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.
Yeb Sano: I will not be ashamed to cry for my people
BLOG: Absent negotiator turned activist makes twitter plea for action at UN talks as typhoon Hagupit draws near
Big oil must pay for climate change harm to world’s poorest
COMMENT: Typhoon-hit Filipinos are paying with their lives for climate change. A levy on fossil fuels could help protect them
China outlines vision for 2015 UN climate change deal
NEWS: Lead negotiator Su Wei calls for raised ambition from developed countries on pre-2020 emissions cuts and climate finance
Widows of murdered Peruvian forest defenders demand justice
NEWS: As Peruvian government reveals rising deforestation at Lima climate talks, indigenous people accuse them of neglect
India considers emissions peak 2035-50
NEWS: Government officials say US president Barack Obama pushed for an announcement when he visits in January
UN carbon market fights for its future at Lima talks
NEWS: Clean Development Mechanism is “in crisis” after EU decision, says chair Hugh Sealy, but can be salvaged under a new carbon market architecture
WMO: 2014 set to be hottest year ever
NEWS: Climatologists’ report shows the urgency of cutting greenhouse gas emissions as UN climate negotiators meet in Lima
Lima climate talks “a matter of survival” for world’s poorest
INTERVIEW: The least developed countries need the rich to make deeper emissions cuts for their survival, says Ram Prasad Lamsal
China: climate laggards must join in pre-2020 efforts
NEWS: Lead negotiator Su Wei says developed countries must ramp up action on emissions this decade
Harvard and UCL students ramp up divestment campaigns
NEWS: From a lawsuit in Boston to a “die-in” in London, campaigners are raising pressure on universities to drop fossil fuel ties
Spain pledges €120m to UN-backed green fund
NEWS: Contribution brings Green Climate Fund total up to US$9.7 billion, ahead of UN climate conference in Lima
Australia, Canada should reveal climate targets, says EU
INTERVIEW: Miguel Arias Canete on why 2C is still the goal, coal is not the answer and critics have got him wrong
US-China pact has shifted the dynamics of climate talks
COMMENT: India is looking for new allies, Peru wants to bring Latin Americans together and Europe needs to get its mojo back
Oilfield expansion unsustainable amid tumbling prices – OPEC
NEWS: OPEC president warns new oilfields could be unsustainable as prices fall to 4-year low, while activists target Exxon Mobil
What UN stats tell us about climate efforts – and Turkey
ANALYSIS: The latest greenhouse gas emissions figures from rich countries show policies do work, but economics can change everything
Call for UN climate deal to support carbon market links
NEWS: Experts say cross-border links can make emissions cuts cheaper, but socialist states want to block market mechanisms
Lima challenge: cooking up a climate agreement
COMMENT: A global climate deal must take account of the needs of “climate takers” as well as “climate makers”, writes Greenpeace UK’s Ruth Davis
Diplomatic limbo lets Taiwan dodge climate responsibility
ANALYSIS: Taipei’s strategy to cut greenhouse gas emissions is full of holes and a lack of international pressure does not help
Is it time Taiwan took a seat at the UN climate talks?
ANALYSIS: International support and strong trading links could help Taiwan overcome the China block to UN representation
Taiwan defies China to seek recognition at UN climate talks
NEWS: The government in Taipei argues the island state has a unique perspective that should be recognised by the UN