Latest climate change news
Unpredictable British winters ‘killing birds’
It is not just the extreme cold that birds have had to cope with in recent British winters but the unpredictability with which the weather often now changes
How should we communicate climate change?
In his second column, Transition Town Berkhamstead member John Bell debates what the best strategies for discussing the risks of climate change are
Saudi Arabia blocks climate change from UN poverty goals
Group of oil producing nations looks to keep clean energy targets out of new sustainable development poverty framework
India’s PM talks up clean energy, but can he deliver?
Dr Manmohan Singh told ministers at last week’s Clean Energy Ministerial India was committed to low carbon – but evidence on the ground remains thin
Work on 2015 climate deal set to start in Bonn
UN negotiations start in Bonn on April 29 amid warnings from scientists that greenhouse gas emissions are rising too far, too fast
Antarctic clam libido sends climate warning signal
They may be small and live in some of the most inaccessible regions on the planet, but Antarctic clams could be key to understanding how ocean life adapts to climate change
Future of EU emissions trading scheme hangs in balance
Second rejection of reforms in June could finish emissions trading scheme off warns EU presidency and Climate Commissioner Hedegaard
John Kerry seizes on Earth Day’s climate message
Secretary of State releases strong statement 43 years after he attended the first Earth Day in 1970
EU carbon trading reform could face second ballot in June
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Bangladesh pushes adaptation strategy as climate fears grow
Climate adaptation planning is likely to become a priority for Bangladesh’s leaders as the hopes of keeping global temperatures within safe limits decrease
Unilever chief calls for more climate action from governments
Chief Executive Officer Paul Polman says company’s sustainability targets need ambitious action from world leaders
Vomit bug E.coli could produce diesel biofuel
Modified germs produce molecules closer to regular transport fuel than existing biofuels and could potentially be fed on sewage
Q&A: John Ashton answers your climate change questions
Former chief climate change diplomat on UK Treasury, Canada, Kyoto, ‘legal nihilism’ at UNFCCC and why it’s time for a new model of economic growth
Report confirms human impact on global climate
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Can EU climate leadership survive next round of UN talks?
With its emissions trading scheme in tatters, the EU may struggle to demonstrate it’s still a climate leader – but as Joe Curtin argues – it’s vital it plays a role
EPA faces ocean acidification legal challenge
US Clean Water Act could be used to combat the growing threat posed by ocean acidification, caused by rising levels of carbon dioxide
Fossil fuel subsidies: the addiction Egypt just can’t kick
Fossil fuel subsidy cuts have been targeted by the World Bank, G20 and climate campaigners. While Iran is setting an example, Egypt struggles to cut the cord
UAE funds Africa’s largest solar power plant
Abu Dhabi based energy institute Masdar builds $32m solar farm in Mauritania that will add 10% to the country’s electricity generation
Greens and Unions face off at boisterous Keystone XL hearing
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Warning $674bn ‘carbon bubble’ will blow 2C climate target
Governments & regulators called on to change investment strategies away from fossil fuels which climate scientists say cannot be burnt