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.
South Korea launches Asia’s first national carbon market
NEWS: Allowances traded at US$7-8 a tonne, a similar price to Europe’s emissions trading system
Scientists to help Ganges rice farmers handle climate threat
NEWS: An international team of researchers will boost food security for 300 million people in Nepal, India and Bangladesh
Social cost of carbon six times higher than thought – study
NEWS: It is worth taking more expensive measures to curb emissions, say scientists, to avoid hit to economic growth
Queensland election could slow Australia’s dash for coal
ANALYSIS: Snap election offers unique opportunity to halt developments that menace the Great Barrier Reef and the climate
Stanford professors call for full fossil fuel divestment
NEWS: California university was the wealthiest to cut ties with coal companies last May; 295 academics want oil and gas to go next
Oil price slump boosts Egypt fuel subsidy phase-out
NEWS: Lower commodity prices have eased pressure on Egypt’s budget as it moves to eliminate fossil fuel subsidies by 2019
Climate sceptics gain platform at Indian Science Congress
NEWS: Academics questioned the human influence on climate at India’s leading science conference this week
2015 – a year for the EU to rebuild climate diplomacy links
News: Latvia has made climate action a priority of its EU Council presidency, so where next for the bloc?
German heart disease deaths from heatwaves to rise fivefold
News: By the end of the century, five times as many Germans could die of heart disease triggered by high temperatures
Arctic oil “unburnable” in 2C world – study
NEWS: UK research shows which regional fossil fuel reserves are unviable if the world is to avoid catastrophic warming
Optimism from UK climate policy expert honoured by the Queen
INTERVIEW: Professor Paul Ekins, awarded an OBE this New Year, reflects on the growth of environmental economics
US coastal cities face daily flooding by mid-century – NOAA
NEWS: Boston, New York and Baltimore are among the cities threatened by rising sea levels, warn scientists
China carbon trading to almost double in 2015
NEWS: More Chinese companies must manage their greenhouse gas emissions as Beijing plans national carbon market
UK had hottest and fourth wettest year in 2014 – Met Office
NEWS: Record-breaking year is “clear evidence” of climate change but highlights poor government communication, says critic
Crowdfunded “ice stupas” help Ladakh adapt to climate change
NEWS: An engineer has raised US$125,000 through Indiegogo for a novel way to solve water shortages in a remote mountain region of India
2015: A year for carbon pricing, peer pressure and Paris
ANALYSIS: There are three big UN deals due in 2015, on disasters, development and climate; what happens in the markets and on the streets will be critical
Fracking ban boosts New York governor’s approval rating
NEWS: One in three New York voters think better of Andrew Cuomo since he banned fracking in the state over health concerns
Gulf states will let oil price fall further, say ministers
NEWS: Saudi refusal to cut oil production could drive prices lower and make tar sands, deepwater and shale projects unviable
Oil price crash won’t hurt renewable sector – analysts
NEWS: Except in Saudi Arabia, the recent slump in oil prices will have little impact on renewable deployment, says Bloomberg
Planes and ships escape scrutiny in bottom-up climate regime
ANALYSIS: International aviation and shipping are not mentioned in the Lima call for climate action, despite growing emissions