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Permafrost ‘carbon bomb’ unlikely but melt danger rising
NEWS: Arctic’s frozen soil holds billions of tonnes of organic carbon – and global warming could speed its escape
India turns back clock to save water, as climate concerns mount
NEWS: Rainwater harvesting has transformed Rajasthan, and could be used to combat the effects of climate change
Brazil eyes solar as drought squeezes hydropower resources
NEWS: Drought-hit Brazil is turning to the solar energy source once dubbed a fantasy by the country’s president
Coral v coal: Is the Great Barrier Reef in danger?
ANALYSIS: Permits for new coal ports on the Queensland coast are at odds with efforts to keep the reef off Unesco’s “endangered” list
Scientists develop extreme beans to withstand intense heat
NEWS: Researchers say new varieties of a tropical crop essential to people’s survival in Africa and Latin America
Green Climate Fund names 7 investment partners
NEWS: National bodies in Senegal and Peru, non-profit social investors Acumen and Pacific island fund SPREP approved to disburse funds
Mary Robinson: Climate deal must respect human rights
INTERVIEW: UN climate envoy and former president of Ireland says clean energy access for the poorest must be a priority
UK climate consensus fails to convince green groups
SKETCH: Fracking, aviation and Brexit spark heated debate at Greener Britain Hustings – which does not win over environmentalists
US coal crash ‘serves as a warning’ to fossil fuel investors
NEWS: At least 26 US coal companies have gone bankrupt in the last three years, finds Carbon Tracker, in a sign of things to come
Prince Charles: Nature could go “bust” unless we protect it
NEWS: Unlimited economic growth will inhibit efforts to address climate change, warns heir to British throne in US speech
Solar success holds key to Paris deal, says UK climate envoy
INTERVIEW: Governments now believe a clean energy transition is possible and desirable, prime ministerial advisor Greg Barker tells RTCC
Should the Green Climate Fund back waste to energy plants?
COMMENT: Burning trash is polluting, expensive and inefficient say zero waste campaigners, and should not receive backing from low carbon funds
Oxford University delays fossil fuel divestment decision
NEWS: Campaigners disappointed as University Council puts off decision on future of £3.8bn endowment until May
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
How significant is news that CO2 energy emissions stalled in 2014?
COMMENT: No one silver bullet can be credited for a pause in emission growth last year – it was the result of a myriad of factors writes Richard Black
Green Climate Fund looks to crowdfunding for cash boost
NEWS: Innovative platform could attract wider range of investors as GCF seeks to expand private sector links, say officials
Climate change weekly wrap (March #1) – news, video + analysis
NEWSLETTER: All you need to know from the last seven days of international climate change and energy politics
Green energy investor returns rise as carbon bubble looms
NEWS: Falling costs of renewables, green bonds growth and prospect of UN climate deal driving confidence in clean energy sector
France and Philippines call for “ambitious” UN climate deal
NEWS: Presidents Hollande and Aquino joined forces to urge all countries to sign up to “universal” deal in Paris this December
Europe releases vision for Paris climate change deal
NEWS: Brussels climate chief Canete says US and China must follow EU and reveal commitments to a 2015 UN pact