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.
Declare climate change health emergency, say charities
BLOG: Fifteen health charities say climate change is a health emergency, and health organisations should divest from fossil fuels
Countries need an incentive to bid ambitious climate plans
COMMENT: A “special list” could encourage countries to be ambitious in their carbon cutting plans
New power plants lock countries in to rapid emissions growth
NEWS: As countries build more fossil fuel power plants, they are committing to rapidly increasing emissions
Why carbon markets should top Ban Ki-moon’s climate agenda
INTERVIEW: Carbon markets cut emissions at the right price, says Dirk Forrister, and next month’s summit is a chance to get public support
Political uncertainty slows renewable energy growth – IEA
NEWS: Slowdown in expansion of clean energy market threatens climate change objectives, analysts say
Why health and climate experts must work together
COMMENT: Using climate knowledge to manage health risks saves lives
WHO urges action on climate change to protect health
NEWS: First ever global climate and health conference highlights twin benefits of action on air pollution
Anti-coal protesters flock to German-Polish border
NEWS: Greenpeace estimates 7,500 people from 28 countries joined hands to fight lignite mining plans
Why Australia PM Tony Abbott’s climate policy is toxic
COMMENT: Physical and mental health are at risk from climate change, warns professor in plea to Australian government
UK public ignorant of climate science consensus – poll
NEWS: Gap between reality and public perception of climate science is reminiscent of MMR controversy, says NGO
Green funds must scale up to match $5trn oil sector – report
NEWS: Large-scale divestment from fossil fuels remains a challenge, say Bloomberg analysts, with a lack of clean alternatives
Climate deal must crack down on free riders – study
NEWS: Norwegian researchers warn the world is further from an effective climate treaty than it was 15 years ago, as countries try to duck their obligations
6 ways climate change threatens health – and one way it probably doesn’t
ANALYSIS: From dengue fever to depression, we look at the health risks from climate change
Human chain to protest coal mining in Germany and Poland
NEWS: Activists will form an 8km line between two villages threatened by opencast lignite mines, to highlight climate change risks
Atlantic heat sink explains global warming “pause” – study
NEWS: Heat sinking into the Atlantic Ocean accounts for a slowdown in air temperature rises, scientists find
Banned chemical emissions mar ozone treaty’s success story
NEWS: NASA finds a banned ozone-depleting gas is still being emitted, in a blot on the Montreal Protocol’s record
‘Clean coal’ advert banned by UK watchdog
NEWS: The Advertising Standards Authority has banned an advert promoting “clean coal” as a solution to energy poverty
Into the Dragon’s Den: climate innovation gets competitive
SKETCH: Green start-ups can win big money in the EU-backed Climate-KIC competition. But are the judges after style or substance?
Climate change could slash 8.7% from India’s GDP by 2100
NEWS: The Asian Development Bank warns economic cost of climate change will challenge efforts to lift people out of poverty
Korolec: Poland is a climate policy success story
NEWS: Poland’s climate change minister says the coal-intensive nation can be a model for developing countries