Latest climate change news
Euroland: psyched and ready for climate charm offensive
ANALYSIS: The EU has its climate negotiating priorities set out on six foot banners, but will it get its way in Paris?
Netherlands court case win inspires climate campaigners
WEEKLY WRAP: All you need to know from the last seven days of international climate change and energy politics
Alberta beefs up carbon levy in climate policy boost
NEWS: Canadian province’s step to strengthen regulation of oil patch more symbolic than effective in hitting emissions target
Controversial Australia coal mega-mine hangs in the balance
NEWS: Indian conglomerate Adani has suspended engineering work on the Carmichael project, raising speculation it could pull out
Warmer winters do not mean fewer deaths – study
NEWS: New research unpicks theory that mortality rates will drop in winter months as planet heats up
Heat-tolerant ‘immigrant’ coral could save reefs from extinction
NEWS: Relocating coral larvae to reefs at greater risk from warming oceans could prevent bleaching and mass die-offs, study finds
Hopes for zero deforestation in Brazil climate plan
NEWS: Amazon protection on the agenda when president Dilma Rousseff meets Barack Obama in Washington next week
Alaska wildfires spiral in warming climate – study
NEWS: America’s northern frontier is seeing a surge of large wildfires, releasing more carbon dioxide from tundra and forests
EU unveils Morocco summit to gauge climate pledges
NEWS: Appraisal of power of UN country submissions to curb global warming set for October, but organiser unsure who will show
China, EU to talk long term emissions goal – Canete
NEWS: Power brokers to home in on climate at 29 June meet, while China may unveil critical carbon-cutting pledge, sources say
Outcry as UK plans to privatise green bank
NEWS: Proposal to sell off up to 70% of the Green Investment Bank will harm low carbon sector, say wide range of critics
G7: Make ‘climate fragility’ a foreign policy priority
NEWS: Syria crisis shows how climate change can lead to instability and conflict, experts say in call for cooperation
Climate campaigners win court case against Dutch government
NEWS: Judges rule the Netherlands should deepen emissions cuts to at least 25% by 2020, in landmark legal decision
Credit agencies are ignoring climate risk – report
NEWS: Projects like Abbot Point coal port are getting investment grade status, but are incompatible with efforts to curb global warming
Sunspot slump won’t halt warming trend – Met Office
NEWS: A return to a ‘grand solar minimum’ not seen for centuries may cause some cooling but won’t outweigh greenhouse effect
European countries urged to prepare for 1.5m sea level rise
NEWS: Parts of Europe face higher than average marine surge as polar ice melts, Danish researchers have found
Sunny outlook for solar overshadowed by coal – Bloomberg
NEWS: Emissions from coal threaten dangerous levels of global warming despite surge in renewable investment, analysts warn
Gas plants and cars bring ‘carbon lock-in’ risk – study
NEWS: Investing in fossil fuel infrastructure undermines the shift to a low carbon economy, researchers warn – and it’s not just coal
Stop coal to preserve health gains, says Lancet Commission
NEWS: Dangerous climate change from coal power emissions will set back public health 50 years, international expert panel finds
Sahel gets surprise rainfall boon from climate change
NEWS: Drought-prone region of Africa is experiencing a wetter period largely due to greenhouse gas emissions