Climate Change News

Green Climate Fund names 7 investment partners

NEWS: National bodies in Senegal and Peru, non-profit social investors Acumen and Pacific island fund SPREP approved to disburse funds

NEWS: Hydropower and coal projects funded by rich countries have been linked to human rights abuses, NGOs tell European lawmakers

NEWS: Overwhelming majority of lawmakers back plans for country to draft tough new legislation to address greenhouse gas emissions

NEWS: Revelations Japan is using climate funds to invest in coal power put UN’s flagship fund under pressure to agree fossil fuel ban

BLOG: Students at the Blavatnik School of Government, Oxford University, are role-playing the Paris talks – can they strike a deal?

NEWS: Climate risks linked to burning coal should make insurers think again before backing industry, says Jeremy Oppenheim

INTERVIEW: UN climate envoy and former president of Ireland says clean energy access for the poorest must be a priority

NEWS: State-backed bank given £200 million to back overseas clean development projects and boost private sector funding flows

SKETCH: Fracking, aviation and Brexit spark heated debate at Greener Britain Hustings – which does not win over environmentalists

NEWS: Campaigners claim victory after Ministry of Coal confirms a controversial coal block in sensitive forest will not be auctioned

NEWS: At least 26 US coal companies have gone bankrupt in the last three years, finds Carbon Tracker, in a sign of things to come

ANALYSIS: Petrol and diesel cars cheaper, but gap is narrowing as electric manufacturers invest in more efficient power packs

NEWS: Major parties set to support plans for law to curb greenhouse gas emissions, despite huge influence of oil and gas sector

NEWS: Delhi is “not in the habit” of taking pressure warns Prakash Javadekar, but says country will play its part in Paris

NEWS: Ethiopia, US and Mexico among countries pledging action at Bonn meeting to cut carbon emissions and create jobs

NEWS: Late rains were unusually heavy this year, say local farmers, affecting winter crops of wheat, oilseed and potato

NEWS: Unlimited economic growth will inhibit efforts to address climate change, warns heir to British throne in US speech

ANALYSIS: With clock ticking for Fund to start delivering cash, board meets in Korea to discuss how it will leverage billions in private sector funds

COMMENT: All countries are not equal when it comes to coping with disasters, and some will suffer more as climate impacts intensify

NEWS: Sea surface temperatures warmer than average across parts of Pacific and Atlantic in 2014, says UN weather agency