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.EU closes in on clean energy package, with Spain, Italy joining push for higher targets
The EU is near agreement on measures to put its 2030 climate target into action, with a meeting of energy ministers on Monday swinging towards more ambition
G6 leaders advance climate agenda while Trump’s US defends fossil fuels
European leaders, Japan and Canada back carbon pricing and a “just transition” to clean energy at G7 summit in Charlevoix, as Trump refuses to engage
Pope Francis tells oil chiefs to keep it in the ground
At a conference in the Vatican, the head of the Catholic Church urged heads of Exxon Mobil, Eni and BP to make a faster shift to clean energy
Climate Weekly: Climate to suffer as G7 splits
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Poor world calls on G7 to stick to climate agenda, despite Trump
With the US likely to be isolated when the G7 meets in Canada, poor countries reminded other leaders of their own climate responsibilities
Spain joins call to strengthen EU climate targets
Energy and environment minister Teresa Ribera says the newly-formed government will join coalition of EU countries calling for bigger carbon cuts
Spain, Italy leadership changes raise hopes for EU climate ambition
Climate hawk Teresa Ribera gets a leading role in Pedro Sánchez’ government, while Giuseppe Conte promises to speed up Italy’s decarbonisation
Job of ending coal in Germany handed to 31-member committee
Commission will set a phase-out timeline for coal, but greens warn it may be too weak and divided to salvage Germany’s reputation as a climate leader
Climate Weekly: Trump’s Paris anniversary
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Canada oil pipeline buyout ‘subsidising a market failure’
Nationalisation of Kinder Morgan’s Trans Mountain pipeline breaches a G7 commitment to phase out fossil fuel subsidies, say analysts, ahead of leaders summit
Climate Weekly: Shareholder climate activism 2.0
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Investors have made oil majors consider safe climate limits. What next?
Even holdout Exxon Mobil has analysed what holding global warming to 2C means for its business. Now the sector needs to invest – or divest – accordingly
Norway at loggerheads with DR Congo over forest protection payments
International donors have frozen funding to conserve the world’s second largest rainforest, with the DRC environment minister said to have gone “rogue”
Climate Weekly: Tracking down rogue CFCs
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Fears for post-Brexit climate laws as UK green watchdog plans revealed
Post-divorce environment body will not enforce climate change regulations, says proposal, but UK lacks direct replacement for EU institutions
11 ways the Paris climate deal is working in the real world
As climate talks stall, it’s clear the UN process is no longer the major driving force of the climate transition. But does that matter?
Bonn voyage: ‘Satisfactory’ session leaves the hard work to Bangkok
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Bonn morning brief: Missing US climate cash raises tensions
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Bonn morning brief: Bangkok session is on
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Bonn morning brief: No negotiating text this week
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