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Economic opportunity should see US get on board with shipping clean-up

Economic opportunity should see US get on board with shipping clean-up

Shipping is finally playing catch-up on air pollution standards, but the US is slow-balling attempts to agree cleaner targets

Trump begins formal US withdrawal from Paris Agreement

Trump begins formal US withdrawal from Paris Agreement

US will leave climate deal one day after 2020 presidential election, although a Democrat winner could reenter almost immediately

US will keep seat at climate talks after it leaves Paris deal

US will keep seat at climate talks after it leaves Paris deal

Formal withdrawal process could begin within days, but current and former diplomats say US will continue to influence global rulemaking on climate change

Green Climate Fund replenishment fails to fill hole left by Trump's US

Green Climate Fund replenishment fails to fill hole left by Trump’s US

After the US, Russia, and Australia did not contribute, other developed countries fell $500m short of the fund’s starting capital

US Democrats will carry global hopes for climate action to 2020 poll

US Democrats will carry global hopes for climate action to 2020 poll

In an unprecedented 7-hour live town hall, candidates to take on Trump presented plans that would place US at forefront of fight against warming

How Trump's climate U-turn exposed the limits of European power

How Trump’s climate U-turn exposed the limits of European power

When the world needed someone to step up as a climate power broker, why did no-one think it would be the EU?

Democrat frontrunner Biden says he will stop China spreading coal around the world

Democrat frontrunner Biden says he will stop China spreading coal around the world

Joe Biden, who tops opinion polls in the Democratic primaries, pledges to build a coalition of nations to scrub dirty energy from China’s belt and road programme

US breaks from Arctic consensus on climate change

US breaks from Arctic consensus on climate change

At a meeting of the Arctic Council, secretary of state Mike Pompeo refused to identify global warming as a threat, instead hailing an oil rush as sea ice melts

House passes bill opposing Trump Paris Agreement withdrawal

House passes bill opposing Trump Paris Agreement withdrawal

The symbolic legislation seeks to compel the administration to adhere to its climate pledges and cut off funding for the US withdrawal from Paris

Los Angeles targets eradication of petrol cars by 2050

Los Angeles targets eradication of petrol cars by 2050

Mayor unveils plan aiming for 100% zero-emissions vehicles by 2050 amid sweeping climate package for the city

'We're not Occupy': Extinction Rebellion to leave London roadblocks

‘We’re not Occupy’: Extinction Rebellion to leave London roadblocks

After nearly two weeks holding roads across the capital, the climate protesters apologised to commuters but said their action had been a success

New York City bans inefficient glass skyscrapers, WA state to end coal

New York City bans inefficient glass skyscrapers, WA state to end coal

New York mayor announces sweeping climate change programme, while Washington’s power will be carbon-neutral by 2030

Bloomberg plugs US funding gap for UN climate body

Bloomberg plugs US funding gap for UN climate body

The billionaire philanthropist has contributed $5.5 million to cover international climate negotiation costs and related initiatives in the private sector

Courts must curb greenhouse gas emissions to protect our liberty

Courts must curb greenhouse gas emissions to protect our liberty

In a court case in Oregon, we argue climate change is destroying our natural spaces and impinging on our constitutional right to freedom

Life adapts to Louisiana's disappearing coast

Life adapts to Louisiana’s disappearing coast

South Louisiana is experiencing the effects of coastal erosion faster than almost anywhere in the world, but life adapts through the buildings and architecture

The Green New Deal: Finally climate policy informed by science

The Green New Deal: Finally climate policy informed by science

The proposal from Democrats is the most comprehensive response yet to the scientists’ warnings, to implement it would be realism, not radicalism

US and Saudi Arabia block geoengineering governance push

US and Saudi Arabia block geoengineering governance push

Countries failed to agree on a Swiss resolution to consider regulating technologies that aim to cool the planet, at the UN Environment Assembly in Nairobi

The Green New Deal contains a tension between climate and social goals

The Green New Deal contains a tension between climate and social goals

The original New Deal spurred a massive increase in greenhouse gas emissions, so can it be successfully adapted for the transition away from fossil fuels?

Alberta's oil production cut shows the Keystone XL protest worked

Alberta’s oil production cut shows the Keystone XL protest worked

Widely dismissed as a symbolic victory in 2015, the blocking of a major pipeline project has forced Canada’s oil patch to limit its output, vindicating activists

Seven take-aways from the Green New Deal launch

Seven take-aways from the Green New Deal launch

Sweeping in scope, an agenda to transform the US into a green leader has been launched in Washington DC, here are the key points

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