Latest climate change news
Ban Ki-moon urges end to climate change ‘silence’
NEWS: Speaking during Greenland visit, UN Secretary General says he wants to work closely with world leaders on climate issue
Some 15% of Pacific islands wiped out by 1m sea level rise – IPCC
NEWS: New UN science study will say 1.3 metres sea level rise ‘locked in’ over next two thousand years
Arctic shipping lanes open for four months by 2050 – IPCC
NEWS: Shorter shipping route could cut emissions and the costs of trade, but with increased environmental risks
Climate change is world’s ‘gravest security threat’ – report
RESEARCH: Climate change is a rare common ground for environmentalists and the military, who both warn of growing violence
Global warming threatens ‘security and economy’ say US, EU
NEWS: Obama and EU leaders say sustainable economic growth impossible without climate action
Climate change could drive decline in Brazil’s coffee exports
NEWS: Traditional farmlands face uncertain future in country that produces 1 in 3 cups of coffee worldwide
Long-term sea level rise will be much higher, but barely studied – IPCC
IPCC: Sea levels are expected to rise 2.3m for every 1C increase in temperature, the UN’s science report will warn next week
Asia’s great cities face rising flooding risks in warming world
NEWS: Draft of IPCC’s forthcoming report highlights rising seas as acute risk for China, India, Thailand and Vietnam
UN climate science report will highlight ‘limits to adaptation’
NEWS: Focus on limits to adaptation within the new IPCC report could sharpen focus on loss and damage within UN talks
Ten reasons why food will be scarce in a warmer world
NEWS: Oxfam scores the world on its action so far to help farmers prepare for the shocks of climate change
Climate change experts start IPCC deliberations in Japan
NEWS: Delegates from over 100 countries are in Yokohoma to discuss latest UN study on climate risk
Russia inches closer to revealing 2030 climate target
NEWS: “Tough” policy option could see Russia’s 2030 carbon emissions stabilise at around today’s levels
India and Brazil “stalling” on global climate treaty says UK envoy
NEWS: World still not united on tackling global warming, says UK’s special representative on climate change
UN climate leaders reflect on 20 years of talks
COMMENT: past UN climate chiefs reflect on the negotiating process, and outline where they see progress
Climate change could devastate Africa crop yields
NEWS: Draft of IPCC’s forthcoming report reveals droughts, floods, famines and health impacts from a warming world
Air pollution causes ‘one in eight deaths’ says UN
NEWS: Air pollution killed 7 million people in 2012, say WHO, making it world’s biggest environmental health threat
Netherlands to stop funding overseas coal power plants
NEWS: Dutch PM announces Netherlands will join US in starving international funding for coal projects during Obama’s trip to Europe
Weird weather: WMO highlights extreme events of 2013
ANALYSIS: 2013 was a year of ‘many extreme weather events’ according to the UN – all over the world
Centuries of warming locked into earth’s climate warns UN
NEWS: World Meteorological Organization says countries must become more resilient to extreme weather
Slower sea level rise linked to El Nino and natural weather patterns
NEWS: scientists say slight drop-off in annual sea level rise could be a result of natural variations