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.
Marshall Islands fires broadside at UN shipping chief over climate stance
NEWS: Soaring maritime emissions threaten world prosperity and survival, argues minister Tony de Brum in rebuttal to IMO
Warming seas devastate coral reefs in global bleaching event
NEWS: Climate change and El Nino are wreaking ecological destruction across the world’s oceans, marine scientists confirm
New UN climate science chief touts role for business
NEWS: Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change should harness private sector knowledge in its assessment reports, says Hoesung Lee
South Korea’s Hoesung Lee wins top UN climate science job
NEWS: South Korean beat Belgium’s Jean-Pascal van Ypersele to claim prestigious chair of Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, at election in Dubrovnik
Pakistan PM delays climate pledge over provincial rivalries
NEWS: Nawaz Sharif has draft plan, national media reports, but is dragging his feet on targets that would benefit Imran Khan’s fiefdom
OPEC chief defends members over missing climate pledges
NEWS: Petropowers like Saudi Arabia and Nigeria should only submit carbon-cutting plans if they are “win-win”, says Abdalla Salem El-Badri
African candidate opens up IPCC climate science chief race
NEWS: As governments go to vote on next IPCC chair Tuesday, Sierra Leone’s late nomination adds to uncertainty over the result
UN releases 20-page negotiating text for climate deal
NEWS: Shortened document makes clear which elements will be legally binding and sets out decisions to be made before Paris summit
Countries to elect next head of UN climate science panel
CRIB NOTES 5-11 OCT: Countries vote for next IPCC chair, oil majors meet for big money conference, IMF and World Bank aim to mobilise climate finance
Weekly wrap: India rounds off week of climate pledges
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World welcomes India climate pledge
ANALYSIS: We round up the reaction to New Delhi’s contribution to a UN climate change deal
India targets 33-35% emissions intensity cut by 2030
NEWS: Hotly anticipated climate pledge from New Delhi needs an estimated US$2.5 trillion of international support
Netherlands enters appeal against climate ruling
NEWS: Government will challenge facts of groundbreaking verdict that demanded steeper emissions cuts, after parliamentary debate
National climate pledges are flooding in – now for the hard part
ANALYSIS: Well over two thirds of countries have submitted contributions to a UN deal, building momentum towards Paris summit
Airlines commit to climate action ahead of Paris
NEWS: Airbus, Boeing and Rolls-Royce among signatories to open letter pledging a carbon market to curb aviation emissions
Carney urges G20 to tackle financial risks of climate change
NEWS: Bank of England governor calls for climate disclosure task force, warning of threats to market stability
Pacific states face volatile seas as warming intensifies El Nino
NEWS: Scientists warn greenhouse gas emissions will cause bigger swings in ocean levels, threatening vulnerable coastal communities
France ups climate finance pledge to €5bn in 2020
NEWS: Francois Hollande announces increased support for poor countries to tackle global warming at UN General Assembly
UN shipping chief warns against emissions cap
NEWS: A Paris climate deal must not curb maritime carbon as this might damage the world economy, argues head of International Maritime Organization
Shell stops Arctic drilling ‘for the foreseeable future’
NEWS: After spending US$7 billion on exploration in Alaska’s Chukchi Sea, company finds insufficient oil to continue controversial venture