Latest climate change news
We need more transparency on climate finance
COMMENT: A 2015 climate deal must ensure clear accountability over levels of rich to poor funding, says Ecudaor’s lead climate envoy
Drought risks adding a toxic mix to Lebanon’s security crisis
COMMENT: Lebanon’s humanitarian crisis is also part of a regional climate frontline argues UN’s Ross Mountain
Earth on course for hottest year since 1880
NEWS: Global heat records fall as month by month data from US federal agency indicates world is warming
Europe’s new “energy union” leader talks tough on Russia
NEWS: Maros Sefocovic promises a “more assertive” energy policy and to continue EU leadership in climate negotiations
UK calls for aggressive ETS reform ahead of EU2030 deal
NEWS: The carbon market must be reformed quickly to support the 2030 climate goals due to be agreed this week, argues UK
Bonn climate talks: Four steps to support the world’s most vulnerable
ANALYSIS: What are the key issues with which negotiators will be grappling during this round of UN talks in Bonn?
Arctic ice melt sends Alaskan temperatures soaring by 7C
NEWS: Scientists in the northern Alaska outpost of Barrow have linked 7C temperature rise to the decline in Arctic sea ice
Sahel faces food crisis as population surges towards one billion
NEWS: Human numbers are rising in one of the world’s driest regions, but harvest levels could suffer from climate change
Loss and damage: a guide for the confused
ANALYSIS: What is loss and damage? How does it work? And why do poor countries care so much?
Calls for deeper carbon cuts as EU debates 2030 climate deal
NEWS: Experts urge ambition ahead of European Council meeting to sign off the EU’s 2030 climate and energy framework on Thursday and Friday
UN’s Green Fund says all obstacles for pledges now removed
NEWS: Executive director hails Barbados meeting as start of an era for GCF, expects US$10 billion by end of 2014
UN climate talks in Bonn: Day 1
LIVE BLOG: Negotiators meet in Bonn for the final round of talks ahead of Lima in December
UN climate talks to test New York summit gains
NEWS: Diplomats from over 190 countries gather to work on plans for 2015 emissions reduction agreement
Brazilian tribesman takes his forest message global
INTERVIEW: As Brazil’s government goes cool on forest protection, an indigenous leader speaks up for his people’s role
Global shipping emissions set to rise unchecked
NEWS: Greenhouse gas emissions from shipping will rise up to 250% by 2050, finds study, as the UN fails to regulate the sector
Julia Gillard: Tony Abbott’s climate policies are a “con”
NEWS: Former PM launches blistering critique of current leader in autobiography account of Australia’s carbon tax battle
Qingdao prepares China’s 8th regional carbon market
NEWS: A Chinese city of 9 million people is getting in on emissions trading, despite being left out of an official pilot programme
Sweden calls on EU to agree 50% carbon cuts for 2030
NEWS: Stockholm says target would be in line with region’s capabilities, days before key meeting in Brussels
Biodiversity: the ‘stepchild’ of international talks
INTERVIEW: With little hard cash on the table at UN summit, biodiversity champions seek to link up with mainstream agendas
Carbon emissions aren’t the only danger, says Greenpeace founder
NEWS: Veteran of early green movement speaks out about the danger of neglecting other issues that threaten the planet