Energy
CO2 levels make largest annual leap in 56 years – NOAA
NEWS: The last time the Earth saw such a sustained increase was over 11 millennia ago, says US agency
BP, Shell acknowledge rising climate risk to business model
NEWS: Oil giants raise concerns Paris climate pact will lead to tougher rules, laws and penalties on fossil fuel industry – but predict demand for oil and gas will soar
Clocking off: Can Wales’ steel heartland survive in a greener world?
LONG READ: A world of zero emissions signals huge upheavals for heavy industry. How might Britain’s last steel town fare later this century?
JP Morgan: Coal investments on par with child labour
NEWS: Bank says it will stop funding new coal mines or plants in the 30 OECD nations, but could still back projects in developing world
No shortage of storage space for captured CO2, study finds
NEWS: China, North America, Europe’s North Sea and Australia have some of the best understood geological sites, says Global CCS Institute
Reviving Hercules: Can carbon capture give British industry a future?
LONG READ: Megan Darby travels to Teesside, where locals hope a surge in green investment can save the region’s ailing industrial base
China confirms 2015 emissions fall as solar, wind break records
NEWS: Carbon pollution declines for second year on falling coal consumption, says statistics agency
India to double coal tax under 2016-17 budget
NEWS: Clean energy, nuclear and irrigation systems to benefit under budget announced by finance chief Arun Jaitley
Canada ‘out of step’ as global clean investment soared in 2015
NEWS: Renewables attracted US$367 billion of investment worldwide despite low fossil fuel prices, but Canada bucked growth trend
Largest gas leak in US history leaves 100-year climate legacy
NEWS: Study says vast methane plume boosted California’s methane emissions 20%, and raises questions over US gas drilling regulations
No, the WTO did not just kill India’s solar industry
ANALYSIS: Green group outrage at trade ruling is a wild exaggeration and ignores the real failures of India’s clean energy plans
Saudi minister warns oilmen: ignore divestment at your peril
NEWS: Fossil fuel industry must show it is ‘force for good’ says Al-Naimi in face of campaign to blacklist polluting assets
China will “far surpass” 2020 climate target, says top envoy
NEWS: World’s top carbon polluter on course to meet 2020 and 2030 goals, as demand for coal nears peak
Exxon Mobil clashes with shareholders over climate question
NEWS: New York State and the Church of England are urging the US regulator to allow a vote on oil major’s exposure to a low carbon shift
Coalition of 17 US states signals support for wind, solar
NEWS: New ‘Accord’ published on Tuesday avoids direct mention of climate change, but makes economic case for renewables and warns of future extreme weather events
Bipartisan US senate group takes clean energy tour of Alaska
NEWS: Republicans and Democrats look at how wind and solar can help remote communities reduce reliance on diesel imports
Green anger as EU prepares to subsidise dash for gas
NEWS: In first energy initiative since Paris climate deal, Brussels backs public funds for fossil fuel projects, in clash with climate goals
Shallow fracking wells contaminate drinking water, warns US scientist
NEWS: Stronger safeguards are needed to prevent poorly built wells leaking gas into aquifers, says Stanford researcher
Yeb Sano: Ex-diplomat puts fossil fuel majors on notice
INTERVIEW: Newly appointed head of Greenpeace Southeast Asia has Chevron, Exxon, BP in his sights, backing an unprecedented human rights inquiry
Canada lays bare heavy-lifting to meet Paris climate targets
NEWS: Robust regulations in oilsands and transport sector needed to make good on its pledges for 2030, biennial UN report shows