Climate politics
France’s Macron to pitch global environmental rights charter to UN
Draft treaty aims to give teeth to “soft law”, but critics warn it risks creating confusion and diverting attention from practical initiatives to boost environmental protection
Climate Weekly: Irma and the IPCC
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Irma forces Caribbean delegates to abandon UN climate science meeting
Representatives from Caribbean island nations want to put extreme weather damage on the agenda for the next IPCC comprehensive report
US senate committee votes to reinstate funding to UN climate treaty
The committee passed an amendment to give $10m to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change, an organisation Donald Trump wants to cut off
EU and others to fill UN climate science funding gap left by Trump
Donald Trump’s decision to axe US donations has left the IPCC with an urgent cash crunch. Sources say some governments are set to increase their contributions
India’s Modi pushes international solar agreement
Indian prime minister says renewables are “particularly important” to the development of five nations meeting in Xiamen
Tony Abbott to address London climate sceptic group
Abbott becomes second former Australian prime minister to address Global Warming Policy Foundation. His speech will be called ‘Daring to Doubt’
Climate Weekly: After the deluge, reflection on climate injustice
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US state department to abolish climate change envoy
Critics say Rex Tillerson’s restructuring will further diminish US’ standing in international affairs
Climate Weekly: Farewell to a climate giant
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NGO demands Trump-Pruitt emails on Paris withdrawal
The Center for Biological Diversity is seeking documents that influenced the US president’s decision to leave the Paris climate agreement
How did we end up with a 2C climate limit?
The global temperature goal started life as a back-of-the-envelope guess but become a powerful principle for political organising
Obituary: Tony de Brum, Marshallese climate and anti-nuclear crusader
De Brum, who witnessed the destructive power of nuclear weapons as a child, won justice for his tiny country against formidable economic and political odds
A bottle of brandy that Trump won’t leave the Paris deal. Any takers?
Trump’s US remains firmly in the Paris climate deal. Richard Black reckons that’s how it will stay and he’s prepared to put his brandy where his mouth is
Al Gore: ‘Many Republicans want to switch sides on climate change’
The former US vice-president and climate campaigner has launched a new film and says “to fix the climate crisis we need to fix democracy”
Countries urged to start bargaining over negative emissions
There is an emerging consensus CO2 needs to be sucked out of the air to meet climate goals, but no discussion of which countries are responsible for acting
Trump lays groundwork for staying in Paris Agreement
After notifying the UN that he intends to leave the Paris climate deal, the prospect of Donald Trump doing so seems increasingly uncertain
Climate Weekly: the Trump delusion
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Diplomatic cable: US has no plans to renegotiate Paris Agreement
President Trump is open to “re-engagement” with the Paris climate deal “on more favourable terms”, but not seeking to re-write the text, leaked cable reveals
Trump letter to UN on leaving Paris climate accord – in full
Trump’s communication with the UN and media release clarified some details and set the scene for political manoeuvring to come