Latest climate change news
Locusts plague destroys livelihoods in Kenya but ‘biggest threat yet to come’
News Wetter and hotter weather than usual is forecast until May, providing locust eggs with ideal conditions to hatch and grow. FAO says it is in a “race against time”
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News UK government appoints Alok Sharma as Cop26 president
News Prime Minister Boris Johnson appointed the former secretary of state for international development to lead the critical UN climate talks in November
Comment Carbon taxes are key to stop deforestation
Comment In Colombia and Costa Rica, where governments have imposed carbon taxes, deforestation rates are down, while revenues to fund forest restoration efforts are up
Analysis Don’t shop till you drop: advice to UK citizens on net zero climate goals
Analysis UK holds ‘citizens’ assembly’ to seek ideas for cutting emissions to net-0 by 2050. But some participants doubt the government will listen
News EU Parliament urges ECB to put climate at heart of strategy review
News European lawmakers have endorsed a parliamentary resolution calling on the ECB to assess how the bank can contribute to the continent’s climate policies
One million solar panels! If only we knew where they were…
Comment Pinpointing solar panels and knowing exactly where the sun is shining can cut carbon emissions by reducing the need to keep fossil-fueled generators on standby
UK climate diplomacy ‘already happening’ for Cop26 despite leadership vacuum
News The UK’s top climate diplomat said the country had been able to do ‘a huge amount’ of pre-diplomacy work despite the lack of a Cop26 president
Shipping could raise ambition of 2030 climate target, study shows
News Research also shows that a Japanese proposal to cut CO2 by installing engine power limitation devices on ships would not deliver meaningful emissions reduction
Marshall Islands, Suriname, Norway upgrade climate plans before Cop26
News The three nations account for 0.1% of global emissions. Norway says 9 February was the deadline for new plans before climate talks in November
Campaigners urge African Union to stop fossil fuel proliferation on continent
News In a communique, African civil society called on leaders meeting in Ethiopia to ‘rapidly initiate a transition to clean and safe renewable sources of energy’ for all
