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.
Climate policies on collision course with clean cookstoves drive
NEWS: Switching from dirty wood stoves to propane saves lives, but carbon pricing threatens to make it unaffordable for millions in South Asia
Murdoch and Hall overcome climate differences to marry
BLOG: He thinks global warming is ‘alarmist nonsense’. She campaigned against airport expansion. What will their dinner table conversations be like?
Arch Coal goes bankrupt as US sector declines
NEWS: Clean power plan and global demand slowdown hit mining companies for the dirtiest fossil fuel
Beyond oil: Petropower Saudi Arabia signals end of era
ANALYSIS: Squeezed by falling oil prices and costly subsidies, Riyadh is finally getting serious about economic reform
Weekly wrap: Saudi reforms as fossils feel the pressure
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The Anthropocene: Are humans causing a new geological epoch?
ANALYSIS: Researchers argue greenhouse gases, waste and nuclear fallout are making their mark on rocks, but they still have to convince the traditionalists
Oil giant Saudi Aramco considers selling shares
NEWS: Public offering would make world’s largest oil producer more transparent, says Saudi Arabia deputy crown prince
TransCanada sues Obama over Keystone XL block
NEWS: Tar sands company seeks US$15 billion damages for ‘arbitrary and unjustified’ decision to reject Canada-US oil pipeline
California massive methane leak by numbers
BLOG: A bust SoCal well in Aliso Canyon is spewing natural gas into the air, in the biggest point source of pollution in the state
How Russia and neighbours could go 100% renewable by 2030
NEWS: Researchers argue Central Asia could become highly energy-competitive in a green economy, with investment in a super-grid
US government sues Volkswagen over emissions cheating allegations
NEWS: Carmaker faces potential fines of US$90 billion for manipulating tests, under civil case brought by Justice Department
Activists crowdfund court costs for UK coal mine shutdown
NEWS: Eight members of ‘Matt Ridley’s Conscience’ collective face £9,000 bill after pleading guilty to aggravated trespass
War gaming the climate: How global warming could trigger nationalism
ANALYSIS: A groundbreaking simulation carried out in Delhi this year highlights shifting weather extremes and rising seas can raise security threats
Republican candidate ‘would pull US out of Paris climate deal’
NEWS: Senator Ted Cruz dismisses science, while poll shows a majority of Republican voters back cooperation to tackle global warming
Nigeria budget signals shift away from oil dependence
NEWS: African oil exporter must rebalance its economy, president Muhammadu Buhari argues in 2016 budget speech
Australia approves coal port expansion despite 1.5C support
NEWS: Federal government has given the go-ahead for dredging at Abbot Point, a gateway for target-busting fossil fuel use
Five surprises on the path to a Paris climate deal
ANALYSIS: Terrorist attacks, climate lawsuits and the inclusion of 1.5C in the Paris Agreement were among the unforeseen events of 2015
Green tundra is turning brown as Arctic warms
NEWS: Scientists cannot explain changes to vegetation in northern region, which is experiencing faster than average temperature rise
Oil prices fall to 11-year low as Iran opens up
NEWS: Cheap crude could put pressure on renewable sector but clean energy fundamentals remain strong, say analysts
Fossil fuel supply ‘a crucial omission’ from Paris climate deal
COMMENT: Policymakers should target coal, oil and gas at source, argue Harro van Asselt and Michael Lazarus