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Cities central to climate and sustainable development – World Urban Campaign
INTERVIEW: Empowering mayors, village chiefs and communities to promote care for the environment is central to climate challenge
Japan eyes weak climate goals as nuclear plans fade
NEWS: Atomic energy’s role in power generation won’t recover to pre-Fukushima levels, opening door for coal and gas
Will 2015 be the warmest year on record?
BLOG: Combination of temperature rises linked to greenhouse gas emissions and EL Nino could send mercury levels soaring
Climate change will increase flow of migrants to Europe
COMMENT: Grim death toll will get worse unless coordinated action is taken to tackle climate change, conflicts and poverty
G7 stresses climate risks to fragile states
NEWS: Bloc of world’s top developed nations sets up working group to examine climate change’s potential to destabilise weak countries
Top development banks agree definition for climate finance
NEWS: Financial institutions with over US$ 2,100 billion in assets publish principles to guide future investments in clean energy
Three lessons the Iran nuclear deal can teach climate negotiators
ANALYSIS: Proposed Paris deal runs to over 100 pages but to secure agreement envoys need a plan to manage the toxic politics
Climate change weekly wrap (March #3) – news, video + analysis
NEWSLETTER: All you need to know from the last seven days of international climate change and energy politics
Vanuatu’s banana farmers face bleak future after Cyclone Pam
NEWS: Majority of Pacific country’s crops and seed stores have been wiped out says UN, calling for support to rebuild shattered islands
Climate politics waters down ambition of UN disaster risk deal
NEWS: As climate impacts start to bite, lack of funding assurances split rich and poor at key disaster summit in Sendai
Shell’s climate change strategy: narcissistic, paranoid, and psychopathic
COMMENT: In an open letter to Shell’s Ben Van Beurden, the UK’s former top climate envoy says now is the time for him to show leadership
Toxic Delhi: Earth’s most polluted city has no plan to cut emissions
NEWS: India’s capital at “critical” moment say air quality experts, warning that smog and particulate levels are taking years off citizens’ lives
Soaring population increases flood and drought threat to cities
NEWS: As cities expand, scientists predict an increase in urban land vulnerable either to flooding or drought by 2030
High ambitions, low on details: Can the Greens crack Westminster?
ANALYSIS: UK greens hope to copy success of European cousins, but questions remain over how ambitious policies will be funded
Sundarbans islanders face stark choice as sea levels rise
NEWS: Millions in delta region of India and Bangladesh must change their livelihoods or migrate as they lose land to erosion
Jeb Bush ignores climate but backs oil in major foreign policy speech
NEWS: Potential 2016 presidential candidate calls for “energy revolution” that will boost North America fossil fuel production
Louise Gray: Call me a hack, just don’t call me an environmentalist
COMMENT: Why do environmental journalists get accused of being campaigners if they point out climate change is happening?
Tonga’s King talks climate change with Pope Francis
NEWS: King of Tonga discusses environment with the Pope, as Vatican gets its first Tongan Cardinal
APP turnaround offers hope for Indonesia’s tropical forests
ANALYSIS: Can the world’s biggest pulp and paper producer quit destroying rainforest and what difference does it make to the climate?
Ban Ki-moon’s new climate advisor warns on geopolitical tensions
INTERVIEW: Strained relationships between Russia, EU and Middle East make climate negotiations harder, warns Janos Pasztor