Latest climate change news
Antarctic ice sheet history suggests role in rapid sea level rise
NEWS: New study suggests melting Antarctic ice sheet contributed to rapid sea level rise 15,000 years ago
Brazil drought fuels World Cup blackouts fear
NEWS: Water reserves at hydropower plants, which produce 70% of country’s power, and now at record lows
China expects to launch national carbon market in 2018
NEWS: Launch of Chinese national carbon market would galvanise global climate action
UK solar capacity passes 3 gigawatts – data
NEWS: UK solar industry forges ahead into world’s top 10, but insiders warn subsidy cuts could hit prospects
Obama’s new carbon cutting plans ‘critical’ to UN climate talks
NEWS: Yvo de Boer says tough new legislation will send global message that US is serious about 2015 Paris deal
Netflix ‘greener’ than watching films on DVD say US scientists
NEWS: Streaming films could have saved 2 billion kg of CO2 emissions in the US during 2011 say researchers
Prompt global action can cut the cost of going carbon neutral
NEWS: Ambitous climate deal in 2015 can cut climate costs for the rest of the century says senior UN official
New mercury convention could help fund climate efforts
NEWS: Drive to cut toxic pollution from power plants likely to have knock-on effects for greenhouse gas emissions
Walmart: Tackling climate change is not a PR stunt
NEWS: Business driving grocery giant’s green ambitions, says VP, revealing new push on energy intensity targets
India heatwaves raise fears of future climate impacts
NEWS: Extreme heat has claimed many lives in India this year, and scientists say it can only get worse
EU to place efficiency at heart of energy security plans
NEWS: Energy Commissioner Gunther Oettinger says new demand cutting target will be proposed in September
Pentagon ‘clear’ climate change is a ‘national security’ issue
NEWS: US military officials say threat from global warming is evident, calling for focus on efficiency and clean energy systems
Prince Charles: Business must act to tackle climate change
NEWS: Heir to UK throne says time is running out to develop a more socially and environmentally aware capitalism
China to scrap six million cars in toxic smog drive
NEWS: Authorities vow to take radical action as pollution levels choke major cities across country
‘Time running out’ says UN as CO2 levels hit record April high
NEWS: WMO chief says new data shows world leaders must urgently reach a deal to limit atmospheric carbon dioxide levels
Climate change means we must rewrite economics textbooks
COMMENT: A crisis in economics education is creating a generation of leaders who don’t understand climate change
Why do next week’s UN climate talks in Bonn matter?
COMMENT: Few major announcements expected, but meeting offers opportunity to build relationships ahead of Ban Ki-moon summit
Ecuador gives green light to oil drilling in Amazon’s Yasuni national park
ENVIRONMENT NETWORK: Companies could start extracting oil underneath key biodiversity reserve on Earth by 2016
Saudis accused of deleting part of UN climate science report
NEWS: British scientist expresses his surprise when parts of IPCC text were ‘mutilated’ at April meeting in Berlin
UN hails first success of ‘climate matchmaking’ service
NEWS: Pairing between developed and developing country could encourage further flows of climate finance