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  • The price of oil has tumbled in the past few months. But is it necessarily bad news for the renewables sector? Anna Petherick investigates.

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  • Emissions pledges from the United States and China have re-energized the push for a global climate agreement. Anna Petherick considers how serious the promises are.

    • Anna Petherick
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  • The Green Climate Fund needs more contributions if it is to become the world's main source of climate finance. Anna Petherick considers an upcoming effort to make that happen.

    • Anna Petherick
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  • As international efforts towards adaptation shift from finding the cash to designing the processes through which it will be spent, Anna Petherick asks what we can learn from participatory budgeting.

    • Anna Petherick
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  • The rooftop solar industry in the United States is experiencing rapid growth. Anna Petherick reports on its progress.

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  • When it comes to investments, the smart bet may be on clean energy and low-carbon infrastructure. Sonja van Renssen looks at the causes and implications of divestment from fossil fuels.

    • Sonja van Renssen
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  • A new alliance of top research institutions will tailor investigations into the economics of climate change to those best placed to act. Anna Petherick reports.

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  • Ecuador's president has called time on the Yasuní–ITT Initiative. Anna Petherick asks what the world can learn from it.

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  • Mexico City is unique among developing megacities for having a 27-year time series of detailed air-quality data. Anna Petherick asks what other cities can learn from its example.

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  • As Europe's carbon prices seem to be stuck at low levels, offsetting project managers have their fingers crossed that new markets will emerge in time, reports Anna Petherick.

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  • South Africa is trying to make its economy greener. But it must work hard to stay on target and tread a fine diplomatic line, writes Anna Petherick.

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  • With proper forethought, climate finance could cut gender inequity and consequentially become more economically efficient. But the opposite may happen if funds ignore the issue, warns Anna Petherick.

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  • As one country sets about properly valuing ecosystem services, Anna Petherick considers the path ahead for climate change discussions.

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  • Despite having achieved legally binding commitments on emissions reductions, many countries have increased their appetite for carbon-intensive products, making up the difference through international trade. Anna Petherick reports on the sticky task of regulating these invisible carbon flows.

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  • China, the world's largest emitter of greenhouse gases, is developing seven experimental carbon-trading schemes. Anna Petherick looks for clues as to how that's going.

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  • As poor nations put together their climate change budgets and strategies, Anna Petherick looks at the challenges of calculating national costs of adapting to global warming.

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  • Big money will soon flow from rich countries to poor ones that are particularly susceptible to the effects of climate change. Safeguarding this cash against corruption will be an exceptionally tough job, argues Anna Petherick.

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  • For the first time, banks have been ranked by how much they facilitate global warming. Anna Petherick asks how this data should be used.

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  • As Australia anticipates its carbon tax, Anna Petherick contends that of the world's dirtiest economies, this nation is leading the way in the design of policies to price emissions.

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  • The United Nations programme to reduce emissions from deforestation and forest degradation (REDD) has matured substantially in the past year. Now the field must innovate to accommodate its growth, says Anna Petherick.

    • Anna Petherick
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