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Polish police set to restrict protest and gather personal data at UN climate talks
Draft law worries civil society groups, who say they are already being excluded from the international climate process
The climate solution no-one in Davos will be talking about
Economists say a global carbon tax would efficiently shift the world to safer energy production. So why is it barely mentioned?
Climate Weekly: Estonia’s shrinking forests
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Rising CO2 levels threaten aquatic life, studies show
Both marine and freshwater species are affected by acidifying water in ways that disrupt the entire food web, scientists warn
Los Angeles lawmakers propose “climate emergency” department
In the wake of the devastating Thomas wildfire in southern California, city council members are calling for emergency funds to ramp up climate action
UK climate strategy has ‘significant gaps’, advisers warn
The government must increase ambition for electric vehicles and invest more in carbon capture and storage, an independent panel has advised
Logging surge threatens a quarter of Estonia’s forest, warn conservationists
Baltic state lobbied for flexibilities in EU rules to enable a dramatic increase in forestry, turning its thriving woodland into a net emitter of carbon by 2030
The Chinese coal city that electrified its entire taxi fleet
Taiyuan, the capital of Shanxi province, replaced 8,000 petrol-powered taxis with electric vehicles in a single year. What did we learn?
Climate Weekly: Macron grabs Merkel’s climate crown
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Climate change is driving migration from Vietnam’s Mekong delta
Saltwater intrusion and drought are destroying crops in one of the most fertile places on earth, prompting an exodus of farmers
Tesla’s South Australian super battery beats expectations for first month
The world’s largest lithium ion battery has brought much needed flexibility to the grid, encouraging other states to follow suit
International dismay at Germany’s 2020 climate target lapse
Reports Berlin will abandon its ambitious carbon-cutting goal with two years to go are “disheartening” and “problematic”, say observers
Macron urges Chinese people to “make our planet great again” – in Mandarin
French president did not announce any new climate initiatives with Xi Jinping on China visit, but his efforts to learn the language went viral
Climate portfolio back in UK cabinet after May’s reshuffle
If she keeps climate portfolio, Claire Perry will return the issue to cabinet for the first time since the department of energy and climate change was scrapped
Germany set to abandon 2020 climate target: reports
Angela Merkel’s party and the Social Democrats agree the 40% emissions cut will not be achieved until the early 2020s, coalition negotiators told newswires
UK government details coal power phase-out strategy
With a few caveats, Britain is set to end coal power generation by 2025, the government confirmed in a consultation response on Friday
Climate Weekly: 2018 heralds lawsuits and 1.5C debate
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Norwegian campaigners lose court case against Arctic oil drilling
Oslo district court told Greenpeace and co-plaintiffs exploration for new reserves did not violate citizens’ constitutional right to a healthy environment
Finance researchers are failing to engage with climate change
Despite warnings from central banks and a year of costly climate disasters, America’s leading finance conference is ignoring climate change risks and opportunities
Libya burns dirty oil for electricity as Islamic State disrupts gas plans
Amid conflict since Muammar Gaddafi was deposed in 2011, gas pipelines have been shelved, leaving two new power plants reliant on burning crude