Latest climate change news
George Marshall: We need to engage the Tories on climate change
COMMENT: Green groups must stop ignoring the elephant in the room: a huge mass of centre right voters who hold the power of change
Seven ways to get the Tories to back ambitious climate policies
BLOG: With a Conservative government all-but assured in the UK, green groups will need to reassess their engagement strategy
Why Canada’s provinces are fighting the Feds on climate
ANALYSIS: Leftwingers’ shock victory in oil-rich Alberta signals energy sector shake-up as anticipated carbon taxes defy PM Harper
Conservative majority increases UK climate influence – Barker
NEWS: Returning prime minister David Cameron will advocate for a strong climate deal in Paris, says his former envoy
Modi: India can offer “natural leadership” on climate change
NEWS: PM offers grand vision of green India but no clues on country’s possible contribution to global climate pact
California braces itself for worsening wildfire seasons
NEWS: Years of drought and higher temperatures mean the chance of devastating wildfires in the southwest US is higher than ever
Scientists warn of “runaway” West Antarctic ice melt
NEWS: Satellite data is used to measure the extent and pattern of increased ice loss that threatens to be a “runaway problem”
New Zealand stresses costs of climate action, looks to carbon markets
NEWS: Government is playing up the challenges of emissions cuts in a consultation on its contribution to a global climate deal
Brazil’s climate plans stall as historic drought hits country
NEWS: Government has promised to deliver ambitious plan to UN, but critics say work on Paris contribution has slowed
2C warming goal is a ‘defence line’, governments told
NEWS: Target exposes world’s poor to “very high risk” and should be tightened as much as possible, concludes expert dialogue
Leading scientists accused of offering false hope on climate
NEWS: German researcher says climate advisors should admit 2C goal is out of sight, but his critics say long term targets are useful for governments
Fossil fuels just pushed CO2 levels to a 3 million-year high
NEWS: Global concentrations of greenhouse gases surpass “significant milestone”, US climate science agency says
EU, China set to announce climate pact late summer
NEWS: Carbon markets and green investment flows on agenda for economic superpowers ahead of Paris climate summit
S&P warn climate change will hit corporate credit profiles
NEWS: Transparency from companies on risks posed by global warming likely to become key factor in credit ratings says leading agency
Louis Vuitton to sponsor UN climate summit in Paris
NEWS: French handbag giant set to help fund 2015 conference, say reports, amid concerns meeting will be dominated by big business
Mangoes to maggots: 7 forest foods that hold ‘trump card’ to hunger
NEWS: In the face of climate change and peak farmland, tree foods offer “hidden harvest” for global hungry, report says
Could green bonds offer a home for capital fleeing fossil fuels?
BLOG: Bonds financed German reunification and Japan’s nuclear fleet – why not the low carbon transition?
US frackers vulnerable in face of falling oil prices
ANALYSIS: US shale drillers may be vulnerable to oil price below $50, even while investment shows no sign of slowing
Business eyes place at Paris climate summit top table
ANALYSIS: France’s offer to business and regions to provide solutions could be a game changer if hosts can get round to working out a plan
EU-Swiss carbon market link raises fears of diluted climate ambition
NEWS: Carbon Market Watch calls for safeguards as emissions trading pact sets precedent for China and South Korea tie-ins