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Which countries have not ratified the Paris climate agreement?
More than five years after the Paris Agreement was adopted, four of 197 signatories have not formally backed the deal. Turkey and Iraq are the latest countries to ratify
Podcast: Reporting from the Amazon under Bolsonaro
At a special event in London, CHN’s Amazon correspondent Fabiano Maisonnave speaks to Karl Mathiesen about the challenges facing the world’s most important rainforest
One tenth of UK climate aid spent through western consultants
Corporate role in UK overseas climate projects revealed for the first time, with critics saying it undermines development of expertise in poor countries
UN issues warning of climate instability across Arab region
Development agency says dry countries face ‘famine and food insecurity, loss of livelihoods and life, and the displacement of millions’
How the UK media changed its tune on climate change
After a month-long heatwave, British journalists are making the connection with global warming more confidently and clearly than in years past
Elon Musk’s disaster capitalism
The entreprenuer has made a habit of intervening in crises, particularly climate-related ones, but it’s a high wire act
As the UK swelters, government plan for extreme heat is criticised
The UK’s new five year plan to adapt to climate change lacks proper action to deal with the rising threat of extreme heat, according to its own advisers
EU and China agree sweeping joint statement on climate action
Leaders put climate at centre of relationship, push for agreement on the Paris deal rulebook and reject Trump’s efforts to undermine global cooperation
‘Trump’s climate denial threatens all of us’: protestors hit London’s streets
A massive baby Trump balloon, organised by climate activists, was part of rolling protests that greeted the president in the UK on Friday
UK judge postpones decision on landmark climate case
The high court in London has postponed its decision on whether 11 citizens can bring their complaint that the UK’s climate targets need to be changed before the full court
Battery-backed solar power to undercut coal in China by 2028: report
Falling battery costs will allow for renewable power to grow rapidly, analysts predict, replacing traditional baseload generation
Netherlands proposes 95% emissions cut by 2050 in draft climate law
Under proposals backed by seven political parties across the spectrum, the Netherlands could set one of the most ambitious carbon targets in the world
Warming of 2C ‘substantially’ more harmful than 1.5C – draft UN report
Latest version of major UN science report concludes the upper temperature goal of the Paris Agreement does not represent a climate safe zone
Leaked final government draft of UN 1.5C climate report – annotated
A draft summary of the most important climate science report of 2018, published here annotated with changes from the previous version
Australia PM: coal to play a role in energy mix “possibly forever”
Malcolm Turnbull supports most polluting fuel amid wrangling over energy policy, despite Australia lagging its emission reduction target
Eight EU countries signal openness to increased Paris climate pledge
UK among signatories of call for greater ambition, one day after the EU climate chief said the bloc could raise its Paris commitment. Poland was notably absent
Canada and Argentina to peer review each other’s fossil fuel subsidies
G7 and G20 hosts commit to a process they hope will help them phase out taxpayer support for coal, oil and gas
Development bank climate funding jumped 28% in 2017
Global banks gave $35.2bn in climate finance, although much of it was in loans or did not reach those countries most in need
7 surprising things about the carbon footprint of your food
From sandwiches to ‘bleeding’ veggie burgers, we’ve rounded up some of the latest research and innovations for a low-carb(on) diet
Germany to miss 2020 climate target, government concedes in official report
A draft document seen by Climate Home News and due to be released on Wednesday shows Germany missing its 2020 emissions goal by 8 percentage points