Latest climate change news
Halloween could be UK’s hottest ever
NEWS: October 31 will be frightfully hot, according to the UK’s Met Office
Africa adopts sustainable transport plan
NEW: Roadmap endorsed by 42 African countries sets stage for green transport transition across Africa
Banks invest record €66bn in coal sector
NEWS: Private banks are stepping in to finance coal mines and power stations as development banks divest, finds BankTrack
Oil guzzling Malta proposes climate change law
NEWS: New law would set up Climate Action Fund and carry prison sentences for those breaking its obligations
Minor EU emission cuts masks underlying apathy on 2C
COMMENT: Latest GHG data from Brussels shows we have achieved nothing of significance relative to scale of the climate challenge, says Kevin Anderson
IPCC will abolish doubt in climate politics – Danish minister
NEWS: The UN’s latest climate change report will provide strong scientific base for negotiations in the future, says Rasmus Helveg-Petersen
Fracking may release cancer-causing air pollution – study
NEWS: Samples collected by residents near shale gas wells picked up high levels of benzene, hydrogen sulphide and formaldehyde
Climate marathon: IPCC nears finish line for seminal report
NEWS: Scientists and officials will need to sift through over 200 comments, ranging from grammatical errors to strategic concerns
Why you should bother to read the IPCC synthesis report
COMMENT: UN science panel’s final report this year will indicate how serious governments take the threat of climate change, argues Richard Black
Poland “won” EU 2030 deal – does the climate lose?
ANALYSIS: Poorer member states will get €17-25.5 billion to upgrade their energy sectors next decade. This could be a coal subsidy or a green finance model
Oil tanker trains threaten to trash US northwest
NEWS: America’s expanding oil production threatens the pristine region of the country with a rash of new oil terminals along coast
Hydropower to double – but at what cost to wildlife?
NEWS: Scientists predict hydropower will double over the next 20 years, but building new dams could damage major rivers
Desmond Tutu: Rejoice in opportunities for a cleaner planet
NEWS: Archbishop leads church service in Copenhagen to mark the release of the UN’s IPCC science report
Climate change could create more Boko Haram extremists – study
NEWS: Drought, famine and crop failures could destabilise 32 countries in Africa and Asia, warn risk analysts
EU set to overachieve 2020 carbon emissions goal
NEWS: Greenhouse gas emissions fell 2% in 2013 says Environment Agency, but warns some countries are slipping
China, India set pace in global clean energy growth
NEWS: Emerging markets set to overtake rich countries in race to install wind, solar and other renewable energy sources
US banks deny funds to coal port near Great Barrier Reef
NEWS: Rainforest Action Network welcomes commitment by four US banks not to invest in project that will support new coal mines
UK invests £97m in weather and climate supercomputer
NEWS: The Met Office says the system, 13 times more powerful than its existing capacity, will bring £2 billion of benefits
Ikea launches solar panels in the Netherlands
NEWS: Swedish furniture giant brings residential solar technology to Dutch, with expansion planned to seven more countries
Giant tower to monitor climate change in the Amazon
NEWS: Taller than the Eiffel Tower, the observatory will capture vital data on how climate change is impacting the rainforest