Latest climate change news
Australia coal faces tough future warns HSBC
Monday’s top 5: Oz coal could be ‘stranded’, US states call for climate ambition, oil chief dismisses Keystone XL, Cambridge unveils ‘greenest supercomputer’
Downing Street at risk of flooding says UK environment agency
Over 5 million UK homes at risk of flood each year, but climate change ignored in new government flood insurance plan
Russia refuses to allow Greenpeace 30 home for Christmas
Friday’s top 5: Greenpeace detained indefinitely; Australian emissions fall by 0.1%; Bioenergy and CCS could keep temperatures below 2C warming target
Hobbits and orcs blamed for Middle Earth deforestation
Middle Earth’s vast forests are being destroyed by irresponsible behaviour of dragons, orcs and hobbits claims wizard
Greener Arctic ‘warming rapidly’ says US agency
Ice melt declined in 2013 due to cooler temperatures, but NOAA says North Pole continues to heat leading to changes on land and sea
Panama rainforest tribes settle UN REDD dispute
Bitter dispute over indigenous people’s forest rights resolved, paving the way for implementation of forest protection scheme
Thousands dying from coal pollution in China – study
The Guardian: Hundreds of thousands of children still at risk from dangerous levels of air pollution as poisonous smog fills cities, study says
Chevron v Ecuador: the big oil battle where everyone’s a loser
Few willing to take responsibility for cleaning up waste as bitter 20 year fight over oil pollution heads for another legal judgement
FIFA to ‘offset’ Brazil World Cup emissions
Thursday’s top 5 – FIFA to offset the 2.72 million tonnes of CO2, pilots told to learn to land in smog, coal emissions cause quarter of a million deaths in China
John Lewis switches to 100% renewable energy
Retail giant joins the ranks of Marks & Spencer, Sainsbury’s and Ikea by investing in clean technology to cut emissions
Carbon dioxide’s effect on global warming ‘understimated’
The sensitivity of the Earth system to a doubling of atmospheric carbon dioxide may be twice as great as scientists had thought
ADB approves $900m loan for Pakistan coal plant – but will it be the last?
Asian Development Bank support critical for construction of new power station, raising questions over funder’s climate change strategy
Pollution guzzling bike promises cleaner and greener cities
Thai designers plan to construct a bike that absorbs pollution and releases purified air
Coal blow as major European bank cuts funding
European Bank for Reconstruction and Development to limit funding of coal projects and boost investment in renewables and energy efficiency
Ban Ki-moon: leaders must bring solutions to 2014 climate summit
UN chief says he wants bold announcements and action at the climate leaders meeting he will host next September
Changing UK climate targets ‘strategic mistake’ say business leaders
Supermarkets, insurers and multinationals call on government to accept advice of official climate advisors
Russia enlists Gazprom to drive down transport pollution levels
Kremlin aims to cut rising pollution and emission levels by investing in gas-powered cars, buses and lorries
Obama appoints Keystone opponent Podesta as climate advisor
Wednesday’s top five: Obama appoints John Podesta, coal exports threaten Great Barrier Reef, John Kerry to visit Philippines city of Tacloban
World’s largest investors blind to climate risks – report
Group monitoring how funds manage the risks of climate change says many are exposing their investors to future losses
Naomi Klein: climate movement needs radicals like Mandela
The fight against climate change needs to be as bold as the battle to bring down apartheid, said Canadian author in London today