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  • With the charismatic former president of the Maldives, Mohamed Nasheed, behind bars on a widely derided terrorism charge, Anna Petherick asks whether small island states can really make themselves heard in Paris.

    • Anna Petherick
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  • To succeed, any new global climate deal agreed upon in Paris must be fair and equitable — Sonja van Renssen reports.

    • Sonja van Renssen
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  • Reform of carbon trading in Europe could help claw back its credibility as an instrument to cut emissions. Sonja van Renssen reports.

    • Sonja van Renssen
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  • Calls to curtail exploitation of coal reserves are rife, but the industry has other ideas — Sonja van Renssen explores the issues.

    • Sonja van Renssen
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  • The use of biomass for energy generation is helping European Union countries meet their renewable energy and emissions targets, but demand from other sectors means policy needs to be developed for maximum climate benefits, reports Sonja van Renssen.

    • Sonja van Renssen
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  • Reducing dependence on Russian gas imports and increasing energy efficiency will have ramifications for Europe's climate policy, explains Sonja van Renssen.

    • Sonja van Renssen
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  • Demand-side management options can make the power grid greener, cheaper and more reliable, explains Sonja van Renssen.

    • Sonja van Renssen
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  • Europe must come up with effective climate, environment and energy policies that do not jeopardize economic competitiveness. Sonja van Renssen explores worries voiced within industry.

    • Sonja van Renssen
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  • With the promise of natural and shale gas for the power sector, the oil-chained transport sector remains climate policymakers' biggest headache. Within transport, the emergence of different types of fuel is itself a big issue, as Sonja van Renssen explains.

    • Sonja van Renssen
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  • Can subsidies for new nuclear power plants be justified as part of a low-carbon energy policy? Sonja van Renssen investigates.

    • Sonja van Renssen
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  • The road ahead for the European Union's new climate adaptation strategy is a long and bumpy one, reports Sonja van Renssen.

    • Sonja van Renssen
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  • A clear European Union policy on shale gas is yet to emerge and opinions remain sharply divided, explains Sonja van Renssen.

    • Sonja van Renssen
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  • Policymakers must make it worthwhile for businesses to invest in resource-efficient product design, as Sonja van Renssen explains.

    • Sonja van Renssen
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  • A reformed carbon market is the only agreed priority among European policymakers for 2030, but the transport sector will need to change as well, explains Sonja van Renssen

    • Sonja van Renssen
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  • Political bickering and market complexities are stymieing attempts to regulate international shipping emissions, reports Sonja van Renssen.

    • Sonja van Renssen
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  • Full implementation of the European Union's new energy-efficiency law faces many hurdles, explains Sonja van Renssen.

    • Sonja van Renssen
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  • Market-based mechanisms to tackle climate change have many advocates, but economic conditions are making emissions trading schemes hard to implement and sustain, explains Sonja van Renssen.

    • Sonja van Renssen
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  • Tackling greenhouse-gas emissions from aircraft was never going to be easy, but Europe is laying the groundwork. Sonja van Renssen investigates whether the plans have wings.

    • Sonja van Renssen
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  • The European Union has proposed an impressive budget that 'mainstreams' its climate commitments across funding sectors, but will it reduce carbon emissions, asks Sonja van Renssen.

    • Sonja van Renssen
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  • Carbon dioxide is not the only air pollutant to cause warming and, in the race to combat global temperature rise, policymakers are now focusing on the other culprits, as Sonja van Renssen finds out.

    • Sonja van Renssen
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