India’s floods expose poor countries’ total vulnerability to climate change
In West Bengal, residents say Hurricane Harvey in the US is “no comparison” to devastation for which their country left them woefully unprepared
California to pass law setting 100% renewable electricity goal
The world’s sixth largest economy is aiming for an entirely clean power grid by 2045, with legislation that pits technology start-ups against utilities
US state department to abolish climate change envoy
Critics say Rex Tillerson’s restructuring will further diminish US’ standing in international affairs
Hurricane Harvey: lawyers warn of climate lawsuits over damages
As science tying disasters to climate change becomes increasingly accurate, victims could seek legal redress for failure to plan for predictable events
Coal to power India for ‘decades to come’, says government planning body
Coal will continue to produce roughly three-quarters of India’s electricity, says body charged with central planning, as it lays out plan to boost mining production
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Gas tanker crosses thawing Arctic without icebreaker for first time
Sovcomflot vessel cut through thinning sea ice on the northern sea route to carry its cargo of fuel from Norway to South Korea in record time
NGO demands Trump-Pruitt emails on Paris withdrawal
The Center for Biological Diversity is seeking documents that influenced the US president’s decision to leave the Paris climate agreement
Photos reveal Iraq oil fires burning behind ISIS retreat
Satellite images show evidence of the Islamic State’s scorched earth tactics as militants lose territory to Western-backed Iraqi forces
Tributes pour in for Marshallese ‘climate hero’ Tony de Brum
Friends and colleagues remember Tony de Brum as a fighter for nuclear justice and a safe climate future, after his death in Majuro aged 72
Green Climate Fund to fund $1bn Egypt renewables drive
In its biggest project to date, the UN’s flagship climate finance scheme is putting $150m towards developing wind, hydro and solar power in Egypt
EU ‘increasingly likely’ to implement electric car quota, despite denials
Quota on the production of electric cars by 2030 would be mandatory, according to sources
Australian government ‘can’t be trusted to protect Great Barrier Reef’
Government loses vote on bill noting the government’s ‘failure to protect’ reef on day of chaos in Canberra
Countries urged to start bargaining over negative emissions
There is an emerging consensus CO2 needs to be sucked out of the air to meet climate goals, but no discussion of which countries are responsible for acting
Humans massively increased odds of three consecutive hottest years
New research shows odds of record years and runs of record years have changed from tiny to probable because of greenhouse gases
Trump EPA loses court battle to cut air con pollutants
French-owned Arkema and Mexican Mexichem successfully sued to thwart the one Obama-era climate policy Trump stands by
Mattlan Zackhras, Marshall Islands climate leader, dies aged 47
Tributes to Minister Zackhras highlight his work at home and abroad to defend islands threatened by climate change
Diplomatic cable: US has no plans to renegotiate Paris Agreement
President Trump is open to “re-engagement” with the Paris climate deal “on more favourable terms”, but not seeking to re-write the text, leaked cable reveals
Australian bank sued over failure to disclose climate risks
Shareholders are taking the Commonwealth Bank to court, alleging that it is misleading investors about its financial position
Trump to submit notice of Paris withdrawal to UN
White House to write to UN to inform of US intention to withdraw from climate deal, but remain engaged in hope of securing “more favourable” terms