UN climate chief bites tongue after Trump de-funding threat
US president Donald Trump is set to decide whether to quit UN climate talks by the G7 summit in late May, a White House...
Have Chinese CO2 emissions really peaked?
When it comes to predicting future emissions, China is a good example of how bad we are.In the 2000 World Energy Outlook, the International...
Troubled meatpacker JBS sanctioned over Amazon deforestation
March has not been an easy month for JBS, the world’s biggest protein company.Just four days after the Brazilian meat exporter was embroiled in a corruption probe, Ibama,...
Brexit turmoil means UK government must lead on climate
Britain’s decision to trigger the negotiation of its departure from the EU presents significant challenges to the UK’s climate agenda and the investors who...
EU palm oil restrictions risk sparking trade spat
EU lawmakers are poised to vote for a ban on the import of palm oil-based biofuels by 2020, in a bid to protect threatened rainforests.If...
An open letter from Bangladesh to the American people
Dear friends in the United States of America,I am a researcher in Bangladesh working on adaptation to the adverse impacts of climate change, especially on...
This is China’s strongest statement yet on climate action
In the week before Donald Trump began to roll back Obama-era climate regulations, China’s government made its clearest statement yet that it sees climate action...
Polar sea ice hits record new low
Arctic sea ice in March reached a new record low: the area of frozen ocean at the height of winter on 7 March reached...
Executive disorder: Trump’s climate policies bid goodbye to reality
An unreality field surrounds US president Donald Trump’s Energy Independence Executive Order (aka Executive Order to Neuter Obama’s Climate Legacy).
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Indian oil majors prepare for electric vehicle boom
India’s oil majors are eyeing up the lithium-ion battery market in preparation for an electric vehicle boom.With the government aiming for India’s car, scooter and motorbike fleet...