Latest climate change news
Obama to slash methane emissions 45% by 2025
NEWS: The White House’s first ever methane rules for the oil and gas industry would help US curb global warming
China and Kazakhstan compete for carbon neutral Olympics
NEWS: Rivals set out visions for a green Winter Olympics in 2022 as sustainable development rises up agenda
China’s efforts to ease water stress failing, say researchers
NEWS: Efforts to solve China’s water crisis − exacerbated by economic growth, climate change and a rising population – are having opposite effect
Is global warming real? US Senate could decide on Friday
NEWS: Senator Bernie Sanders has tabled amendment to Keystone bill to accept the scientific consensus on climate change
Pope urged to divest from fossil fuels as he visits Philippines
NEWS: Campaigners call on Pope Francis to show his support for victims of climate change by taking on vested interests
Gold rush causes rise in South American deforestation
NEWS: Demand for jewellery and booming gold prices poses threat to diverse tropical forests, study finds
“Green” bond to fund multi-storey car park
NEWS: Massachusetts State College Building Authority issues US$94 million bond for plans branded “pathetic” by watchdog
Carbon pricing set to cover 80% of Canadian economy
NEWS: Ontario to join Quebec and British Columbia in enforcing price on fossil fuels, despite opposition from prime minister Harper
South Korea launches Asia’s first national carbon market
NEWS: Allowances traded at US$7-8 a tonne, a similar price to Europe’s emissions trading system
Obama visit to India unlikely to deliver US-China climate pact repeat
NEWS: Washington and Delhi likely to agree pact on renewables and HFCs, but little chance of any major climate deal say insiders
Scientists to help Ganges rice farmers handle climate threat
NEWS: An international team of researchers will boost food security for 300 million people in Nepal, India and Bangladesh
Saudi Arabia: Oil and gas “will be part of climate solution”
NEWS: Total decarbonisation by 2050 is “unrealistic”, says Saudi Arabia’s UN climate envoy
Social cost of carbon six times higher than thought – study
NEWS: It is worth taking more expensive measures to curb emissions, say scientists, to avoid hit to economic growth
Countries could leave UN climate body if Paris fails – Todd Stern
NEWS: Lead US envoy says future of global climate governance is at stake during climate negotiations in 2015
Queensland election could slow Australia’s dash for coal
ANALYSIS: Snap election offers unique opportunity to halt developments that menace the Great Barrier Reef and the climate
Greenpeace slams Indian government after activist blocked at airport
NEWS: Campaigner Priya Pillai was due to brief London MPs on proposed coal mine in Mahan forest
Stanford professors call for full fossil fuel divestment
NEWS: California university was the wealthiest to cut ties with coal companies last May; 295 academics want oil and gas to go next
Kerry faces heat after Nebraska court gives Keystone green light
NEWS: Focus turns to State Department judgement after route of Keystone XL pipeline approved in supreme court
Climate calendar: Key dates for your 2015 diary
BLOG: Key dates for your diary in 2015, a year when the countries will come together and agree how to address climate change
Warming oceans speeding up climate change cycle
NEWS: Scientists have identified another consequence of global warming that is likely to accelerate climate change still further