Katowice brief: ‘Craven, irresponsible and selfish’
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Step up on climate or choose ‘immoral, suicidal’ path, says UN chief
Call by António Guterres was joined by Fiji's prime minister, who said not succeeding on climate change would be "craven, irresponsible and selfish"
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Low emissions bus trial set to be launched
December 12th, 2018
A new trial programme to assess buses based on green criteria was launched by the Minister for Transport this week.
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Deflection: Leo brushes off worst in Europe climate tag
December 12th, 2018
It was a case of deflection and rejection in the Dail yesterday as the Taoiseach chose to pass up an opportunity for...
Saudi version of climate justice rejected by developing countries
Oil-rich country's resistance to welcoming findings of science report on 1.5C warming has marked it out from poorer countries
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The Carbon Brief Interview: Saudi Arabia’s Ayman Shasly
Ayman Shashly is a senior negotiator for Saudi Arabia at both the UNFCCC and IPCC. In his role as an international policies consultant with...
Katowice brief: Poland takes control
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Space views of penguin ‘poo’ yield insights
Using satellite observations of Antarctica to search for penguin guano (poo) may not sound like the most exciting research, but it’s providing scientists with...
Indigenous peoples gain foothold in climate talks
At China's request, the deal for indigenous and local input makes clear it will not infringe on state sovereignty
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ICESat-2 reveals profile of ice sheets, sea ice, forests
Less than three months into its mission, NASA’s Ice, Cloud and land Elevation Satellite-2, or ICESat-2, is already exceeding scientists’ expectations. The satellite is...
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