Latest climate change news
India’s green court says ‘no’ to felling Mahan forest for coal
NEWS: National Green Tribunal revokes licence to clear forest, but clear threat remains to India’s ancient forest
What did Ban Ki-moon’s summit deliver on climate finance?
ANALYSIS: A new consensus on the role of public and private funding for climate change emerged this week, but more cash is needed
Graca Machel: climate fight requires courage and leadership
SPEECH: Elders member and Nelson Mandela’s widow says lack of action on climate should serve as a reality check to governments
EU climate chief: India won’t have to make carbon cuts for Paris deal
NEWS: Connie Hedegaard says Delhi does need to demonstrate progress on renewables and efficiency by 2015
New York summit: what it means for climate treaty prospects
ANALYSIS: The world’s superpowers have woken from their climate coma, but there is still much work to do towards a global deal
EPA chief hits back at critics of Obama’s clean power plan
NEWS: It is climate change, not curbs on coal power, that will hurt the US economy, argues Gina McCarthy
Peru ratifies Kyoto Protocol extension to 2020
NEWS: Peru and Djibouti say they have officially signed on to the UN’s treaty to reduce emissions prior to 2020
Indian court cancels coal mining licences in corruption crackdown
NEWS: Outcome of “coalgate” scandal grants temporary reprieve to ancient forests, but does not quench India’s thirst for coal
Marina Silva, the Amazon champion who could lead Brazil
ANALYSIS: Known globally as a tireless defender of the rainforest, Marina Silva has a strong chance of becoming Brazil’s next president
Investors worth US$2trn back green bonds at NY Climate Week
NEWS: Pension funds, insurers and asset managers show an appetite for low risk, climate-friendly investments
400,000 people on NY streets trump ‘pledges’ by Cameron and Obama
COMMENT: Sunday’s climate march created a tipping point that leaders failed to achieve inside the UN headquarters, says Jamie Henn
Strong EU 2030 package needed for global climate deal – Gambia
INTERVIEW: Europe’s 2030 climate and energy package is critical to a strong deal in Paris, says negotiator for least developed countries
Knock knock. Who’s there? Climate change
BLOG: A series of playful posters and podcasts aims to change your relationship with the changing climate
Green Climate Fund receives $1.3 billion in new pledges
NEWS: France leads the way with $1 billion pledge to green bank, while developing countries also make surprise contributions
Strong Paris deal needed to make carbon pricing work – analysts
NEWS: Carbon markets are only as good as the political goals that underpin them, say analysts in response to New York pledge
For small islands states, the renewables revolution is already here
COMMENT: Island states are may be small, but they’re powerful when it comes to renewables, write three foreign ministers
New York summit renews confidence in climate action
ANALYSIS: From 400,000 marching in the streets of New York to the affirmations of world leaders at the UN, there is a renewed confidence in climate action
10 best leaders’ pledges at the UN summit
ANALYSIS: World leaders delivered around 16 hours of speeches yesterday. But who actually delivered meaningful pledges?
Costa Rica is green and growing despite climate concerns
COMMENT: Costa Rica is vulnerable to climate change but benefits from green policies, writes environment minister
Coal trains stopped in UK and Poland protests
NEWS: Greenpeace activists “occupy” coal train in the UK to highlight climate dangers, while Polish miners block Russian imports