Climate Change News

US can surpass emission goals without Congress – study

NEWS: Carbon cuts of 30% by 2025 possible under existing laws, finds WRI report, with tightening of climate policies

NEWS: Deadline to set up offset mechanism at UN’s aviation body meet in 2016 will be missed, delaying action on climate

NEWS: New initiative backed by UK, Chinese and Saudi firms seeks to explore ways they can contribute to emissions challenge

NEWS: Money managers will face lawsuits if they fail to confront climate impact of fossil fuel holdings, warns ERAFP boss Philippe Desfosses

NEWS: Extremes of heat and rainfall are becoming more common with human caused global warming, scientists warn

NEWS: Companies including Air France, Renault-Nissan and Suez Environnement will foot 20% of €187,000 bill for critical summit

NEWS: Desert state has abundance of sunshine and could produce more than it consumes, says power company boss

ANALYSIS: French-led nuclear industry faces unpromising future after string of technical faults, cost overruns and delays

NEWS: Initiative aims to drive investment in bioenergy and waste management in poor countries, limiting potent greenhouse gas emissions

NEWS: Coal-heavy power utilities and mining companies are in the firing line as lawmakers endorse biggest fossil divestment push to date

NEWS: Chief French climate diplomat says hosts of COP21 will take lead if countries fail to deliver new text by August

NEWS: As China readies nationwide carbon trading market, the likes of South Africa and Kazakhstan are developing carbon pricing

NEWS: US oil majors face down shareholder proposals to appoint climate expert to board and scrap high carbon projects

ANALYSIS: Forest clearance counts for a quarter of greenhouse gas emissions but cash is not yet flowing to protect trees

NEWS: UN health body adopts “landmark resolution” to tackle toxic particles from sources like coal plants and diesel engines

ANALYSIS: Businesses and top officials in Barcelona for the Carbon Expo support moves to make polluters pay, but don’t expect miracles

NEWS: Chiefs of 120 funds urge G7 finance ministers to back emissions phase-out in Paris climate deal due this December

NEWS: Prime minister appoints Sunday Times columnist and green growth advocate Camilla Cavendish to head up policy unit

NEWS: Christiana Figueres tells business leaders efforts by fossil fuel companies to green their operations should be welcomed

NEWS: Typhoons and hurricanes are getting less frequent with human-caused global warming, but more intense, latest research confirms