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EU plans power supergrid to boost renewables
NEWS: A €63 million research programme will help to balance variable renewable generation with demand through better connections
Could a Republican mid terms win sink US climate ambition?
ANALYSIS: Hostile lawmakers could slow or stall President Obama’s plans to curb the country’s fossil fuel use
UK green bank turns two; targets world domination
NEWS: The Green Investment Bank mobilised £5 billion of investment in two years and is taking its model around the globe
Hydropower to double – but at what cost to wildlife?
NEWS: Scientists predict hydropower will double over the next 20 years, but building new dams could damage major rivers
Desmond Tutu: Rejoice in opportunities for a cleaner planet
NEWS: Archbishop leads church service in Copenhagen to mark the release of the UN’s IPCC science report
China’s coal consumption drops for first time this century
NEWS: Momentary peak reflects long term trend as China attempts to shift from dirty fossil fuels to clean energy
Ex-environment minister declares war on UK climate policy
NEWS: Owen Paterson will call for the Climate Change Act to be scrapped in a speech to sceptic think-tank the Global Warming Policy Foundation on Wednesday
Danish minister tours Europe to promote 2030 climate deal
INTERVIEW: With two weeks until leaders are set to finalise EU2030 package, Martin Lidegaard tells RTCC there is “a long way to go”
UK foreign secretary hails economic benefit of climate action
NEWS: Philip Hammond gives his first speech on climate change on a visit to US wind facility with John Kerry
EU 2030 compromise could weaken climate action
ANALYSIS: As sign-off nears for the EU 2030 climate and energy package, “flexibility” measures could water down 40% emissions cuts to just 26%
No greenwash: Investors urged to disclose climate strategy
NEWS: More than 1,000 investors worth US$70 trillion have been challenged to show how they are managing climate risk
Indian court cancels coal mining licences in corruption crackdown
NEWS: Outcome of “coalgate” scandal grants temporary reprieve to ancient forests, but does not quench India’s thirst for coal
For small islands states, the renewables revolution is already here
COMMENT: Island states are may be small, but they’re powerful when it comes to renewables, write three foreign ministers
10 best leaders’ pledges at the UN summit
ANALYSIS: World leaders delivered around 16 hours of speeches yesterday. But who actually delivered meaningful pledges?
As it happened: World leaders pledge climate action in New York
Ban Ki-moon’s summit has arrived and it is over to world leaders to show their commitment to tackling climate change
Tensions rise as New York prepares for UN climate summit
NEWS: Empire State Building glows green as protestors and business make their case for decarbonisation
John Kerry: “Nature is screaming at us” on climate change
NEWS: US secretary of state pledges US$15 million to World Bank scheme to curb methane emissions
New York’s long walk: The day the climate movement found its mojo
BLOG: Human tidal wave hits the Big Apple as pressure on world leaders to curb carbon emissions starts to grow
Global day of action as hundreds of thousands march for the climate
BLOG: Thousands of people are showing their support for climate action in marches across the world, culminating in New York
Green Bonds: engaging investors for the climate
PRESS RELEASE: Green bonds are making environmental lending more visible and transparent, says European Investment Bank