India’s solar plans receive billion dollar boost
World Bank loan comes off back of major funding pledges from US and Germany as major economies try and wean Delhi off coal
Green Climate Fund to target ‘high risk’ investments
Projects in Africa and Asia set to benefit as GCF sets out stall to be top clean energy and resilience lender to developing countries
Gore, Calderon spotlight Sweden and Germany’s coal dilemma
Influential former politicians and climate advocates weigh in on controversial Vattenfall brown coal deal
UK carbon target soothes investor nerves amid Brexit confusion
Parliament set to confirm low carbon direction, but leadership contest spells continued uncertainty over policy details
US, Canada, Mexico agree climate partnership
The “three amigos” set targets to get half of electricity from clean sources and cut methane emissions 40-45% by 2025
Scientists: Window for avoiding 1.5C global warming ‘closed’
World is almost certain to breach danger threshold for millions of vulnerable people, study finds
Amber Rudd: UK will be a climate leader post Brexit
Government will endorse new 2032 goal to reduce fossil fuel pollution this week, will work with US, India, Japan and China on delivering Paris climate deal goals
UN climate chief to UK: ‘Stay calm and transform on’
Christiana Figueres tells business leaders that Brexit vote is not an obstacle to continued cooperation between Britain and the EU, reports the Guardian
Moody’s calls for rapid Paris climate deal approval
Credit giant says speedy ratification will calm markets, pledges to use UN climate pact as benchmark for rating companies
UK leadership contender Boris Johnson ‘not a climate denier’
Conservative colleague Lord Barker insists former London mayor would not unpick environmental legislation if elected leader
Christiana Figueres set for UN secretary general race
Costa Rican diplomat is expected to formally announce her candidacy after stepping down from the UN climate body on 6 July
EU climate plans stall as Brexit talks take over
UK’s probable departure from the EU throws carbon cutting agenda into confusion just as countries were preparing to approve Paris climate agreement
Paris climate deal approval on course, say analysts
Brexit unlikely to slow momentum towards global climate deal coming into force, with EU left to tackle complex negotiations with UK
Post Brexit, will UK government approve 2030 climate target?
With climate and euro sceptics close to regaining Number 10, British climate policy looks set for a rocky ride this summer
Oslo votes to slash emissions 95% by 2030
Norway’s capital announces ambitious carbon cutting plans with a car-free city centre and clean energy buses topping the agenda
Could solar meet 13% of global power demand by 2030?
Cratering costs that seemed implausible only a few years ago are driving the fast expansion of solar, say analysts at the International Renewable Energy Agency
Bleached Great Barrier Reef corals ‘sickest ever’, warn scientists
Corals are dying rapidly and sustained high sea temperatures will make it harder than ever to recover, say researchers
Turkey coal surge an ‘historic error’ say economists
Fears Russia could turn off the gas taps are driving Turkey towards coal – which experts say will be an expensive mistake for the country and climate
Pace of warming threatens Africa’s new maize varieties
Plant breeders need to accelerate development schedules if they are to ensure the ever-growing population can be fed as global temperatures rise
Bloomberg, Figueres underline climate risks of Brexit
Leaders urge European unity as British voters prepare to head to polls, stressing importance of global cooperation on low carbon economy