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Crib notes: Will Theresa May tackle Trump on climate?
This week’s top climate politics and policy stories. Sign up to have our Friday briefing and Monday’s crib notes sent to your inbox
Your views: climate hope in the Trump era
Email subscribers are keeping up the positive vibes with a focus on state and community-level efforts, while staying connected
Trump’s EPA pick: climate science ‘subject to debate’
Commentary as Scott Pruitt – Donald Trump’s pick as EPA chief – faces his confirmation hearing on Capitol Hill. Follow us on twitter @ClimateHome and Facebook
Germany ‘must halve coal power’ to meet 2030 climate target
Report commissioned by the Federal Environment Agency recommends closing older plants rather than relying on the carbon price
Obama’s climate legacy: a battle of attrition at home
In the first of a three-part series, Climate Home looks at Barack Obama’s domestic record on one of his top priority issues
Trump’s climate impact could be ‘vanishingly small’
Trump has called climate change a hoax, but what’s truly scary, scientists tell ProPublica, is how much larger the problem is than one American president.
Don’t kill US climate plans, 15 states warn Trump
Attorneys general from Democrat states and four sub-state jurisdictions say they will see the new president in court if he rips up low carbon policies
Our climate heroes of 2016
Climate Home writers pick some of the defiant optimists they came across in 2016
Growing water stress drives desalination push in Kenya
As drought hits crop yields and livelihoods, Kenya approves the first of a planned fleet of plants to get drinking water from the ocean
Crib notes: China smashes 2016 carbon intensity goal
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US will be a ‘rogue state’ if Trump backtracks on climate: UN envoy
Former Ireland president Mary Robinson says incoming administration must live up to the country’s commitments or be ostracised
Why Trump presidency may not herald climate catastrophe
Leading climate economist says environmentalists should be alert but not pessimistic over the impact of Trump’s presidency, reports the Guardian
US solar power smashes records in 2016
A record glut of large scale projects saw solar capacity jump enough to connect one home every 11 seconds in the third quarter of the year
Methane surge has climate scientists worried
Farming is in the frame as methane levels in the air grow at the highest rate in 20 years, jeopardising international climate targets
As envoys bicker, it’s time to focus on real climate action
Countries have two years of arguing over the fine-print of the Paris climate deal ahead of them: it’s time to focus on what’s happening in the real world
Six bright ideas lighting up Africa from the grassroots
It’s as much about the business model as the technology: here’s how innovators are making a big difference with small-scale solar
Global greening slows rise of CO2, but not fast enough
The greenhouse effect has prompted plants to consume more carbon dioxide from the atmosphere − but not enough to prevent global warming
Art of the deal: how Trump can win by playing climate game
If Trump’s goal is to do good for American workers by promoting US interests, a decision to quit the new global climate regime would be misguided
Paris climate target slips away as Donald Trump rises
Faint hopes for a 1.5C global warming limit to rescue low-lying island states from rising seas have been shattered by the US election result, say scientists
Tubiana: Paris climate deal designed to cope with Trump
Key architect of 2015 pact says it’s vital global coalition of countries and businesses vocally underline their support for global carbon cuts