Climate Weekly: Fiji fires COP23 chief diplomat
On Tuesday, Fiji’s chief climate negotiator was enthusiastically promoting the “talanoa dialogue” on twitter – a massive engagement drive to close the gap between ambition and...
UK climate diplomacy ‘already happening’ for Cop26 despite leadership vacuum
The UK's top climate diplomat said the country had been able to do 'a huge amount' of pre-diplomacy work despite the lack of a...
UK court frees fracking protestors from ‘excessive’ prison sentences
Three protesters were sentenced to jail for 2017 blockade, but court of appeal found that a community work order would have been appropriate
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Coronavirus: investors and policymakers must shift to increase resilience
Incentives for long-term sustainability, an end to fossil fuel subsidies, more telework are all needed to make the global economy resilient to shocks like...
Dryland expansion to hit food crops as planet warms
In what may be good news only for cactus, termites and drought-resistant grasses, subtropical dry areas are going to expand over large parts of...
The world’s foremost energy outlook is still leading us to catastrophic climate change
Small improvements to the IEA’s authoritative report do little to guide governments, companies or investors towards a clean economic transformation
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Brexit and Germany erode EU climate resolve
The departure of a heavyweight champion of tough climate measures comes as Germany wavers and Europe faces big decisions about future
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‘We are praying it rains soon’ – Nairobi on severe water rations
Four months of water rations and a prolonged drought have left residents of the Kenyan capital Nairobi grappling with dry taps in their homes and offices. Since 1...
Bangladesh urges countries to ramp up climate ambition by 2020 deadline
Bangladeshi prime minister Sheikh Hasina urged a club of vulnerable countries to set an example and submit updated climate plans by 31 December
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French experts propose trillion-euro EU climate finance pact
Economist Pierre Larrouturou and climate scientist Jean Jouzel are leading a call to mobilise funds on a large scale, backed by more than 600...