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The Brief from Brussels: Trump to quit climate accord?

This is the Brief from Brussels, a round of the top stories from the EU’s de facto political capital.

01/06/2017

Belgium

Concerns over possible US exit from climate deal

31/05/2017

USA

UN chief makes climate change plea

UN calls for strong action against climate change

31/05/2017

Italy

No deal on climate change at G7 summit in Sicily

Climate change remains a sticking point, but some progress is made on trade at the G7.

26/05/2017

Italy

Protesters kept away from G7 but message getting across

26/05/2017

Culture

Rare hailstorm gives Zambians a snowy feel in May

Zambians in the capital Lusaka and surrounding towns woke up Monday morning to see their streets and backyards filled with ice.

17/05/2017

Italy

Milan: Barack Obama advocates action against climate change

Former US President Barack Obama has called for action to be taken against climate change, in his first public address on foreign soil since leaving office.

09/05/2017

Germany

Climate envoys meet in Bonn despite Trump threat over Paris deal

UN climate envoys urge US not to pull out of Paris accord on limiting carbon emissions

09/05/2017

World News

Huge new iceberg twice the size of Luxembourg 'could be imminent'

The impending breakaway of what’s expected to be one of the world’s largest icebergs has moved a significant step closer, it’s been claimed.

04/05/2017

USA

'We won't go away, welcome to your hundredth day', climate marchers hold rallies in the US

As President Trump marks 100 days in office, tens of thousands of people marched on Washington to demand he rethinks his climate change policies.

30/04/2017

USA

'Terminator' Schwarzenegger signs green pact with Paris mayor

Former movie star, turned California governor, turned climate action campaigner, Arnold Schwarzenegger has signed a green pact with Paris mayor Anne Hidaglo.

28/04/2017

USA

March for Science draws thousands worldwide against evidence denial

Demonstrators turned out in many cities around the world on Saturday to join Earth Day events billed as a “celebration science” – to counter what organisers say is a growing denial of evidence-based k

23/04/2017

Canada

Arctic icebergs reach Canadian coast, disrupting sea lanes and fishing

Unusually large icebergs have broken off the Arctic shelf and floated south, coming close to the Canadian shore, posing shipping and fishing hazards, but proving to be a big tourist draw.

20/04/2017

USA

Trump burns down Obama’s climate legacy

After failing to undo Obamacare, US President Donald Trump has started to roll back most of his predecessor’s climate change legacy.

28/03/2017

Jamaica

Warming seas and Jamaica's disappearing beach

It is one of Jamaica's most treasured attractions and has appeared in numerous documentaries and travelogues about the island.

27/03/2017

Germany

G20 finance chiefs fail to renew anti-protectionist pledge after US opposition

G20 finance chiefs meeting in Germany on Saturday have failed to renew a pledge to bolster free trade.

18/03/2017

Norway

Svalbard Seed Vault - banking on the future

In the world's northernmost town lies a vault with the keys to humanity's survival.

17/03/2017

World News

Greenpeace exposes 2nd year of Great Barrier Reef coral bleaching

Greenpeace has released what it calls shocking video of the Great Barrier Reef that then environmental group says shows mass coral bleaching for an unprecedented second year…

10/03/2017

USA

Climate change sceptic to head up US Environmental Protection Agency

Scott Pruitt has been confirmed at the head of the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) – a body he sued more than a dozen times during his tenure as Oklahoma attorney…

18/02/2017

Germany

Which country is leading the EU on wind power?

Germany is charging ahead with investments in wind energy as momentum stalls in large parts of the EU, a new report has revealed.

16/02/2017