Latest climate change news
UN shipping body drags heels on carbon-cutting measures
The International Maritime Organization has set a target to halve shipping’s climate impact by 2050, but some countries are resisting early action
Asian Development Bank signals end to ‘dirty’ coal finance
Falling renewable energy costs and a shadow carbon price are making coal power investments unviable, according to bank energy chief Yongping Zhai
Brexit and Germany erode EU climate resolve
The departure of a heavyweight champion of tough climate measures comes as Germany wavers and Europe faces big decisions about future
Kosovo turns to US after World Bank dumps coal plant
Prime minister Haradinaj met with US officials to discuss backing for project the World Bank recently said was uncompetitive with renewables
Time capsule: 30 years ago, Malta put climate on the UN agenda
When Vincent “Ċensu” Tabone raised the “urgent need to conserve climate in the interests of mankind”, few predicted how fraught the issue would become
EU has ‘strong’ interest in safeguarding post-Brexit energy supply – UK minister
Preparing for a no-deal break with the EU’s energy market is tricky because it depends on other countries, Claire Perry said
Why UN climate science reports have Africa-shaped gaps
African experts explain the barriers they face to taking part in influential climate science assessments like this month’s blockbuster on 1.5C global warming
US-China trade war spills into Green Climate Fund
Global green fund gets back on track with $1bn splurge, but US vetoed a project that would have loaned $100m to China
Climate Weekly: Bahrain bid divides Green Climate Fund
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‘Despair’ as global carbon emissions to hit new record in 2018
International Energy Agency chief says chance of meeting targets of the Paris Agreement are getting ‘weaker and weaker’
Commission president hopeful calls for EU net-zero carbon by 2045
‘EU must put decarbonisation at the heart of its programme,’ said Alex Stubb, who is fighting to be the candidate of Europe’s largest political bloc
Bill Gates throws new weight and cash into climate fight
In back-to-back events this week, the billionaire launched projects to slow global warming and limit the damage it causes
UK court frees fracking protestors from ‘excessive’ prison sentences
Three protesters were sentenced to jail for 2017 blockade, but court of appeal found that a community work order would have been appropriate
Political deadlock has put $1bn in green projects on hold
Green Climate Fund board meets in Bahrain three months after a contentious meeting failed to approve any money for projects in developing countries
Bavarian vote shakes Berlin coalition, threatens climate limbo
The demolition of Angela Merkel’s coalition partners in the south further weakens the chancellor, undermining hope for tough calls on climate policy
Fracking ‘part of a low carbon future’, says UK minister, as drilling restarts
Claire Perry requested a net-zero emissions probe on Monday but defended fracking, saying gas was ‘absolutely part of our future’
‘Unacceptable’: Scotland and Wales reject post-Brexit carbon tax plan
Two devolved governments attack ‘unilateral’ tax on carbon pollution proposed by UK if Brexit talks end with no deal
Climate Weekly: World Bank abandons last coal project
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Brexit: Avoiding the nuclear fallout
UK government report card on replacing the EU’s atomic energy community shows progress, but no deal on March 29 still threatens power and medical supply
Modern bioenergy is critical to meeting global climate change goals
It is controversial and often overlooked, but bioenergy is the only renewable energy today that can supply all sectors, say Kimmo Tiilikainen and Fatih Birol