Exxon knows renewables are cheaper, even if Trump doesn’t
The US is pushing fossil fuels at UN climate talks, but prices for clean energy have tumbled so fast even oil companies are investing...
Brazil to review Paris Agreement status, says Bolsonaro environment minister
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Katowice brief: Saturday night drama
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Climate science on 1.5C erased at UN talks as US and Saudis step in
In a moment of drama in Poland, countries closed ranks against a push by oil producers to water down recognition of the UN's report...
2018 SkS Weekly Climate Change & Global Warming News Roundup #49
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French senate ‘failed to heed’ UN science warning before protests
A major climate report in October found shifting to a green economy risked social disruption, but French senators told a scientist they were 'powerless'...
Twelve activists denied entry to Poland for UN climate summit, says campaign group
Members of Climate Action Network claimed the Polish authorities had blacklisted campaigners from eastern Europe and central Asia
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World leaders must see ‘urgency’ of climate crisis at COP24
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There was concern coming into COP24 that negotiators wouldn’t be able to complete the task given to them and agree on a...
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