Climate Change News

World Bank urges leaders to use oil crash to slash subsidies

NEWS: As oil price hits 5-year low, chief economist warns emissions could rise without government leadership

INTERVIEW: Professor Paul Ekins, awarded an OBE this New Year, reflects on the growth of environmental economics

NEWS: New figures from Beijing government shows China’s hunger for coal is waning

NEWS: Polluting oil pipeline faces more setbacks as Obama threatens to block Congress bill

ANALYSIS: Obama could see Keystone bill on his desk later this month, as Republican controlled Congress pushes for final decision on pipeline

NEWS: Increased US supply a major reason for the drop in oil prices, but there are warnings that the industry now faces a crisis

NEWS: Boston, New York and Baltimore are among the cities threatened by rising sea levels, warn scientists

NEWS: Lima decision to water down “firewall” between rich and poor will not hold, says negotiator Gurdial Singh Nijar

NEWS: Jerry Brown proposes new goals on climate and energy as he is sworn in for fourth term as governor

NEWS: More Chinese companies must manage their greenhouse gas emissions as Beijing plans national carbon market

NEWS: Controversial gas exploration technique linked to 3.0 magnitude earthquake that shook US state in March

NEWS: More people living in Philippines has worsened pollution, deforestation and waste problems, says government report

BLOG: Japan Meteorological Agency says last year was +0.27°C above the 1981-2010 average and warmest since 1891

NEWS: Veteran US official says White House should show leadership while oil prices are low and tax carbon in fossil fuels

BLOG: NASA gallery reveals how global warming is taking its toll on the planet’s glaciers, lakes and forests

NEWS: Record-breaking year is “clear evidence” of climate change but highlights poor government communication, says critic

NEWS: Data from satellites and space station astronauts has enabled a detailed “planet at night” atlas of urban lighting to be created

NEWS: The role of the world’s tropical forests in removing carbon dioxide from the atmosphere may have been underestimated

NEWS: Predictions based on 2015 GDP growth suggest world will continue on course to exceed 2C warming threshold

NEWS: Briefing for UK aid workers says climate-related factors are making the world increasingly unstable