Latest climate change news
China restarts coal plant construction after two-year freeze
Satellite pictures show building work progressing as power demand picks up, but experts say there is still excess coal capacity
Oil pipeline inspection industry ‘going wrong’ as surveys fail to prevent spills
Three separate companies inspected the San Pablo Bay pipeline for faults during a series of spills that dumped 900 barrels of crude onto farmland in California
Unions tell Poland to push coal as UN climate host
A government-backed trade union conference in Katowice this week puts mining jobs on the agenda of climate change negotiations
Climate Weekly: Tooling up for Bangkok
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With time running out, negotiators inch forwards on Paris climate rulebook
With just 122 days until a major UN conference in Poland, leading diplomats say the pace of talks must speed up
Three ways the global business elite is underestimating clean energy
A Financial Times reader survey found most see climate change as important, but are conservative on how fast the global energy mix can shift
The excuses are wearing thin: Eastern Europe must tackle its climate impact
The Czech Republic overtook Germany in emissions per person three years ago; it is time to stop pleading poverty and start cleaning up the region’s pollution
One tenth of UK climate aid spent through western consultants
Corporate role in UK overseas climate projects revealed for the first time, with critics saying it undermines development of expertise in poor countries
New Chinese-led development banks missing the point on climate
Both less than five years old, the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank and Brics Bank are failing to back sustainable development models
My dad, who retires today, changed how we think about climate change
Climate scientist Chris Hope has worked on climate policy since its earliest years, on the day of his retirement, his son Mat finally asks him what the Page model actually is
Climate Weekly: CO2 fingerprints found in Europe’s heatwave
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UN issues warning of climate instability across Arab region
Development agency says dry countries face ‘famine and food insecurity, loss of livelihoods and life, and the displacement of millions’
Imran Khan says Pakistan will plant 10 billion trees
The former cricketer and newly elected prime minister is set to promote tree-planting and green jobs, although coal use will continue to expand
The fires ravaging parts of Europe show our forest policies are failing
The death toll in Greece and suffering right up to the Arctic Circle must prompt a move to sustainable and resilient forest management
How the UK media changed its tune on climate change
After a month-long heatwave, British journalists are making the connection with global warming more confidently and clearly than in years past
EU relaxes climate stance in trade sop to Trump
Tough words on the Paris Agreement took a back seat as Jean-Claude Juncker sought protection for Europe’s car industry
#MeToo reaches China’s NGOs
After being outed on social media, a prominent environment activist admitted harassment of multiple women with whom he worked, blaming alcohol
Australia energy plan may breach Paris climate commitments
Government says it will lock in electricity emissions targets until 2024, undermining an international commitment to revisit its Paris target in 2023
Ecosystems across Australia are collapsing under climate change
The Great Barrier Reef has become a notorious victim of climate change. But it is not the only Australian ecosystem on the brink of collapse
Elon Musk’s disaster capitalism
The entreprenuer has made a habit of intervening in crises, particularly climate-related ones, but it’s a high wire act