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EU lawmakers support 55% emission cuts as IPCC spectre lurks
MEPs are calling on the EU to bump its 2030 target in light of this week’s scientific report of 1.5C of global warming
Brexit: What it means for UK-EU energy trade
The UK says it wants to keep ties with the EU energy market – but it’s complicated
World Bank dumps Kosovo plant, ending support for coal worldwide
The Kosovo e Re lignite plant could not compete with renewables on price, said bank president Jim Yong Kim
World Bank branch to prefer private banks that exit coal
International Finance Corporation will require partners to publish their support for coal and seek those with plans to divest
Dutch court shoots down government appeal of landmark climate ruling
Campaigners celebrated as an appeals judge endorsed their 2015 victory, confirming the Netherlands must cut emissions faster or breach its duty of care
Reality check: is the 1.5C warming target even possible?
Scientists have warned that warming more than half a degree above now is dangerous, but can we stop it?
Climate lawyers to use UN 1.5C report to sue governments
Lawyers have long planned to use a report released on Monday to lend weight to calls for climate damages or redress through the courts
Dear EU leaders, this is why we are suing you for a 1.5C global warming limit
Across Europe, we already feel the impacts of climate change on our farms, forests and livelihoods. Yesterday’s UN science report showed the urgency of action
Australia won’t give money to Green Climate Fund, says PM
The country won’t withdraw from the Paris Agreement, but it’s not obliged to follow UN recommendations either, Scott Morrison said
Bolsonaro has made grim threats to the Amazon and its people
Presidential favourite would abolish Brazil’s environment ministry, exposing world’s largest rainforest and its indigenous owners to criminal gangs of loggers and miners
Economics Nobel goes to inventor of models used in UN 1.5C report
William Nordhaus originated the idea of a 2C global warming limit but last year cast doubt on our ability to reach it. He shares the prize with Paul Romer
37 things you need to know about 1.5C global warming
The UN climate science panel has released its summary of the evidence around the tougher climate goal demanded by vulnerable countries. We break it down
‘Most important years in history’: major UN report sounds last-minute climate alarm
Warming beyond 1.5C will unleash a frightening set of consequences and scientists say only a global transformation, beginning now, can avoid it
Climate Weekly: Saudis push back as IPCC talks head into overtime
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EU: Breaching 1.5C would trigger cascade of negative effects
Confidential comments on a draft UN report show the EU calling for scientists to discount scenarios where temperatures temporarily overshoot the Paris goal
Todd Stern: Remain faithful to the Paris Agreement
The deal moved away from the firewall between developed and developing countries; going backward would undermine ambition
EU environment ministers to consider stronger climate target, in light of 1.5C warming impacts
Leaked draft conclusions of meeting next Tuesday call for urgent response to UN landmark climate science report, but stop short of commitment to higher ambition
South Korean province joins international coal phase-out club
South Chungcheong becomes the biggest coal user and first Asian region in the Powering Past Coal Alliance, reflecting local opposition to polluting plants
Leaked US critique of climate report sets stage for political showdown in Korea
Confidential government feedback casts doubt on scientific models, pushes domestic energy priorities and questions economic basis for climate action
Climate science faces ‘pivotal moment’ and government questions
A major report on the impacts of warming 1.5C will be the subject of intense government scrutiny this week