the Amazon?
In the Brazilian Amazon, encountering illegal gold miners in remote areas is a dangerous, often deadly business.
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Canada and China to strengthen cooperation on climate, carbon markets
The premiers of China and Canada have announced deeper collaboration on climate change and energy, including on carbon markets.
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No legal action taken against Delhi’s polluters since 2014
Not a single case was filed against polluting industries in Delhi between 2014 and 2016 even as the city’s air quality kept worsening, data...
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