World
Boost for German coal phaseout as election weakens Merkel
A ‘Jamaica coalition’ is the most likely outcome of a surprising election, putting the Greens in a position to pursue their goal of ending coal power
Portuguese kids crowdfund to sue EU countries for climate inaction
Six applicants aged between five and 14 want to sue in the European Court of Human Rights for tougher action to prevent dangerous global warming
Climate-hit Bangladesh struggling to access UN green funds
Developing country institutions lack capacity to meet the Green Climate Fund’s heavy paperwork demands, experts say at Dhaka conference
Fiji’s climate leadership: ‘We are all in the same canoe’
Prime minister Frank Bainimarama urged leaders in New York to look beyond narrow self-interest as he outlined plans for COP23 climate talks presidency
Fiji PM Frank Bainimarama’s speech to the UNGA – in full
The president of COP23, the next round of UN climate talks, calls for solidarity with hurricane victims and sets the scene for negotiations
Nicaragua to join Paris climate deal in solidarity with ‘first victims’
Announcement makes Syria the only party not to have adopted the 2015 deal, while the US is threatening to leave in 2020
Kenya’s most polluting coal plant could poison coastline
A project that will double Kenya’s carbon emissions also threatens life on a fragile coastline, but the government’s planning process has been flawed
Jerry Brown’s climate coalition now covers 39% of the global economy
California governor’s list of city, state and national governments nears 200 and is shifting climate diplomacy beyond the caprices of national leaders
California bid for 100% clean energy stalls
Resistance from utilities and unions blamed after legislature fails to bring clean energy bill to a vote
Indigenous peoples are dying in a global war for their lands
Ten years after the UN recognised indigenous peoples rights, they remain on the frontline, defending the biosphere on behalf of us all
UK omits climate change from post-Brexit foreign policy plan
Proposal for future relationship with EU calls for cooperation on energy security, but makes no mention of the Paris Agreement, a stated priority in Brussels
France’s Macron to pitch global environmental rights charter to UN
Draft treaty aims to give teeth to “soft law”, but critics warn it risks creating confusion and diverting attention from practical initiatives to boost environmental protection
Irma forces Caribbean delegates to abandon UN climate science meeting
Representatives from Caribbean island nations want to put extreme weather damage on the agenda for the next IPCC comprehensive report
US senate committee votes to reinstate funding to UN climate treaty
The committee passed an amendment to give $10m to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change, an organisation Donald Trump wants to cut off
Climate change threatens survival of the River Jordan
New research finds worsening droughts will sap the biblical waterway, which is already under pressure from agriculture and a growing population
Scotland sets 2032 ban on new diesel and petrol cars, funds carbon capture
First minister Nicola Sturgeon announced conventional car phase-out eight years ahead of the rest of the UK, plus finance for a carbon capture project in Aberdeenshire
Lobbying data reveals carmakers’ influence in Berlin
As a dieselgate-charged election approaches, data reveals German officials met with auto lobbyists more than once every two days to discuss the scandal
India’s Modi pushes international solar agreement
Indian prime minister says renewables are “particularly important” to the development of five nations meeting in Xiamen
Developing disasters: How cities are making hurricanes more destructive
Scientists warn of expanding “bull’s-eyes” as the US builds in parts of the country at ever-greater risk because of climate change and severe weather
Tony Abbott to address London climate sceptic group
Abbott becomes second former Australian prime minister to address Global Warming Policy Foundation. His speech will be called ‘Daring to Doubt’