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Philippines now likely to back UN climate deal
Reports suggest Kerry visit at end of July caused president Duterte to reassess comments on UN global warming pact
Why are US multinationals splurging on renewables?
Falling costs and rising carbon risks are leading companies located in areas blessed with wind and solar to invest in renewables
Paris climate agreement set to become law this year
Fifty-seven countries accounting for 59.88% of global emissions have now indicated they will sign agreement before end of 2016
China to consider Paris climate deal this month
Reports indicate Beijing is pushing UN climate deal towards ratification, with 21 September UN climate meeting in New York possible date for announcement
Japan, New Zealand to ratify Paris climate deal in 2016
Announcement makes entry into force for Paris deal more likely, but concerns remain over both countries’ weak emission cutting goals
Visitors rush to the Great Barrier Reef to catch it “before it’s gone”
Survey finds that 69% of visitors to the world’s largest coral reef system are motivated by the fear that it might disappear
Russia reports Anthrax scare as Arctic thaws
Record high temperatures in Arctic Russia are believed to be one of the main factors behind the emergence of the deadly anthrax disease in northwestern Siberia
View from Manila: Duterte must deliver ambitious climate plan
Former head of Philippines climate commission calls on new president to accept climate science and slow coal power growth
Ethiopia to chair influential ‘climate vulnerable’ group
Incoming CVF chair says group will be ‘visionary’ in efforts to generate political momentum on greenhouse gas emission cuts
Climate vulnerable coalition eyes deeper links
As the Philippines pass the CVF baton to Ethiopia, Saleemul Huq explains how the group plans to work together to tackle common climate challenges
No-dig for victory: saving Britain’s soils from climate stress
Farmers need to give up the plough to protect UK food security in the face of climate change, warn government advisers
China doesn’t need any more coal plants
China’s current coal power capacity can meet electricity demands up to 2030, two of Beijing’s top climate and energy experts tell China Dialogue
Brazil senate approves Paris climate deal
Olympic hosts take major step towards formal support of new UN climate deal, with announcement likely in September
Why post-Brexit UK can be a climate champion
Ex No.10 advisor says Brussels has held back British climate ambitions: without its oppressive regulations carbon emissions can fall further and faster
US Republican ex-environment chiefs endorse Hillary Clinton
Former heads of the US Environmental Protection Agency warn Donald Trump would set back climate cooperation for decades
Amazon megadam denied licence over environmental, indigenous concerns
The 8GW Sao Luiz do Tapajos hydropower project is expected to get the thumbs down from Brazilian regulators, in move cautiously welcomed by activists
Europe needs a greener investment plan for its energy union
Gas and motorway projects offer poor value for money and could be stranded as climate regulations kick in, say E3G researchers
The Republicans fleeing Trump because of climate change
Libertarian Party emerges as unlikely home for climate-concerned Republicans as Donald Trump rails against green laws
UN: climate-friendly flying could cost $60 billion a year
Sourcing biofuels to replace oil will cost billions, but without radical cuts in air traffic or improvements in technology it may be the only solution to cut airline emissions
EU invests €62 million in wind and solar projects
Climate analysts welcome renewables funding, but warn European Commission still supports low value, polluting projects