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Earth is already shooting through the 1.5C global warming limit, two major studies show

Wednesday - Earth is crossing the threshold of 1.5C of global warming, according to two major global studies which together suggest the planet's climate has likely entered a frightening new phase.

Ad giant faces legal action for promoting fossil fuels

Wednesday - Climate campaigners have filed a complaint against WPP, the London-based advertising giant, with the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), stating that it has violated key corporate guidelines on climate and human rights.

Most nations miss deadline for plans to fight climate change

Wednesday - Nearly 200 nations faced a Monday deadline to file what the United Nations' climate chief calls "among the most important policy documents governments will produce this century" -- their plans on how they will cut emissions of heat-trapping gases.

UK halves subsidies for wood-burning power plant

Wednesday - The UK government has halved subsidies for the Drax power station, which was converted from burning coal to wood biomass. The North Yorkshire power plant has also been ordered it to use 100% sustainable wood, following criticism for burning wood pellets sourced from US and Canadian forests.

Hungary tells Brussels to frack off

Wednesday - Budapest prefers to bet on a major gas fracking project near its border with Romania instead of following Brussels' drive to replace fossil fuels with renewables.

Falling costs drive US toward green energy - even as political tides shift

Wednesday - The U.S. is barreling toward an energy transition as renewables - especially solar - become ever-cheaper sources of energy.

95% of countries miss UN deadline to submit 2035 climate pledges

Tuesday - Just 10 of the 195 parties signed up to the landmark Paris Agreement have published their new emissions-cutting plans, known as "nationally determined contributions" (NDCs), by the 10 February deadline.


Trump administration moves to suspend national EV charger rollout

Tuesday - The bid to freeze the money upends how the federal government delivers funding to states and may violate court orders issued this week.

Baltic states unplug from Russia and join EU power grid

Tuesday - The Baltic states of Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania are now unplugged from Russia's electricity grid and have joined the European Union's network.

EU must propel global climate momentum to fill the gap left by Trump

Tuesday - Europe has the potential to play an important role, but it will have to move fast, and be smart and more united than before.

How a 'cow fart' vaccine could help tackle climate change

Tuesday - The cow's amazing ability to sustain itself by eating nothing but grass is one of the marvels of nature, but it comes at a cost.

'We left pieces of our life behind': Indigenous group flees drowning island

Tuesday - "If the island sinks, I will sink with it," Delfino Davies says, his smile not fading for a second.

UN gives countries more time to submit "quality" climate plans for 2035

Monday - China, the EU and India are among big polluters set to miss this month's deadline for new targets as concerns grow of a "softening" in climate ambition.

Airbus postpones development of new hydrogen aircraft

Monday - Airbus said on Friday it is delaying plans to develop a hydrogen-powered commercial aircraft by the middle of next decade, citing slower than expected developments in technology.

US climate retreat highlights need for China-EU green co-op

Monday - OPINION: The US' withdrawal from the Paris Agreement as part of President Donald Trump's plans to halt US climate action has not only plunged global efforts to tackle climate change into a state of...

Over 100 deaths a day: UN warns of air pollution's toll on young children in East Asia, Pacific

Monday - More than 100 children under the age of five die each day in East Asia and the Pacific from air pollution-related causes, said Unicef on Feb 6, in a call for urgent action to cut deadly emissions,...

Green campaigners fear UK to renew subsidies to Drax power station

Monday - Green campaigners fear ministers are poised to award billions of pounds in fresh subsidies to Drax power station, despite strong concerns that burning trees to produce electricity is bad for the...

Who can share seeds? As climate change and counterfeits hurt Kenyan farmers, it's a growing question

Monday - Tucked away in a lush, forested area of central Kenya's Kikuyu town, the National Seed Bank stands as a crucial safeguard for the future of the country's agriculture. Inside two chilly rooms of a...

Record January warmth puzzles climate scientists

Friday - Last month was the world's warmest January on record raising further questions about the pace of climate change, scientists say.


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