France and Germany cemented their historic post-war reconciliation with the signing of a new Elysée treaty on 22 January. But the text no longer mentions carbon pricing among new bilateral initiatives. (EURACTIV)
The pace of ice loss has increased four-fold since 2003 as enormous glaciers are depositing ever larger chunks of ice into the Atlantic Ocean, where it melts, causing sea levels to rise. (The Guardian)
Many of the big economic questions in coming decades will come down to just how extreme the weather will be, and how to value the future versus the present. (New York Times)
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