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India’s floods expose poor countries’ total vulnerability to climate change
In West Bengal, residents say Hurricane Harvey in the US is “no comparison” to devastation for which their country left them woefully unprepared
California to pass law setting 100% renewable electricity goal
The world’s sixth largest economy is aiming for an entirely clean power grid by 2045, with legislation that pits technology start-ups against utilities
US state department to abolish climate change envoy
Critics say Rex Tillerson’s restructuring will further diminish US’ standing in international affairs
Link between Hurricane Harvey and climate change is unclear
Reports the devastating storm was made worse by humanity’s carbon emissions fail to grasp climate change is not just about warming
Coal to power India for ‘decades to come’, says government planning body
Coal will continue to produce roughly three-quarters of India’s electricity, says body charged with central planning, as it lays out plan to boost mining production
NGO demands Trump-Pruitt emails on Paris withdrawal
The Center for Biological Diversity is seeking documents that influenced the US president’s decision to leave the Paris climate agreement
Photos reveal Iraq oil fires burning behind ISIS retreat
Satellite images show evidence of the Islamic State’s scorched earth tactics as militants lose territory to Western-backed Iraqi forces
Tributes pour in for Marshallese ‘climate hero’ Tony de Brum
Friends and colleagues remember Tony de Brum as a fighter for nuclear justice and a safe climate future, after his death in Majuro aged 72
Obituary: Tony de Brum, Marshallese climate and anti-nuclear crusader
De Brum, who witnessed the destructive power of nuclear weapons as a child, won justice for his tiny country against formidable economic and political odds
Green Climate Fund to fund $1bn Egypt renewables drive
In its biggest project to date, the UN’s flagship climate finance scheme is putting $150m towards developing wind, hydro and solar power in Egypt
Climate Weekly: EU heading for electric car quota
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A bottle of brandy that Trump won’t leave the Paris deal. Any takers?
Trump’s US remains firmly in the Paris climate deal. Richard Black reckons that’s how it will stay and he’s prepared to put his brandy where his mouth is
Sweltering European summer has human fingerprints
The chance of extremely hot days, such as have been seen across southern Europe this summer has been “greatly increased” by climate change
Al Gore: ‘Many Republicans want to switch sides on climate change’
The former US vice-president and climate campaigner has launched a new film and says “to fix the climate crisis we need to fix democracy”
EU ‘increasingly likely’ to implement electric car quota, despite denials
Quota on the production of electric cars by 2030 would be mandatory, according to sources
Australian government ‘can’t be trusted to protect Great Barrier Reef’
Government loses vote on bill noting the government’s ‘failure to protect’ reef on day of chaos in Canberra
What will become of Bangladesh’s climate migrants?
Millions of Bangladeshi’s could be forced from their homes by the effect of climate change. Where will they all go?
Trump lays groundwork for staying in Paris Agreement
After notifying the UN that he intends to leave the Paris climate deal, the prospect of Donald Trump doing so seems increasingly uncertain
Trump EPA loses court battle to cut air con pollutants
French-owned Arkema and Mexican Mexichem successfully sued to thwart the one Obama-era climate policy Trump stands by
Mattlan Zackhras, Marshall Islands climate leader, dies aged 47
Tributes to Minister Zackhras highlight his work at home and abroad to defend islands threatened by climate change