Latest climate change news
EU energy chief labels new climate targets “stupid”
EU energy commissioner Günther Oettinger condemns the EU’s 2030 package, which he presented last week
China PM calls for national roll-out of electric vehicles
Li Keqiang says more needs to be done to raise use of electric cars, but infrastructure remains lacking
State of the Union: Obama calls for climate urgency
President says he will use executive powers to curb use of coal, but defends plans to use more gas and oil
State of the Union: How will Obama tackle climate change?
US president’s climate ambition faces tough test as mid-term elections and hostile Congress limit room to manouevre in 2014
As it happened: UK MPs assess IPCC climate science report
Live coverage of the first UK Parliament review of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change’s 5th Assessment Report
Tunisia embeds climate change in constitution
Parliament vote makes country only third on planet to have legal commitment to tackling climate causes and impacts
John Ashton: look to Paracelsus for effective climate action
UK’s former climate change diplomacy chief on how a medieval scholar changed the way a continent thought about life
World Bank chief backs fossil fuel divestment drive
Jim Yong Kim says levels of carbon dioxide threaten development gains over the past two decades
Al Gore: world close to a ‘political tipping point’ on climate change
Superstorms Sandy and Haiyan raising awareness of climate threats says former US VP, as leaders discuss solutions in Davos
OECD proposes plan for ‘zero emissions’ at Davos
Fossil fuel subsidies and pricing carbon fundamental to cutting global greenhouse gas emissions says Angel Gurria
Davos delegates warned of imminent oil crisis
Some of the planet’s richest nations meeting in Switzerland are to hear a warning that a global oil crisis could happen as early as next year
Davos highlights business risks of ‘climate complacency’
PwC’s Celine Herweijer reflects on what risk means to business leaders at the World Economic Forum
Coca Cola installs one millionth HFC-free drinks cooler
Company says $100 million investment is equal to removing one million cars from roads every yea
Global droughts hit Coke’s balance sheet
Friday’s top five: Coke VP says water shortages a concern, UK PM hails fracking, Green Bonds pass $10bn mark, China wind capacity soars
Ban Ki-moon: Davos summit can set tone for UN climate talks
UN chief urges CEOs and world leaders attending World Economic Forum to accelerate low carbon investment
Canada tar sands set to benefit from EU 2030 climate plan
EU proposal to drop curbs on imported fuels could boost CO2 emissions from transport by 32 megatonnes
EU climate & energy plan diluted by US fracking revolution
Pressure on EU to retain short term energy competitiveness forced Commissioners to open door for shale gas drilling
Google buys second Swedish wind farm
Data giant makes third major low carbon purchase in January in quest to run all data centres on 100% renewables
Global cooling? The world is still warming says US agency
New US data shows that 2013 maintained the warming trend of recent decades, with most of the world experiencing above-average annual temperatures
East Asia could face more intense cyclones
Researchers say increasing sea surface temperatures linked to climate change could enhance tropical storm intensity