Climate Change News

Pakistan plans special force to protect forests from timber mafia

NEWS: Government allocates $9.83 million for commandos to safeguard future of communities and timber

BLOG: Falling solar module prices, soaring demand for clean energy and new storage technologies all offer safety for potential investors, says bank

NEWS: Emissions could peak earlier than government target of 2030 as tide starts to turn against coal, world’s dirtiest form of energy

NEWS: High-precision field instruments in the US have provided the first real-time “action shots” of the increasing impact of CO2

NEWS: Temperatures may be rising more slowly than expected because of two oceanic cycles lasting half a century

NEWS: Development of group of alga may be stunted as oceans absorb more carbon dioxide, with widespread effects for marine life, say scientists

COMMENT: UN climate chief says recent visit to typhoon-hit Philippines demonstrates why a deal to curb global warming in Paris is essential

NEWS: Veteran Communist Party official set to take control of Beijing’s negotiating team as talks enter critical phase

NEWS: What links Westeros to the US senate? A growing number of bloggers see climate messages in HBO show

NEWS: UN climate science panel says it will examine its policies on harassment in light of Pachauri harassment allegations

NEWS: Chief US negotiator says December 2015 summit will be first step in series of deals up to and beyond 2020

NEWS: Sceptical lawmaker brings snow from Capitol Hill into debating chamber in effort to prove climate change is a hoax

NEWS: Bern says it will target 50% greenhouse gas cuts on 1990 levels by 2030, and 70-85% by 2050

NEWS: Russia’s unpredictable foreign policy could put peaceful international cooperation in the Arctic at risk, warns UK report

NEWS: In discussion paper issued by UK’s central bank, finance world considers how it could green its investments

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

NEWS: Thermal cameras could measure ocean temperatures, while microwave sensors could measure ocean salinity, say scientists

NEWS: New government statistics indicate significant drop in coal use, with 0.7% drop in 2014 emissions projected by analysts

NEWS: Presidents Hollande and Aquino joined forces to urge all countries to sign up to “universal” deal in Paris this December

NEWS: Climate science is clear, says heir to British throne, and calls on governments to adopt ambitious emissions cutting treaty in Paris