Latest climate change news
Yeb Sano: fasting makes me a better climate negotiator
Filipino negotiator tells RTCC that his monthly ritual of fasting is helping him to secure a strong UN treaty on climate change
Norway’s oil fund set to drive surge in clean energy investments
Prime Minister hints renewable energy projects around world could be major beneficiaries of new rules
China’s ‘war on smog’ won’t cut CO2 by much: research
Beijing’s efforts to cut smog to also cut CO2, but nationwide carbon emissions and air pollution likely to remain high until at least next decade.
Shell warns global climate deal will affect profits
Annual report for 2013 says investment needed in technologies to reduce company’s carbon emissions
Formal talks on UN climate change deal will ‘start in June’
Pressure from developing countries forces officials to agree to accelerate 2015 climate deal talks
Smog will drive China climate action, says France foreign minister
Laurent Fabius says Beijing knows it must take “bolder action” to cut pollution, expects cooperation on UN 2015 deal
UN climate envoys hail momentum, but warn time running out
Negotiators say progress has been made at Bonn talks, but some warn time is running out to deliver a draft text by Lima
EU backs big curbs on superstrength greenhouse gases
EU parliament votes overwhelmingly for partial ban on potent greenhouse gases used in fridges and airconditioners
Hollande and Xi to discuss climate at March summit
France and China leaders will discuss goals of 2015 UN Paris conference in meeting later this month
NASA: global warming could be 20% higher than previous estimates
Research focused on the climate sensitivity of the atmosphere suggests recent ‘cooling’ spell could be a blip
Old splits emerge as UN climate envoys seek path to 2015 deal
Brazil, China and Saudi Arabia say they have no intention of discussing tough emission cuts at Bonn meeting
Australia warned to prepare for hotter summers
Latest Climate Council report says extremes of 2013/2014 ‘Angry Summer’ likely to intensify
Venezuela’s 2014 climate summit faces credibility crisis
Analysis: Caracas government says it’s committed to climate justice, but do actions on the ground match its words?
US Senate debates climate change through night
Lawmakers maintain climate vigil on Capitol Hill, warning of economic and human costs that could hit US in warmer world
Germany’s carbon targets in doubt as emissions rise in 2013
New lignite-fired power stations prompt rise in Germany’s CO2 emissions, tarnishing the country’s green revolution
John Kerry issues seven point climate change plan
US Secretary of State ignores recent criticism to ram home commitment to new UN climate deal
India pollution linked to Himalaya glacier melt
Kolkata’s choking streets are affecting the health of residents and the region’s long term prosperity
Arctic melt ‘speeding up’ say scientists
Pace of change at North Pole is surprising scientists: latest studies show the region is at its warmest for 40,000 years
Richard Branson: business must ‘stand up to climate deniers’
Virgin Group’s founder weighs in to debate about company shareholders’ views on climate change
US senators to hold marathon debate on climate change
Senate Democrats to debate climate change as Republican foes try to block curbs on coal