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Segolene Royal, Prince Charles target Paris deforestation goal
NEWS: French environment chief and Crown Prince urge governments to take tough line on destruction of world’s forests ahead of COP21 summit
Tinder meets environmental protection in deforestation app
NEWS: Anyone can help track tree-cutting trends in Tanzania by swiping left and right on their smartphone, with citizen science tool
Indonesia’s Jokowi cuts short US trip to fire-fight at home
NEWS: President Joko Widodo ends state visit as forest fire crisis engulfs new administration, but wins new US aid
Norway’s oil-rich capital first to divest from fossil fuels
NEWS: Oslo “takes responsibility for climate” in ridding $9 billion pension fund of coal, oil and gas investments say surging Greens
Indonesia urged to declare national disaster as haze worsens
NEWS: Forest fires are harming public health, diplomatic relations and could push CO2 emissions to an 18-year high, experts warn
Europe launches bid to protect Congo rainforest
NEWS: Norway first to fund UN initiative to slow tree-cutting and boost incomes in crucial carbon sink
New York climate week to test global zeal for Paris pact
NEWS: Climate Week’s diet of low-carbon announcements pep ups December summit as leaders fly in for UN jamboree
Climate warrior Pacific islands set eyes on Rugby World Cup
NEWS: Tournament gifts tiny Fiji, Samoa, and Tonga global platform as new documentary tells tale of hardy underdogs
Tunisia warns of tourism dive if planet overheats
NEWS: Holidaymakers could desert north-African state as temperatures jump and rising sea-levels eat away seafront hotels
Southern Ocean starts to absorb carbon again
NEWS: Great oceanic “lung” is again breathing in lots of CO2 from the atmosphere but scientists can’t say why or whether it will last
California feels the heat of record wildfires
NEWS: A state of emergency has been declared in two regions as long-running drought and heatwave combine to spark blazes
Burn all fossil fuels and New York drowns – study
NEWS: Exploiting global reserves would melt all Antarctica and jack up sea levels by 50m. Though it would take 10,000 years
Climatarianism: the low carb(on) diet you’ve never heard of
BLOG: Four stomachs bad, one stomach good. RTCC sheds pounds of CO2 as it tries green regime for a week
China, Canada lag smaller countries on green land use pledges
NEWS: Major farming and forestry nations have been outdone by Ethiopia and Morocco, says Union of Concerned Scientists
Green urban infrastructure could save $17trn by 2050
NEWS: Public transport, efficient buildings and recycling investments pay off in energy savings, New Climate Economy report shows
Small forest users can outcompete agribusiness – study
NEWS: Finance must flow to local enterprises to slow deforestation and internal displacement wrought by clearance for agriculture, report says
Indonesia reveals draft climate offer for 2030
NEWS: World’s fourth most populous country pledge slightly builds on 2020’s voluntary goal, but details remain unclear
Greener cities deal better with urban heat
NEWS: As more people live in cities, researchers find denser settlements with more green spaces are best for wellbeing
Google lays bare overlooked deforestation ‘hotspots’
NEWS: Search giant and researchers map emerging clusters of tropical forest loss in Southeast Asia, South America and Africa
Paris climate agreement can’t leave behind the most vulnerable
COMMENT: If politics of pollution continue to trump rights of those most exposed to climate change, UN summit could be explosive