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Air conditioning units are cooking cities – report
NEWS: Heat from air conditioning systems now raises some urban temperatures by more than 1C, say Arizona scientists
UN climate chief backs Obama’s new US carbon cuts
NEWS: White House move to curb carbon emissions could drive talks on 2015 climate deal forwards, says Christiana Figueres
New US coal standards ‘critical’ test of Obama’s climate policy
ANALYSIS: New US power plant standards, due in June, will be the ultimate litmus test of Obama’s Climate Action Plan
Fossil-free investment portfolios soared 50% in 2013
NEWS: Investment managers are increasingly offering fossil-free portfolios to their clients, survey finds
Poland leads calls for climate policy ‘compensation’ from EU
NEWS: Central European coalition says EU must ensure 2030 climate policies do not unfairly burden poor bloc members
Arrests as Greenpeace targets Gazprom Arctic oil shipment
NEWS: Dutch security board Rainbow Warrior vessel in Rotterdam as campaign against Arctic oil extraction intensifies
Google and Apple announce new low carbon investments
NEWS: US technology giants reveal backing for renewable energy and efficiency measures
Carter slams Koch brothers for funding climate denial
NEWS: Climate debate skewed by “uncontrollable” donations from vested interests, says former US president
Netherlands to stop funding overseas coal power plants
NEWS: Dutch PM announces Netherlands will join US in starving international funding for coal projects during Obama’s trip to Europe
Australia warned to prepare for hotter summers
Latest Climate Council report says extremes of 2013/2014 ‘Angry Summer’ likely to intensify
Security Council seat could tempt India into UN climate action
Government’s unwillingness to accept emission cuts is damaging country’s image as a global leader, says study
Why I locked myself to the White House fence in #XLDissent
Plans to build an oil pipeline from Canada to Texas are being fiercely opposed by campaigners across the US
Netherlands to upgrade flood defences to cope with climate change
National ‘Delta’ programme set for radical overhaul due to recent sea level rise predictions
South Africa delays carbon tax amid industry pressure
South Africa’s delay to carbon tax a reminder of lobbying power of major emitters
UK floods open ‘window’ for climate change politics
As flooding and storms continue to plague the UK, politicians must put climate change onto the long term agenda, say experts
Obama announces $1 billion climate resilience fund
President Barack Obama proposes extra support for US communities hit by extreme weather events
Philippines warning as communities return to danger zones post Haiyan
Inadequate funding and local opposition means that Filipino communities are rebuilding homes destroyed by typhoon in vulnerable areas
Obama faces new Congress challenge on coal curbs
House of Representatives to question feasibility of clean coal as Republicans ramp up pressure ahead of midterms
As it happened: C40 cities and climate summit in Johannesburg
Mayors from around the world have gathered in Johannesburg to discuss urban solutions to tackling climate change
Urban leaders gather for C40 cities and climate summit in South Africa
Mayors of the world’s leading cities met in Johannesburg this week to discuss solutions to climate change