Latest climate change news
EU “backtracks” on climate goals in UN pledge, say experts
NEWS: Adding huge carbon sinks to UN climate pledge could let other sectors face lighter carbon cuts and weaken 2030 goal
High ambitions, low on details: Can the Greens crack Westminster?
ANALYSIS: UK greens hope to copy success of European cousins, but questions remain over how ambitious policies will be funded
Pachauri quits as IPCC chair following harassment allegations
NEWS: UN science chief resigns as sexual harassment investigation takes place in India
UN climate panel chair to miss meeting due to harassment allegations
NEWS: Rajendra Pachauri will miss IPCC meeting, instead remaining in India where a police investigation is underway
Air pollution crackdown will reduce climate uncertainty – study
NEWS: A decline in levels of aerosols in the atmosphere will make it easier to forecast the speed of climate change, scientists have found
EU targets 60% global carbon cuts by 2050 in leaked climate plan
NEWS: Commission wants UN to target global goal of cutting carbon emissions 60% below 2010 levels by 2050
Labour pushes climate change as key UK election issue
NEWS: Ed Miliband pledges to make climate change a priority issue if Labour wins general election in May
French president to make climate tour of Philippines
NEWS: Hollande will be joined by actors Jeremy Irons and Marion Cotillard in trip to Haiyan-struck areas of Philippines
US rolls out air pollution monitors to embassies worldwide
NEWS: Building on success in Beijing, the State Department hopes to mobilise action in India, Vietnam and Mongolia
WHO warns of climate impact on tropical disease spread
NEWS: UN health body calls for more government funds to slow spread of malaria, dengue and other mosquito-borne viruses
Citi doubles climate finance pledge to $100bn over 10 years
NEWS: America’s third largest bank has channeled more than US$50 billion into climate friendly projects since 2007
Tajikistan’s women take solar power into their own hands
NEWS: Left behind by men seeking work in Russia, Tajik’s mountain women are learning to deploy solar systems to keep warm
Sundarbans islanders face stark choice as sea levels rise
NEWS: Millions in delta region of India and Bangladesh must change their livelihoods or migrate as they lose land to erosion
Antarctic sea ice soars, as Arctic coverage diminishes
BLOG: South Pole is feeling effects of climate change, but scientists say rising sea ice levels are a “mystery”
Climate change weekly wrap (Feb #3) – latest news, great photos and analysis
WRAP: All you need to know from the last seven days of international climate change and energy politics
IPCC chair Pachauri denies sexual harassment claims
NEWS: UN climate science chief will participate in next week’s key meeting to outline future of organisation, spokesperson confirms
Jeb Bush ignores climate but backs oil in major foreign policy speech
NEWS: Potential 2016 presidential candidate calls for “energy revolution” that will boost North America fossil fuel production
Yes Bank issues India’s first green bond
NEWS: India’s fourth biggest private bank is aiming to raise up to US$250 million for renewable energy projects
New NASA satellite promises EPIC photos and climate insights
NEWS: NASA’s newly launched DSCOVR tool will send back climate data and Earth photos from a million miles away
Louise Gray: Call me a hack, just don’t call me an environmentalist
COMMENT: Why do environmental journalists get accused of being campaigners if they point out climate change is happening?