Latest climate change news
Rising temperatures hit India’s wheat crop
NEWS: Farming adaptation on agenda as higher average temperatures cause crop yield fall on the Indo-Gangetic plain
Is Antarctica’s ice cover really increasing?
NEWS: Scientists believe they may have found explanations for two inconsistencies in their understanding of global warming
Five ways climate change harms indigenous people
From the Arctic ice to the Amazonian rainforest, climate change is threatening the homes and traditions of indigenous people
Brazil’s indigenous tribes: The low cost solution to climate change?
NEWS: Traditional communities living in harmony with nature need greater support from governments, says report
Green Climate Fund wants developing country cash
NEWS: Pressure on UN-backed body increases as it searches for initial capitalization of $15 billion
RTCC’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?
Ed Miliband: climate change needs more than photo-ops
NEWS: Hugging huskies will not solve ‘ultimate challenge’ of climate change, UK Labour leader says in plea for end to photo-op politics
California drought threatens groundwater supplies – study
NEWS: NASA satellite data reveals record water level drop in the Colorado River Basin, as drought is linked to climate change
North Sea seals signal approval for offshore wind farms
NEWS: Grey and harbour seals appear to enjoy wind farms, foraging at individual turbines
Climate data from 2013 shows clear signs of warming
NEWS: Greenhouse gases continued to climb, with concentrations of major gases reaching historically high levels say scientists
Fracking hell: What’s the future for shale gas in the UK?
ANALYSIS: Twelve months on from the battle of Balcombe, Britain is little closer to exploiting its shale gas reserves
Who’s who: The men and women tasked with stopping climate change
BLOG: 18 men and women who will play a vital role in developing an international deal to curb emissions
Call for carbon market reform to reverse EU coal comeback
NEWS: Polluting coal plants will stay open unless policymakers act, say campaigners
Rainforest protection could “stagnate or decline” without support
NEWS: Green groups and private sector says REDD+ is key to cutting emissions, but government action is needed
Loss and damage: UN receives new climate compensation plans
NEWS: Ideas flood in on how Warsaw’s loss and damage mechanism could limit damage to the world’s most vulnerable
Europe proposes 30% energy savings target for 2030
NEWS: European Commission targets 30% energy savings by 2030 after last-minute wrangling
China and US presidents to attend Ban Ki-moon climate summit
NEWS: Barack Obama and Xi Jinping are on “a very long list” of leaders signed up, says UN climate chief
Funding adaptation: rich countries need to deliver before Paris
COMMENT: A successful UN climate deal in 2015 will require guaranteed flows of support for climate vulnerable countries, writes Saleemul Huq
Venezuela climate summit calls for end to “green economy”
NEWS: UN-backed event ends with unusual call from civil society groups to end capitalism
Green dreams: judging the BRICS bank climate ambitions
ANALYSIS: Launched to great fanfare in Fortaleza, opinion is mixed on whether the emerging economy fund will be a force for good