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9 reasons to be cheerful about global climate action
ANALYSIS: Amid smashed temperature records, China emissions are falling, renewables are rising and consultancies are advising clients to start divesting fossil fuels
Weekly wrap: Gulf States eye oil-free future
UAE eyes greener future, UN climate chief bullish post Paris, China emissions fall, 2015 temps hit new record + Davos 2016 round-up
Total CEO: Solar is loss-making at $30 oil
DAVOS 2016: Forget turning a profit on sunshine with crude prices at 12-year lows, says French oil chief Patrick Pouyanne
CCS axe jeopardises UK climate policy, lawmakers hear
NEWS: Pulling the plug on carbon capture competition throws emissions targets into question, industry experts warn
Leonardo DiCaprio slams ‘corporate greed’ of oil, gas and coal sector
DAVOS 2016: Wolf of Wall Street star urges more action on climate change in World Economic Forum speech
Swapping oil for rays pays for Gulf petropowers
NEWS: Gulf region would spare scarce water and reserve lucrative hydrocarbons for export if it meets renewables targets in ‘Global Sunbelt’
Pakistan signs coal mining deals with China
NEWS: Tharparkar opencast mine will produce 3.8 million tonnes of coal a year, under agreements signed in the past month
UK fracking furore will fizzle out says shale chief
INTERVIEW: Protests are the norm with onshore energy projects – but let industry address ‘fears and myths’ to prove benefits, says top natural gas lobbyist
Shift beyond oil ‘unstoppable’ post Paris, says UN climate chief
INTERVIEW: With Middle Eastern governments accepting hydrocarbons’ days are numbered, Christiana Figueres says progress on decarbonising economy is inevitable
Climate change at Davos: What you need to know
ANALYSIS: The global elite gathers at the World Economic Forum for a four-day summit – and energy transition is high up the agenda
Pollution levels in Delhi high despite odd-even traffic rule
COMMENT: Car use dropped and local politicians were praised for decisive action, but a partial driving ban did not lead to cleaner air as many had hoped
Renewables can make the world richer and happier. Here’s how
ANALYSIS: Doubling clean power generation within 15 years could add a Mexico to global GDP and improve wellbeing, says clean energy think tank tank
Weekly wrap: Obama kicks coal sector while it’s down
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City slickers eye up growing climate finance sector
ANALYSIS: Green bonds, clean energy and efficient infrastructure offer vast potential in a market one banker describes as ’50 shades of green’
What new climate measures are G7 members taking after Paris deal?
ANALYSIS: A month after COP21 summit, club of major economies weighs policy tweaks to meet tough global warming goal
Taiwan election points to nuclear phase-out by 2023
NEWS: Ing-wen Tsai, who leads the presidential polls, envisions a ‘nuclear-free homeland’ with a bigger role for energy efficiency and renewables
Barack Obama: Climate sceptics are a ‘pretty lonely’ bunch
NEWS: US leader makes case for accelerating clean energy transition in final State of Union address, citing economic benefits from cutting fossil fuels
Oil majors vague on climate plans post Paris deal
ANALYSIS: BP, Shell, Statoil and Repsol say they’re supportive of plans to avoid dangerous warming, but show little sign of deviating from primary business plan
Brazil climate plan on standby as Rousseff totters
ANALYSIS: Brasilia is too preoccupied with economic crisis and attempts to impeach the president to push the low carbon agenda
US climate policies boosted economy $2.2 billion in 2013
NEWS: It’s not just the planet that benefits from reductions in carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases that intensify global warming, says new study