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| Jul. 8 |
 Hamburg |
G20: Leaders fail to bridge Trump climate chasm 
| Leaders of 19 nations at the G20 summit in Germany have renewed their pledge to implement the Paris deal on climate change, despite the US pulling out | |
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| Jun.1 |
 Washington |
Trump exits from Paris climate deal | There has been widespread international condemnation of Trump's announcement that the US is withdrawing from the 2015 Paris climate agreement | |
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| May.31 |
Washington |
Trump 'poised to quit Paris climate deal' US President Donald Trump is poised to pull the country out of the Paris climate accord, US media report. EU and China rebuff Trump
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| May.26 |
 Sicily |
G7 summit agrees on countering terrorism but not climate change 
Map of Taormina Sicily Italy| Leaders of the world's leading industrial nations, the G7, have agreed on new action to counter terrorism at a summit in Taormina, Sicily | |
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| Apr.29 |
Washington |
Anti-Trump climate change march draws thousands in US
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| Mar.28 |
Washington |
Trump signs order undoing Obama climate policies President Donald Trump has signed an executive order rolling back Obama-era rules aimed at curbing climate change
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| Feb.17 |
Washington |
Scott Pruitt: Trump environment nominee sworn in
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| Jan.7 |
Beijing |
Beijing pollution: Police force to combat toxic smog
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| Jan.1 |
Washington |
Donald Trump makes top Republican fear environmental future
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| Dec.1 |
Paris |
Four major cities move to ban diesel vehicles by 2025
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| Nov.18 |
Morocco |
Climate talks: 'Save us' from global warming, US urged |
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| Oct.27 |
Australia |
World's largest marine protected area declared in Antarctica
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| Sep.2 |
Beijing |
China ratifies Paris climate agreement
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| Apr.22 |
 UN |
Record turnout at UN boosts climate deal| Amid hope and hype, delegates have started the process of signing the Paris climate agreement at UN headquarters in New York | |
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| Feb.9 |
U.S. Supreme Court |
Obama climate initiative: Supreme Court calls halt |
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| Feb.1 |
Western Canada |
Landmark deal to protect Canada Great Bear Rainforest
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| Dec.12 |
 Paris |
COP21: Paris climate deal is 'best chance to save planet' Nearly 200 countries took part in tense negotiations in Paris over two weeks, striking the first deal to commit all nations to cut emissions
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| Dec.11 |
Paris |
COP21: Climate deal text 'agreed' in Paris Organisers of the climate talks in Paris say a final text has been agreed after nearly two weeks of intensive negotiations
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| Dec.10 |
Paris |
COP21: Climate summit inches towards deal |
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| Dec.5 |
Paris |
COP21: Climate delegates agree draft deal text
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| Nov.29 |
Paris |
COP21: Rallies call for Paris climate change action Hundreds of thousands are marching worldwide to demand action to stop climate change, but one protest in Paris was marred by violence
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| Nov.28 |
Paris |
COP21: Paris climate deal 'more likely' after terror attacks
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| Nov.22 |
Morocco |
Moroccan solar plant to bring energy to a million people |
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| Sep.29 |
West Germany |
Volkswagen staff acted criminally, says board member |
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| Sep.25 |
UN |
Pope Francis stresses 'right to environment' in UN speech |
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| Sep.6 |
France |
Greenpeace Rainbow Warrior bomber apologises |
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| Aug.19 |
China |
China CO2: 'Coal error' caused wrong calculations
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| Aug.4 |
Queensland |
Court overturns approval for giant Carmichael coal mine |
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| Aug.3 |
Washington |
Obama unveils Clean Power Plan
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| Jul.30 |
Oregon |
US Coast Guard moves to end Shell icebreaker protest |
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| Jun.7 |
China |
China greenhouse gases: Progress is made |
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| May.16 |
Seattle |
'Paddle in Seattle' Arctic oil drilling protest |
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| Mar.29 |
Myanmar |
Solar Impulse plane leaves Myanmar for China |
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| Mar.28 |
Paris |
Global landmarks switch off the lights for Earth Hour |
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| Dec.14 |
 Peru |
Deal reached at UN climate talks United Nations members have have approved a framework for setting national pledges to be submitted to a summit next year
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| Dec.12 |
Peru |
Climate summit goes into overtime
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Peru |
Final push at key climate summit
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| Nov.11 |
Beijing |
Obama and Xi in emissions pledge
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| Nov.2 |
Denmark |
Fossil fuels should be phased out by 2100 says IPCC
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| Sep.21 |
New York |
Climate change summit: Thousands join global protests Protests in many countries to demand urgent action on climate change have kicked off, with over 2,000 marches taking place around the world
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| Mar.31 |
Washington |
Climate inaction catastrophic - US |
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| Mar.30 |
Japan |
Climate impacts overwhelming - UN
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| Feb.15 |
Jakarta |
Kerry to urge climate change action |
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| Dec.24 |
Russia |
Russia drops first Greenpeace case |
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| Nov.16 |
Naples |
Thousands march in Naples over toxic waste dumps
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| Oct.2 |
Russia |
Russia charges Greenpeace 'pirates' |
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| Sep.27 |
UN |
Panel: Man-made warming 95% likely |
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| Sep.19 |
Arctic |
Russia 'seizes' Greenpeace ship |
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| Dec.8 |
Qatar |
UN deal extends Kyoto Protocol |
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| Dec.12 |
 Canada |
Canada pulls out of Kyoto accord Canada will formally withdraw from the Kyoto Protocol on climate change, the minister of the environment Peter Kent has said
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| Dec.10 |
 South Africa |
Climate talks end with late deal UN climate talks have closed with agreement on a package of measures described by the chair as 'balanced'. Talks on a new legal deal ill begin...
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| Oct.31 |
 Global |
World population has reached 7 billion The U.N. announces that the world population has reached 7 billion. CNN's Richard Roth tries to survive.
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| Oct.8 |
New Zealand |
'Serious questions' over NZ spill |
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Kenya |
Funeral for Nobel winner Maathai |
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| May.30 |
Berlin |
Merkel : Germany 'to set energy example' |
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| Jan.23 |
Ireland |
Greens pull out of crumbling government
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| Dec.11 |
 Mexico |
Climate summit agree on deal UN talks have reached a deal to curb climate change, including a fund to help developing countries, endorsing compromise by Mexico
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| Dec.6 |
Colombia |
Colombian leader cancels climate meeting |
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| Oct.3 |
China |
Global climate talks kick off in China |
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| Jul.18 |
Washington |
US seeks BP well cap release plan |
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| Jun.14 |
Washington |
Obama: Oil spill 'will shape how US thinks' |
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| Dec.19 |
 Denmark |
Climate deal meets UN qualification Map of Copenhagen Denmark| Secretary General Ban Ki-moon has welcomed a US-backed climate deal in Copenhagen as an 'essential beginning'. After intense wrangling, delegates passed a motion taking note of the deal, without formally adopting it. The accord includes a reco... | |
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| Dec.18 |
Denmark |
Obama announces climate deal with China
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| Dec.17 |
Denmark |
Climate deal looks close |
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| Dec.16 |
Denmark |
Slow progress at Copenhagen talks
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Denmark |
Climate talks resume in Copenhagen |
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| Dec.15 |
Denmark |
Ministers lead climate change talks |
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| Dec.12 |
Denmark |
Police detain 900 in climate change rally Thousands of protesters took to the streets, as they demanded a climate-change agreement that would curb greenhouse gas emissions
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| Dec.10 |
Belgium |
EU summit struggles on climate pledge |
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| Dec.7 |
Denmark |
Summit welcomes US emissions curbs |
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| Dec.6 |
Denmark |
Key global climate talks begin Almost 100 heads of state have confirmed they will attend the 15th meeting of the Conference of Parties, or COP15
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| Dec.5 |
UN |
UN hits back at climate sceptics |
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| Nov.28 |
 Trinidad & Tobago |
Commonwealth leaders back climate fund A multi-billion-dollar plan is to help developing nations to deal with climate change and cut greenhouse gases
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| Nov.27 |
UN |
UN chief urges to 'seal deal' on climate |
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| Nov.26 |
Trinidad & Tobago |
Commonwealth summit in targets climate
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Beijing |
China pledges action on climate change |
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| Nov.23 |
Washington |
US will announce climate target |
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| Nov.22 |
Denmark |
60 world leaders to attend climate summit |
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| Nov.15 |
Singapore |
No climate deal seen by year's end |
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| Nov.14 |
Singapore |
Apec leaders in climate warning
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| Oct.30 |
European Union |
EU strikes climate funding deal
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| Oct.24 |
Global |
'350' demonstrations on climate change |
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| Oct.16 |
 Maldives |
Cabinet meets underwater The government has held a cabinet meeting about five metres (16ft) underwater to highlight the threat of global warming
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| Sep.22 |
New York |
Summit focuses on climate change World leaders converge in New York to focus on climate change
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UN |
China vows climate change action |
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| Jul.9 |
Italy |
World powers accept warming limit
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| Jul.8 |
Italy |
G-8 leaders pledge to seek emissions cuts
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| Mar.28 |
Global |
Lights go out across planet for Earth Hour Lights were going out as millions of homes and businesses in major cities went dark for one hour to highlight concerns over climate change
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| Dec.12 |
Belgium |
EU leaders reach new climate deal
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| Oct.12 |
USA |
Gore says prize must spur action Al Gore says his Nobel Peace Prize is a chance to 'elevate global consciousness' about the threat posed by climate change
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| Jul.22 |
Northern Italy |
G8 leaders fail to agree on Kyoto |
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| Mar.29 |
Germany |
Nuclear waste reaches destination |
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| Nov.26 |
Netherlands |
U.N. climate summit collapsed |
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| Nov.24 |
Netherlands |
World Climate Change conference |
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