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.
Finland urges Europe to unite for global climate talks
NEWS: Europe must speak “with one voice” at global climate talks in Paris next year, says Finnish minister
German development bank issues €1.5bn green bond
NEWS: In a sign of the growing popularity of green bonds, KfW’s first offering was oversubscribed
Ozone layer treaty could tackle super polluting HFCs
ANALYSIS: The Montreal Protocol could deliver quick, cheap pollution cuts if India and Gulf states get on board
UK warned on carbon budget amid government reshuffle
NEWS: Climate champions Greg Barker, William Hague leave government roles along with climate sceptic Owen Paterson
Apple cuts carbon footprint by 3%
NEWS: Apple has reduced its carbon impact by 3% and admits “there’s still a lot of work to be done”
Green groups protest transatlantic trade deal
NEWS: Green activists are protesting a trans-Atlantic trade deal they say could harm the environment
Meet the sceptics: why science can’t compete with beachballs
SKETCH: Controversial climate economist Richard Tol speaks in the UK parliament – when he can get a word in edgeways
UK to back Indian green growth hub – minister
NEWS: The UK is set to back green growth in India’s Mumbai-Bangalore corridor, says minister
Fracking could supply one third UK gas by 2035 – National Grid
NEWS: The UK could get a third of its gas supplies from fracking in 2035, says strategic energy report
Poland threat to EU 2030 climate ambition – Davey
NEWS: Coal-dependent Poland could challenge European 2030 carbon-cutting targets, warns UK energy secretary
Scale of Amazon rainforest carbon loss revealed
NEWS: Forest conservation programmes must address logging and wildfires, large scale Amazon study shows
Shell ‘short sighted’ on climate risk – study
NEWS: Oil company Shell is failing to account for long term climate risks, according to detailed analysis from the Carbon Tracker Initiative
Growing green bond market raises US$20bn in six months
NEWS: More than US$20 billion worth of green bonds have been issued since the start of 2014
Energy efficiency targets: what are they good for?
COMMENT: As European officials consider an energy efficiency target for 2030, two experts look at why and how it could be useful
UK climate laws have ‘negligible’ impact on business – LSE
NEWS: Green policies are not driving UK businesses abroad as critics claim, say leading academics
UK prime minister swayed by climate sceptics – Huhne
NEWS: Climate deniers are influencing UK prime minister David Cameron, according to former energy secretary Chris Huhne
UK Lords set to examine Arctic oil drilling
NEWS: A newly formed UK Arctic Committee is putting controversial oil drilling plans under the microscope
Extra $800bn needed per year to avert dangerous climate change
NEWS: Diverting fossil fuel subsidies into low carbon technology could bridge the green investment gap, say researchers
Chinese coal consumption to peak in 2024 – Bloomberg
NEWS: China will add 1,000GW of renewables by 2030 as US$ 7.7billion is invested in electricity generation worldwide
Brussels divided on 2030 energy saving target
NEWS: The Ukraine crisis has triggered a focus on energy efficiency but divisions remain over the level of ambition