Climate Change News

EU wind sector boosted by €3bn Dutch offshore investment

NEWS: Dutch wind farm project will help Netherlands to hit its 14% renewable energy target by 2020

ANALYSIS: New US power plant standards, due in June, will be the ultimate litmus test of Obama’s Climate Action Plan

NEWS: Observers say success of 2015 UN climate change deal hinges on successful launch of GCF later this year

NEWS: Investment managers are increasingly offering fossil-free portfolios to their clients, survey finds

NEWS: Billions at risk says Lloyd’s of London, as military planners say drought and famine could cause new Arab Spring

NEWS: Ernest Moniz and Gina McCarthy to address Obama’s climate policies, including new coal regulations, in online chat

NEWS: Farmers may need to plan for variable crop outputs, as potential severity of climate phenomenon intensifies

NEWS: Leaders in Tokyo and Canberra say it’s time world’s emerging economies take responsibility for tackling rising carbon emissions

NEWS: High level meeting on clean technology ends in little but a decision to install “cool roofs” in Mexico

NEWS: The UN’s science reports need to be ‘more like CERN’ to have an impact on policy, says study

ANALYSIS: The IPCC warned of rising sea levels. The collapse of Antarctic glaciers means it’s time to prepare

NEWS: Dunedin becomes first city in New Zealand to stop investing in fossil fuels

NEWS: Contents of your rubbish bin could soon be powering Britain, as companies test advanced new technology

NEWS: Global sea level rise figures may have to be revised upwards say scientists, as pace of melt increases

NEWS: Central European coalition says EU must ensure 2030 climate policies do not unfairly burden poor bloc members

NEWS: Early phase-out of super climate gases could stop release of 146 billion tonnes of CO2-equivalent by 2050

COMMENT: A UK dash for shale gas will send all the wrong diplomatic signals at a time when clean energy investment is urgent

NEWS: Government report dismisses efforts to cut carbon pollution, warning emissions could break 550 parts per million barrier

NEWS: Militaries will face the brunt if no greenhouse gas emission deal is reached in 2015, says Jamie Shea

NEWS: Renewable energy employment figures surge, as UN climate chief stresses business opportunities of low carbon transition