UK releases plan to ‘lead the world’ on growth with carbon cuts
The UK government emphasised the economic benefits of tackling climate change on Thursday as it unveiled a long-awaited clean growth strategy.
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US ‘will not speculate’ on climate treaty after leaving Unesco over Palestine
The US has refused to say whether its withdrawal from the UN cultural body, citing Palestinian membership, sets a precedent that could lead to withdrawal from...
UK and Canada announce global alliance to end coal power
The UK and Canada on Wednesday called on other nations to join them in ridding their energy sectors of coal power.
The two nations have committed to phase...
Netherlands to end coal power by 2030, closing down new plants
The Netherlands will phase out coal power by 2030, set a carbon floor price and lobby for deeper EU carbon cuts in line with...
Germany to miss climate targets ‘disastrously’, leaked government paper
Germany’s environment ministry fears high emissions from coal-fired power plants and transport will make the country miss its 2020 climate targets by a wider...
Canada to Tony Abbott: Inuit don’t think climate change is ‘probably good’
Canada’s environment minister hit out at former Australian prime minister Tony Abbott on Tuesday over his promotion of climate sceptic talking points.
Catherine McKenna told...
How Walmart beats the World Bank on carbon footprinting
The World Bank is aiming to put 28% of its funding into climate-related projects by 2020. “We know we can’t end poverty without protecting the...
Climate change “probably doing good”, says former Australian PM Abbott
Former Australian prime minister Tony Abbott’s climate scepticism has surged back into the public sphere during a speech in London on Monday evening in which said climate change...
German Greens: ‘No coalition with Merkel without climate progress’
Leading Green politicians in Germany have said a coalition agreement with Angela Merkel’s conservative Christian Democrats (CDU) and the free-market Free Democratic party (FDP) will be...
Climate Weekly: Talanoa and the axe murderer
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