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Britons feel more threatened by Russia than climate change

NEWS: British people feel less threatened by climate change now than they did in 2010, a survey by Chatham House reveals

NEWS: UK-led modelling tools are helping governments around the world develop contributions to a global climate deal

NEWS: Action by Obama, Modi and Xi shows the right people are in power for successful 2015 deal, says UK climate secretary

ANALYSIS: A new tool backed by the UK government allows anyone to test the impact of lifestyle, fuel and land use choices on the climate

COMMENT: The government’s enthusiasm for fracking ignores the will of the people, says the UK’s former climate envoy

$UK government pledges to consult scientists on fracking$

NEWS: Shale gas exploration will only be approved if independent committee says it is compatible with climate goals

NEWS: Cross-party committee of MPs argues government dash for shale gas is incompatible with emissions goals

NEWS: The Teesside Collective could become the first industrial zone in Europe to neutralise up to 90% of its emissions

NEWS: Senior Australian Labor Party MP says radicalisation of right could see low carbon policies quickly axed

NEWS: Ed Miliband has declared his support for a net zero emissions goal that would put oil companies out of business

INTERVIEW: Professor Paul Ekins, awarded an OBE this New Year, reflects on the growth of environmental economics

NEWS: Record-breaking year is “clear evidence” of climate change but highlights poor government communication, says critic

NEWS: UK prime minister calls on Canberra to step up and make a greater contribution to cutting climate-warming emissions

NEWS: Saudi Arabia and others need to invest in renewable technology as oil demand dwindles, says UK climate secretary

NEWS: London’s commitment more than France and Germany despite strong domestic opposition

NEWS: Hopes for global climate agreement rise as UN-backed bank nears $10 billion fund-raising target

NEWS: The US is poised to pledge at least $2.5 billion to help poor countries tackle global warming, with Japan contributing $1-1.5bn

NEWS: US-China climate pact is a “giant leap” but the energy sector is “quickly eating up the carbon budget”, analysts warn

COMMENT: The UK is critical to the success of Europe’s decarbonisation plan and a global climate deal in Paris

NEWS: The Clacton constituency of UKIP’s Douglas Carswell is particularly vulnerable to global warming, says local farmer