Latest climate change news
New Zealand commits to 5% emissions reduction target
Critics say weakened target is another example of the current government’s climate change ‘coma’
Ecuador abandons Yasuni initiative to stop Amazon drilling
Morning summar: Ecuador had sought US$3.6 billion in contributions to maintain a moratorium on drilling, but claims it has only received US$13 million in donations
Biofuels could increase UK motor costs by £224 million per year
ActionAid report says biofuel costs are likely to send petrol bills spiralling, but producers disagree
Will climate change hit maize and wheat production?
Different models offer conflicting predictions on future crop yields, confusing scientists and the public alike
Denmark publishes 78 ideas to curb emissions
Danish government published list of projects that could help it achieve 40% emissions reduction target by 2020
Tony Abbott’s climate policy likely to blow Oz emission targets
Research shows that Australian opposition’s refusal to create carbon market means that Australia will not hit binding pollution targets
Gujarat plans 10km solar topped canal scheme
State unveils 10MW scheme over waterways in the Narmada Valley, which supply water to the arid regions of Saurashtra and Kutch
UN launches 2013 climate change photo contest
The UNFCCC is inviting photographers and filmmakers to submit work showing how the Clean Development Mechanism is changing lives
Canada’s tar sands could blow its 2020 climate target
Morning Summary: Canada’s expansion of tar sands deposit could double its greenhouses gases by 2020
UN talks on 2015 climate deal must “shift gear” warn officials
Chairs also call for Warsaw summit in November to start delivering decisions on how global treaty will work
Heat waves to quadruple by 2040, regardless of emissions cuts
Existing climate change means extreme heat waves will rise by four times by 2040, whether or not emissions are cut
Cuadrilla “unlikely” to produce oil at Balcombe fracking site
UK shale gas firm say they are “unlikely” to go into production at site, as other areas have better transport and infrastructure links
Great Rift Valley summit set to unlock clean energy investment
Experts estimate Great Rift Valley could generate 15,000MW from geothermal sources alone
European development bank’s coal funding under fire
Campaigners plan to target the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development’s support for coal in a ‘Global Day of Action’ on Thursday
Greenland melt linked to warmth from earth’s core
Greenland’s icesheet is melting, at the surface and at its base, but this may be the normal warmth of an active rocky planet
Google user’s carbon footprint equal to ‘one mile drive in car’
Users account for the vast majority of its CO2 footprint, but R&D efforts for self-driving cars are also taking their toll.
São Paulo plans for 69% renewable energy by 2020
Morning summary: In its latest energy plan, São Paulo has planned a 55% increase on its current renewable energy by 2020
Rainforest picnic: how to stop eating the Amazon this summer
Andrew Mitchell from the Global Canopy Programme explains how everything we eat and wear is linked to the world’s great rainforests
IBM technology could deliver 47% boost to wind generation
Hybrid Renewable Energy Forecasting technology uses cloud imaging, sky-facing cameras, and on-site sensors to gauge wind power
Cameron’s fracking pledge dismissed by Northern Irish minister
Environment Minister Mark Durkan says Prime Minister’s shale gas stance is encouraging “reckless and irresponsible” behaviour