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.
Lead diplomat: Bonn climate talks must ‘restate vision of Paris’
Fijian negotiator Nazhat Shameem Khan says upcoming talks must make a strong political statement in the face of Donald Trump’s antagonism
UK vetoes two South American climate finance bids
The British board member mounted a solo opposition to rural development projects in Paraguay and Argentina at a Green Climate Fund meeting in Cairo
Climate Weekly: Petcoke, a looming public health threat
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Diesel subsidised by €21bn a year in Europe
Amid scandal and a public health crisis, diesel was a major beneficiary of government support for fossil fuels between 2014 and 2016, a report reveals
Portuguese kids crowdfund to sue EU countries for climate inaction
Six applicants aged between five and 14 want to sue in the European Court of Human Rights for tougher action to prevent dangerous global warming
Climate Weekly: Fiji sets out Pacific COP vision
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Climate-hit Bangladesh struggling to access UN green funds
Developing country institutions lack capacity to meet the Green Climate Fund’s heavy paperwork demands, experts say at Dhaka conference
Fiji’s climate leadership: ‘We are all in the same canoe’
Prime minister Frank Bainimarama urged leaders in New York to look beyond narrow self-interest as he outlined plans for COP23 climate talks presidency
Huge cash shortfall stopping electricity reaching world’s poor
Investment needs to double to bring power to every home by 2030, UN initiative finds, urging a greater focus on solar home systems for underserved rural areas
Climate Weekly: Macron’s bid for global green leadership
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UN shipping chief hails ‘miraculous’ progress on CO2 emissions
Countries are nearing agreement on how to tackle shipping’s carbon footprint, Kitack Lim tells industry conference, but resistance to a binding cap remains
UK omits climate change from post-Brexit foreign policy plan
Proposal for future relationship with EU calls for cooperation on energy security, but makes no mention of the Paris Agreement, a stated priority in Brussels
France’s Macron to pitch global environmental rights charter to UN
Draft treaty aims to give teeth to “soft law”, but critics warn it risks creating confusion and diverting attention from practical initiatives to boost environmental protection
Canada doubles contribution to UN climate science panel
Environment minister Catherine McKenna said she was proud to support the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, after Donald Trump axed US funding
Climate Weekly: Irma and the IPCC
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Irma forces Caribbean delegates to abandon UN climate science meeting
Representatives from Caribbean island nations want to put extreme weather damage on the agenda for the next IPCC comprehensive report
EU and others to fill UN climate science funding gap left by Trump
Donald Trump’s decision to axe US donations has left the IPCC with an urgent cash crunch. Sources say some governments are set to increase their contributions
India’s Modi pushes international solar agreement
Indian prime minister says renewables are “particularly important” to the development of five nations meeting in Xiamen
Climate Weekly: After the deluge, reflection on climate injustice
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Hurricane Harvey: lawyers warn of climate lawsuits over damages
As science tying disasters to climate change becomes increasingly accurate, victims could seek legal redress for failure to plan for predictable events