Latest climate change news
Shell’s climate change strategy: narcissistic, paranoid, and psychopathic
COMMENT: In an open letter to Shell’s Ben Van Beurden, the UK’s former top climate envoy says now is the time for him to show leadership
How significant is news that CO2 energy emissions stalled in 2014?
COMMENT: No one silver bullet can be credited for a pause in emission growth last year – it was the result of a myriad of factors writes Richard Black
Toxic Delhi: Earth’s most polluted city has no plan to cut emissions
NEWS: India’s capital at “critical” moment say air quality experts, warning that smog and particulate levels are taking years off citizens’ lives
Majority of natural disasters climate related – Laurent Fabius
NEWS: Plans for disaster risk treaty should contribute to UN climate change talks later this year, says French foreign minister
Tropical Cyclone Pam hits Vanuatu capital
NEWS: Climate change links unclear as winds of up to 200mph leave trail of destruction in Tuvalu, Kiribati and the Solomon Islands
Climate change weekly wrap (March #2) – news, video + analysis
NEWSLETTER: All you need to know from the last seven days of international climate change and energy politics
UN to tackle finance question in disaster risk deal
NEWS: Countries are set to sign a disaster risk reduction deal in Sendai next week, with important links to climate adaptation
Arctic gas “will have its day” says Norway foreign minister
NEWS: UN climate deal will not rule out gas from North Pole, says Børge Brende, arguing fuel is a “bridge” to cleaner future
John Kerry: investment in coal is “simply destructive”
NEWS: Top US diplomat says subsidies for coal should be slashed, calls for action at G20 and APEC ahead of Paris climate talks
World’s carbon emission growth levelled off in 2014
NEWS: Carbon levels still rising fast but IEA says stall in last 12 months indicates new clean energy policies may be having an impact
China’s dirty coal plants face climate risk, investors warned
NEWS: Chinese companies are most exposed to power stations threatened by environmental regulation, say Oxford University researchers
Shell warns oil demand could fall without climate solution
NEWS: Fossil fuel producers must develop viable ways to curb emissions or face increased scrutiny from regulators, says oil giant
Soaring population increases flood and drought threat to cities
NEWS: As cities expand, scientists predict an increase in urban land vulnerable either to flooding or drought by 2030
Cutting carbon emissions will cause crops to die, warns UKIP
BLOG: MEP for UK Independence Party says EU decarbonisation policies could lead to food shortages – but is this backed by science?
Cardinal hints at main themes in Pope’s climate change encyclical
NEWS: Leader of Catholic church will offer leaders hope, says official, and address causes of poverty and environmental degradation
US denies U-turn after EPA chief calls for ‘legally binding’ Paris deal
NEWS: State Department swiftly quashes suggestion Washington could support a binding UN climate treaty later this year
Nigel Farage on climate change: in his own words
BLOG: UKIP leader could have a critical role to play in next British government, but admits he doesn’t “have a clue” about global warming
IPCC calling: Who will head up the UN’s top climate science body?
BRIEFING: Three candidates have been nominated to succeed Rajendra Pachauri as chair of the IPCC, with seven months to the election
Modi pledges climate alliance with small island states
NEWS: India PM says India and climate vulnerable countries share same ambitions for UN pact in Paris
Climate one of “top risks” facing insurance industry – Mark Carney
NEWS: Bank of England chief defends climate risk investigation against “green claptrap” jibe from Lord Lawson