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EU plots climate deal with China
European leaders hope to strike a bargain with Beijing next September. What the EU can offer China to bring down its emissions is unclear
US will keep seat at climate talks after it leaves Paris deal
Formal withdrawal process could begin within days, but current and former diplomats say US will continue to influence global rulemaking on climate change
UN biodiversity chief quits. Documents show she had been accused of misconduct
Cristiana Pașca Palmer resigned before key summit, she faced allegations of discrimination against African staff and intervention in the renewal of her contract
Massive protests and disruption in Chile ahead of trade and UN climate summits
Government said plans for the meetings had not changed, but protesters and military remain on the streets and the death toll has reached 18
What is the real cost of cheap Russian gas?
Few people in the West think about the ethics of buying fossil fuels from Vladimir Putin’s Russia
Extinction Rebellion eyes legal challenge after police ban protesters from London
The move prompted a group of politicians and campaigners to protest in Trafalgar Square in defiance of the ban
In Tanzania, ownership of the forest offers new prospects for old loggers
In one of Africa’s fastest deforesting nations, community control over the land offers villages new income, infrastructure and dignity
Green opposition wins Budapest mayoral election in blow to Orbán
Gergely Karácsony promised to declare a climate emergency in Hungary’s capital and likened his win to recent elections in Istanbul
Greta Thunberg misses Nobel prize amid green vs peace dispute
The Swedish teen activist may have been too young, or come up against disagreement over whether environmentalism counts as a peace activity
Extinction Rebellion face police crackdown in London, as global blockade begins
After an April protest brought London to a standstill, a global rebellion launched on Monday and was met by a strong police response with hundreds arrested
US Democrats will carry global hopes for climate action to 2020 poll
In an unprecedented 7-hour live town hall, candidates to take on Trump presented plans that would place US at forefront of fight against warming
European Central Bank should ‘gradually eliminate’ carbon assets: Lagarde
Nominee to lead the bank told MEPs it could adopt new measures to prefer green investments if she is confirmed
UN chief’s climate asks fall flat in emerging economies
As Brics environment ministers meet in Brazil, experts see little appetite for meeting António Guterres’ benchmark of climate ambition
Meat and potatoes: international media majors on diet in IPCC coverage
Reporting on latest science around climate change and land use focused on rich nations’ eating habits, but did it miss the bigger picture?
Bolsonaro shrugs off German aid cuts, as deforestation surges
Brazil “doesn’t need” €35 million of international funds earmarked to protect the Amazon rainforest, the president insists
Greta Thunberg to sail to New York climate summit in racing yacht
Swedish teen activist will cross the Atlantic in hurricane season by boat for a four-month tour of the Americas, rather than take a high-carbon flight
Poland faces threat of water crisis as rivers dry up
Experts warn Poland could face a serious water crisis in coming years, if the country of 38 million people fails to capture more water
UN envoy urges India to raise climate ambition
Luis de Alba praised rapid expansion of renewable energy and pressed the government to go further, on a visit to Delhi
Poland expected to delay EU carbon neutrality deal
European leaders will struggle to broker a stronger climate package before December, experts say, as Warsaw prepares to play hard for funding
Climate a ‘signature issue’ as Ursula von der Leyen anointed EU chief
Lawmakers backed the German politician as European Commission president by a slim majority on Tuesday, after she met calls to strengthen climate ambition