EU and others to fill UN climate science funding gap left by Trump
The UN’s climate science panel is soliciting donations from member governments to fill a big funding shortfall at a meeting in Montreal, Canada.
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Norway election could be a turning point for Arctic oil
Norway has a general election on Monday. The future of its oil industry has become – to the surprise of the three largest parties – one of...
Climate change threatens survival of Jordan River
Hydrologists and climate scientists have just calculated the future of one of the world’s most celebrated waterways, the River Jordan. Their conclusion is that...
Scotland sets 2032 ban on new diesel and petrol cars, funds carbon capture
Scotland’s first minister Nicola Sturgeon declared on Tuesday that the country would end the sale of new petrol and diesel-powered cars by 2032.
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Lobbying data reveals carmakers’ influence in Berlin
Car industry lobbyists have met with the German government to discuss the VW dieselgate scandal and pollutant emissions more than once every two days...
India’s Modi pushes international solar agreement
India prime minister Narendra Modi called on leaders of other emerging economies to back his major solar initiative at a summit in Xiamen, China on Monday.
At the Brics meeting of leaders...
Developing disasters: How cities are making hurricanes more destructive
The consequences of Houston’s historic inundation, in deaths and dollars, are nowhere near fully tallied.
Indeed, the economic costs – which will include everything from...
Tony Abbott to address London climate sceptic group
Former Australia prime minister and government backbencher Tony Abbott is set to give the annual lecture to a London-based climate sceptic group.
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Climate Weekly: After the deluge, reflection on climate injustice
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India’s floods expose its total vulnerability to climate change
Benai village – in the boondocks of West Bengal; some 115km from the east Indian state’s capital Kolkata – was not ready for this.
In this tiny...
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