Latest climate change news
Climate change could slash 8.7% from India’s GDP by 2100
NEWS: The Asian Development Bank warns economic cost of climate change will challenge efforts to lift people out of poverty
Heavy consumption puts planet in overdraft
NEWS: Earth Overshoot Day arrives one day earlier than 2013, marking the date global consumption exceeds production
Warming records fall as July comes in as fourth hottest
NEWS: Last month’s average temperature was 16.44C. That’s 0.64C above the 20th century average
Korolec: Poland is a climate policy success story
NEWS: Poland’s climate change minister says the coal-intensive nation can be a model for developing countries
Tiny Indian village makes final stand against coal giants
NEWS: Vote in Madhya Pradesh village will decide whether ancient forest is cleared for mining project
Fracking protesters stage ‘day of action’ across UK
BLOG: Actions take place in London, Swansea, Salford and Blackpool against government decision to censor shale gas study
Australia wind and solar fears rise as Abbott reviews policy
NEWS: Renewable Energy Target could face scrapheap as Canberra takes fresh swipe at climate laws
Five things Wikileaks taught us about UN climate talks
NEWS: As Julian Assange prepares to leave his hideaway, we recall the top Wikileaks releases on climate change
Communicating climate change – without the scary monsters
INTERVIEW: The climate disaster narrative hasn’t worked. Ignorance is bliss. So how do experts plan do wake up the world?
Colombia set to draft new climate law by November
NEWS: Latin American nation hopes tough environmental rules could assist its ambitions to gain OECD status
Solomon Islands town to relocate as climate pressures mount
NEWS: Plans are afoot to move an entire town to the mainland as climate impacts threaten to wipe out Taro Island
Politicians must take on transport “taboos” to curb emissions
NEWS: Technology alone will not cut transport emissions enough, say researchers – the rich must travel less
Climate and weather science merge as forecasts improve
INTERVIEW: Climate scientists can learn from weather forecasters about giving practical advice, says meteorological expert
Project survival: How Pacific island youth are facing down climate change
COMMENT: As they age, Pacific youth could watch their homelands sink to a watery myth. They’re not going down without a fight
Oil majors gambling US$91bn on 20 high-risk projects
NEWS: Tar sands and deep sea oil projects are bad for business as well as the environment, analysts warn
Human impact on glacier melt increasing – study
NEWS: Scientific studies show increasing human impact on glaciers; Antarctic ice melt faster than thought
New York climate march swells to global movement
NEWS: People’s Climate March spreads across six countries, as activists aim to raise the profile of UN climate summit
Why New Zealand did not accept ‘world’s first climate refugees’
COMMENT: Experts refute claims that Tuvalu family asylum could open floodgates for others fleeing climate impacts
Marine power sector slows as tough environment takes toll
NEWS: Global tidal power set to hit 180MW by 2020 says Bloomberg, a fall on previous estimates
US-Australia “meeting of minds” on climate – US official
NEWS: US and Australian government saw convergence on climate during annual meeting, despite polarised domestic policies