Climate Change News

New Zealand climate pledge a ‘slap in the face’ to Pacific islands

NEWS: Analysts and NGOs condemn plan to slash emissions 11% on 1990 levels by 2030, but govt maintains it is ambitious

NEWS: Commission headed by former Mexico president Felipe Calderon flags opportunities for green growth

NEWS: Investment in infrastructure to liquefy gas for the global market won’t pay off if warming is held to 2C, say analysts

NEWS: Geneva-based Human Rights Council adopts resolution to help world’s most vulnerable countries in face of global warming

INTERVIEW: Influential politician tells RTCC country needs strategic approach to invest in green energy and prepare for extreme weather

NEWS: This metric breaks down how much CO2 countries are pumping skyward – and which sector has the greatest footprint

NEWS: Roddick and Sainsbury dynasty latest to make low carbon pledge, as fund managers say movement is now “mainstream”

NEWS: Standard Chartered is the latest to promise forest-friendly finance under the Soft Commodities Compact

INTERVIEW: Hakima El Haite tells RTCC she hopes Rabat summit will offer clarity on what is on table for a UN deal

COMMENT: Land is more than a pile of rocks, says Kathy Jetnil-Kijiner; it has eyes to see people’s greed and punish them

CRIB NOTES JULY 6-10: North sees red, Green Climate Fund meets, BRICS set to sign off COP21 strategy

NEWS: Resist urge to build new coal-fired plants now, or strand more assets later, Angel Gurria tells countries

NEWS: Balbina Dam has hit populations of mammals, large gamebirds and tortoises, researchers say, warning against hydro push

WEEKLY WRAP: All you need to know from the last seven days of international climate change and energy politics

NEWS: Beijing’s clean energy drive and emissions peaking pledge risk being undermined by weak carbon intensity target, says Climate Action Tracker

NEWS: Asian city-state and shipping hub sees limited potential for clean energy as it pledges to peak emissions around 2030

INTERVIEW: Jay Weatherill, state premier, tells RTCC how regions can out-green their national governments

NEWS: Released correspondence tells of tensions at 2009 UN summit and anger at Obama treatment by China

NEWS: Local governments give first ever global account of CO2 curbs at World Summit Climate and Territories in Lyon

NEWS: Country won’t buckle to pressure to state when CO2 emissions will fall, environment minister Javadekar says