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US senate committee votes to reinstate funding to UN climate treaty

The US senate appropriations committee, which is lead by Republicans, has voted to contribute $10 million to the UN treaty organisation that oversees the Paris...

Record drop in electricity emissions cancelled out by rises in other sectors

Australia’s most polluting generator, the Hazelwood power station in Victoria, may have closed, but overall emissions in 2016-17 were the highest since 2011. Photograph:...

Climate change and hurricanes: Is Irma a sign of things to come?

Hurricane Irma is the most powerful storm ever recorded over the Atlantic.Did climate change make it more deadly? Maybe a little but not as...

OPINION: Big Oil must pay for climate change. Now we can calculate how much...

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Trump pick to head NASA faces fight over climate comments

AP Photo/Sue Ogrocki WASHINGTON (AP) -- President Donald...

UN chief says natural disasters have quadrupled since 1970

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A two-decade crusade by conservative charities fueled Trump’s exit from Paris climate accord

By Robert O’Harrow Jr., Myron Ebell stood in bright sunlight as President Trump stepped into the Rose Garden and spoke. “In order to fulfill my solemn...

Climate change takes toll on Chablis wine of central France

The annual harvest is underway, but wine-makers in France's famous Chablis region are worried. ...

'We're trying to go all in': Chocolate giant Mars pledges $1 billion to fight...

Mars has pledged to spend $1 billion on its "Sustainability in a Generation" plan. It aims to tackle climate change by reducing greenhouse-gas emissions and...

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