Russia fumes as US raises Crimea occupation during climate talks

Western allies say Russia is using UN climate talks to 'normalise' its claim to the peninsula, while Russia accuses them of politicising the delicate...

11 key themes as countries take stock of Paris Agreement progress

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Bonn morning brief: ‘We simply don’t have any time to waste’

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Poland appoints deputy minister to run biggest climate talks since Paris

Naming of Michał Kurtyka as COP president breaks tradition of political heavy hitters taking top climate role, but Polish non-intervention may be a blessing The...

Climate Weekly: Europeans launch climate ambition drive – but Trump is unmoved

This week’s top climate change stories. Sign up to have our newsletter sent to your inbox The post Climate Weekly: Europeans launch climate ambition drive – but...

The Paris Agreement starts in 2020. We cannot wait that long for bold action

If rich countries fail to live up to their promises over the next two years, they condemn small islands to catastrophic warming impacts, says...

Seven member states push for EU to raise climate targets

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China reshuffle brings ‘challenges’ for national carbon market: senior official

Many more staff need training on the emissions trading system as climate policy moves to a new, enlarged environment ministry, says director Li Gao The...

Trump and Macron plant a tree in DC, but disagree on climate change

On a state visit to the US, French president Macron brought a green gift but showed no sign of convincing Trump to reconsider his...

Three quarters of EU climate finance goes to middle income countries: report

The Act Alliance is calling on the EU to direct more climate finance to the most vulnerable, after finding Turkey and Ukraine were the...

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