US
Canada, Alaska wildfire surge sends smoke plume to Texas
NEWS: NASA image shows “pretty remarkable” line of dense smoke across North America, as large areas of forest burn
Recession not shale gas boom cut US emissions – study
NEWS: Economic factors rather than switch from coal to natural gas drove recent drop in country’s CO2 output, say researchers
8 lessons from a climate change tour of the US
From Washington to Hawaii: It’s no use waiting for consensus, cowboys don’t get it and change isn’t easy, even in paradise
Could Cuban detente bring a new energy dawn?
ANALYSIS: As the communist island and the US restore relations, there are opportunities for clean power and offshore oil
Hillary Clinton emails hint at US climate fears and press obsession
NEWS: Released correspondence tells of tensions at 2009 UN summit and anger at Obama treatment by China
Brazil reveals renewable energy goal on US visit
NEWS: Emerging economy will aim for 28-33% renewable energy by 2030, President Rousseff said in joint statement with Obama
Alaska glaciers melting faster as planet overheats
NEWS: Climate change rather than natural causes is the main driver of state’s glacier loss, which is set to speed up, US scientists say
Pope or Kochs: Tell us Republicans, who do you back?
BLOG: Political ad hits out at climate sceptic Republican hopefuls in 2016, as oil funders ready $900m election arsenal
Hopes for zero deforestation in Brazil climate plan
NEWS: Amazon protection on the agenda when president Dilma Rousseff meets Barack Obama in Washington next week
Alaska wildfires spiral in warming climate – study
NEWS: America’s northern frontier is seeing a surge of large wildfires, releasing more carbon dioxide from tundra and forests
US biodiesel fraudster faces 10+ years in jail
NEWS: EPA warns of severe penalties for undermining green transport policy, after 50-year-old runaway pleads guilty to charges
Hillary Clinton mocks climate sceptics at presidential campaign launch
NEWS: Democrat hopeful lashes out at sceptics and says she’ll back growth of solar, wind and other green energies
Climate change the “biggest” economic risk facing the world
NEWS: Former US Treasury chief Hank Paulson leads call for US politicians to take global warming seriously
G7 poised for historic call to phase out fossil fuel emissions
NEWS: Delegates at summit indicate Angela Merkel has won battle for group of seven to target carbon pollution end
G7 set for critical climate talks as Paris summit looms
ANALYSIS: Bloc of leading developed nations primed to tackle climate goals as Angela Merkel steps up in crunch year
Santorum tells Pope to quit climate politics, stick to theology
NEWS: Pennsylvania senator is the latest Republican to weigh into Vatican’s forthcoming encyclical on climate
US, EU fall flat on cutting forest emissions
NEWS: Follow Mexico’s lead, world’s 2nd and 3rd emitter told as emissions pledge for climate pact freeze out forests, study says
US can surpass emission goals without Congress – study
NEWS: Carbon cuts of 30% by 2025 possible under existing laws, finds WRI report, with tightening of climate policies
El Nino likely to ensure 2015 breaks warming records
ANALYSIS: Rising temperatures linked to phenomenon could add weight to calls for tough new climate deal in Paris this year
Shell Arctic oil drilling reaction ‘overblown’ – US envoy
NEWS: Admiral Papp says conditional approval to explore polar waters just ‘another step’, as ‘kayaktivists’ protest in Seattle