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Meeting the tougher global warming limit in the Paris Agreement will require earlier emissions cuts in transport and buildings sectors, study shows
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Macron: EU ‘mad’ to do trade deals with US after Paris climate withdrawal
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Ex-UN climate chief calls for green bonds to hit $1 trillion by 2020
Christiana Figueres is urging public authorities and corporates to scale up climate-friendly infrastructure investment by 2020, under the "green bond pledge"
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US, EU biggest importers of illegal Amazon ipe timber: report
Dodgy credits allow exporters to ship the valuable timber overseas, to unsuspecting consumers who are unaware the timber may be illegal
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Climate change victims need money to survive, not words
There is an opportunity in May to help people hit hardest by climate change; governments must take it
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Avocado trade threatened by shipping climate measure, say Chile, Peru
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Norway’s electric car demand is outstripping supply – with lessons for the EU
Thousands of Norwegians are on waiting lists for electric cars, showing the success and limitations of policy incentives
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Crackdown on coal mine ‘self-bonds’ stalls under Trump
Regulators have almost wiped out risky practice since 2015-16 wave of bankruptcies, but some coal companies still insure themselves
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Obama official: Trump cuts will leave coal clean-up agency unable to function
The number of mine site inspections is falling and proposed budget cuts at the federal regulator will further erode oversight, a former top official...
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