Latest climate change news
UN: China, India driving new clean energy investments
NEWS: Further policy interventions required, say authors of UN report, if world is to move away from oil, gas, coal and embrace low emission future
Weekly wrap: Investors close in on polluting companies
This week’s top climate politics and policy stories. Sign up inside to have our Friday briefing sent to your inbox
Exxon Mobil must give shareholders climate vote, regulator rules
NEWS: US oil major, alleged to have lied about the risks of global warming, has been ordered to consider shareholder resolution at next AGM
Framing climate risk: We need more than a few magic words
COMMENT: Finding ways of communicating that resonate with people’s values is a crucial first step in broadening public engagement, says the head of research at Climate Outreach
Mark Carney: G20 to make green finance a ‘priority’
NEWS: Bank of England governor and chair of Financial Stability Board says it’s time to mainstream climate-friendly fund
Lost in Lusatia: Lignite goes from asset to liability
LONG READ: Brown coal is Germany’s guilty energy secret, a drain on its climate ambitions. Mining communities see the writing on the wall
Brexit threatens UK energy security, says minister
NEWS: Amber Rudd claims leaving the EU would hike costs for consumers, weaken energy security and choke off investment
UN banking on record support at Paris climate deal signing
NEWS: Officials hope strong show of support will drive momentum behind global efforts to curb greenhouse gas emissions in a year expected to be warmest in history
China’s largest bank to screen loans for environmental risk
NEWS: ICBC says it’s time to take tougher line on major polluters, citing regulatory pressures linked to air pollution and emission standards
US faces rising tide of climate change refugees
NEWS: More than 13 million American citizens could be at risk of being forced to move away from vulnerable coastal zones because of sea level rise
Pakistan unveils plan to tackle looming water crisis
NEWS: As global warming, population growth and wastefulness strain water resources, Islamabad boosts reservoirs and irrigation
Global warming ‘hiatus’ row offers lessons to scientists
COMMENT: Scientifically prudent but publicly ill-conceived formulations can be of huge consequence in a fast-changing media landscape
Canada’s laggard: British Columbia is failing on climate change
COMMENT: BC’s carbon pollution is going up while five other Canadian provinces are bringing their greenhouse gas emissions down
James Hansen’s apocalyptic sea level study lands to mixed reviews
ANALYSIS: Critics accuse prominent climate scientist of unprofessional behaviour and alarmism, in debate over risk of rapid ice sheet melting
Coal and climate threatens India, China water supplies
IN PICTURES: Greenpeace report reveals world’s most polluting form of energy uses as much water as one billion people, urges governments to invest in renewables
Meet Jonathan Pershing, the new US climate envoy
NEWS: Veteran diplomat and energy analyst steps back into the heart of UN climate talks tasked with implementing 2015 Paris agreement
UN weather agency pivots to developing countries in warmer era
INTERVIEW: Better forecasting tools to aid farmers and health planners emerging priority, says head of World Meteorological Organization
Trump: Nuclear war a bigger threat than climate change
NEWS: Favourite to win Republican nomination for presidential race has not changed his mind on global warming, despite increased evidence of carbon emission impacts
Loaded coal barge sinks in Sundarbans mangroves
NEWS: Fourth wreck in two years raises fresh concerns about environmental impact of proposed Rampal coal plant in Bangladesh
Fears of an Asian coal surge are overblown – study
NEWS: Dirty power plants planned in China, India, Vietnam and Indonesia are unlikely to all be built, says think tank ECIU