Climate Change News

Obama’s new climate plan to boost UN talks, says White House

CRIB NOTES AUGUST 3-7: White House promises “tough” plan, Iran gets hot, oil stocks slump

ANALYSIS: Natural infrastructure is boosting Nairobi’s resilience to water extremes, but this approach can struggle to attract investment

NEWS: If all countries follow the example of the best in each sector, it brings warming target within reach, say European researchers

WEEKLY WRAP: Coal and oil producers take a hit, shorter Paris text published, India’s climate plan comes under scrutiny

NEWS: Curbs on power plant emissions on solid legal foundation, say legal experts at environmental groups

NEWS: Unusual debate at UN HQ in New York highlights security concerns of world’s most climate vulnerable countries

COMMENT: Maldives foreign secretary addresses UN security council during special session on development in small island states

NEWS: Letter to prime minister warns credibility of country is at stake as UN greenhouse gas cutting deal looms

NEWS: US Department of Defense is calling for more resources to expand search and rescue capabilities into newly open territory

COMMENT: Political expediency and commercial opportunism driving fossil fuel exploration, says UK’s former chief climate diplomat

ANALYSIS: New Delhi is expected to submit its plans to the UN in September, balancing carbon cuts with development

NEWS: Denis McDonough tells audience in DC administration is ready for fight for incoming environmental legislation

NEWS: Luxembourg presidency proposes ‘toolbox’ to showcase funding amid fears cash drought could poision UN talks

NEWS: All but one of the main surface temperature monitors has recorded a 1C rise since pre-industrial times, analysis shows

NEWS: States could face two-year grace period to ensure they can meet new power plant emission standards

NEWS: The seat of US government faces six inches of subsidence this century, geologists say, making it vulnerable to sea level rise

ANALYSIS: Moscow is politely absent from the climate debate, showing indifference rather than hostility to a global deal

ANALYSIS: Countries like Bangladesh and the Maldives need cash to deal with global warming, but have weak institutions

NEWS: The US coal sector is being squeezed by divestment campaigns and oversupply in global markets

NEWS: Investments worth $140m drawn up spur to climate-resilient agriculture following Obama visit to Kenya