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Loaded coal barge sinks in Sundarbans mangroves
NEWS: Fourth wreck in two years raises fresh concerns about environmental impact of proposed Rampal coal plant in Bangladesh
Fears of an Asian coal surge are overblown – study
NEWS: Dirty power plants planned in China, India, Vietnam and Indonesia are unlikely to all be built, says think tank ECIU
Lead US climate envoy Todd Stern to leave in April
NEWS: Leading architect of 2015 Paris deal will be replaced by veteran US diplomat and energy expert Jonathan Pershing
Marshall Islands to ratify Paris climate agreement
NEWS: Drought-hit atoll nation is the third after to Fiji and Palau ready to formally approve global carbon-cutting deal
Rougher Atlantic storms to pound Western Europe – study
NEWS: Britain, France and Portugal should prepare defences for stronger waves as global warming intensifies, say researchers
Brexit a threat to Paris deal, says UK climate advisor
NEWS: Strong voice for climate ambition at heart of world’s largest internal market is vital to maintain momentum post 2015 pact, says Lord Deben
UN envoy warns of environmental activist murder ‘epidemic’
NEWS: Expert on indigenous rights demands consumers boycott ‘blood-tainted’ products from land grabs amid weak state response
Weekly wrap: Ratify Paris pact ASAP, EU urges member states
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Germany mulls ‘mammoth’ 95% cut in emissions by 2050
NEWS: Minister says renewables transition can radically slash greenhouse gases by mid-century, but omits coal exit strategy
Why Germany’s clean energy shift is vexing its neighbours
NEWS: Transition towards a grid based on fickle renewables is messing with Poland’s electricity markets
China five-year plan hints at deeper carbon cuts
NEWS: World’s largest carbon polluter may arrest rising emissions sooner than thought, says five-year economic plan, but details on boosting renewables remain light
Philippines touts gas, renewables as answer to energy demand
NEWS: Energy department says it is looking for alternatives to coal, but activists fear government will push ahead with fossil intensive investments
Sweet harmony: Why UN climate plans should use the same metrics
COMMENT: If the INDCs are going to be the foundations of a global climate solution, we need to make sure they are durable and clear argue experts
Budget 2016: Osborne moves to prop up UK oil and gas sector
NEWS: Ailing hydrocarbon sector welcomes tax relief, but green groups say first budget post 2015 climate deal should have offered more on renewables and efficiency
World’s top private coal company faces bankruptcy
NEWS: Staunch opponent of climate laws and science misses interest payment as global coal price slump continues
Europe’s capitals say diesel cars threaten health of residents
NEWS: Leaders in Paris, Athens, Madrid, Amsterdam, Vienna and Lisbon among those to protest at Brussels’ inability to deliver tougher air pollution laws
Budget 2016: Will George Osborne back a low carbon future?
COMMENT: Heavyweight lobby groups agree the country needs a smart, diversified and flexible energy system, and George Osborne has it in his power to deliver
Japan fleshes out Paris climate change plan
NEWS: Tokyo government says emission cutting strategy will be approved by May, but cuts likely to hinge on future of 40 planned coal power plants
UN welcomes UK pledge to enshrine zero emissions goal
NEWS: Proposed law in line with goals of Paris climate deal, says UN spokesperson, urging governments to attend New York signing ceremony in April
Rising seas could trigger ‘Great Migration’ from US shores
NEWS: Flooded coastlines may affect 13m people by 2100 on a similar scale of African-American exodus from rural South in 20th century