Latest climate change news
Warming oceans storing up long term climate impacts, says WMO
NEWS: Sea surface temperatures warmer than average across parts of Pacific and Atlantic in 2014, says UN weather agency
Climate change weekly wrap (March #3) – news, video + analysis
NEWSLETTER: All you need to know from the last seven days of international climate change and energy politics
Vanuatu’s banana farmers face bleak future after Cyclone Pam
NEWS: Majority of Pacific country’s crops and seed stores have been wiped out says UN, calling for support to rebuild shattered islands
UN climate envoy backs fossil fuel divestment movement
NEWS: Mary Robinson says funds should consider the impact of their fossil fuel investments on communities vulnerable to climate change
EU energy union fails to tackle falling industrial efficiency
ANALYSIS: European leaders seem unaware that energy intensity in the steel, cement and chemicals industries has stalled or increased
US climate envoy hails special relationship with China
NEWS: Common ground growing between two superpowers, Todd Stern tells reporters after two-day meeting in Beijing
Arctic sea ice falls to new winter low as climate fears intensify
NEWS: Warming temperatures across North Pole credited with falling ice levels, months before UN primed to deliver climate pact in Paris
Seychelles president calls emergency meeting for Vanuatu
NEWS: Small island states show solidarity with Cyclone Pam victims, call for recognition of vulnerability to climate disaster
Amazon rainforest is losing carbon storage capacity – study
NEWS: The ability of Amazon forest to absorb carbon dioxide has halved in the past two decades, warn researchers
Solar eclipse to test Europe’s power grid
NEWS: Up to 35GW of solar power could drop off the European network on Friday 20 March as the moon partially obscures the sun
Business leaders call for low carbon EU energy union
NEWS: Unilever, Heathrow and GlaxoSmithKline are among 22 companies urging European heads of state to promote green investment
Solar success holds key to Paris deal, says UK climate envoy
INTERVIEW: Governments now believe a clean energy transition is possible and desirable, prime ministerial advisor Greg Barker tells RTCC
UN climate talks may boost small nuclear reactors
NEWS: The nuclear industry is getting very enthusiastic about small factory-built reactors, which could help its flagging prospects
Countries agree UN plan in Sendai to save lives from disasters
NEWS: Disaster risk reduction deal sets stage for December climate talks, but aid agencies criticise lack of finance
Should the Green Climate Fund back waste to energy plants?
COMMENT: Burning trash is polluting, expensive and inefficient say zero waste campaigners, and should not receive backing from low carbon funds
Solar Express: Can India’s rail network hit its clean energy target?
COMMENT: Cheap, clean and easy to install, a solar push by India’s railways offers huge potential if deployed effectively
Global coal growth slows, but impact on climate set to rise
NEWS: The building of coal power plants is declining, but it’s is not enough to avert the risk of dangerous climate change says says Sierra Club report
Sendai as it happened: Final day of UN disaster risk reduction talks
LIVE: Latest updates from Japan as countries negotiate new 10-year plan to prepare for future natural and climate-linked disasters
Yeb Sano: Vanuatu’s grief is a warning of climate impacts to come
INTERVIEW: Senior Philippines climate official says Cyclone Pam underlines need for effective extreme weather compensation scheme
Obama: Some elected US officials are “shills” for the oil sector
NEWS: US president takes on climate sceptic lawmakers and expresses hope for a climate deal in Vice interview