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Alberta's oil production cut shows the Keystone XL protest worked

Alberta’s oil production cut shows the Keystone XL protest worked

Widely dismissed as a symbolic victory in 2015, the blocking of a major pipeline project has forced Canada’s oil patch to limit its output, vindicating activists

Seven take-aways from the Green New Deal launch

Seven take-aways from the Green New Deal launch

Sweeping in scope, an agenda to transform the US into a green leader has been launched in Washington DC, here are the key points

What Democratic presidential hopefuls do (and don't) say about the Green New Deal

What Democratic presidential hopefuls do (and don’t) say about the Green New Deal

It has a big name and little detail, but the Green New Deal is has already won the backing of most Democratic candidates

Departing World Bank chief leaves climate job unfinished

Departing World Bank chief leaves climate job unfinished

Jim Kim reformed world’s largest development lender, but it continues to finance fossil fuels and his climate legacy could be challenged if the US chooses his successor

The US, still in the Paris Agreement, is trying to decide its future

The US, still in the Paris Agreement, is trying to decide its future

As the White House hosts an event on fossil fuels, the state department is in Poland to make a deal that will shape the global accord

Exxon knows renewables are cheaper, even if Trump doesn't

Exxon knows renewables are cheaper, even if Trump doesn’t

The US is pushing fossil fuels at UN climate talks, but prices for clean energy have tumbled so fast even oil companies are investing in renewables

Paris Agreement fight could push US out permanently, warn top Obama officials

Paris Agreement fight could push US out permanently, warn top Obama officials

A deal in Poland that draws a hard line between developed and developing countries may be unacceptable to future administrations – Democratic or Republican

Extinction Rebellion eyes global climate campaign of non-violence

Extinction Rebellion eyes global climate campaign of non-violence

Group wants to spark civil disobedience around the world, but US campaigner says it will have to lose white, middle class image

Colorado governor-elect has US’ most ambitious renewable goal

Colorado governor-elect has US’ most ambitious renewable goal

Jared Polis’ promise to phase out fossil fuel electricity by 2040 would be the fastest target in any state, as the midterms returned mixed results on climate policy

Gas companies face Californian wipe-out, say S&P, Moody's

Gas companies face Californian wipe-out, say S&P, Moody’s

Ratings agencies say the state’s bid to go 100% renewable poses a ‘significant threat’ to gas generators’ credit stability

Kosovo turns to US after World Bank dumps coal plant

Kosovo turns to US after World Bank dumps coal plant

Prime minister Haradinaj met with US officials to discuss backing for project the World Bank recently said was uncompetitive with renewables

US-China trade war spills into Green Climate Fund

US-China trade war spills into Green Climate Fund

Global green fund gets back on track with $1bn splurge, but US vetoed a project that would have loaned $100m to China

Todd Stern: Remain faithful to the Paris Agreement

Todd Stern: Remain faithful to the Paris Agreement

The deal moved away from the firewall between developed and developing countries; going backward would undermine ambition

Exxon, Chevron first US companies to join oil and gas climate alliance

Exxon, Chevron first US companies to join oil and gas climate alliance

ExxonMobil, Chevron and Occidental Petroleum join ten other major fossil fuel producers that say they recognise the goals of the Paris climate deal

‘Major shift’: Nations face bottom-up pressure to act on climate change

‘Major shift’: Nations face bottom-up pressure to act on climate change

A California summit of business, city and state leaders ends with a call on national governments to increase their pledges to the Paris climate deal

Call for climate justice as millions brace for intense storms

Call for climate justice as millions brace for intense storms

Typhoon Mangkhut and Hurricane Florence are set to make landfall on opposite sides of the world, bringing destruction likely exacerbated by climate change

Let down by Trump on climate, China goes around him in California

Let down by Trump on climate, China goes around him in California

At the Four Seasons hotel in San Francisco, the superpower and the US state cut diplomatic deals that fly in the face of White House policy

Even without the Trump administration, the US is upholding the Paris Agreement

Even without the Trump administration, the US is upholding the Paris Agreement

States, cities and companies alone will put the US in touching distance of its climate goals, say governor Jerry Brown and UN special envoy Michael Bloomberg

‘Everyone was frustrated’: US-China stand-off holds up climate talks

‘Everyone was frustrated’: US-China stand-off holds up climate talks

A week of climate negotiations in Bangkok proceeded unevenly, as old fights about the firewall between rich and poor countries resurfaced

As he prepares to host climate bash, will California's Brown bring gifts?

As he prepares to host climate bash, will California’s Brown bring gifts?

With a sweeping climate bill waiting for signature and an oil industry of his own, activists pressure governor Jerry Brown to live up to the vision of his own summit

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