Latest climate change news
Why I locked myself to the White House fence in #XLDissent
Plans to build an oil pipeline from Canada to Texas are being fiercely opposed by campaigners across the US
Fears grow over Green Climate Fund preparations
UN climate chief Christiana Figueres says board must ensure financial mechanism opens in 2014
Europe’s banks in $1-tril risk from ‘carbon bubble’: report
Two new studies highlight the supposed risks of long-term investment in fossil fuels
EU proposes more time for long-haul airlines to cut CO2
EU negotiators agree tentative deal that stops the clock longer on emissions trading for intercontinental flights
UN to start drafting 2015 climate change treaty
UN meeting in Germany next week will kickstart efforts to design draft of international treaty before Conference in Lima
China’s choking smog places carbon trading schemes in shade
Pilot emissions trading will need to be scaled up to build on CO2 cuts from curbs on coal
Rising sea levels threaten world’s ‘cultural heritage’
One fifth of the world’s UNESCO world heritage sites will be below sea level if world warms by 3C, finds new research
Australia in 2013: hotter, drier and more fires
Australia almost a degree hotter than it was in 1910, says Bureau of Meteorology, as government tries to repeal climate laws
Russia-Ukraine tension could be catalyst for EU 2030 targets
Tension with gas supplier Russia to spur push for domestic energy, but not only renewables would benefit
Marshall Islands face evacuations as sea swamps capital
Over 1,000 people have been evacuated in the Marshall Islands, as “king tides” wipe away island coastline
Netherlands to upgrade flood defences to cope with climate change
National ‘Delta’ programme set for radical overhaul due to recent sea level rise predictions
EU releases proposals for UN 2015 climate deal
Criteria for submitting pledges for proposed global emissions reduction deal tops agenda for bloc
Ukraine crisis highlights EU’s fragile energy supply lines
Europe urged to invest in renewables to avoid being held to ransom by Russia over gas flow
EU delay could damage UN climate deal, warn ministers
UK climate chief Ed Davey calls for “urgent action” and commits to EU-wide 27% renewables target for 2030
Marshall Islands’ capital Majuro submerged by ‘King tides’
Evacuations start as sea pours into parts of town, highlighting acute dangers of rising sea levels in Pacific
Russia outlines plans to meet 2020 climate goals
Draft document outlines how Moscow can meet 25% carbon reduction target by 2020, promising tougher accounting standards
Keystone XL White House protests end with 398 arrests
Final decision from President Obama expected in summer as battle over tar sands pipeline heats up
Denmark to push for 30% EU renewables target
New energy and climate minister Rasmus Helveg Petersen he is focused on EU agreeing tougher goals at March summit
UN climate deal could ‘revive’ offset market says CDM chief
New head of UN’s main carbon offset scheme says a global climate deal could revive market
Europe’s flood costs could double by 2050
Scientists say average annual flood losses could be almost five times greater by mid-century