Sara Stefanini
Sara Stefanini is Climate Home News' senior reporter, covering Brexit and broader stories. She is also a freelance writer, contributing to the Financial Times and other organisations. Previously she was a senior policy reporter at Politico Europe in Brussels, covering energy, climate change and environment, and has a master's degree from the Columbia University School of Journalism. She is based in London.
World’s three biggest rainforests face year of precarious politics
Brazil, the Democratic Republic of Congo and Indonesia all face a year of political flux placing their vast rainforests in peril
Davos elite looks to ‘Globalisation 4.0’ to stem climate change
Business leaders say the next wave of globalisation must create social benefits as well as provide technical solutions to climate change
MPs call to expand post-Brexit green programme across whole government
Indications that Britain’s new environmental watchdog will be government-funded raise questions about its independence, the National Audit Office said
UK anti-pollution drive undermined by leaving EU, say campaigners
As he launches new restrictions on pollution secretary Michael Gove says Brexit is a chance to go greener, but NGOs worry the regulatory bite is missing
Stoke’s potteries backed remain, now they want May’s deal to reshape climate policy
As the PM visits the pro-Brexit heartland, the major industry, once overwhelmingly against leaving, sees an opportunity to lighten the burden of EU carbon pricing
Radio clubs help climate-hit Bangladeshi communities avoid child marriage
Sponsored content: A novel project aims to show girls can be part of the solution to extreme weather impacts, not burdens for their families to marry off
Countries breathe life into the Paris climate agreement
At a summit in Katowice, Poland, nearly 200 governments agreed rules to put the historic pact into action, but failed to make strong push for faster emissions cuts
As it happened: Final scramble for deal at climate talks in Poland
Reaction, news and analysis from the CHN team on the ground in Poland as negotiators reach the end of two weeks of talks
China open to ‘uniform’ climate rules, sidestepping old allies
Shift comes as EU and China hastily draft proposals to break an impasse on the toughest issues at UN climate talks in Poland
Step up on climate or choose ‘immoral, suicidal’ path, says UN chief
Call by António Guterres was joined by Fiji’s prime minister, who said not succeeding on climate change would be “craven, irresponsible and selfish”
Saudi version of climate justice rejected by developing countries
Oil-rich country’s resistance to welcoming findings of science report on 1.5C warming has marked it out from poorer countries
Indigenous peoples gain foothold in climate talks
At China’s request, the deal for indigenous and local input makes clear it will not infringe on state sovereignty
The US, still in the Paris Agreement, is trying to decide its future
As the White House hosts an event on fossil fuels, the state department is in Poland to make a deal that will shape the global accord
Climate science on 1.5C erased at UN talks as US and Saudis step in
In a moment of drama in Poland, countries closed ranks against a push by oil producers to water down recognition of the UN’s report on the impacts of 1.5C warming
UN climate finance rules ‘dragging’ amid fight over who reports what
Developing countries want to know how much aid is coming; rich countries worry about ‘constitutional constraints’, at Cop24 climate talks in Katowice
Katowice Brief: The first test
Get our daily round-up of news from this year’s major UN climate talks straight to your inbox. Sign up here
Katowice brief: The other US climate team
Get our daily round-up of news from this year’s major UN climate talks straight to your inbox. Sign up here
Poland calls for ‘solidarity’ with industrial workers in climate talks
Island leaders reacted strongly to the host country’s emphasis on workers, reminding them of their own dire predicament
Climate leadership collapse leaves UN chief with a daunting task
The coalition that built the Paris Agreement has broken down, leaving Patricia Espinosa with few powerful friends to call on to secure a deal in Katowice
European Commission sets out path to net-zero emissions by 2050
Net-zero emissions could boost the economy by 2% per year and cut energy imports by 70%, said climate commissioner Miguel Arias Cañete