Canada election: Trudeau’s Liberals win but lose majority
Outlets around the world are reporting this morning that Justin Trudeau’s Liberal party has narrowly retained power in Canada in a general election where climate change was a…
‘A tectonic shift’: Green Party makes historic gains in Swiss vote
AP reports that Switzerland’s Green Party has “made historic gains” in national elections. However, the anti-immigrant rightwing remains the largest party in parliament despite a slip in its…
Climate-change protesters disrupt London rush hour
Climate activists Extinction Rebellion (XR) disrupted rail services in London yesterday morning, reports Reuters, “sparking a clash between angry commuters and a protester who had climbed onto the…
Climate change: Boris Johnson to chair new committee
The UK’s prime minister Boris Johnson is to chair a new cabinet committee on climate change in a bid to co-ordinate policy across government, BBC News reports. It…
Concerns as EU bank balks at plan to halt fossil fuel investments
The largest public bank in the world, the European Investment Bank (EIB), has failed to halt new investments in fossil fuels after “last-minute lobbying…forced a postponement,” the Guardian…
Government tables ‘groundbreaking’ environment bill
The UK government will today formally table its long-awaited environment bill in Parliament, promising that the “landmark” legislation will reshape environmental regulation and enforcement in the UK after Brexit, reports…
Renewable energy generates more electricity than fossil fuels in the UK for first time
There is widespread coverage across the UK media of Carbon Brief’s latest analysis showing that renewable-energy sources generated more electricity than fossil-fuel power plants over the past three…
IMF climate report calls for massive carbon tax in just 10 years to limit global warming
A global agreement to implement a substantial carbon tax would be the most efficient way of tackling climate change, according to a new study by the International Monetary…
Revealed: the 20 firms behind a third of all carbon emissions
The Guardian has launched a new series titled “The polluters”, which begins with a front-page story looking at new analysis which shows how 20 fossil fuel companies are directly linked to more…
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