Departing World Bank chief leaves climate job unfinished
Jim Kim reformed world’s largest development lender, but it continues to finance fossil fuels and his climate legacy could be challenged if the US chooses his successor
Chile issues 2019 wildfire warning amid heat forecasts
As massive fires burn in the centre of Chile, dry, windy predictions for the summer mean 70,000 hectares could be lost, the government warns
World leaders face test of climate commitment in 2019
After a technically successful but politically lacklustre climate summit last year, it is time to see which countries will heed scientific warnings and crank up ambition
As it happened: Final scramble for deal at climate talks in Poland
Reaction, news and analysis from the CHN team on the ground in Poland as negotiators reach the end of two weeks of talks
Sydney and Melbourne vow to ditch coal power
Australian cities joined global alliance to end coal-fired power, while the federal government proposes using taxpayer cash to underwrite new plants
Step up on climate or choose ‘immoral, suicidal’ path, says UN chief
Call by António Guterres was joined by Fiji’s prime minister, who said not succeeding on climate change would be “craven, irresponsible and selfish”
The Talanoa Dialogue explained
A Pacific concept transported to Cop24 climate talks in Katowice, Poland, the talanoa aims to galvanise increased ambition from countries
Twelve activists denied entry to Poland for UN climate summit, says campaign group
Members of Climate Action Network claimed the Polish authorities had blacklisted campaigners from eastern Europe and central Asia
The Paris Agreement rulebook explained
Vastly more complex than the Paris Agreement itself are the set of rules that will make it work
Katowice Brief: The first test
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Macron suspends fuel tax hike in face of ‘worst protests since 1968’
Diesel policy reversal will not stop disruption, said protest leaders, who “want the whole baguette”
Katowice brief: The other US climate team
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Poland calls for ‘solidarity’ with industrial workers in climate talks
Island leaders reacted strongly to the host country’s emphasis on workers, reminding them of their own dire predicament
Katowice climate power list
The political movers who will decide the future of the Paris Agreement over the next two weeks
Greenpeace threatens to sue coal utility in Poland
Activists are calling on PGE to phase out coal by 2030 and switch to clean energy, or face legal action
France sets up independent climate council to advise government
Inspired by the UK’s Committee on Climate Change, the group of 13 experts will hold the government to account for aligning with the Paris Agreement
Carmakers slam Spanish climate law as ‘excessive and rushed’
Manufacturers say ban on diesel and petrol cars is against EU neutrality principles, setting up battle to clean up Europe’s second-largest auto-industry
Spain, Europe’s second largest carmaker, plans combustion engine ban
Proposal put forward for country’s first climate law takes swipe at auto-industry, scraps fossil fuel subsidies and sets 2050 goal for 100% renewable power
Can Teresa Ribera transform Spain into a green champion?
Highly experienced minister offers a contrast after years of slow-walking the environmental transition, but admits there is more to do
US funds with big Amazon farming stakes face Bolsonaro choice
Finance to be ‘very important’ tool if Brazil’s government strips Amazon protections, say researchers
Macron takes on motorists over diesel tax hike
The French president has defended increasing the tax on diesel to tackle air pollution, as drivers prepare to block the roads in protest
Gas companies face Californian wipe-out, say S&P, Moody’s
Ratings agencies say the state’s bid to go 100% renewable poses a ‘significant threat’ to gas generators’ credit stability
UN shipping body drags heels on carbon-cutting measures
The International Maritime Organization has set a target to halve shipping’s climate impact by 2050, but some countries are resisting early action
Commission president hopeful calls for EU net-zero carbon by 2045
‘EU must put decarbonisation at the heart of its programme,’ said Alex Stubb, who is fighting to be the candidate of Europe’s largest political bloc