Latest climate change news
Exxon, Chevron won’t budge on climate – so what happens next?
Shareholder activists are ready to help Rex Tillerson and John Watson understand climate risk, if only they’ll listen
Climate Queen: Abba takes over UN talks in Figueres tribute
Hundreds of delegates serenade outgoing climate chief with 1970s classic as first set of talks since Paris Agreement conclude
Sweden and Germany must keep Vattenfall’s coal in the ground
State-owned utility cannot walk away from its toxic legacy, warn environmental lawyers ClientEarth
China holds key to revive moribund carbon markets
Launch of Beijing’s national scheme in 2017 described as a ‘beacon of hope’ for sector that’s still expanding but with limited impact
Dud humanitarian summit sows seeds of climate cooperation
While it lacked high-level political commitment, Ban Ki-moon’s Istanbul meet brought climate and emergency response worlds together
Exxon and climate change: Why it’s better to engage than divest
Investors must stay involved with oil majors rather than exit and allow a far more dangerous off market game to ensue
Kim Kardashian v climate change: There’s only one winner
Media coverage of the US reality TV star blows Planet Earth out of the water, but the number of platforms following climate change is growing finds study
Top insurer urges US to stop subsidising climate-risk homes
National scheme encourages irresponsible housebuilding on regions exposed to flooding and storms, warns Lloyds
Sweden urged to block Vattenfall coal plant sale
Opposition lawmakers call on state-owned utility to shut down polluting coal assets in Germany, instead of selling them to Czech firm EPH
Oil majors and climate change – a bluffer’s guide
ExxonMobil and Chevron face tough questions from shareholders at their AGMs this week – here’s why
Hungary becomes first in EU to approve Paris climate deal
Budapest breaks with traditional eastern European Visegrad Group allies to speedily ratify Paris Agreement
Climbing mountains: UN talks post-Paris require new focus
Despite what Donald Trump may think, there’s no going back on the Paris Agreement. But the hard yards on making this historic pact work have just started
Total rules out Arctic oil drilling, citing 2C goal
French oil major to cut back on expensive tar sands development and avoid the Arctic, raising the bar for industry action on climate change
Nauru president: UN must appoint a climate and security envoy
As leaders discuss complex problems at World Humanitarian Summit in Istanbul, Baron Waqa calls for focus on global warming threats
Arctic sea ice melt “like a train wreck” says US scientist
Arctic feels like late June or July say experts as sea ice shrinks to what many believe will be a record low
Austria elects first green president in close race
Alexander Van der Bellen narrowly beat populist rightwinger Norbert Hofer on postal votes
What’s lurking in the new UN climate chief’s in-tray?
Patricia Espinosa will need to draw on all her diplomatic experience when she takes charge of global warming talks in July, say US analysts
US, China to publish fossil fuel subsidy peer reviews
Studies being presented at the G20 could kick-start efforts to remove price supports for oil and coal, write Liu Shuang and Hu Min
Exxon, Shell, Total, Statoil renew clean energy drive
Is green the new black? Faced by falling oil prices and plunging profits, big oil companies are investing in renewables and clean energy
Antarctic glacier melt could add 3 metres to sea levels – study
A huge glacier in the frozen wastes of East Antarctica, a region previously thought stable, could melt much faster than expected, scientists say.