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.
Energy ‘transformation’ needed to save climate, says IEA
NEWS: Global greenhouse gas emissions could peak by 2020 says influential agency if governments take radical steps now
9 things we learned at the UN climate talks in Bonn
BLOG: Climate talks are like pregnancy, Ethiopia is more climate-forward than Australia and God is on the climate’s side
India PM Modi endorses controversial Sundarbans coal plant
NEWS: Green campaigners are turning to banks in bid to block polluting project as Bangladesh and India give green light
US can surpass emission goals without Congress – study
NEWS: Carbon cuts of 30% by 2025 possible under existing laws, finds WRI report, with tightening of climate policies
India heat wave kills 1,500 in taste of climate change impacts
NEWS: Extremes of heat and rainfall are becoming more common with human caused global warming, scientists warn
NGOs cry ‘greenwash’ over Paris climate talk sponsors
NEWS: Companies including Air France, Renault-Nissan and Suez Environnement will foot 20% of €187,000 bill for critical summit
Saudi Arabia solar power exports ‘absolutely realistic’
NEWS: Desert state has abundance of sunshine and could produce more than it consumes, says power company boss
Europe needs new energy policy as nuclear giants stumble
ANALYSIS: French-led nuclear industry faces unpromising future after string of technical faults, cost overruns and delays
World Bank sets methane price floor to cut emissions
NEWS: Initiative aims to drive investment in bioenergy and waste management in poor countries, limiting potent greenhouse gas emissions
Chevron and Exxon Mobil reject climate warnings
NEWS: US oil majors face down shareholder proposals to appoint climate expert to board and scrap high carbon projects
‘Forgotten’ forests need climate cash to halt emissions
ANALYSIS: Forest clearance counts for a quarter of greenhouse gas emissions but cash is not yet flowing to protect trees
WHO calls for clean energy to tackle air pollution
NEWS: UN health body adopts “landmark resolution” to tackle toxic particles from sources like coal plants and diesel engines
Can carbon pricing be a climate saviour?
ANALYSIS: Businesses and top officials in Barcelona for the Carbon Expo support moves to make polluters pay, but don’t expect miracles
Investors worth $12trn call for long term carbon target
NEWS: Chiefs of 120 funds urge G7 finance ministers to back emissions phase-out in Paris climate deal due this December
Stop demonising oil and gas companies, says UN climate chief
NEWS: Christiana Figueres tells business leaders efforts by fossil fuel companies to green their operations should be welcomed
Tropical storms get fiercer with climate change – study
NEWS: Typhoons and hurricanes are getting less frequent with human-caused global warming, but more intense, latest research confirms
Millions of businesses call for zero carbon shift
NEWS: More than 6.5 companies back call on policymakers to set a path to go carbon neutral “well before the end of the century”
Axa to ditch €500m of coal holdings in 2015
NEWS: At Climate Week Paris, French insurer announces biggest fossil fuel divestment push to date, encouraging others to follow
Low carbon experts mull iconic buildings for green makeovers
ANALYSIS: Notre Dame or a Durban township? Sustainability advocates are divided on the best way to push the energy efficiency message
Is this the most blatant invitation to greenwash ever?
BLOG: Malaysian palm oil lobby offers prize for essays persuading people the sector does not drive deforestation