Climate Change News

Ban Ki-moon lauds ‘visionary’ US climate plan

NEWS: Carbon cuts for power plants will spur world’s tackling of global warming, says UN chief, adding a call for finance

NEWS: Renewed bid for oil-rich polar region comes as US president Obama plans climate change warning at Arctic summit

NEWS: New figures show how widespread support for oil, gas and coal sector is, highlighting climate and health risks linked to pollution

NEWS: Receding ice caps will soon make way for year-round passage through the Arctic, shifting the patterns of world trade

ANALYSIS: It won’t speed up the US coal phase-out, but the flagship climate policy does kick an ailing sector, with global lessons

COMMENT: Ex Labour leader says green groups are non-existent, but this offers little credit to major wins in run-up to Paris

ANALYSIS: New text is still long, but offers overview of agreement, areas of divergence and a menu of options for the path forward

NEWS: Background document seen by RTCC indicates government will not change goal laid out in 2009 ahead of UN climate deal

ANALYSIS: We reached out to lawmakers and analysts worldwide for their take on the US clean power plan

COMMENT: Cap & Share could be the scheme to turn popular support for climate action into results, argues Laurence Matthews

VIDEO: US president calls for tough global action on climate change as he outlines new carbon cutting clean power plan

NEWS: Bioenergy crops need more irrigation and will put pressure on water resources, models show

NEWS: New Climate Economy report urges New Delhi government to ease finance for renewables and cut reliance on polluting fuels

NEWS: Setting pace of emissions cuts by observed warming could see off climate policy objections, say UK researchers

NEWS: Vegetation across the globe is drying and rain patterns wavering as the chance of wildfire spreads in a warming planet

NEWS: It’s crunch time. Here are the stepping stones to an international climate change deal 200 nations are expected to sign

NEWS: White House says clean power plan is just start of new climate diplomacy push ahead of Paris summit in December

NEWS: US beefs up targets to cut carbon pollution from power plants and scale up of clean energy in Obama legacy-defining plan

NEWS: “Urgent action to combat climate change” is part of a draft anti-poverty package gavelled through in New York on Sunday

ANALYSIS: Britain’s rapidly falling energy consumption spells hope that others could follow a similar path, finds Gerard Wynn