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.
Alarm as DR Congo considers opening rainforest to loggers
NEWS: NGOs warn Kinshasa proposal threatens world’s second largest tropical forest, undermining climate commitments
EU plans no change to climate target before 2030
NEWS: Weak Commission proposal undermines Paris deal and hard-won trust of vulnerable countries, campaigners warn
Reviving Hercules: Can carbon capture give British industry a future?
LONG READ: Megan Darby travels to Teesside, where locals hope a surge in green investment can save the region’s ailing industrial base
Ocean acidification is slowing coral reef growth – study
NEWS: Experiments in Australia’s Great Barrier Reef show destructive impact of carbon dioxide dissolved in seawater
100 ‘fire-free villages’ take on Indonesia’s haze hazard
NEWS: After 2015’s devastating fire season, local authorities in South Sumatra are determined to end slash-and-burn and restore peatland
Canada ‘out of step’ as global clean investment soared in 2015
NEWS: Renewables attracted US$367 billion of investment worldwide despite low fossil fuel prices, but Canada bucked growth trend
Billionaire Warren Buffett-ed by winds of climate change
CRIB NOTES 29 FEB – 4 MAR: FSB flags climate risk, Buffett gives a prime example, US gears up for Super Tuesday and island states lead Paris ratification push
Ontario a bright spot in weak carbon market outlook
NEWS: Canadian province plans to introduce emissions trading contrast with backsliding in Kazakhstan and South Korea
Don’t celebrate yet: Why China’s green shift could face delays
ANALYSIS: A sharp economic downturn could see Beijing revert to tried-and-tested brown industry, slowing climate gains
Driverless car green gains curbed by increased traffic
NEWS: Autonomous vehicles can be more efficient but are likely to encourage more road use, researchers warn
Exxon Mobil clashes with shareholders over climate question
NEWS: New York State and the Church of England are urging the US regulator to allow a vote on oil major’s exposure to a low carbon shift
Circular economy insures against commodity volatility – EU chief
NEWS: As recycling firms struggle to compete with low raw material prices, Brussels package aims to reduce resource footprint
India bee populations are collapsing under environmental strain
NEWS: A warming climate and the loss of natural areas to meet the demands of tourism are driving Indian bee colonies to the brink, imperilling food crops
Diesel ‘worse than petrol’ for the climate
NEWS: EU urged to axe support for diesel as campaigners call for an end to tax breaks and weaker pollution standards
EU steel lobby seeks protection from China ‘carbon dumping’
NEWS: Industry cites job losses in clash with green campaigners over EU carbon market reforms
Business leaders urge Brussels to tighten carbon market
NEWS: After Paris climate pact, EU must do more to push up the carbon price and drive clean growth, argues Prince of Wales Corporate Leaders Group
Apple launches $1.5bn green bond
NEWS: Technology giant is raising finance for renewable energy, greener materials and efficiency
Palestine to submit UN climate pledge mid-year
NEWS: As disputed territory gets increasing international recognition, lead envoy says it is ready to contribute to global warming efforts
Green anger as EU prepares to subsidise dash for gas
NEWS: In first energy initiative since Paris climate deal, Brussels backs public funds for fossil fuel projects, in clash with climate goals
Food production could increase 40% with better water use
NEWS: Careful irrigation can go half way to close the ‘hunger gap’ by mid-century, study finds, feeding the world’s growing population