Latest climate change news
China unhappy with ‘carbon budget’ reference in IPCC review
Chinese government objected to scientists including carbon budget in IPCC Summary for Policymakers, documents reveal
Snowden NSA files reveal US spied on diplomats at UN climate summit
Documents from whistleblower reveal extensive intelligence operation at 2009 UN meeting in Danish capital
Leading US cities pledge radical carbon pollution cuts
Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel says energy efficiency drive will generate new jobs and boost economic productivity
Climate change killing penguins say scientists
Climate change is already killing baby penguins in Argentina, which are badly adapted to increasing rainfall
Norway’s giant wealth fund deals $405m blow to coal industry
World’s biggest wealth fund under pressure to get out of coal, but analysts say many others likely to take their place
China, India and Brazil could ‘derail’ UN climate deal says UK envoy
Leading climate diplomat Sir David King says some developing countries are too vague about whether they will sign UN treaty
UN climate talks: rich nations need to deliver in 2014 says Gambia envoy
Envoy for Least Developed Countries “optimistic” about UN talks, but says rich nations need to demonstrate commitment to carbon cuts
EU energy chief labels new climate targets “stupid”
EU energy commissioner Günther Oettinger condemns the EU’s 2030 package, which he presented last week
China PM calls for national roll-out of electric vehicles
Li Keqiang says more needs to be done to raise use of electric cars, but infrastructure remains lacking
State of the Union: Obama calls for climate urgency
President says he will use executive powers to curb use of coal, but defends plans to use more gas and oil
State of the Union: How will Obama tackle climate change?
US president’s climate ambition faces tough test as mid-term elections and hostile Congress limit room to manouevre in 2014
As it happened: UK MPs assess IPCC climate science report
Live coverage of the first UK Parliament review of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change’s 5th Assessment Report
Tunisia embeds climate change in constitution
Parliament vote makes country only third on planet to have legal commitment to tackling climate causes and impacts
John Ashton: look to Paracelsus for effective climate action
UK’s former climate change diplomacy chief on how a medieval scholar changed the way a continent thought about life
World Bank chief backs fossil fuel divestment drive
Jim Yong Kim says levels of carbon dioxide threaten development gains over the past two decades
Al Gore: world close to a ‘political tipping point’ on climate change
Superstorms Sandy and Haiyan raising awareness of climate threats says former US VP, as leaders discuss solutions in Davos
OECD proposes plan for ‘zero emissions’ at Davos
Fossil fuel subsidies and pricing carbon fundamental to cutting global greenhouse gas emissions says Angel Gurria
Davos delegates warned of imminent oil crisis
Some of the planet’s richest nations meeting in Switzerland are to hear a warning that a global oil crisis could happen as early as next year
Davos highlights business risks of ‘climate complacency’
PwC’s Celine Herweijer reflects on what risk means to business leaders at the World Economic Forum
Coca Cola installs one millionth HFC-free drinks cooler
Company says $100 million investment is equal to removing one million cars from roads every yea