Latest climate change news
Could a Republican mid terms win sink US climate ambition?
ANALYSIS: Hostile lawmakers could slow or stall President Obama’s plans to curb the country’s fossil fuel use
Pulgar Vidal: IPCC leaves politicians with “no excuses”
NEWS: Science report and New York summit sent strong political signals for UN climate deal success, says Peru’s environment minister
UK to pledge “strongly” to Green Climate Fund
NEWS: Climate and energy minister says UK will make significant donation to UN’s green bank in November
Ban Ki-moon: World leaders are ready to sign climate deal
NEWS: Political landscape is different from disastrous attempt to sign climate deal in 2009, says UN secretary general
IPCC climate change report: In 18 tweets
BLOG: Leading climate scientist Piers Forster explains what the IPCC synthesis really means in a series of tweets
IPCC climate report: evidence humans warming planet “unequivocal”
NEWS: UN science report provides final warning on climate change ahead of 2015 international emissions cutting deal
October’s climate thermometer: who’s hot, and who’s not?
BLOG: Who has shown some cool, green leadership this month… And who is heating up the planet?
Australia agrees to include climate change on G20 agenda
NEWS: Tony Abbott grudgingly inserts paragraph on climate change, in line with international demands
UN prepares release of “incredible” climate change study
NEWS: Latest IPCC report to offer messages of danger and opportunity for governments as they prepare for Paris deal
UK green bank turns two; targets world domination
NEWS: The Green Investment Bank mobilised £5 billion of investment in two years and is taking its model around the globe
Halloween could be UK’s hottest ever
NEWS: October 31 will be frightfully hot, according to the UK’s Met Office
Africa adopts sustainable transport plan
NEW: Roadmap endorsed by 42 African countries sets stage for green transport transition across Africa
Banks invest record €66bn in coal sector
NEWS: Private banks are stepping in to finance coal mines and power stations as development banks divest, finds BankTrack
Oil guzzling Malta proposes climate change law
NEWS: New law would set up Climate Action Fund and carry prison sentences for those breaking its obligations
Minor EU emission cuts masks underlying apathy on 2C
COMMENT: Latest GHG data from Brussels shows we have achieved nothing of significance relative to scale of the climate challenge, says Kevin Anderson
IPCC will abolish doubt in climate politics – Danish minister
NEWS: The UN’s latest climate change report will provide strong scientific base for negotiations in the future, says Rasmus Helveg-Petersen
Fracking may release cancer-causing air pollution – study
NEWS: Samples collected by residents near shale gas wells picked up high levels of benzene, hydrogen sulphide and formaldehyde
Climate marathon: IPCC nears finish line for seminal report
NEWS: Scientists and officials will need to sift through over 200 comments, ranging from grammatical errors to strategic concerns
Why you should bother to read the IPCC synthesis report
COMMENT: UN science panel’s final report this year will indicate how serious governments take the threat of climate change, argues Richard Black
Poland “won” EU 2030 deal – does the climate lose?
ANALYSIS: Poorer member states will get €17-25.5 billion to upgrade their energy sectors next decade. This could be a coal subsidy or a green finance model