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.
Offshore carbon: why a climate deal for shipping is sinking
The Cook Islands, a tiny Pacific state vulnerable to sea level rise, is vocally opposed to action at the International Maritime Organization
1% finished: Facebook reveals 2015 carbon footprint
Social media giant gets 35% of electricity for its data centres from clean and renewable sources, ahead of target
South China overwhelmed by heavy rain, flooding
Wuhan province has suffered its heaviest downpours since 1998, exposing the inadequacy of flood defences
Fear and uncertainty after Filipina anti-coal activist murder
Campaigners are demanding justice for Gloria Capitan, shot dead in front of her grandchildren on President Duterte’s first day in office
May warned on climate threats to Brexit Britain
The incoming government must prepare for floods and heatwaves even as EU negotiations dominate politics, say advisers
How China could peak CO2 emissions by 2022
Detailed policy proposals by influential Chinese and US researchers show potential to speed up low carbon shift
Weekly wrap: Figueres sells message of hope to UN leadership race
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Climate change is raising peat fire risk – study
Drying bogs are increasingly flammable, researchers warn, fuelling blazes from Fort McMurray in Canada to southeast Asia
Javedekar out, Dave in as India’s environment minister
Anil Madhav Dave takes over the climate change brief from Prakash Javadekar, who has been promoted to a cabinet role
Banks urged to blacklist Czech coal guzzler EPH
NGOs tell Citibank, HSBC and JP Morgan they are undermining climate policy by financing fossil fuel spree
Offshore wind costs hit record low
Two 350MW arrays in the Netherlands will supply power at €87/MWh, beating the next cheapest project by miles
IEA: China is building a third of Africa’s new power capacity
Chinese state-owned companies are increasingly active in sub-Saharan Africa and dominate the hydropower dam business
Mind the gap: Financing Africa’s energy boom
A solar entrepreneur struggles to get finance, while a minister defends a superfluous LNG terminal at London’s Africa Energy Forum
Red planet: What Mars can teach us about geoengineering
The geology of meteorites from Mars could help to predict the long term effects of carbon capture and storage
Graphic: Spiralising Arctic sea ice records
Animation shows how north polar sea ice has shrunk year on year since PIOMAS records began in 1979
Crib notes: UK climate sceptics prepare post-Brexit challenge
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EU decaf: UK could copy Norway’s climate policy, say ministers
Norwegian minister Vidar Helgesen, French envoy Laurence Tubiana and Dutch minister Sharon Dijksma give their views on Brexit
Gore, Calderon spotlight Sweden and Germany’s coal dilemma
Influential former politicians and climate advocates weigh in on controversial Vattenfall brown coal deal
UK carbon target soothes investor nerves amid Brexit confusion
Parliament set to confirm low carbon direction, but leadership contest spells continued uncertainty over policy details
US, Canada, Mexico agree climate partnership
The “three amigos” set targets to get half of electricity from clean sources and cut methane emissions 40-45% by 2025