Latest climate change news
Extreme weather displaced more people than war in 2013
NEWS: Natural disasters created 22 million refugees in 2013, report finds, warning that climate change could worsen trend
Leonardo DiCaprio appointed UN climate ambassador
NEWS: Actor will speak at Ban Ki-moon climate summit, where leaders gather next week to curb greenhouse gas emissions
US delays power plant carbon curbs as protests grow
NEWS: Administration agrees to extend consultations for 45 days to allow affected industries to analyse proposals
Coal sector eyes salvation in green bond market
NEWS: Climate Bonds Initiative rejects idea that coal companies could use the green label to raise finance
Analysis: Flawed economics clouds case for climate action
Current government models assume perfect markets and no costs from pollution, skewing views on policies to cut carbon
Zero net emissions: will leaders agree target at UN climate summit?
NEWS: Calls for long term carbon cutting strategy grow louder as countries prepare for Ban Ki-moon meeting
10 steps to tackle climate change and boost economic growth
NEWS: Sign a UN deal, phase out fossil fuel subsidies, and price carbon – a new climate report has produced a hefty to-do list
Coca Cola and Red Bull lead US charge to cut HFCs
NEWS: Obama administration says latest voluntary moves to cut potent warming gases are proof it is taking tough climate action
Drought-hit California faces future trouble as warming reduces water
NEWS: Researchers warn that climate change could worsen California droughts by reducing water flow from Sierra Nevada mountains
NASA: August 2014 is hottest since records began
NEWS: US Agency confirms further record breaking temperatures for 2014, as California drought continues
New Climate Economy: it’s not just another report
COMMENT: Publication marks an important moment in the gathering global politics of climate change, argues Michael Jacobs
Felipe Calderón: “we can improve economy and tackle climate change”
NEWS: Politicians and businesses respond to new findings that climate action will boost the economy
Yeb Sano sails to the Arctic in “clarion call” for climate
INTERVIEW: Filipino climate commissioner undertakes seven-day trip across the fragile north, highlighting impacts of global warming
Upcoming climate protests will be “biggest in history”
NEWS: Activists plan over 2,000 actions on weekend ahead of landmark UN climate summit in New York
Climate action and prosperity go hand in hand, leaders told
NEWS: Twelve-month enquiry finds governments can cut emissions and grow the economy, if they embrace change
Amazon’s ‘flying rivers’ dry up as drought takes hold
NEWS: Scientists believe Amazon rainforest water loss is the result of continuing deforestation and climate change
Big business takes steps to prepare for global climate deal
NEWS: Leading companies are getting “climate ready” say analysts at CDP as new report reveals internal carbon pricing plans
UN confirms officials from 162 countries will attend climate summit
NEWS: Leaders expected to make four minute speeches outlining commitment to global emissions agreement in 2015
Leading philanthropic foundations can create climate “tipping point”
COMMENT: Jeremy Leggett from Carbon Tracker outlines five ways philanthropists can use wallets to curb carbon emissions
Criminal deforestation poses growing climate threat
NEWS: Foreign demand for agricultural products worth an estimated $61 billion is driving rates of deforestation