Latest climate change news
EU air pollution poses health and climate risks – report
European Environment Agency warn 90% of EU city residents are exposed to high levels of soot and dust from transport and power generation
Changing rainfall patterns spell catastrophe for Christmas crabs
Disruptions to mating patterns of Christmas Island red crabs will disrupt multiple ecosystems across the tropics
China offers $816m in rewards to regions tackling air pollution
Morning summary: China takes steps to tackling pollution; Bulgaria’s air is most polluted in Europe; and Germany postpones EU car emissions deal
UN says countries must ‘review biofuel policies’
Development of biofuels must not clash with need for food security, says the Committee on World Food Security
Climate change develops like a ‘Mexican Wave’ say scientists
Stadium wave signal predicts that the current pause in global warming could extend into the 2030s say scientists
Richard Branson: climate deniers need to be “called out”
Virgin chief says latest IPCC report demonstrates need for urgent action on climate and calls on governments to adopt tough pollution targets
Greenpeace launches legal challenge to UK fracking
NGO takes on government plans to encourage fracking through courts, labelling technique “reckless and presumptuous”
Quakers join campaign to pull funding for fossil fuels
Religious group with £21 million invested in stock market promises to review finances as divestment campaign against oil, gas and coal grows
Germany and UK halt EU efforts to limit car pollution
Coalition of France, Poland and UK accused of backing Germany in attempt to water down new limits on CO2 emissions
EU 2020 climate targets branded ‘too easy’
As EU Environment Ministers meet in Luxembourg, critics believe a huge opportunity has been missed to do much more to tackle climate change
Indigenous Australians could suffer most from climate change
Morning summary: Heatwave-related deaths in Sydney to triply; El Nino will be more intense, Australian government forced to pay millions if carbon tax is scrapped
Analysis: world’s finance chiefs are taking aim at fossil fuels
Heavyweights of world finance have fired warning shots at the fossil fuel industry by calling for cutbacks in its subsidies
Google invests $103 million in solar energy plant
Third major renewable investment by IT giant takes company’s clean energy holdings to over $1 billion
‘Climate change an illusion’, tweet First Capital Connect trains
UK train company employee claims on Twitter outdoor heaters aren’t wasteful because climate change is not man made
Forest cover could drop to 22% of land mass over next two centuries
Scientists have predicted that forests will give way to agriculture – though eating more bugs could help to relieve the pressure
Ban Ki-moon summit set to decide fate of Green Climate Fund
Scheduled UN climate gathering of world leaders in 2014 appears to be best opportunity for countries to make significant pledges
Norwegian pension fund could be invested in renewable energy
Norwegian government has answered campaigners claims to use large global pension fund to support clean energy development
SSE chief claims ‘green agenda’ causes energy bill hikes
Morning summary: SSE chief says bill hike should cause green energy debate; China could have nationwide ETS by end of decade; and government shutdown affecting oil companies
Could China’s carbon emissions peak sooner than expected?
Comment: rapid economic changes in China offer the hope of falling global emissions, years ahead of schedule, making it much easier to achieve the 2°C target.
Greenland’s Arctic tundra set to start emitting carbon
As climate warms, scientists in Greenland warn the small Arctic shrubs could stop absorbing carbon and start emitting it