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In Poland’s coal heartland, miners defend their jobs but imagine a greener future

While the government champions coal, the area around Katowice, host of next year’s UN climate summit, is starting to diversify its economy

What would Hannah Arendt have seen on a beach covered in plastic bottles?

Only banal good can defeat banal evil. Kerrie Foxwell-Norton writes from the rubbish-strewn beaches of the southern Maldives

Communities face down plans to expand Britain’s last coal mines

‘It was cruel what we went through’. As the UK weighs whether to allow its ailing mines to stumble on, community activists ask when enough is enough?

How New Zealand can make world-leading climate refugee visas work

Wellington wants to give a home to Pacific island neighbours threatened by sea level rise. Here are six things to consider

We are [not] still in: can the world ever trust US again on climate?

The US has always been an unreliable actor on climate change. This month’s sideshow to UN talks in Bonn only emphasised its internal conflicts

Let’s ban car advertising to protect public health

Public health hazards like smoking commonly face advertising restrictions. Simon Dalby of Wilfrid Laurier University asks why we don’t do the same for climate change

Cop23 UN climate talks: Everything you need to know

The US’ split personality, a stronger China and all the technical outcomes of the 2017 Fiji-in-Bonn summit in one place, compiled by Carbon Brief

‘Sometimes I get intimidated’: first-timers at UN climate talks

Three young people share their impressions of international climate negotiations in Bonn, their hopes and fears for the future

Your greatest hope against climate change is standing beside you

As COP23 marks Climate Justice Day, the right to participation holds the key to turning the tide on climate change, writes the former Irish president

Green Climate Fund simplifies application process for small projects

UN-backed fund aims to make it easier for developing country institutions to access cash for sustainable development and resilience projects

African youth go digital to keep climate-smart farming alive

Mobile applications and online forums help young Africans make a living from farming amid changing weather, delegates hear on the sidelines of climate talks in Bonn

US governor elections inspire hope during UN climate talks

Rejection of Trumpism in key gubernatorial battles is a sign the US’ climate pariahdom may be shortlived

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It is time for the UN climate process to tackle fossil fuel supply

Leaders need to start addressing coal, oil and gas production as well as greenhouse gas emissions to prevent dangerous climate change

Me too: I left the climate movement because of its toxic culture

Persistent sexual harassment at international climate negotiations wore me down, writes Meera Ghani, who quit working on the issue after 15 years

African campaigners call for US to be kicked out of climate talks

The Pan African Climate Justice Alliance will petition negotiators to eject Donald Trump’s delegation, in light of the president’s hostility to the Paris agreement

Me too: I was sexually harassed at UN climate negotiations

Farhana Yamin, a climate change lawyer with 30 years’ experience, breaks her silence about the impact of unwanted sexual attention, urging others to speak out

India prepares for clashes with developed world at UN climate talks

Several areas of unfinished business mean talks in Bonn could ignite as developing nations seek concessions from the industrialised world

Poor countries spending climate cash on rich world consultants

Lack of expertise means money for climate protection is spent on consultancy fees, which African officials say end up back in wealthy countries

Is the Paris climate deal legally binding or not?

“Like hell it’s non-binding,” Donald Trump has said of the 2015 UN deal to cut carbon pollution. Is he right?