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.
Brazil backs long term zero carbon goal as Merkel visits
NEWS: President Dilma Rousseff declared support for G7 stance on emissions phase-out after receiving German leader in Brasilia
Climate change is worsening California drought – study
NEWS: State could be in “more or less permanent” drought by 2060s, researchers warn as four-year dry spell takes its toll
Why coal miners need a moratorium (but can’t ask)
ANALYSIS: Australia’s dash for coal threatens existing miners as well as the climate, argues The Australia Institute’s Richard Denniss
Glencore results show more pain for coal sector
NEWS: Climate change risk recognised as share price for commodities giant hits record low on first half earnings slump
Hillary Clinton opposes Arctic oil as Shell starts drilling
NEWS: US presidential candidate tweet sets her apart from Barack Obama stance slammed as “hypocritical” by campaigners
Muslim leaders tell petropowers to lead on climate change
NEWS: Islamic declaration on climate change calls on rich and oil producing states to lead according to religious principles
Norway fund divests from Asian firms over deforestation
NEWS: Leading investor put four major companies on its banned list for links to environmentally destructive palm oil plantations
Trees at risk in warming Andes upland forests
NEWS: Many plant species cannot migrate uphill fast enough to escape rising temperatures, scientists have found
Germany coal protest in pictures
NEWS: Organisers say 1,000 activists got into RWE’s opencast lignite mine in Rhineland, Germany on Saturday and halted diggers
IPCC chair election: 5 candidates, 8 weeks to go
ANALYSIS: Who will take the most prestigious climate science job in the world? RTCC investigates
EU ex-climate chief Hedegaard backs fossil fuel divestment
NEWS: Shifting funds out of coal, oil and gas could make “a very important contribution” to Paris deal, says Connie Hedegaard
Activists to halt diggers at RWE coalfields in Germany
NEWS: Organisers expect a thousand people from across Europe to target opencast lignite mine, a major source of emissions
What do young people want from a Paris climate deal?
BLOG: Young people and future generations will be hit hardest by climate change, so what do they need out of a UN pact?
Kiribati president calls for moratorium on coal mines
NEWS: Anote Tong urges aggressive push to stop carbon emissions from coal use and save his low-lying islands from rising seas
APP touts Indonesia peat project as climate exemplar
NEWS: Forestry giant is retiring 7,000 hectares of plantations to conserve carbon-rich peat, a major source of emissions
Islamic leaders to release climate change declaration
NEWS: Istanbul summit will issue statement urging Muslims to treat action on global warming as a religious duty
United Church of Canada votes to divest from fossil fuels
NEWS: Governing council plans to sell some $5.9 billion worth of shares in coal, oil and gas companies over climate concerns
Shell starts Arctic oil drilling amid risk warnings
NEWS: Former BP boss Lord Browne says high cost, environmentally sensitive project could harm Shell’s reputation
Paris climate deal ‘not a failure’ if it busts 2C goal
INTERVIEW: Judge UN carbon-cutting pact on its framework for long-term action, say co-chairs Dan Reifsnyder and Ahmed Djoghlaf
Astronomers trash sunspot theory of global warming
NEWS: Solar activity has not increased since 1700, leading scientists conclude after review of diverging datasets