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Alberta’s oil production cut shows the Keystone XL protest worked

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The levy will make polluters report and pay for their emissions, but experts say the starting rate is too low to spur a rapid...

EU committee shelves climate concerns to open US trade talks

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Brazil’s first indigenous congresswoman defends her people’s rights from Bolsonaro

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‘Imperialist’ citizenship idea sparks spat between Australia and Pacific islanders

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EU foreign ministers back UN call to raise climate ambition

In a statement on Monday, the European Council said UN chief Antonio Guterres' summit in September is "an essential opportunity" to ramp up national...

Ireland’s democratic experiment lays the ground for stronger climate action

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Climate Weekly: The kids are all right

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‘If not us, who?’ Failure of representation drives youth climate strike

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