Megan Darby
Megan Darby is the editor of Climate Home News. She previously wrote about UK energy and water industries for leading sector publication Utility Week. She holds a Mathematics degree from Newcastle University.
Emissions controls for 1.5C climate target to cost three times 2C: study
Meeting the tougher global warming limit in the Paris Agreement will require earlier emissions cuts in transport and buildings sectors, study shows
Ex-UN climate chief calls for green bonds to hit $1 trillion by 2020
Christiana Figueres is urging public authorities and corporates to scale up climate-friendly infrastructure investment by 2020, under the “green bond pledge”
Avocado trade threatened by shipping climate measure, say Chile, Peru
Speed limits at sea could cut shipping’s carbon footprint fast, but fresh fruit exporters are raising concerns about trade impacts ahead of a critical UN meeting
Climate Weekly: You thought Tillerson was bad?
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Climate deal critic Pompeo to replace Tillerson as US secretary of state
Donald Trump has chosen Mike Pompeo, ally of the Koch brothers and critic of the Paris climate agreement, to replace Rex Tillerson as foreign affairs chief
Climate Weekly: Shipping climate deal, ahoy!
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Brazil fights emissions cap for shipping, citing cost concerns
Ahead of a key meeting at the International Maritime Organisation in April, Brazil is leading objections to setting tough climate targets for the sector
Fiji climate lead challenged consultants’ influence before losing job
Nazhat Shameem Khan was removed from her role in the UN climate talks presidency after a protracted power struggle with Australian and European advisers
Climate Weekly: Fiji fires COP23 chief diplomat
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Nicaragua assumes top climate finance post despite past Paris scepticism
Paul Oquist has been approved as co-chair of the Green Climate Fund, against Georgia’s objection Nicaragua was not a cooperative international player
Fiji chief negotiator replaced midway through UN climate presidency
Nazhat Shameem Khan has been replaced by Fiji’s deputy permanent representative to the UN, Luke Daunivalu, in a shock personnel change
EU foreign ministers say China must sign up to universal climate rules
In a statement laying out their priorities for the year, EU ministers set themselves on a collision course with China and other emerging economies
Climate Weekly: Coal India’s mixed messages
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Coal India report finds renewables will ‘substantially decrease’ coal demand
The falling cost of solar power and batteries is having a “significant impact” on the coal sector, says national mining company in Coal Vision 2030 consultation
Climate Weekly: Mediterranean clubbing holidays to go green?
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Ibiza, Mallorca launch 100% renewable power plan, defying Madrid
The Balearic Islands government is setting out to prove the holiday destination can run on cheap, clean electricity with a proposed climate law
Trump’s top climate adviser quits ‘over past marijuana use’
George David Banks, an experienced adviser who represented the White House at the last round of UN climate talks, was denied permanent security clearance
11 takeaways from the draft UN report on a 1.5C global warming limit
UN draft report says missing 1.5C warming target will multiply hunger, migration and conflict, but staying under will require unprecedented global cooperation
Leaked draft summary of UN special report on 1.5C climate goal – in full
Read the draft summary for policymakers of the most important climate science report of the year, on the challenge of holding global warming to 1.5C
Timelapse video: shipping first as LNG tanker crosses Arctic in winter without icebreaker escort
Teekay vessel Eduard Toll is designed to cut through ice and take advantage of the opening of Russia’s Arctic coastline to industry