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.
Gas plants and cars bring ‘carbon lock-in’ risk – study
NEWS: Investing in fossil fuel infrastructure undermines the shift to a low carbon economy, researchers warn – and it’s not just coal
Coal protest highlights danger to Great Barrier Reef
NEWS: Aboriginal elders and residents oppose Abbot Point port expansion as Unesco mulls “in danger” status for unique coral ecosystem
After the Pope’s plea, what do other faiths think on climate?
ANALYSIS: Scholars from Hinduism, Islam, Judaism and leading evangelicals explain why the environment matters to their religion
Renewable energy in numbers – REN21 report
BLOG: Clean power installations outstripped fossil fuel and nuclear plants in 2014, backed by increasingly widespread policy support
US biodiesel fraudster faces 10+ years in jail
NEWS: EPA warns of severe penalties for undermining green transport policy, after 50-year-old runaway pleads guilty to charges
What does the Pope’s encyclical mean for the climate fight?
COMMENT: Pope Francis’ unequivocal call to arms will reverberate globally in acting on climate change says IIED’s Camilla Toulmin
Tea Party supporters score high on climate ideology, low on facts
NEWS: Researchers find “ideological roots” for a false sense of understanding among US right wing faction
‘Moisture mill’ shows clean energy potential of evaporation
NEWS: US scientists have harnessed humidity in the lab to run a toy car and flashing light and say the technology could scale up
Greening the world energy mix in 9 graphs
ANALYSIS: The International Energy Agency has published a special report on climate change: what does it tell us about energy emissions?
Energy ‘transformation’ needed to save climate, says IEA
NEWS: Global greenhouse gas emissions could peak by 2020 says influential agency if governments take radical steps now
9 things we learned at the UN climate talks in Bonn
BLOG: Climate talks are like pregnancy, Ethiopia is more climate-forward than Australia and God is on the climate’s side
India PM Modi endorses controversial Sundarbans coal plant
NEWS: Green campaigners are turning to banks in bid to block polluting project as Bangladesh and India give green light
US can surpass emission goals without Congress – study
NEWS: Carbon cuts of 30% by 2025 possible under existing laws, finds WRI report, with tightening of climate policies
India heat wave kills 1,500 in taste of climate change impacts
NEWS: Extremes of heat and rainfall are becoming more common with human caused global warming, scientists warn
NGOs cry ‘greenwash’ over Paris climate talk sponsors
NEWS: Companies including Air France, Renault-Nissan and Suez Environnement will foot 20% of €187,000 bill for critical summit
Saudi Arabia solar power exports ‘absolutely realistic’
NEWS: Desert state has abundance of sunshine and could produce more than it consumes, says power company boss
Europe needs new energy policy as nuclear giants stumble
ANALYSIS: French-led nuclear industry faces unpromising future after string of technical faults, cost overruns and delays
World Bank sets methane price floor to cut emissions
NEWS: Initiative aims to drive investment in bioenergy and waste management in poor countries, limiting potent greenhouse gas emissions
Chevron and Exxon Mobil reject climate warnings
NEWS: US oil majors face down shareholder proposals to appoint climate expert to board and scrap high carbon projects
‘Forgotten’ forests need climate cash to halt emissions
ANALYSIS: Forest clearance counts for a quarter of greenhouse gas emissions but cash is not yet flowing to protect trees