Trump-era climate resistance, from a beachside in Rhode Island
States claiming climate leadership will be held to account by local groups like Keep Rhode Island Beautiful, fighting against fossil fuel developments
Brazil prepares to grant land rights to criminals who stripped Amazon
Brazil’s government is set to roll back protections on vast areas of the Amazon that would legitimise land claims often made under fake names to avoid prosecution
‘Bad-ass business women’ bring solar empowerment to Nepal
NGO that helps women overcome cultural taboos and start their own clean energy businesses to be awarded prize in London ceremony
Sweden passes climate law to become carbon neutral by 2045
Legislation makes Sweden the first country to significantly upgrade its ambition since the world agreed a climate deal in Paris, in contrast with US backsliding
Seattle pledges support for climate fund barred by Trump
Council resolution goes beyond backing emissions reductions, stepping up to honour the financial commitments made by the US
Poor world calls for climate finance to fill Trump void
US climate finance axe exposes poor communities worldwide, say negotiators and aid experts, putting pressure on other countries to step up
Trump lawyers try ‘extraordinary trick’ to quash youth climate case
Representatives of 21 young people suing US government over climate inaction said justice department’s use of rare legal device is ‘offensive to the rule of law’
India’s tumbling solar prices ‘a race to extinction’
India’s record-breaking solar prices are driven by a distorted market, in thrall to cheap Chinese imports, say analysts
Marine reserves are helping ecosystems cope with climate change: study
International review finds that protected areas are good for adaptation to global warming as well as preventing overfishing and pollution
Coal industry begs Congress to save carbon capture from Trump
Future of US carbon capture and storage looks shaky after Trump tried to cut domestic research then choked off access to international collaboration
Costa Rica bids for world’s cleanest transport system
With a 98% renewable power grid, Costa Rica is turning its climate efforts to dirty transport, with public companies promoting electric vehicles
Club of Rome president: climate sanctions on US ‘a lovely idea’
“I suspect he is a loser president,” says Ernst Ulrich von Weizsäcker. But conceded trade barrier from the EU were unlikely
Trump desire to renegotiate Paris deal ‘incoherent’ and ‘clumsy’
Trump’s speech was “divisive”, “unnecessarily isolating” and utterly misunderstood the agreement from which he has now withdrawn, experts said
Republican ‘climate caucus’ offered little support for Paris deal
Republican who signed up to climate action all but evaporated in the lead up to Trump’s momentous decision, highlighting deep-set opposition to global cooperation
Bangladesh backtracks on carbon tax proposal ahead of election year
Mooted climate policy was dropped from the budget announced on Thursday, as energy and transport lobbies complained it would raise living costs
Donald Trump says US will leave Paris climate agreement
Donald Trump withdraws the US from 2015 Paris climate agreement, leaving the US standing almost alone against action on climate change
Leaked EU-China climate statement – in full
As Trump reportedly prepares to walk out of the Paris climate deal, the EU and China have prepared a statement that sets them up to replace the US as climate leaders
UN climate conference 2018 heads to heartland of Polish coal
Katowice, home to the largest coal company in the EU, will host the pivotal 2018 climate talks
Exxon shareholders win ‘historic’ climate vote against board’s advice
Shareholders in world’s largest private oil company won a victory that signals deep unease about climate change amongst major investors
Trump told Pruitt to make plan to leave Paris deal, stay in UNFCCC
Environment chief asked by president to draft a strategy that would take the US out of the Paris climate deal, but keep the country within the wider UN climate process