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.
Danish minister tours Europe to promote 2030 climate deal
INTERVIEW: With two weeks until leaders are set to finalise EU2030 package, Martin Lidegaard tells RTCC there is “a long way to go”
NASA data shows methane emissions hotspot in US
NEWS: Coalbed methane extraction is releasing triple the greenhouse gas emissions previously thought, find researchers
UK foreign secretary hails economic benefit of climate action
NEWS: Philip Hammond gives his first speech on climate change on a visit to US wind facility with John Kerry
EU 2030 compromise could weaken climate action
ANALYSIS: As sign-off nears for the EU 2030 climate and energy package, “flexibility” measures could water down 40% emissions cuts to just 26%
Juncker blow as EU Parliament votes out Bratusek
NEWS: Nomination for head of energy union rejected as MEPs turn against former Slovenian prime minister
Friendless candidate for top EU energy job heads for exit
NEWS: Alenka Bratusek is likely to be dropped after disastrous hearing, while controversial climate candidate Miguel Arias Canete is set to be approved
Ocean acidification causes US$1trn of damage a year – study
NEWS: Some 400 million people depend on threatened coral reefs for their livelihoods, British scientists warn at UN meeting
Extra heat found in oceans explains global warming ‘pause’
NEWS: Much more heat is being absorbed by the world’s oceans in some regions than previously thought, find scientists
EU chief forced to remix top jobs as MEPs flex their muscles
NEWS: Jean-Claude Juncker must reconsider his choices – and the two candidates for lead EU roles on energy and climate look vulnerable
EU energy plans in limbo as MEPs grill proposed commissioner
NEWS: Former Slovenian prime minister Alenka Bratusek branded “vague and evasive” in EU Parliament interrogation
Merkel advisor slams Australia’s coal-friendly energy plan
NEWS: Canberra’s climate approach branded “weak” and “risk” by influential German scientist
Chinese solar drives clean energy investment bounce
NEWS: After three strong quarters for investment in clean energy sources, 2014 is on track to recover from a two-year dip
EU top climate job in doubt as greens round on Canete
NEWS: Green and centre-left MEPs are unconvinced by candidate Miguel Arias Cañete’s commitment to tackling climate change
WHO should declare climate change a “health emergency”
NEWS: The British Medical Journal says Ebola deaths will “pale into insignificance” compared to mayhem caused by global warming
Candidate for top EU climate job defends oil links
NEWS: Miguel Arias Canete declared his support for EU climate change goals, under fierce questioning from MEPs
UK PM Cameron skims over climate in key speech
NEWS: UK Conservative leader devotes one line in hour-long speech to climate change as he sets out election priorities
Modi gets behind HFC crackdown at US-India meeting
NEWS: India will cooperate with global efforts to phase out the potent greenhouse gases, prime minister Narendra Modi agrees
EPA data shows US greenhouse gas emissions rising
NEWS: Emissions from 8,000 power plants and major industrial sites in 2013 were up 0.6% on the previous year, says Environmental Protection Agency
US carbon emissions from energy use increase
NEWS: Rising US carbon emissions pose a challenge to president Barack Obama’s climate leadership ambitions
How climate change affected the world’s weather in 2013
NEWS: Scientific review shows heatwaves in China, Japan, Korea and Australia were made more likely by global warming