Australia pledge set to confirm climate laggard status
NEWS: Campaigners urge Tony Abbott’s government to target post-2020 emissions cuts in line with 2C warming limit
Pope Francis declares annual Catholic environment day
NEWS: September 1 chosen for day of environmental awareness, Vatican calls for faithful to adopt “appropriate lifestyles”
Senegalese imam declares ‘green jihad’ on pollution
NEWS: Islamic leader in West African country says aggression towards the environment is a sin and must be stopped
Saudi Arabia’s failed oil gamble and the climate
ANALYSIS: As low oil prices fail to bankrupt US oil, could climate action help Middle Eastern petropower rebalance its economy?
Stop blocking fracking, UK government tells local councils
CRIB NOTES AUG 10-14: Westminster plans frack-attack, Aus INDC mooted, oil crash hits Venezuela, Russia
Tidal energy fence: Is this the future for marine power?
NEWS: Innovative turbines designed in the UK aim to harness tidal energy to produce cheaper electricity − without endangering marine life
Obama plan offers UN climate boost, Russia claims the Arctic
WEEKLY WRAP: All you need to know from the last seven days of international climate change and energy politics
Glacier melt hits record levels, report Zurich-based monitors
NEWS: Scientists say many glaciers are melting faster than ever − and many will continue to do so even if climate change can be stabilised
Trinidad and Tobago outlines $2 billion climate plan
NEWS: Green Climate Fund and other sources need to pick up bill for 15% cuts across three sectors, says Caribbean government
What impact will Obama climate plan have on Paris summit?
ANALYSIS: Targets set by the US for cutting carbon emissions send a clear signal to the rest of the world and raise hopes for Paris accord
Poland’s resurging right bids to stem coal decline
NEWS: Incoming president Andrzej Duda’s Law & Justice party wants to rescue ailing mines, in a break from EU low carbon agenda
Bhutan: climate lessons from a Himalayan kingdom
ANALYSIS: The Buddhist state is lauded for its carbon neutrality and big hydro. What can it teach foot-draggers as Paris looms?
Australian court overturns Adani coal mega-mine approval
NEWS: Government failed to consider yakka skink and ornamental snake in permit for AU$16 billion Carmichael mine, judge finds
France hails ‘considerable common ground’ on UN climate plan
NEWS: Success of Paris deal will depend on meeting $100 billion climate finance goal and delivering long term emission cuts
Ban Ki-moon lauds ‘visionary’ US climate plan
NEWS: Carbon cuts for power plants will spur world’s tackling of global warming, says UN chief, adding a call for finance
Russia lays claim to vast Arctic territories
NEWS: Renewed bid for oil-rich polar region comes as US president Obama plans climate change warning at Arctic summit
China, Qatar and Ukraine top IMF fossil fuel subsidy leagues
NEWS: New figures show how widespread support for oil, gas and coal sector is, highlighting climate and health risks linked to pollution
Arctic ice melt to redraw global shipping routes
NEWS: Receding ice caps will soon make way for year-round passage through the Arctic, shifting the patterns of world trade
South Africa to target 34% carbon cuts by 2025
NEWS: Background document seen by RTCC indicates government will not change goal laid out in 2009 ahead of UN climate deal
Climate cure worse than disease for US water stress – study
NEWS: Bioenergy crops need more irrigation and will put pressure on water resources, models show