Climate Change News

Russian Parliament grants Greenpeace Arctic 30 ‘amnesty’

Campaigners set to return home to families for Christmas, although fate of four Russian colleagues still unclear

Wednesday’s top 5: Australia says clean energy target could be scrapped, Chevron accused of breaking environmental laws, UK opened for fracking

The UK is well versed in showmanship when it comes to climate change targets. But does it mean what it says?

USA’s Secretary of State visits vulnerable Mekong Delta and promises to support efforts to cope with rising sea levels

US study shows fracking uses harmful chemicals, putting at risk children who are exposed to contamination

FAO delivers first wave of emergency seeds, helping Filipino farmers restore livelihoods after typhoon devastated crops

Funds will allow Congo Basin countries to start developing national strategies to reduce rainforest destruction

Vice-Chancellor will lead ‘super ministry’ focusing on energy and economic policy, but needs to act fast to maintain supply and cut costs

Tuesday’s top 5: EU signs off agreement to cut HFCs, fracking chemicals cause cancer and birth defects, and EPA climate expert convicted of fraud

Evidence from high in the Italian Alps confirms that they are warming at twice the global rate, with the region’s glaciers in retreat everywhere

WWF warns airport expansion is incompatible with UK’s legally binding target of 80% reduction in emissions by 2050

Scientists say ice thickness has increased, but warn data is not a sign that long-term warming trend has been reversed

Investment and skills bottlenecks need to be addressed if India is to hit true potential warns World Bank

March 2015 summit in Japanese city of Sendai set to lay foundations for climate change treaty later that year

Coal will continue to grow, but will be dampened by tough environmental regulations in China, says International Energy Agency

World Resources Institute says Bus Rapid Transit systems are a cost-effective way for countries to cut car use

Singapore and Western Sahara face toughest competition for water resources, while China and US are equally pushed

British group says people’s interest in global warming has dwindled and new communication strategies need to be developed

To the surprise of researchers, the warming waters of the fjords of the Antarctic Peninsula have an abundant and diverse population of marine life

Climate change is likely to damage populations of bats which hunt their insect prey with high-frequency ultrasonic squeaks