Europe debates people’s legal right to water
21 Feb 2014
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Australia-US minerals deal underpinned decision to allow mining company to clear threatened indigenous forest
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The Australian government’s decision to allow the US mining giant Alcoa to continue clearing swathes of Western Australian jarrah forest despite past illegal clearing practices was made in part due to a critical minerals deal reached between Australia and the Trump administration last year, a new document shows.
US succeeds in erasing climate from global energy body’s priorities
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Trump’s energy chief had threatened to leave the International Energy Agency if it continued to focus on climate.
What Vanuatu’s UN resolution on the ICJ climate opinion means for the planet
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Six months after a landmark climate ruling, the UN is being asked to act.
Indonesia coal plant closure U-turn sows energy transition doubts
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A reversal in 2025 cast fresh doubts on Jakarta’s energy transition plans and dashed the hopes of locals who blame the plant for environmental and health problems.
Kenya launches a carbon registry to boost climate finance and credibility
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Kenya has launched a national carbon registry, aiming to position itself as a global hub for high-integrity carbon credits at a time when scrutiny of climate offset markets is intensifying worldwide.
India and UK launch offshore wind taskforce
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Constituted under Vision 2035 and the Fourth India-UK Energy Dialogue, the Taskforce is designed to provide strategic leadership and coordination for India’s nascent offshore wind ecosystem.
California, Connecticut preparing 'attack' against Trump's repeal of basis of US climate regulation
Fri 20 Feb 2026
California and Connecticut are working together on a multi-state "plan of attack" against President Donald Trump's repeal of the foundation of federal climate regulation of vehicles, the states' attorneys general told Reuters on Tuesday.
EU countries back stronger price curbs on new carbon market
Fri 20 Feb 2026
European Union countries on Wednesday backed plans to strengthen price curbs in the bloc's upcoming carbon market, EU diplomats told Reuters, in response to concerns from some governments that the policy could raise fuel bills.
Study finds warming world increases days when weather is prone to fires around the globe
Fri 20 Feb 2026
The number of days when the weather gets hot, dry and windy — ideal to spark extreme wildfires — has nearly tripled in the past 45 years across the globe, with the trend increasing even higher in the Americas, a new study shows.
Clean energy transition is moving fast. The richest countries are not.
Fri 20 Feb 2026
COMMENT: There is a comforting story many wealthy countries still like to tell themselves. That they lead on climate. That they set ambition, create norms, and others follow. The latest data on global wind and solar quietly dismantles that story.
