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John Ashton: Fracking push is an insult to democracy
COMMENT: The government’s enthusiasm for fracking ignores the will of the people, says the UK’s former climate envoy
US-India deal boosts nuclear and solar but is quiet on coal
ANALYSIS: US president Barack Obama’s visit to India yielded some technical progress on clean energy, but little on climate change
UK government pledges to consult scientists on fracking
NEWS: Shale gas exploration will only be approved if independent committee says it is compatible with climate goals
Tate reveals “embarrassingly small” scale of BP sponsorship
NEWS: British galleries criticised for “unnecessary” link to oil company after contribution revealed as just 0.5% of income
Met Office: 2014 ties with 2010 for hottest year
NEWS: UK meteorological agency joins NASA, NOAA and Japanese forecasters in saying global temperatures hit record high in 2014
UK lawmakers make climate case for fracking ban
NEWS: Cross-party committee of MPs argues government dash for shale gas is incompatible with emissions goals
“I’m pretty optimistic” – lead US climate lawyer on Paris talks
INTERVIEW: Susan Biniaz talks to RTCC about six words that made the US-China climate pact and working towards a Paris deal
Obama and Modi promise to back strong UN climate pact
NEWS: Leaders present cooperation package covering clean energy, nuclear, air pollution and Paris climate summit
Arctic still profitable despite $50 oil – Statoil
NEWS: Norwegian oil major rebuts notion that Greenland withdrawal is evidence of “carbon bubble”
Hollande calls for global “solidarity” in fight against climate change
NEWS: French president calls for global alliance of political leaders, businessmen and NGOs ahead of UN Paris conference
Modi to seek US backing for India clean energy development
ANALYSIS: Carbon cuts unlikely to be on agenda at key US-India meeting, but discussions will focus on access to green energy technologies
Queenslanders urged to ‘vote for the reef’ not coal
NEWS: Next week’s state election critical for Galilee Basin coal mines, the Great Barrier Reef and the climate
Climate still seen as niche issue at World Economic Forum
INTERVIEW: Debate over slashing carbon emissions is not breaking into wider economic conversations, warns World Bank climate chief
European lawmakers fail to approve carbon market reforms
NEWS: Future of the EU flagship climate policy remains uncertain after inconclusive industrial committee vote
State Department asks Disney for climate change Frozen spin-off
NEWS: US Arctic representative in talks with film executives over educational climate project starring Frozen characters
Sea level rise faster than feared, say scientists
NEWS: Harvard researchers find that there has been an almost threefold annual increase in global sea levels over the last quarter of a century
US Senate agrees climate change is not a hoax, but split on causes
NEWS: Nearly half of all top lawmakers in Washington DC reject latest climate science and deny human link to warming temperatures
Fate of EU carbon market hangs in the balance
NEWS: European lawmakers vote on critical reforms to the emissions trading system on Thursday
Pharrell announces Live Earth gigs to mobilise climate action
NEWS: The musician behind smash hit Happy will head up concerts worldwide on 18 June to build momentum for a global climate deal
Blocking climate action threatens child health, Obama tells Congress
NEWS: US president uses State of Union speech to mock climate sceptics and says green policies will help most vulnerable in society