Latest climate change news
China and US drove renewable investment growth in 2014
NEWS: A slumping oil price did not dampen enthusiasm for clean energy in 2014, as data shows global investment grew 16%
Charlie Hedbo: Artists and environmentalists
NEWS: Tignous and Cabu drew cartoons about climate, and worked with WWF and Greenpeace
Ban Ki-moon: global inequality sows “bitterness and despair”
NEWS: UN chief issues plea for governments to back ambitious set of sustainable development goals, due to be agreed in September
EU climate official vows to protect heavy polluters
NEWS: Jos Debelke says Brussels is committed to climate leadership, but will ensure steel, cement industries get help to comply with regulations
Australia wildfires turn up heat on Abbott climate policies
ANALYSIS: Firefighters and regional politicians are calling on the prime minister to tackle climate change after a year of heatwaves
Obama prepares crackdown on methane emissions
NEWS: New EPA regulations set to address potent powerful gases leaked from oil and gas industries
Oil price slump boosts Egypt fuel subsidy phase-out
NEWS: Lower commodity prices have eased pressure on Egypt’s budget as it moves to eliminate fossil fuel subsidies by 2019
Climate sceptics gain platform at Indian Science Congress
NEWS: Academics questioned the human influence on climate at India’s leading science conference this week
2015 – a year for the EU to rebuild climate diplomacy links
News: Latvia has made climate action a priority of its EU Council presidency, so where next for the bloc?
German heart disease deaths from heatwaves to rise fivefold
News: By the end of the century, five times as many Germans could die of heart disease triggered by high temperatures
Arctic oil “unburnable” in 2C world – study
NEWS: UK research shows which regional fossil fuel reserves are unviable if the world is to avoid catastrophic warming
World Bank urges leaders to use oil crash to slash subsidies
NEWS: As oil price hits 5-year low, chief economist warns emissions could rise without government leadership
Optimism from UK climate policy expert honoured by the Queen
INTERVIEW: Professor Paul Ekins, awarded an OBE this New Year, reflects on the growth of environmental economics
Chinese coal demand fell in 2014
NEWS: New figures from Beijing government shows China’s hunger for coal is waning
President Obama threatens Keystone XL veto
NEWS: Polluting oil pipeline faces more setbacks as Obama threatens to block Congress bill
Obama faces first climate test of 2015 with Keystone vote
ANALYSIS: Obama could see Keystone bill on his desk later this month, as Republican controlled Congress pushes for final decision on pipeline
Future of fracking in doubt as oil prices spiral
NEWS: Increased US supply a major reason for the drop in oil prices, but there are warnings that the industry now faces a crisis
US coastal cities face daily flooding by mid-century – NOAA
NEWS: Boston, New York and Baltimore are among the cities threatened by rising sea levels, warn scientists
Rows over climate responsibility will intensify, warns Malay envoy
NEWS: Lima decision to water down “firewall” between rich and poor will not hold, says negotiator Gurdial Singh Nijar
California governor announces 50% renewables target
NEWS: Jerry Brown proposes new goals on climate and energy as he is sworn in for fourth term as governor