Trade war could harm the environment, warns UN green chief
Donald Trump's punitive tariffs and the reaction could undermine global cooperation and slow the transition to a sustainable world, says Erik Solheim
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Airlines eye massive carbon handout
Brazil and China behind push to allow billions of tonnes of old carbon credits to be used to offset future growth in pollution
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Netherlands proposes 95% emissions cut by 2050 in draft climate law
Under proposals backed by seven political parties across the spectrum, the Netherlands could set one of the most ambitious carbon targets in the world
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Warming of 2C ‘substantially’ more harmful than 1.5C – draft UN report
Latest version of major UN science report concludes the upper temperature goal of the Paris Agreement does not represent a climate safe zone
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Leaked final government draft of UN 1.5C climate report – annotated
A draft summary of the most important climate science report of 2018, published here annotated with changes from the previous version
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Colombia tree loss spikes as peace deal leads to land grabs
The area of forest cleared in Colombia jumped 46% last year, data compiled by the World Resources Institute show, in an "alarming" trend
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Australia PM: coal to “forever” play a role in the energy mix
Malcolm Turnbull supports dirty fuel amid wrangling over energy policy, despite Australia lagging its emission reduction target
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Half of member states back stronger EU climate action
The "green growth group" is calling for an increased climate commitment by 2020 in line with the tougher 1.5C warming limit in the Paris...
Gas is not the answer to shipping’s climate impact, study warns
The EU is investing heavily in LNG as a cleaner fuel for shipping, but it will not go far enough to cut emissions by...
Mysterious emissions of banned greenhouse gas traced to Chinese factories
Illegal production of CFC-11 in China has a climate impact equivalent to 16-20 coal power plants, the Environmental Investigation Agency estimates
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