EU
Business leaders urge Brussels to tighten carbon market
NEWS: After Paris climate pact, EU must do more to push up the carbon price and drive clean growth, argues Prince of Wales Corporate Leaders Group
Todd Stern: US will sign and support Paris climate change pact
NEWS: Despite intense hostility from Republican critics and legal block from Supreme Court, top US negotiator says White House is ‘sticking to its plan’
Green anger as EU prepares to subsidise dash for gas
NEWS: In first energy initiative since Paris climate deal, Brussels backs public funds for fossil fuel projects, in clash with climate goals
Optimism rules as climate activists ‘show the love’ on Valentine’s Day
BLOG: As the UK climate coalition prepares its annual green love-bomb we ask a comms expert what images work – and what turn people off
Sweden to go carbon neutral by 2045
NEWS: Seven out of eight parliamentary parties back proposal for rapid greenhouse gas emissions cuts, boosted by Paris agreement
Laurent Fabius quits French foreign ministry, stays as climate talks president
NEWS: Veteran politician who steered Paris climate summit to successful conclusion is moving to head up the Constitutional Council
China breezes past EU to become wind power leader
NEWS: Booming market grew 27% in 2015 edging past European Union for first time, says industry group
Bloomberg climate risk initiative targets secret polluters
NEWS: Heavyweight investigation into how business reports vulnerability to climate policies and impacts could leave many corporations exposed, say experts
Greenpeace ‘fracks’ UK parliament as public inquiry starts
NEWS: Campaign group installs mock fracking rig and drill in London on day independent panel review of Lancashire applications begins
EU faces two-year wrangle to ratify Paris climate deal
ANALYSIS: Members of 28-state bloc show little appetite for increasing ambition as they gear up for internal battles over effort-sharing
EU-funded deforestation clampdown in Africa ‘flawed’
NEWS: Expanding protected areas in DR Congo and Liberia could blow donors’ budgets, displace hundreds of thousands of people and fuel conflict, says NGO
Tax high carbon food, sugar for climate and health gains – study
NEWS: A carbon levy would cut consumption of meat and cheese, find researchers – and coupled with a sugar tax, it could save lives
Polish districts call for coal-free development
NEWS: Local leaders are fighting proposals from Warsaw to zone off lignite reserves for future mines, fearing loss of homes and forests
Low prices raise concerns for China carbon market
ANALYSIS: Seven pilot schemes are swamped with pollution permits, analysts say, boding ill for national roll-out of mammoth climate policy
NATO: Green energy saves soldiers’ lives
NEWS: Smart grids, roll-up solar panels and wind offer safer forms of energy for troops in hostile environments, says world’s largest military alliance in annual report
UK climate policies inadequate for 2C limit, say government advisors
NEWS: Committee on Climate Change says Britain should not deepen carbon cuts in line with 1.5C aspirational Paris target, but needs fresh policies to meet existing commitments
UK top 10 climate claims, unpicked
ANALYSIS: Energy and climate chief Amber Rudd is on the defensive after an influential business lobby criticised government policy. We look at the facts
France plans renewed climate diplomacy blitz to protect Paris deal
INTERVIEW: Laurence Tubiana says maintaining momentum from COP21 summit is vital as governments prepare to work on finer details of historic pact
Brexit would damage UK climate policy, warn conservationists
NEWS: Leaving EU would diminish Britain which has gained immensely from Brussels’ standards, 14 leading conservationists write in letter to government
Greenpeace prepares legal challenge to Norway’s Arctic frontier
NEWS: As investors in Davos tout $1trn investment opportunity in thawing ocean, climate lawyers are gearing up for a courtroom battle