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No-deal Brexit would be a disaster for the climate
Boris Johnson’s leadership increases the likelihood of a hard exit from the EU, shattering the bloc’s solidarity and empowering a radical deregulation agenda
A weak carbon price is worse than no carbon price
The time for timidity has passed; politicians must dare to make polluters pay as part of a vision for a healthier, happier future
How von der Leyen could make a carbon border tax work
The next European Commission chief must tread carefully if she is to meet her promise to make polluting importers pay
AIIB must stop backing gas in climate-hit Bangladesh
The Beijing-headquartered development bank is skewed towards fossil fuels, when it should be helping poorer countries access clean renewable power
Climate Home News launches African reporting programme
If you are an experienced African journalist, we want to hear your story ideas on the links between climate science and development
Finland’s forestry myth undermines its radical climate ambition
The next EU presidency wants to drive the climate agenda, but its forestry industry is bad for carbon emissions, biodiversity and its indigenous Sámi people
Ireland’s world-leading citizens’ climate assembly. What worked? What didn’t?
While the Irish assembly provoked a shift in government policy on climate change, there are important lessons to learn from this democratic experiment
After an MP grabbed a climate protester, young Brits will never vote for these Tories
Minister Mark Field’s violence proves we need politicians that take our calls for a safe future seriously, writes climate striker Cate Davies
Why citizens’ assemblies on climate change work
Citizens’ assemblies are an important step forward for climate action
As voices for the planet grow louder, UN Environment must respond
Incoming UN green chief says that growing pressure from people across the world means the organisation must redouble its efforts
EU leaders keep saying climate is a priority. Here’s something they can do
The European Investment Bank is the world’s largest multilateral lender and it keeps funding fossil fuels. Next week EU finance ministers can change that
I am a denier. A human extinction denier
The rhetoric of extinction and emergency does not adequately describe the situation we find ourselves in and is counter-productive
Children made climate an election issue. Now we’ll target banks that fuel fossils
The EU election showed voters have heard the school strikers’ call for action. But will the public institutions that finance coal, oil and gas projects also listen?
‘This is bigger’: Palestinian and Israeli teens strike together for the climate
At a climate march in Jerusalem, students put hatred aside to tell the government that nothing matters more than a safe climate
Why school strikers are guest editing Climate Home News
It’s time we heard more from those who will live longest with the climate crisis
Until Russia allows us to rise together, I will strike for the climate alone
Unapproved protests of more than one person are illegal, so Arshak Makichyan has picketed solo in Pushkin Square for months to call for climate action
New Zealand’s farmers have a chance to be climate leaders
A separate target for methane from sheep and cattle has been painted as a sop to farmers; on the contrary, it puts the onus on the sector to curb warming
Australian voters can’t trust the Coalition on climate and energy
The current government has only shown contempt for meaningful climate policy and renewable energy – why would they change now?
Venice floods show Europe needs sustainable finance to avoid disaster
A meeting in Geneva this week is a chance for a long-overdue conversation between disaster risk and sustainable finance experts
Germany must lead efforts to revive international climate action
As host of the Petersberg Climate Dialogue this week, Chancellor Angela Merkel has a key role to play in keeping the Paris Agreement alive