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Experts said that the term “climate reparations” implies liability, whereas the loss and damage fund will be filled on a voluntary basis
The US has been accused of “breaking” a key climate financing commitment by approving almost $100m in support for an overseas fossil fuel project
The Category 4 hurricane, one of the most powerful to ever make landfall in the US, has destroyed homes, infrastructure and citrus farms
Candidates pledged to boost climate finance for developing nations and break US dependence on fossil fuels
NEWS: Environment chiefs told to work hard to secure global goals in Vatican meet days before bloc finalises Paris strategy
NEWS: Climate change could halve crop yields and submerge property worth $500 billion this century
NEWS: Expiry of tax credits blamed as wind power installations slow, while coal makes inroads into gas
NEWS: US power sector is already halfway to the EPA’s 2030 carbon cap
NEWS: Thermoelectric power including gas, coal and nuclear responsible for 40% of US water use
NEWS: Using molten salt to store electricity offsets the high cost of solar thermal power, says report
NEWS: First US state-level climate assessment says maple syrup production will decline as weather warms
ANALYSIS: US wind power data suggest a poor 2014, confounding industry forecasts