Climate Change News

Oil tanker trains threaten to trash US northwest

NEWS: America’s expanding oil production threatens the pristine region of the country with a rash of new oil terminals along coast

NEWS: Scientists predict hydropower will double over the next 20 years, but building new dams could damage major rivers

NEWS: Archbishop leads church service in Copenhagen to mark the release of the UN’s IPCC science report

NEWS: Drought, famine and crop failures could destabilise 32 countries in Africa and Asia, warn risk analysts

NEWS: Greenhouse gas emissions fell 2% in 2013 says Environment Agency, but warns some countries are slipping

NEWS: Emerging markets set to overtake rich countries in race to install wind, solar and other renewable energy sources

NEWS: Rainforest Action Network welcomes commitment by four US banks not to invest in project that will support new coal mines

NEWS: The Met Office says the system, 13 times more powerful than its existing capacity, will bring £2 billion of benefits

NEWS: Swedish furniture giant brings residential solar technology to Dutch, with expansion planned to seven more countries

NEWS: Taller than the Eiffel Tower, the observatory will capture vital data on how climate change is impacting the rainforest

INTERVIEW: Climate pragmatists are failing to confront dirty energy – we need an ideological shift, the author of This Changes Everything tells RTCC

NEWS: Governments gather to approve report that will be scientific basis to UN climate negotiations next year

NEWS: Comments on draft IPCC ‘synthesis’ report show governments want to make clear the dangers of global warming

NEWS: No decision on shape of 2015 national climate pledges as a week of interim talks in Bonn draws to a close

COMMENT: Now that the EU 2030 climate package has landed, Europe should turn its attention to policy, not re-run the targets debate

NEWS: Stand for Trees campaign will open up voluntary forest carbon market to ordinary people, as well as governments and corporations

COMMENT: Business leaders, NGOs and politicians give their verdict on the European Union’s 2030 energy and climate change targets

NEWS: European leaders agreed a package of climate change and energy targets late last night, which will contribute to a global deal

INTERVIEW: Former Finnish environment minister says Warsaw must be helped to ditch its addiction to coal

NEWS: The latest draft agreement targets emissions cuts of “at least” 40% but weakens energy efficiency goal in 2030 package