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Al Gore: ‘Many Republicans want to switch sides on climate change’
The former US vice-president and climate campaigner has launched a new film and says “to fix the climate crisis we need to fix democracy”
EU ‘increasingly likely’ to implement electric car quota, despite denials
Quota on the production of electric cars by 2030 would be mandatory, according to sources
Australian government ‘can’t be trusted to protect Great Barrier Reef’
Government loses vote on bill noting the government’s ‘failure to protect’ reef on day of chaos in Canberra
Countries urged to start bargaining over negative emissions
There is an emerging consensus CO2 needs to be sucked out of the air to meet climate goals, but no discussion of which countries are responsible for acting
Humans massively increased odds of three consecutive hottest years
New research shows odds of record years and runs of record years have changed from tiny to probable because of greenhouse gases
What will become of Bangladesh’s climate migrants?
Millions of Bangladeshi’s could be forced from their homes by the effect of climate change. Where will they all go?
Trump lays groundwork for staying in Paris Agreement
After notifying the UN that he intends to leave the Paris climate deal, the prospect of Donald Trump doing so seems increasingly uncertain
Climate Weekly: the Trump delusion
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Trump EPA loses court battle to cut air con pollutants
French-owned Arkema and Mexican Mexichem successfully sued to thwart the one Obama-era climate policy Trump stands by
Mattlan Zackhras, Marshall Islands climate leader, dies aged 47
Tributes to Minister Zackhras highlight his work at home and abroad to defend islands threatened by climate change
Diplomatic cable: US has no plans to renegotiate Paris Agreement
President Trump is open to “re-engagement” with the Paris climate deal “on more favourable terms”, but not seeking to re-write the text, leaked cable reveals
Why state action is no answer to bonfire of US climate rules
President Trump says states know better than federal government how to protect the environment, but history shows they are creative at ducking collective problems
Australian bank sued over failure to disclose climate risks
Shareholders are taking the Commonwealth Bank to court, alleging that it is misleading investors about its financial position
Trump letter to UN on leaving Paris climate accord – in full
Trump’s communication with the UN and media release clarified some details and set the scene for political manoeuvring to come
Trump to submit notice of Paris withdrawal to UN
White House to write to UN to inform of US intention to withdraw from climate deal, but remain engaged in hope of securing “more favourable” terms
Sri Lanka plans no new coal plants until at least 2037
Government electricity authority says coal’s impact on health and environment tipped balance in favour of a gas and renewable-focused future
Climate Weekly: Desert miracle or mirage?
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Giant Tunisian desert solar project aims to power EU
Developer TuNur this week applied for authorisation to build a massive solar plant on the edge of the Tunisian Sahara, with undersea grid connections to Europe
One kilometre along the Arctic sea ice – my hardest ever swim
When Lewis Pugh finished his 22-minute, awareness-raising swim his hands were so frozen he hand to grip onto his photographer with his teeth
Dying gods: Mt Kenya’s disappearing glaciers spread violence below
Those who rely on Mount Kenya’s glaciers for water have turned against one another as the rivers fed by the mountain dry up