Obama’s climate legacy: can it survive President Trump?
In the third of our Obama years trilogy, we ask whether the climate gains of the past eight years can last as the Donald takes power
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Obama’s climate legacy: China, India and the Paris pact
In the second of a three-part series, we look at how President Obama galvanised international action on climate change
Executive disorder: Trump’s climate policies bid goodbye to reality
Despite the rhetoric, US president Donald Trump’s irrational climate order will fail to benefit the miners he has championed
Obama’s climate legacy: a battle of attrition at home
In the first of a three-part series, Climate Home looks at Barack Obama’s domestic record on one of his top priority issues
Reader survey: Obama’s greatest climate impact was in China
Email subscribers and twitter followers were most positive about President Obama’s impact on the world stage
Obama: ‘I didn’t kill coal, gas did’
Donald Trump has accused Barack Obama of waging a “war on coal”, but the current president says it was “market forces”
Obama heads to Arctic to hammer climate message
NEWS: President to use Alaska meeting to address melting Arctic’s challenges and forge ahead on global climate deal talks
Obama and Figueres call for more focus on climate resilience
NEWS: UN climate chief and US president reinforce need to prepare for climate damage in speeches in Nepal and Philippines
Cowboys and Indians unite on Capitol Hill in Keystone protest
NEWS: America’s ranchers and indigenous people descend on Washington to persuade Obama to reject polluting pipeline
Global warming threatens ‘security and economy’ say US, EU
NEWS: Obama and EU leaders say sustainable economic growth impossible without climate action
Netherlands to stop funding overseas coal power plants
NEWS: Dutch PM announces Netherlands will join US in starving international funding for coal projects during Obama’s trip to Europe
White House and Google launch climate ‘open data’ initiative
US government has partnered with Google to help Americans understand how they could be affected by climate change
US coal lobby cranks up opposition to Obama carbon cuts
US lawmakers prepare latest salvo against administration’s moves to tightly regulate coal
Obama announces new US fuel efficiency standards
New regulations scheduled for 2016 could cut carbon pollution in USA by 10% say Sierra Club
Obama announces $1 billion climate resilience fund
President Barack Obama proposes extra support for US communities hit by extreme weather events
Obama faces new Congress challenge on coal curbs
House of Representatives to question feasibility of clean coal as Republicans ramp up pressure ahead of midterms
Ban Ki-moon summit ‘must succeed’ says top UK climate envoy
Sir David King says clear carbon cutting pledges are essential at UN meeting, warning leaders must commit to attend
State of the Union: Obama calls for climate urgency
President says he will use executive powers to curb use of coal, but defends plans to use more gas and oil
Experts give Obama 200 ways to bypass Congress on climate change
Tuesday’s top 5: Obama receives report on how to bypass Congress, Chinese governor will fire officials who burn more coal, and electric vehicle rage in San Jose
Obama: China and India carbon emissions could leave US “underwater”
US President tells Democrat fundraisers emerging economies hold key to addressing climate change
Environmental groups threaten Obama rift over energy policy
Friday’s top 5: Environmental groups say Obama must apply climate test to all energy decisions, RWE to scale back its renewables investments, and Beijing mayor announces new air pollution measures
Fossil fuel giants face ‘climate stress test’ call at UN summit
New York ‘climate risk’ meeting will call on oil majors to evaluate size of carbon reserves that are incompatible with warming world
Obama orders sweeping review of US energy strategy
President orders federal agencies examine current energy policy and recommend improvements to aging US infrastructure
USA likely to blow 2020 emission target without Climate Action Plan
State Department submission to UN highlights how far behind curve country is on meeting emission goals
January 2014: a huge month for global climate ambition
Five events taking place through January will shape how the world talks about climate change in 2014 and beyond
Obama appoints Keystone opponent Podesta as climate advisor
Wednesday’s top five: Obama appoints John Podesta, coal exports threaten Great Barrier Reef, John Kerry to visit Philippines city of Tacloban
UK Chancellor announces tax breaks for fracking
Friday’s top 5: Fracking given go-ahead with tax breaks, Obama calls on agencies to double renewable energy, and UN report highlights climate spending in Africa
Keystone pipeline could increase oil sands investment by 20% – report
Carbon Tracker says KXL approval would not benefit investors by as much as is widely assumed
Kelly Rigg: US adaptation promises mustn’t replace binding targets
Working against internationally binding CO2 reduction targets, the US pivots to climate change adaptation
US emissions fall to lowest level since 1994
Energy Information Agency report 3.8% drop in 2012, linked to rise in shale gas use and warmer than usual first quarter
Clean energy investments under attack from Australian government
Morning summary: Abbott to stop Clean Energy Finance Corporation; women leaders tells Obama to scrap Keystone; and animals need to be genetically modified