Latest climate change news
UN climate chief: Carbon bubble is now a reality
NEWS: Christiana Figueres says there is evidence that fossil fuel investors are already being hit as projects become unviable
Climate change threatens staple potato crop in high Andes
NEWS: Rising temperatures and low rainfall endanger the survival of centuries-old Quechua lifestyle in Sacred Valley of the Incas
President Obama’s 2015 State of the Union – reimagined
BLOG: How would the State of the Union address look if Obama turned environmentalist? 350’s Jamie Henn conducts a rewrite
India’s Modi calls for “paradigm shift” on climate
NEWS: Prime minister seeks solar solidarity ahead of US president Barack Obama’s visit
Ban Ki-moon appoints WWF’s Janos Pasztor as climate advisor
NEWS: WWF conservation and science expert will advise UN secretary general in approach to Paris talks
Policy U-turns threaten Australia’s green economy – analysts
NEWS: Tony Abbott’s backtracking on climate action has made it more expensive for Australia to cut emissions, warns RepuTex
Polluting the planet is a betrayal of God, says Pope Francis
NEWS: The Pope called on young Filipinos to take care of the planet, after visiting Haiyan-struck town of Tacloban
Small temperature rise could devastate wheat yields, say scientists
NEWS: One degree of warming could slash wheat yields by 42 million tonnes and cause devastating shortages of this vital staple food
Seven stairs to Paris: A pathway to fixing climate change
COMMENT: Climate change is about politics, and we need wise leaders over the coming 11 months, says UK’s former chief climate diplomat
Costing the climate: Four ways to price carbon
COMMENT: A recent study put the social cost of emitting a tonne of carbon dioxide at US$220. An EU allowance costs $8. Why the gap?
From buckets to beehives: how scientists collect climate data
ANALYSIS: From old seafarers to modern scientists, RTCC looks at the past and the present of temperature records
Typhoon Haiyan survivors make climate appeal to Pope Francis
BLOG: As Pope Francis visits the Philippines, Tacloban citizens make a video appeal for climate justice
It’s official – 2014 was the hottest year on record
NEWS: Record high temperatures in December confirmed 2014 as the hottest year on record, NASA and NOAA reveal
Oil majors face climate grilling at World Economic Forum
NEWS: Agenda for this year’s Davos meeting focuses heavily on climate change, with UN carbon cutting deal on horizon
Global warming raises tensions in Boko Haram region
NEWS: Climate change makes Lake Chad fertile territory for extremism, experts say after Boko Haram massacre of up to 2,000 people
UK Labour leader on collision course with Shell and BP
NEWS: Ed Miliband has declared his support for a net zero emissions goal that would put oil companies out of business
EU plans diplomatic offensive ahead of Paris climate deal
NEWS: Brussels leaders will meet on Monday to discuss strategy for raising global climate ambition ahead of UN talks
Pope Francis criticises ‘lack of courage’ in climate talks
NEWS: On a tour of Sri Lanka and the Philippines, the Pope made clear he blames human activity for climate change
Malala heads youth call for action on poverty and climate in 2015
NEWS: As global coalition on poverty and climate launches, 15-year-old activists take their demands to the top
Plastic roads help solve Bangalore rubbish crisis
NEWS: While the authorities dump or burn rubbish, two businnesses in India’s Silicon Valley are using waste plastic to build roads