Latest climate change news
UN outlines plans for 2015 global disaster risk reduction deal
March 2015 summit in Japanese city of Sendai set to lay foundations for climate change treaty later that year
Tougher Chinese policies turn screw on global coal demand
Coal will continue to grow, but will be dampened by tough environmental regulations in China, says International Energy Agency
Bus rapid transits: a low cost solution to traffic pollution
World Resources Institute says Bus Rapid Transit systems are a cost-effective way for countries to cut car use
Thirsty third of world report water scarcity concerns
Singapore and Western Sahara face toughest competition for water resources, while China and US are equally pushed
Exhausted civil society ‘silent’ on climate change – report
British group says people’s interest in global warming has dwindled and new communication strategies need to be developed
Antarctic fjord life puzzles scientists
To the surprise of researchers, the warming waters of the fjords of the Antarctic Peninsula have an abundant and diverse population of marine life
Warming temperatures spell trouble for hungry bats
Climate change is likely to damage populations of bats which hunt their insect prey with high-frequency ultrasonic squeaks
Australia coal faces tough future warns HSBC
Monday’s top 5: Oz coal could be ‘stranded’, US states call for climate ambition, oil chief dismisses Keystone XL, Cambridge unveils ‘greenest supercomputer’
Downing Street at risk of flooding says UK environment agency
Over 5 million UK homes at risk of flood each year, but climate change ignored in new government flood insurance plan
Russia refuses to allow Greenpeace 30 home for Christmas
Friday’s top 5: Greenpeace detained indefinitely; Australian emissions fall by 0.1%; Bioenergy and CCS could keep temperatures below 2C warming target
Hobbits and orcs blamed for Middle Earth deforestation
Middle Earth’s vast forests are being destroyed by irresponsible behaviour of dragons, orcs and hobbits claims wizard
Greener Arctic ‘warming rapidly’ says US agency
Ice melt declined in 2013 due to cooler temperatures, but NOAA says North Pole continues to heat leading to changes on land and sea
Panama rainforest tribes settle UN REDD dispute
Bitter dispute over indigenous people’s forest rights resolved, paving the way for implementation of forest protection scheme
Thousands dying from coal pollution in China – study
The Guardian: Hundreds of thousands of children still at risk from dangerous levels of air pollution as poisonous smog fills cities, study says
Chevron v Ecuador: the big oil battle where everyone’s a loser
Few willing to take responsibility for cleaning up waste as bitter 20 year fight over oil pollution heads for another legal judgement
FIFA to ‘offset’ Brazil World Cup emissions
Thursday’s top 5 – FIFA to offset the 2.72 million tonnes of CO2, pilots told to learn to land in smog, coal emissions cause quarter of a million deaths in China
John Lewis switches to 100% renewable energy
Retail giant joins the ranks of Marks & Spencer, Sainsbury’s and Ikea by investing in clean technology to cut emissions
Carbon dioxide’s effect on global warming ‘understimated’
The sensitivity of the Earth system to a doubling of atmospheric carbon dioxide may be twice as great as scientists had thought
ADB approves $900m loan for Pakistan coal plant – but will it be the last?
Asian Development Bank support critical for construction of new power station, raising questions over funder’s climate change strategy
Pollution guzzling bike promises cleaner and greener cities
Thai designers plan to construct a bike that absorbs pollution and releases purified air