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2017 has supplied enough material for a dozen Hollywood disaster movies: islands flattened by cyclones in the Caribbean and the Pacific, thousands killed in...
Poor countries spending climate cash on rich world consultants
Even as they plan to demand more cash at UN talks in Bonn this week, poor countries lack the ability to initiate and implement...
Is the Paris climate deal legally binding or not?
When Donald Trump announced he intended to leave the Paris climate deal, he blamed the “draconian financial and economic burdens the agreement imposes on...
Despite Trump, US climate team to forge on with Paris deal
Despite a dramatic overhaul of US climate policy since the last UN climate meeting, negotiators representing the Trump administration are expected to quietly continue...
Is China the leader UN climate talks need?
China is more assertive than ever about its climate leadership ambitions, as 195 countries head to Bonn for the annual UN summit.
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Juncker’s Rasputin moved to weaken EU electric car push – sources
Jean Claude Juncker’s chief of staff instructed EU commissioners to remove potential sanctions on automakers who fail to reach electric car targets, according to sources, even though...
It’s time for new climate governance – from below
Next fortnight, from Bonn, the world is looking for clear signals that global climate action is unstoppable and irreversible.
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Climate Weekly: Startling admissions and supersonic emissions
The shipping and aviation industries are two of the toughest climate nuts: technically and politically.
This week Climate Home News (note our slightly new name) reported striking...
Supersonic, super-rich, super-polluting: the next generation of business jets
A new fleet of supersonic jets for the super-rich could be flying over Europe within ten years, sparking calls from environmentalists for the EU to urgently regulate their CO2...
Brazil’s carbon emissions rose 8.9% in 2016, despite recession
Despite Brazil’s worst recession in history, national greenhouse gases emissions are estimated to have risen 8.9% in 2016 and reached the highest level since 2004, agriculture...
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