Latest climate change news
Climate change experts start IPCC deliberations in Japan
NEWS: Delegates from over 100 countries are in Yokohoma to discuss latest UN study on climate risk
Russia inches closer to revealing 2030 climate target
NEWS: “Tough” policy option could see Russia’s 2030 carbon emissions stabilise at around today’s levels
India and Brazil “stalling” on global climate treaty says UK envoy
NEWS: World still not united on tackling global warming, says UK’s special representative on climate change
UN climate leaders reflect on 20 years of talks
COMMENT: past UN climate chiefs reflect on the negotiating process, and outline where they see progress
Climate change could devastate Africa crop yields
NEWS: Draft of IPCC’s forthcoming report reveals droughts, floods, famines and health impacts from a warming world
Air pollution causes ‘one in eight deaths’ says UN
NEWS: Air pollution killed 7 million people in 2012, say WHO, making it world’s biggest environmental health threat
Netherlands to stop funding overseas coal power plants
NEWS: Dutch PM announces Netherlands will join US in starving international funding for coal projects during Obama’s trip to Europe
Weird weather: WMO highlights extreme events of 2013
ANALYSIS: 2013 was a year of ‘many extreme weather events’ according to the UN – all over the world
Centuries of warming locked into earth’s climate warns UN
NEWS: World Meteorological Organization says countries must become more resilient to extreme weather
Slower sea level rise linked to El Nino and natural weather patterns
NEWS: scientists say slight drop-off in annual sea level rise could be a result of natural variations
Growth in China’s carbon emissions has halved
ANALYSIS: new data indicates country’s coal pollution could be on a long-term, downward trajectory
Green Climate Fund’s future threatened by old divisions
ANALYSIS: UN climate deal hangs on the launch of a new green fund – but splits at board level could see this delayed
EU delays 2030 climate package decision until October
Green groups and developing countries say Europe has lost ‘climate leader’s’ mantle after postponing new laws
Ban Ki-moon hails 20th birthday of UN’s climate change body
UN Secretary General calls for renewed efforts to cut greenhouse gases on the twentieth anniversary of the UN’s climate body
Exxon agrees to disclose ‘unburnable carbon’ reserves
Oil giant will explore how tougher climate change laws could affect its long term strategy
Biofuel carbon emissions ‘higher than expected’ – study
Green credentials of biofuels face further scrutiny after study shows indirect emissions more than previous estimates
“Maximum coal burn” to continue in Europe, says BofAML report
Falling coal prices could force up emissions, as coal replaces gas on the grid, says bank report
Climate adaptation faces funding crisis warn UN officials
Adaptation Fund must find predictable stream of money in the wake of carbon market collapse, say board members
LED costs to halve as efficiency doubles by 2020 – US Dept of Energy
Cheaper, more efficient lighting could help countries meet greenhouse gas reduction targets
Do Europe’s leaders fear Brussels more than Putin?
Comment: The EU needs to break its dependence on Russian gas, but seems incapable of formulating a clear strategy