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Julia Gillard: Tony Abbott’s climate policies are a “con”
NEWS: Former PM launches blistering critique of current leader in autobiography account of Australia’s carbon tax battle
Qingdao prepares China’s 8th regional carbon market
NEWS: A Chinese city of 9 million people is getting in on emissions trading, despite being left out of an official pilot programme
Sweden calls on EU to agree 50% carbon cuts for 2030
NEWS: Stockholm says target would be in line with region’s capabilities, days before key meeting in Brussels
Biodiversity: the ‘stepchild’ of international talks
INTERVIEW: With little hard cash on the table at UN summit, biodiversity champions seek to link up with mainstream agendas
EU boss names Sefcovic for energy top job
NEWS: Jean-Claude Juncker has nominated Slovakia’s Maros Sefcovic as vice president of “energy union”, which will oversee climate policy
Windmills, snails and science tales: Paterson comes out of his shell
COMMENT: The former UK environment secretary Owen Paterson has kicked off a debate on climate policy, but not the one the public want
Natural gas boom will not slow climate change – study
NEWS: Research from five countries shows a gas glut will make no difference to global warming
Legal elements in proposed UN climate deal find mixed support
NEWS: New submissions to UN indicate preference for more general rules on accounting and monitoring emissions
Concern mounts in Marshall Islands as high tides swamp capital
NEWS: Majuro counts cost of latest flooding as 30 ‘Pacific Warriors’ set off for Australia in canoes to highlight concerns
US climate strategy: ‘goad’ leaders into voluntary action
NEWS: Chief negotiator Todd Stern argues for a climate deal based on non-binding national commitments
Take on the “fatcats” or scrap EU carbon market – think-tank
NEWS: Europe’s emissions trading system is failing as steel and cement companies hoard excess pollution permits, warns Sandbag
Prepare for a stronger Africa at UN climate talks, says Congo envoy
INTERVIEW: Africa faces trials, but there’s no doubt it’s a force to be reckoned with at Paris, says Congo negotiator Tosi Mpanu Mpanu
US military prepares forces for climate change impacts
NEWS: Department of Defense releases climate adaptation report, anticipating increased stress on armed forces
Divestment campaign signs up first Swedish city
NEWS: Örebro has committed to drop its investments in coal, oil and gas companies, in line with a goal to go fossil-free by 2050
Energy companies unprepared for climate risks – study
NEWS: Only 7% of coal, oil and gas companies have checked their projects are consistent with limiting dangerous global warming, says Carbon Tracker Initiative
Africans need to regain control of energy resources, says IEA
NEWS: US$3 trillion investment needed by 2040 to provide electricity to fast-growing population, but challenges persist
Europe spends €10bn a year on coal subsidies
NEWS: Coal is expensive when subsidies and climate change costs are factored in, shows European Commission analysis
Climate change is like Ebola – World Bank chief
NEWS: Slow response to both climate change and Ebola is killing people, warns Jim Yong Kim
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”