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Crib notes: UN aviation body to debate 2020 climate deal
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Arctic faces ‘boom’ in shipping as ice melts
The luxury cruise ship Crystal Serenity is embarking on an historic voyage through the Arctic, and it’s likely to herald a surge in similar trips say experts at ICCT
Climate-smart beans offer hope to Uganda’s farmers
Drought and heat have hit Ugandan harvests, but new varieties of seeds and beans could help secure food supplies in vulnerable regions
Is your smartphone addiction killing the planet?
New research warns that the growing reliance on smart technologies is leading to a rapid rise in internet energy demand that will push up carbon dioxide emissions
Weekly wrap: Paris deal set for ratification in 2016
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US gas now a bigger carbon polluter than coal
Coal has entered a structural decline, say experts, leaving gas as the second largest source of carbon behind petroleum
Philippines now likely to back UN climate deal
Reports suggest Kerry visit at end of July caused president Duterte to reassess comments on UN global warming pact
Why are US multinationals splurging on renewables?
Falling costs and rising carbon risks are leading companies located in areas blessed with wind and solar to invest in renewables
Paris climate agreement set to become law this year
Fifty-seven countries accounting for 59.88% of global emissions have now indicated they will sign agreement before end of 2016
Brian Cox’s sceptic takedown: a low point for climate journalism?
News programmes let us down by hosting irrelevant debates when we face so many urgent and interesting questions.
China to consider Paris climate deal this month
Reports indicate Beijing is pushing UN climate deal towards ratification, with 21 September UN climate meeting in New York possible date for announcement
Japan, New Zealand to ratify Paris climate deal in 2016
Announcement makes entry into force for Paris deal more likely, but concerns remain over both countries’ weak emission cutting goals
Visitors rush to the Great Barrier Reef to catch it “before it’s gone”
Survey finds that 69% of visitors to the world’s largest coral reef system are motivated by the fear that it might disappear
UN science panel debates 1.5C as climate records fall
Scientists to explore emission pathways that could lead to lower levels of global warming with IPCC study due in 2018
Russia reports Anthrax scare as Arctic thaws
Record high temperatures in Arctic Russia are believed to be one of the main factors behind the emergence of the deadly anthrax disease in northwestern Siberia
As IPCC meets to discuss avoiding 1.5C, it is already too late?
Warning that humans may already have emitted enough carbon dioxide to undermine the 1.5°C temperature rise threshold agreed by 195 nations last December
View from Manila: Duterte must deliver ambitious climate plan
Former head of Philippines climate commission calls on new president to accept climate science and slow coal power growth
Ethiopia to chair influential ‘climate vulnerable’ group
Incoming CVF chair says group will be ‘visionary’ in efforts to generate political momentum on greenhouse gas emission cuts
Why the 1.5C climate limit matters in the Maldives
Political focus on tackling climate change has dropped since Paris talks, but need for urgent action remains writes Thoriq Ibrahim
Climate vulnerable coalition eyes deeper links
As the Philippines pass the CVF baton to Ethiopia, Saleemul Huq explains how the group plans to work together to tackle common climate challenges