Climate Change News

Climate activists clash over fossil fuel phase-out

NEWS: Venezuela meeting descends into chaos as green groups refuse to condemn fossil fuels in demands to UN

INTERVIEW: The writer and reluctant activist tells RTCC greens must challenge the financial might of fossil fuel companies

COMMENT: The UN’s latest assessment of climate change shows how serious the situation is for the world’s poorest

ANALYSIS: Climate change is high on the agenda for presidents Obama and Xi next week, but the hard outcomes remain hard to predict

VIDEO: Schoolgirls scream as Dingdong Dantes joins marchers raising awareness of global warming in the Philippines

FEATURE: How climate evaluators are making sure organisations are choosing the best green projects – and stopping them fiddling the books

NEWS: Water shortages, deforestation and indigenous rights are some of the issues facing Brazil’s president in the next four years

ANALYSIS: Coal supporters and climate deniers prepare to fight Obama’s climate policy as Republicans gain majority in Senate

NEWS: Secretary of state John Kerry emphasises the importance of joint action to cut emissions ahead of Asia-Pacific economies summit in Beijing

ANALYSIS: A fight between rival academics over climate change and conflict has important messages for peacekeepers, says Alex Randall

COMMENT: The UN faces a complex challenge with a tight deadline. IDDRI’s climate analysts looks at the road ahead

NEWS: A €63 million research programme will help to balance variable renewable generation with demand through better connections

NEWS: Disastrous midterm results for Democrats signals tough two years ahead for US climate policy

INTERVIEW: Development specialist Andrew Steyer says big data projects can help make systems greener and hold organisations to account

NEWS: There are 23 carbon capture and storage plants running or under construction, according to the latest review – 50% more than in 2011

NEWS: As global oil prices fall below US$85 a barrel, polluting tar sands ventures become a bigger gamble, says Carbon Tracker

NEWS: Bill McKibben, founder of 350.org, uses Shell-sponsored conference to accuse oil giant of hypocrisy on climate change

ANALYSIS: Finding that world must reach zero emissions this century is significant, even though key phrase was omitted from final version

NEWS: Two car makers pay penalties totalling US$350 million after misreporting the fuel performance of 1.2 million vehicles

NEWS: A global network of lawyers is offering the least developed countries free support to navigate climate talks