Climate Change News

How will the European elections affect climate policy?

COMMENT: As the polls open, RTCC speaks to MEPs on what the next European Parliament could – and should – achieve

PICTURES: Study from Union of Concerned Scientists cites State of Liberty, Alaska’s permafrost and NASA’s coast facilities at risk

NEWS: Board agree eight essential requirements, meaning GCF is now ready to start accepting funds from donors

NEWS: Government CCS policy lacks credibility, and likely to delay any new plants until 2020 says report

NEWS: Board agree on risk management framework, one of six ‘essential elements’ that will allow GCF to become operational

NEWS: World’s largest oil company is seeking to create more solar capacity, which could shift renewables policy

NEWS: Just 21% of governments sending ministers to June UN climate talks, raising doubt over engagement with process

NEWS: India’s victorious BJP to prioritise clean energy as part of mission to develop country, says party official

NEWS: UN Secretary General hails Chinese efforts to combat climate change during trip to Shanghai

NEWS: Increasing forest fires spell more bad news for Greenland ice sheet, study finds

NEWS: More ambitious solar target will help China to cut its reliance on coal as it targets air pollution

NEWS: Letter from senior executive to shareholders says oil and gas likely to dominate energy mix till 2050s

NEWS: New understanding of Greenland’s glaciers show more of them are below sea level, and may melt faster

NEWS: Icelandic history provides a lesson in the global impacts of a more explosive planet

ANALYSIS: Expectations are high for the COP20 meeting in Lima, but success will require clever diplomacy from hosts

ANALYSIS: If India’s new BJP leader puts India on the path of sustainable development, he could help save the planet

NEWS: Green Climate Fund should prioritise land restoration projects in sun-Saharan Africa, says head of UN desertification agency

NEWS: Heavy reliance on natural products means country is at acute risk from rising temperatures and water cycle changes

COMMENT: Former Mexico President outlines goals of his Commission on Economy and Climate in Abu Dhabi summit address

NEWS: Concerns India and China could push for looser green safeguards as GCF board gathers to rubber-stamp regulations