Climate Change News

Japan’s G7 pledge at odds with domestic climate goals

NEWS: Despite signing up to raft of carbon cutting plans, Tokyo lacks a domestic strategy to address climate challenge, say analysts

COMMENT: Forced to play ball in Germany, Canadian prime minister Stephen Harper must now meet his promises

NEWS: Pacific island’s president supports moves by vulnerable communities to explore legal avenues for court case

COMMENT: Small island states are setting the pace, says Maldives foreign minister, but need big emitters to follow

BLOG: Global survey gives snapshot of variations in public mood towards climate change

NEWS: Merkel hailed as “climate hero” as group of rich nations emphasise need for total world decarbonisation before 2100

NEWS: Arab kingdom becomes first country to vow to slash price-distorting bumps for oil and gas in offer to UN global agreement

NEWS: Green campaigners are turning to banks in bid to block polluting project as Bangladesh and India give green light

NEWS: Lower economic growth, tighter climate regulations and a decline in heavy industry primed to slow carbon growth

NEWS: Delegates at summit indicate Angela Merkel has won battle for group of seven to target carbon pollution end

COMMENT: With 75% of global emissions now covered by national targets, a UN emissions cutting pact is within reach

COMMENT: Clear and regular information on national climate plans is vital to overcome a lack of trust at global talks

COMMENT: To have a chance of limiting warming to below 2 degrees, emissions balance sheets submitted to the UN must add up

NEWS: Green groups greet move by Parliament to authorise sale of coal holdings, the largest fossil fuel divestment in history

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

NEWS: Countries are betraying millions of Africans with weak climate pledges, says ex UN chief in new report

ANALYSIS: Bloc of leading developed nations primed to tackle climate goals as Angela Merkel steps up in crunch year

NEWS: Negotiators need to step into “higher gear” in whittling down global climate treaty in embryo, or face failure in Paris

NEWS: Two years after it fought off shale oil developers Cuadrilla, villagers in Balcombe are close to realising their clean energy dream

NEWS: Fund managers told to take a prudent view of risk and use better long term models to account for changing climate