Megan Darby
Megan Darby is the editor of Climate Home News. She previously wrote about UK energy and water industries for leading sector publication Utility Week. She holds a Mathematics degree from Newcastle University.
World Bank branch to prefer private banks that exit coal
International Finance Corporation will require partners to publish their support for coal and seek those with plans to divest
Dutch court shoots down government appeal of landmark climate ruling
Campaigners celebrated as an appeals judge endorsed their 2015 victory, confirming the Netherlands must cut emissions faster or breach its duty of care
Climate lawyers to use UN 1.5C report to sue governments
Lawyers have long planned to use a report released on Monday to lend weight to calls for climate damages or redress through the courts
Economics Nobel goes to inventor of models used in UN 1.5C report
William Nordhaus originated the idea of a 2C global warming limit but last year cast doubt on our ability to reach it. He shares the prize with Paul Romer
37 things you need to know about 1.5C global warming
The UN climate science panel has released its summary of the evidence around the tougher climate goal demanded by vulnerable countries. We break it down
Climate Weekly: Saudis push back as IPCC talks head into overtime
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Climate Weekly: Ethiopia’s Nile, Saudi Arabia’s battery?
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Canada and EU add climate clause to trade pact
In a move that underscored Donald Trump’s isolation on trade and climate change, the two major economies inserted a reference to the Paris Agreement into Ceta
Saudi Arabia eyes Ethiopian hydropower link to cut reliance on oil and gas
The Gulf Cooperation Council’s grid operator is studying the feasibility of a cable to Ethiopia, which would run through currently war-torn Yemen
UN recruits Mike Bloomberg to lead green finance push
Antonio Guterres appointed the billionaire businessman to spur private sector investment into clean energy and resilience to climate change
Leaked: Draft UN declaration to ‘ensure decent future’ for fossil fuel workers
Proposal by Polish climate presidency calls for a programme to monitor national efforts to protect communities impacted by climate action
Climate scientists reject ‘offensive’ claim of US, Saudi meddling in landmark report
An article claiming a landmark report on the consequences of warming past 1.5C had been watered down at the behest of big polluters has been slammed by authors
Climate Weekly: G7 spotlights Canada’s climate dissonance
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UN lacks plan to help climate migrants, finds internal report
Experts say drought, flooding and storms can force people from their homes and urged the UN chief to develop a system-wide strategy
Climate Weekly: Into the storm
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Call for climate justice as millions brace for intense storms
Typhoon Mangkhut and Hurricane Florence are set to make landfall on opposite sides of the world, bringing destruction likely exacerbated by climate change
Bangkok Bulletin: Countdown to Katowice begins
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‘Everyone was frustrated’: US-China stand-off holds up climate talks
A week of climate negotiations in Bangkok proceeded unevenly, as old fights about the firewall between rich and poor countries resurfaced
Bangkok Bulletin: Money talks
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Bangkok Bulletin: All night climate party
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