Climate politics
G7 split as leaders issue climate statement without US
US would not join other G7 leaders in support of climate action. President Donald Trump promised to make his decision on the Paris accord “next week”
Climate Weekly: Trump meets the G7
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G7 leaders walk fine line between Trump and Paris deal
As G7 leaders meet in Italy, can they reaffirm their commitment to action on climate change without driving the US out of the Paris accord?
Weekly wrap: Looking east from Bonn climate talks
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Climate talks end in call for solidarity, but real Trump test is to come
A fortnight of climate talks in Bonn ran smoothly enough, but political tensions await Pacific island presidency at November summit
Weekly wrap: Macron win, Amazon murder and Arctic accord
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Climate negotiators rally to protect IPCC science funding
National delegates in Bonn rejected a proposal by UN Framework Convention on Climate Change to stop funding science reports from its core budget
Tillerson to answer climate questions at Arctic Council
US secretary of state will fly to the world’s fastest warming region to join ministers in a statement that could sit uncomfortably with his president’s anti-climate agenda
India reaffirms Paris climate commitments
Piyush Goyal told a UN energy forum in Vienna India would pursue clean energy “irrespective of what others do”, in a nod to the US debate
Top US climate lawyer joins UN Foundation from state department
Susan Biniaz, who played a key role in drafting the US-China and Paris deals, will continue to work on international climate change issues
Climate advocates in Bonn stumped by Trump dilemma
Defenders of the Paris climate agreement are fudging the question of whether nations, namely the US, should be allowed to water down their commitments
Trump warned leaving Paris accord risks bad deals at G7, G20
Delegates at Bonn climate talks warn of wider diplomatic repercussions if the US withdraws from the Paris climate deal
Emmanuel Macron vows climate action as French president
Centrist candidate supports a coal phase-out by 2022, carbon price rise and trade sanctions on polluting countries, but needs a parliamentary mandate to deliver
US sends “much smaller” team to climate talks in Bonn
While the White House wrangles over the Paris deal, diplomats gather for climate talks in Bonn where the US presence will be much reduced
Weekly wrap: Trump puts climate advocates in a spin
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US to UN: jobs come before carbon cuts
In answer to queries from China and others, the Trump administration said it was reviewing policies to promote “jobs for American workers”
Directionless, US climate negotiators head to UN talks
As Trump mulls over leaving the Paris agreement, US officials fly in to interim talks with no clear mandate
Weekly wrap: who controls Africa’s clean energy destiny?
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UK foreign office cut climate staff in half under Tory government
Labour says the 46% reduction in foreign office climate jobs since it was in power is “staggering” and a sign the government is not serious about the issue
Weekly wrap: Coal-free Britain and US indecision
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