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Belgium

Bad news or good riddance? Brussels reacts to US climate deal withdrawal

Reactions to Donald Trump's decision to pull out of the Paris climate deal were mixed at this year's Brussels Economic Forum.

USA

US backs out of Paris climate accord

The agreement was originally signed by 195 of 197 nations in a UN climate change group and pledged to limit rises in global temperatures but curbing greenhouse gas emissions.

Europe News

EU and China join forces to tackle Trump over climate change

China and the European Union are often at loggerheads diplomatically but there’s been a rare consensus on the need to protect the Paris climate deal.

World News

EU-China: United on Climate Change

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Europe News

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.

Belgium

Concerns over possible US exit from climate deal

USA

UN chief makes climate change plea

UN calls for strong action against climate change

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.

Italy

Protesters kept away from G7 but message getting across

This Is 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.

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.

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

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.

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.

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.

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

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.

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.

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.

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.