Latest climate change news
Delay to EU 2030 climate targets ‘nonsensical’ warns De Boer
Draft texts suggest EU leaders plan to postpone release of decarbonisation plans until October
Extreme heat waves pose threat to wheat and maize yields – study
Global climate impact assessments are not factoring in negative affects from warming on crops, say scientists
White House and Google launch climate ‘open data’ initiative
US government has partnered with Google to help Americans understand how they could be affected by climate change
UK budget: Osborne caps carbon tax on power plants
Green groups protest as UK budget freezes emissions penalties, boosting country’s biggest carbon polluters
MEPs block moves to exempt long-haul flights from trading scheme
Tight vote in the Environment Committee on aviation emissions saw EU stand up to international bullies, say MEPs
Scientists hint at negative impacts of climate change on farming
Forthcoming UN science study could reveal median crop yields may fall by up to 2% per decade for the rest of century
Jens Stoltenberg: swift EU 2030 deal will boost UN climate process
Ban Ki-moon’s climate envoy says Brussels leadership can help smooth international talks
BP urges progress on global carbon price
Chief Executive Bob Dudley says “technological innovation” and policy leadership from governments key to climate challenge
UN forest protection plans could lead to land grabs – report
A future forest carbon market needs to ensure local communities have control over their lands, says report
World’s poorest call for UN climate process to be accelerated
A UN submission by the least developed countries group says that early pledges are key to successful Paris treaty
Analysis: efficiency can be at the heart of EU energy policy
High energy prices, flagging economy and Ukraine crisis should prompt European leaders to push for more effective efficiency targets
Climate change like ‘100-year war’ says US Army expert
Scale of impacts and lack of long-term planning could leave world with ‘no exit strategy’ if temperatures rise
Trevor Manuel: climate deniers ‘mainly in lunatic asylums’
Former South African finance minister says science is now incontrovertible and potential effects of warming world deadly
Rwanda open for clean energy business says minister
Small African country has huge solar, geothermal and hydro potential, but needs financial support
Crimea crisis forces EU to re-evaluate energy policies
It sounds an easy solution, but ditching Russian gas and replacing it with renewables is fraught with difficulties
Trust deficit blocking progress at UN climate talks
Dogmatic views and lack of financial guarantees blights week of negotiations in Bonn
EU-US trade pact would spur fracking in Europe, report warns
Transatlantic trade pact could boost shale gas industry by allowing companies to avoid courts and planning laws
Climate change “bad boys” must make amends, say Marshall Islands
The US and China need to take urgent action to prevent small islands sinking, says Marshall Islands UN representative
As it happened: UN climate change talks in Bonn, closing session
Coverage from the closing set of negotiations at the UN climate meeting in Bonn
Tokyo to reach CO2 targets without its carbon trading scheme
City meets goals mainly as result of increased energy efficiency drive after the 2011 Fukushima nuclear disaster