Latest climate change news
OECD: Subsidies to oil and gas companies falling in Global North
Subsidies increased by 30% globally to $523bn but industry’s share is dissipating among richer nations with subsidies to consumers driving the bulk of the growth
Beijing view: Choking smog could catalyse climate action
As a cloud of poisonous gases descends on the Chinese capital, Terry Townshend asks if this will encourage leaders to move faster to cut air pollution
Study: ‘Not using renewable energy’ costs $9bn a day
Climate Live: The latest climate change headlines curated by RTCC, updated daily from 0900-1700 GMT
Chasing Ice: A call for urgent climate action
Ros Donald from the Carbon Brief reviews Chasing Ice, a film that chronicles the collapse of glaciers in Iceland, Greenland and the USA
Kyoto Protocol’s CDM passes 6000 project mark
But continued uncertainty in global carbon markets keeps Clean Development Mechanism credit prices low
WWF says aviation emissions deal can be done this year
NGO proposes four options to help airlines tackle climate change when they meet to discuss the issue at crunch meeting this Autumn
NGOs question Scotland’s climate change plans
Group says there is too little detail on how laudable emissions reduction and clean energy targets will be met and how policies will be paid for
John Kerry appointment welcomed by climate groups
Reaction from green groups to John Kerry’s official appointment as the USA’s leading diplomat
Report: Flying beats the bus for environment
Travelling by coach is worse for the environment than flying, according to a new study by the University of East Anglia.
Russia emissions expected to peak by 2030
Report from Ministry of Economic Development suggests carbon intensity of Russian economy will only drop in 2020s
New data says China uses half the world’s coal
Climate Live: The latest climate change headlines curated by RTCC, updated daily from 0900-1700 GMT
Virgin America owner Branson calls time on plastic
Responding to letter from customer airline chief Richard Branson says he’ll look into ways to cut use of plastic on board
Global warming could be less extreme than feared
New findings by Norwegian scientists suggest global temperatures may not rise as much as scientists have predicted
Scotland the brave reveals new climate targets
Ambitious new climate change policy measures announced including plans to cut emissions from electricity production by 80%
Beijing business leaders call for clean air act
Property magnate Pan Shiyi starts Weibo campaign to force government to cut pollution in capital
Report: Planet facing consumption time bomb
Ellen MacArthur Foundation report says world will be sitting on a ‘consumption time bomb’ by 2030 unless efforts to recycle raw materials are increased
Canada aims to prove clean coal can work
Climate Live: The latest climate change headlines curated by RTCC, updated daily from 0900-1700 GMT
What can UN climate talks learn from mercury agreement?
Minamata Convention on mercury signed last week shows that multilateral environment deals can be done – but does this apply to talks on climate change?
Andorra faces slopes with no snow if warming rises above 2°C
Diminishing snowfalls in the Pyrenees could spell trouble for the people of Andorra – and even on piste machines might fail to save the situation
Argentina’s climate change laws
What is Buenos Aires doing to cut national carbon emissions and promote renewable energy?