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The president of Nicaragua said this week that he would join the Paris climate agreement, after years of standing apart, to demonstrate “solidarity” with...
‘UN reformer’ Guterres must do more on climate change
Right now, the capability of the UN’s institutions to understand, prepare and respond to climate change risks is terrifyingly inadequate.
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Kenya’s most polluting coal plant could poison coastline
China is transforming its sources of energy domestically in a bid to reverse decades of environmental pollution.
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UN secretary general links hurricane devastation to climate change
The catastrophic Atlantic hurricane season has been made worse by climate change, UN secretary general António Guterres said on Monday.
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Did limiting warming to 1.5C just get easier?
Something is wrong with the carbon budget.
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Jerry Brown’s climate coalition now covers 39% of the global economy
The Marshall Islands and Mozambique have joined a growing group of governments convened by California governor Jerry Brown that have committed to deep carbon pollution cuts.
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California bid for 100% clean energy stalls
A law that would have set California on the path for an entirely non-fossil fuel based electricity system has suffered a set back after resistance from...
Huge cash shortfall stops electricity reaching world’s poor
Finance for electrification of developing countries is flowing at less than half the rate needed to achieve the global goal of universal access by 2030.
That was the...
Climate Weekly: Macron’s bid for global green leadership
As the world gets used to Donald Trump in the White House, climate diplomacy is finding new fora that bypass the US.
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UN shipping chief hails ‘miraculous’ progress on CO2 emissions
“It is a miracle.” That is UN shipping chief Kitack Lim’s view of progress on talks in the last few years to cut the...
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