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Opinion:

¶ “Global warning: live from the climate-change frontline as Trump becomes president” • If global warming has a canary in the mine, perhaps it’s the insurance industry. After all, they are the people who have to pay out when extreme weather events hit. And in Europe, they’ve been paying out more and more in recent years. [The Guardian]

Storm havoc (Photo: Laurent Dard / AFP / Getty Images)

World:

¶ Speaking at the World Economic Forum’s annual meeting in Davos, Switzerland, China’s President and chief climate change negotiator both spoke of their country’s readiness to take the lead role in combating global climate change. The negotiator said that China is willing to work with all countries to achieve economic restructuring. [CleanTechnica]

¶ AGL Energy Ltd, Australia’s No 2 energy retailer, said it will build a A$450 million ($338 million) wind farm as the first construction…