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May warned on climate threats to Brexit Britain
The incoming government must prepare for floods and heatwaves even as EU negotiations dominate politics, say advisers
UK climate adviser backs Theresa May as new PM
Lord Deben says incoming prime minister’s silence on climate change should not be taken as scepticism – but warns tough choices for Number 10 lie ahead
Fracking will blow UK carbon goals without stricter rules
Government advisers also say more action would be needed to cut emissions in other areas to cope with full-scale fracking, reports the Guardian
Can nuclear really deliver 25% of global electricity by 2050?
Despite a record-breaking year of global nuclear construction in 2015, a report by the industry recognises that it still faces unresolved problems and uncertainties
Banks urged to blacklist Czech coal guzzler EPH
NGOs tell Citibank, HSBC and JP Morgan they are undermining climate policy by financing fossil fuel spree
UK climate adviser warns of ‘far right’ attacks after Brexit
Head of UK Committee on Climate Change criticises Brexit backers, suggesting they will seek to undermine green regulations
Offshore wind costs hit record low
Two 350MW arrays in the Netherlands will supply power at €87/MWh, beating the next cheapest project by miles
UK climate change sceptics botch Paris deal hit-job
Critics of the UK’s climate policy sense a window of opportunity post Brexit, but an inability to download the right PDF is hampering their hopes
Laurence Tubiana: Paris deal should be operational by 2018
UN climate champion and France envoy talks to Climate Home on the sidelines of the Business and Climate summit in London, revealing her hopes and plans through to 2018
Saudi Arabia, Germany to ratify UN climate deal in 2016
Europe’s top economy and world’s second-largest oil producer signal plans to ratify global pact to limit warming to sub 2C
Segolene Royal: EU should approve UN climate deal in 2016
France’s influential environment chief says she wants heads of state to agree on backing the Paris deal before the next UN summit in November
EU decaf: UK could copy Norway’s climate policy, say ministers
Norwegian minister Vidar Helgesen, French envoy Laurence Tubiana and Dutch minister Sharon Dijksma give their views on Brexit
UK carbon target soothes investor nerves amid Brexit confusion
Parliament set to confirm low carbon direction, but leadership contest spells continued uncertainty over policy details
Amber Rudd: UK will be a climate leader post Brexit
Government will endorse new 2032 goal to reduce fossil fuel pollution this week, will work with US, India, Japan and China on delivering Paris climate deal goals
UK leadership contender Boris Johnson ‘not a climate denier’
Conservative colleague Lord Barker insists former London mayor would not unpick environmental legislation if elected leader
Will Brexit really mean a UK climate policy bonfire?
It’s easy to assume Brexit means a cull of green policies, but the strength of the low carbon economy suggests that’s not a given
EU climate plans stall as Brexit talks take over
UK’s probable departure from the EU throws carbon cutting agenda into confusion just as countries were preparing to approve Paris climate agreement
It’s an act of vandalism, but Brexit won’t kill UK green growth
A vote to leave the EU has left many distraught, but the underlying fundamentals of the low carbon economy are strong, argues E3G director Jonathan Gaventa
Crib notes: UK climate plans in limbo as Brexit chaos deepens
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Post Brexit, will UK government approve 2030 climate target?
With climate and euro sceptics close to regaining Number 10, British climate policy looks set for a rocky ride this summer