Alex Pashley
Alex previously covered the Andean region for the foreign press from Peru. He holds a Philosophy, Politics, Economics degree from Warwick University.
Aviation talks face headwinds on rich-poor compromise
NEWS: As at the international climate talks, getting a compromise between rich and poor over airline emission cuts is proving tricky for UN negotiators
21 countries show how to grow GDP while cutting emissions
NEWS: Much of Europe and the US has ‘decoupled’ economic growth from greenhouse gas emissions since 2000
Super CO2-sucking crops could save the world from starving
NEWS: Plants genetically modified to thrive in hotter temperatures and increased carbon dioxide could cut fertiliser use and raise yields to reduce food shortages
For Myanmar, temptation of cheap coal ‘hard to ignore’
NEWS: Big expansion of coal power on track as Aung San Suu Kyi forms first civilian-led government in over 50 years
Trillions of dollars at risk from climate impacts – study
NEWS: An overheating planet could wreak financial havoc, researchers find in the most comprehensive valuation to date
India affirms commitment to sign Paris climate accord
NEWS: Delhi ready to ink UN deal at 22 April ceremony, says minister, joining US and China in push for early entry into force
Australia approval of vast coal mine ‘evil’ says marine scientist
NEWS: Greens, scientists brand leases for $22bn Adani mine irresponsible in face of whitening Great Barrier Reef
Saudi Arabia: By 2035 we won’t depend on oil
NEWS: Investments, not crude, will bankroll government in twenty years, says deputy crown prince as he plots sale of state oil company Aramco
US, China to approve Paris climate deal in 2016
NEWS: Major economies represent two-fifths of global emissions edging climate treaty nearer to taking effect
Bloomberg climate risk initiative to release first report
NEWS: Heavyweight taskforce is exploring how businesses report vulnerability to climate policies and impacts on G20 request
Revealed: The millions spent to bank success at Paris climate talks
ANALYSIS: Technical help for least polluting nations’ climate plans greased global deal, but didn’t always yield results
UN weather agency pivots to developing countries in warmer era
INTERVIEW: Better forecasting tools to aid farmers and health planners emerging priority, says head of World Meteorological Organization
Lead US climate envoy Todd Stern to leave in April
NEWS: Leading architect of 2015 Paris deal will be replaced by veteran US diplomat and energy expert Jonathan Pershing
Back to the future: 2015 offered glimpse of climate to come, says WMO
NEWS: Last year was off the charts says World Meteorological Organization in annual report
100 days since the Paris climate deal: What has changed?
CRIB NOTES 21-25 MARCH: Paris’ early successes and failures, airplane pollution, UN events shape up
UN envoy warns of environmental activist murder ‘epidemic’
NEWS: Expert on indigenous rights demands consumers boycott ‘blood-tainted’ products from land grabs amid weak state response
Weekly wrap: Ratify Paris pact ASAP, EU urges member states
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Germany mulls ‘mammoth’ 95% cut in emissions by 2050
NEWS: Minister says renewables transition can radically slash greenhouse gases by mid-century, but omits coal exit strategy
Green Guantanamo prison camp on closure, urge academics
NEWS: Notorious detention centre would be perfect spot for ocean science facility, academics argue as Obama eyes closure
Why Germany’s clean energy shift is vexing its neighbours
NEWS: Transition towards a grid based on fickle renewables is messing with Poland’s electricity markets