Alex Pashley
Alex previously covered the Andean region for the foreign press from Peru. He holds a Philosophy, Politics, Economics degree from Warwick University.
Fiji first to ratify Paris climate change pact
NEWS: Pacific island parliament fires starting gun on formal approval of new treaty scheduled to take effect from 2020
Canada lays bare heavy-lifting to meet Paris climate targets
NEWS: Robust regulations in oilsands and transport sector needed to make good on its pledges for 2030, biennial UN report shows
US green groups: Paris is not Kyoto mark two
NEWS: After courtroom setback for Obama’s signature climate initiative, NGOs say there is still momentum behind clean energy shift
‘Confused’ US teachers spread climate denial – study
NEWS: Educators lack awareness of the scientific consensus on human-caused global warming, researchers find, leading to mixed messages in classrooms
Met Office fears Brexit would damage its climate models
NEWS: UK weather agency’s chief scientist warns funding cuts on leaving EU would affect the quality of its long-term forecasts
China breezes past EU to become wind power leader
NEWS: Booming market grew 27% in 2015 edging past European Union for first time, says industry group
UN asks: What does Paris climate agreement mean for you?
BLOG: Climate body launches social media campaign to raise profile of global deal ahead of April ceremony
Obama outlines ‘climate-smart economy’ vision in final budget
NEWS: US president plans to channel billions into clean energy, resilience and climate aid – if the Republican-dominated Congress will let him
Greenpeace ‘fracks’ UK parliament as public inquiry starts
NEWS: Campaign group installs mock fracking rig and drill in London on day independent panel review of Lancashire applications begins
UN panel agrees on CO2 efficiency standard for planes
NEWS: Committee recommends first ever international curb on aviation climate pollution; green groups say more action is needed
World’s first cactus-powered plant opens in Mexico
NEWS: Pilot scheme will run cars and a small power plant on biogas from prickly pear harvested in Michoacan state
Builders ‘central’ to Paris climate change pact
NEWS: Financial backers of construction industry must anticipate risks from warmer planet and low-carbon regulations to protect asset value, say new guidelines
US to double clean energy research funds in budget
CRIB NOTES 8-12 FEB: Obama ramps up renewables investment, crashed oil price puts dampener on London bash, Ruffalo says don’t frack
Is climate change driving the spread of zika virus?
NEWS: Record temperatures could be creating the conditions for a spike in the number of disease-carrying mosquitoes, scientists say
Nepal targets 80% renewables as fuel blockade bites
NEWS: Landlocked nation plans hydropower and solar rollout in belated submission to UN climate deal, citing energy security concerns
Cleared rainforest bounces back faster than thought – study
NEWS: Recovering forests’ uptake of carbon dioxide outstrips pristine jungle and could play a bigger role in countering climate change
Pacific trade deal bad news for climate, say activists
NEWS: NGOs warn Trans-Pacific Partnership could undermine Paris climate pact; Obama says it observes strongest environmental safeguards in history
Leaky carbon markets cast shadow over EU steel says lobbyist
INTERVIEW: Pay-to-pollute rules in some countries, but not in others are ‘worst possible solution’, says industry head
EU-funded deforestation clampdown in Africa ‘flawed’
NEWS: Expanding protected areas in DR Congo and Liberia could blow donors’ budgets, displace hundreds of thousands of people and fuel conflict, says NGO
Tax high carbon food, sugar for climate and health gains – study
NEWS: A carbon levy would cut consumption of meat and cheese, find researchers – and coupled with a sugar tax, it could save lives