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.
Cash is needed to tackle damages from climate impacts
The Paris Agreement is a great diplomatic win, but it still needs to be made to work for the poorest and most vulnerable
Transparency battle to dominate Marrakech climate summit
China’s national sovereignty concerns clash with EU demands for common rules to ratchet up ambition of the Paris Agreement
Weekly wrap: hope and caution as Paris Agreement takes effect
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Bangladesh PM to put climate losses on Marrakech agenda
Sheikh Hasina is expected to attend COP22 and highlight her low-lying country’s vulnerability to flooding and cyclones
India claims subsidy-free carbon capture using UK, US-backed tech
Company founded by two Indian entrepreneurs claims it can capture a tonne of CO2 for $30 a tonne – far cheaper than the $60-90/t demonstrated elsewhere
China’s top envoy criticises Trump climate stance
Xie Zhenhua tells US presidential candidate a wise political leader conforms with global trends
Saudi Arabia to ratify Paris climate deal before Marrakech talks
Petropower will join historic pact ahead of further climate negotiations next week, says minister Khalid Al-Falih
Crib notes: UN climate deal to enter into force on 4 November
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Weekly wrap: Timetable set for shipping climate strategy
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Bosnia faces legal action over Chinese-backed coal dash
Green groups are slinging legal challenges at proposed coal plants in a bid to prevent pollution and climate damage
Carbon majors respond to climate and human rights inquiry
Fossil fuel companies including Rio Tinto, Glencore and BHP Billiton defend their records from Philippines probe
Brazil’s greenhouse gas emissions rise on deforestation spike
Emissions increased 3.5% between 2014 and 2015, the latest independent analysis shows, while the economy shrank
Scientist calls for crackdown on methane gas leaks
With the latest technology, there is no excuse for not tackling fugitive emissions from oil and gas extraction, says professor
Brazil forest clearance is rising in a recession – that’s worrying
Latest data shows forest protection schemes are not enough to protect the Amazon rainforest, writes Natalie Unterstell
Pope’s climate message did not sway US Republicans – study
Right-wing Catholics attacked Pope Francis’ credibility rather than change their political views, survey shows
IEA: strategy shift needed to keep up renewables growth
Clean power installations will flatline without sustained policy improvements, says influential forecaster
Rapid glacier melt threatens Bolivia water supplies, homes
Area of the Bolivian Andes covered by ice has shrunk 43% in a generation, study finds, with alarming implications
Wind, solar costs undercut new coal plants in South Africa
Wind and solar power are 40% cheaper than new coal generation today, analysis of government data shows
Weekly wrap: oil producers grapple with climate reality
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Netherlands accounting fudge reduces 2020 carbon cuts
Revised emissions forecasts relieve pressure on government to close coal plants in response to Urgenda court case