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Xi Jinping: UN climate deal “must not be derailed”
Addressing UN in Geneva on Wednesday, China’s president again calls for countries to protect Paris climate agreement and embrace multilateralism
What Trump can learn from China about competitiveness
In Davos, President Xi Jinping is promoting a new growth model. China Dialogue looks at how booming renewables support that vision
China is taking the green bond market by storm
Beijing’s sustainable finance push is bearing fruit, with a world-leading $36.9bn worth of green bonds issued last year
7 tasks for the new Green Climate Fund chief
The new head of the UN’s green fund has a packed to-do list: here Climate Home outlines what he should focus on in his first year in charge
Crib notes: Jan 20, the inauguration of Donald J Trump
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Fiat, Renault, VW scams will hasten rise of electric car
Emissions rigging scams are the “beginning of the end” of the diesel car, opening the door for electric vehicles
Weekly wrap: US may keep seat at climate table
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Carney climate taskforce ‘misrepresents’ Paris deal
Head of the ‘Plan B’ climate NGO argues Financial Stability Board plans to enforce better disclosure of climate risk from companies are just enforcing status quo
South Asia’s women suffer as climate migration rises
Feminization of environmental migration is already underway in South Asia but governments have been slow to recognise the role of climate change
Our climate heroes of 2016
Climate Home writers pick some of the defiant optimists they came across in 2016
Let climate sceptics have their moment – it will not last
President-elect Donald Trump heralds a new age of climate doubters, but can this army backed by fossil fuel companies hold off reality in 2017?
Weekly wrap: Bloomberg sets the clean business agenda
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Mark Carney, the unlikely climate champion
Former Goldman Sachs banker is calmly, steadily steering the financial sector in a greener direction
G20 panel tells energy giants to come clean on climate risks
Voluntary rules for climate disclosure will force companies to evaluate role and strategy in a carbon-constrained world, say experts
Risky business: G20 panel to order climate stress tests
Donald Trump’s US election win may damage the Paris climate deal, but climate risk reporting rules for businesses could radically change the investment landscape
Poland green bond issue will not fund coal, says official
Investors are sceptical about Warsaw bid to finance renewables, given its coal-heavy energy policy
Crib notes: Exxon CEO could be Trump’s top diplomat
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How Germany’s G20 can accelerate progress on climate change
If the G20 focuses on making infrastructure low carbon and resilient it can meet its goals of boosting economic growth and insuring against climate risk
Crib notes: Trump set to nominate environment chief
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EU warns Poland against ‘backdoor subsidies’ for coal
The European Commission will not allow “capacity mechanisms” to favour fossil fuel plants, under new state aid guidance