The dispute over international organisations referring to Taiwan as Chinese has moved from wild bird conservation to climate change, after a global alliance of mayors began listing Taiwanese cities as belonging to China on its website.
Following a year that saw intense divisions over Brexit, the queen urged the UK to come together in her Christmas message. Young climate activists and Germany's Angela Merkel also received prominent nods in her speech.
President Donald Trump loves to tout his support of "beautiful, clean coal." Or at least he used to. He didn't mention it once during his Monday speech on the administration's environmental record.
