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EU energy chief flies to Tehran to talk gas supply, as US sanctions loom
As companies withdraw from deals involving Iran, fearing US sanctions, the EU scrambles to preserve growing energy cooperation
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German coal phase out commission to balance jobs with climate
Leaked strategy paper leads on jobs and calls for environmental concerns to be 'harmonised' with economic development
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UN to investigate mysterious emissions of banned ozone-damaging CFCs
Scientific advisors to the Montreal Protocol will examine evidence of new sources of CFCs in East Asia and report by the end of the...
The UN Security Council is starting to take climate change seriously
The most powerful UN body is tentatively addressing the links between global warming and instability. It can and should do more, writes Ashley Murphy
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ILO: green economy can create 24 million jobs by 2030
The Paris Agreement is generating new clean industries that will offset the loss of oil and coal jobs, finds a report by the UN's...
Indian authorities claim progress in campaign to end heatwave deaths
After nearly 200 die in extreme weather, national disaster agency reiterates zero-mortality goal and says toll could have been higher without action plans
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London’s ‘light touch’ regulatory hub for African oil ventures exposed
DeSmog UK investigation finds secretive companies using UK's Alternative Investment Market to raise finance for new oil and gas projects
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Fears for post-Brexit climate laws as UK green watchdog plans revealed
Post-divorce environment body will not enforce climate change regulations, says proposal, but UK lacks direct replacement for EU institutions
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11 ways the Paris climate deal is working in the real world
As climate talks stall, it's clear the UN process is no longer the major driving force of the climate transition. But does that matter?
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