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‘Web of climate denial’ infects US Congress, claims senator
Fossil fuel companies have developed an ‘apparatus’ of climate denial to influence US lawmakers, warns Sheldon Whitehouse
Climate emerges as critical Clinton weapon against Trump
Belief in global warming and policies to tackle greenhouse gas emissions are becoming a key dividing line ahead of the 2016 election
South China overwhelmed by heavy rain, flooding
Wuhan province has suffered its heaviest downpours since 1998, exposing the inadequacy of flood defences
On climate change, it’s Donald Trump v the world
Analysis of statements from over 190 world leaders suggests Republican nominee for White House would be isolated as a climate denier
Javadekar: India to meet climate goals earlier than promised
Outgoing climate chief says India is now a world leader in tackling climate change and other countries need to follow its example
Clinton could run on strongest climate platform ever
Democrats’ draft platform won’t be ratified until the convention, but climate activists are already hailing it as a ‘monumental victory’, reports the Guardian
Global gold lust driving rise in mining emissions
Lure of mining for precious metals in South America and Europe is creating new carbon emissions not controlled by international agreement
Climate-linked European heatwave killed over 500
Hundreds of west Europeans were killed in the 2003 heat wave by human-induced climate change, scientists say in a ground-breaking report
May warned on climate threats to Brexit Britain
The incoming government must prepare for floods and heatwaves even as EU negotiations dominate politics, say advisers
UK climate adviser backs Theresa May as new PM
Lord Deben says incoming prime minister’s silence on climate change should not be taken as scepticism – but warns tough choices for Number 10 lie ahead
Christiana Figueres places ‘hope’ at centre of UN pitch
Buoyed from the success of the Paris climate agreement, Costa Rican diplomat aims for New York top job
How China could peak CO2 emissions by 2022
Detailed policy proposals by influential Chinese and US researchers show potential to speed up low carbon shift
Javedekar out, Dave in as India’s environment minister
Anil Madhav Dave takes over the climate change brief from Prakash Javadekar, who has been promoted to a cabinet role
Christiana Figueres launches UN secretary general bid
Costa Rican says she will keep vow to protect world’s most vulnerable if she is appointed to New York post later this year
Fracking will blow UK carbon goals without stricter rules
Government advisers also say more action would be needed to cut emissions in other areas to cope with full-scale fracking, reports the Guardian
Can nuclear really deliver 25% of global electricity by 2050?
Despite a record-breaking year of global nuclear construction in 2015, a report by the industry recognises that it still faces unresolved problems and uncertainties
Banks urged to blacklist Czech coal guzzler EPH
NGOs tell Citibank, HSBC and JP Morgan they are undermining climate policy by financing fossil fuel spree
UK climate adviser warns of ‘far right’ attacks after Brexit
Head of UK Committee on Climate Change criticises Brexit backers, suggesting they will seek to undermine green regulations
Offshore wind costs hit record low
Two 350MW arrays in the Netherlands will supply power at €87/MWh, beating the next cheapest project by miles
UK climate change sceptics botch Paris deal hit-job
Critics of the UK’s climate policy sense a window of opportunity post Brexit, but an inability to download the right PDF is hampering their hopes