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A UK shipping executive has turned on the industry for ignoring the effect lobbying has had on its efforts to reduce carbon pollution.
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Jerry Brown: ‘California will sue Trump over climate’
California governor Jerry Brown said on Tuesday that his state would fight Donald Trump’s erosion of climate action through the courts.
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UN shipping climate talks ‘captured’ by industry
The shipping industry has “captured” UN talks on a climate target for the sector, using its clout to delay and weaken emissions curbs.
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Climate Weekly: the vulnerable raise their voices
Portuguese kids, Fijian financiers and developing country scientists are among the movers and shakers just weeks before UN talks in Bonn.
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Jacinda Ardern commits New Zealand to zero carbon by 2050
New Zealand’s new prime minister Jacinda Ardern has committed the country to erasing its carbon footprint by the middle of the century.
The Labour leader,...
Brazilian Amazon lost 660,000 hectares of forest in last year
The Brazilian Amazon lost 6,624 sq km of forest between August 2016 and July 2017, an area about twice the City of London.
This week, president Michel...
Poor country scientists to get help to study geoengineering impacts
A new fund has been launched to help poor countries better understand how geoengineering climate fixes could affect them.
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Portuguese kids hit climate lawsuit crowdfunding milestone
Seven Portuguese children have hit their initial fundraising target to bring a climate lawsuit through the European Court of Human Rights.
A crowdfunding drive on...
Bonn climate talks raise tough questions about German coal
Not far from Germany’s largest brown coal mine, the United Nations’ COP23 climate summit is about to take place in Bonn.
While implementing the Paris Agreement will take centre...
Azerbaijani gas pipeline gets $500m in EU public funds
The European Bank of Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) has approved a half billion dollar loan to a pipeline that will link Caspian sea gas...
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