Sophie Yeo
Great Barrier Reef may withstand warming seas
NEWS: Australian reef could be more resilient to warming than thought, historical data shows
China and UK to boost climate cooperation
NEWS: Nations pledge to intensify talks over UN climate deal, as Premier Li Keqiang makes first official UK visit
UN development goals must include climate change
COMMENT: Case for a UN development goal on climate change is stronger than ever, but topic still faces exclusion
Fighting desertification will reduce the costs of climate change
COMMENT: We should ‘climate proof’ the land to prevent some of the tragedies of a warmer world, says UN desertification chief
Arctic ice to shrink 18% below average in 2014
NEWS: Scientists forecast that sea ice will continue downward spiral, while El Nino means 2014 could be hottest year ever
El Niño means 2014 could be hottest year ever
NEWS: Weather phenomenon plus global warming is recipe for the hottest year on record, says climate scientist
Brazil achieves 70% reduction in Amazon deforestation
NEWS: As Brazil bids to win the World Cup on home soil, new research indicates it’s already a winner on combating deforestation
John Kerry hosts summit on ocean acidification
NEWS: Presidents and princes will gather at US state department to discuss challenges of acidifying oceans
Lack of finance holding up UN talks, say world’s poorest
NEWS: UN talks in Bonn have delivered no progress on delivering climate finance, says LDC negotiator
Asda warns climate change will hit 95% of fresh food supplies
NEWS: UK supermarket launches climate adaptation plan to address growing concerns over supply chain
Hawaii passes climate change adaptation law
NEWS: New law creates climate council and seeks to protect islands from threat of rising sea levels
Abbott declines invite to Ban Ki-moon climate summit
NEWS: Australian prime minister says he will not be among world leaders attending climate summit in New York
Azerbaijan and Georgia: taking the silent lead on climate action
COMMENT: Countries of Caucuses and Central Asia are the unsung heroes in the fight against climate change
Russia-Ukraine crisis seeps into UN climate talks
NEWS: Former allies banned from cooperating as Ukraine prepares to align with EU’s climate stance
Expectations for UN’s Green Climate Fund vary by billions
NEWS: Talks on climate finance continue at UN, but with little clarity on how much money to expect before Lima
Denmark set to approve new climate change law
NEWS: Denmark to pass climate change bill into law, putting its 2020 ambition at twice the EU
Kiribati president: It is “too late” to save my islands
NEWS: President Tong says islands will be “annihilated” regardless of action from US and China
Venezuela urges civil society to boost “boring” UN talks
NEWS: Caracas government to focus on social impacts of climate change ahead of UN Lima conference
Chinese ‘carbon cap’ unlikely to reduce emissions
NEWS: Rumoured peak in Chinese emissions would still be insufficient to put China on 2C pathway
Peru UN climate talks chair admits time running out for deal
NEWS: Incoming president of Lima conference warns that countries must be “realistic” about UN climate deal