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Inside South Africa’s battle between coal and renewables
Pretoria’s generous energy subsidies have got the country used to cheap, dirty power – but change is on the way as solar and wind prices plummet
UN aviation talks: time to come down to earth?
The International Civil Aviation Authority is unjustifiably smug about its climate record; it must play its part in efforts to limit warming to 1.5C
Green bonds must keep the green promise
Robust standards are urgently needed to channel capital debt markets into climate-friendly projects, says WWF France chief Pascal Canfin
How women could benefit from fuel subsidy reform
Subsidies often don’t help women much at all and reforms provide an opportunity to better target support
Crude politics: Reforming Nigeria’s oil sector
A new round of reforms will address fraud, corruption and cronyism in the oil import sector, but they require careful handling by central government
Enter the suits: business must deliver on the Paris climate deal
Carbon pricing, R&D expenditure, effective reporting, efficiency standards and coherent tax and subsidy regimes can help deliver a low carbon revolution
Nobody said it was easy: Egypt’s energy reforms unwrapped
If the reform path is to stick, Sisi government needs remake its case for subsidy reform and persuade frustrated public to be patient
Why it’s wrong to label the Kyoto Protocol a disaster
The Paris climate agreement owes more to its predecessor than is commonly acknowledged – and that is no bad thing, writes Michael Grubb
Decoding the latest US-India climate change agreement
Obama-Modi deal is based on domestic policies, argues NRDC’s Jake Schmidt, and send a powerful message of support for Paris agreement
Warming world: Can India cope with drought?
With an estimated 300 million in 256 districts across India afflicted by recent droughts, the government needs a wide range of plans to cope with future events
Why open markets are our best hope to fight climate change
Claims free trade is the enemy of climate action are dangerously misleading and must be rebutted, argues head of International Chamber of Commerce
Japan isolated as G7 eyes tougher climate change targets
Tokyo’s addiction to coal stole the headlines at the 2016 G7, but the 2050 decarbonisation plans discussed could have a deeper impact
Christiana Figueres: Impossible is not a fact, it is an attitude
‘I know that it is precisely at the points of greatest human need, that we can and must all rise to our highest sense of purpose. I have no doubt that together we will’
Kim Kardashian v climate change: There’s only one winner
Media coverage of the US reality TV star blows Planet Earth out of the water, but the number of platforms following climate change is growing finds study
Climbing mountains: UN talks post-Paris require new focus
Despite what Donald Trump may think, there’s no going back on the Paris Agreement. But the hard yards on making this historic pact work have just started
Nauru president: UN must appoint a climate and security envoy
As leaders discuss complex problems at World Humanitarian Summit in Istanbul, Baron Waqa calls for focus on global warming threats
What’s lurking in the new UN climate chief’s in-tray?
Patricia Espinosa will need to draw on all her diplomatic experience when she takes charge of global warming talks in July, say US analysts
Climate-related impacts are biting – but who will pay the bill?
The latest report from UNEP says that global costs of adaptation could range from US $140-300 billion by 2030. It’s time to get innovative on sources of finance
Why universities, not consultants, should benefit from climate funds
Millions set aside to help developing countries cope with the onset of extreme weather are being poorly used, argues veteran Bangladeshi scientist
Maldives minister: UN talks must deliver clean power surge
Crashing solar prices are evidence a renewables revolution is upon us and it’s time to deploy it globally, writes Thoriq Ibrahim