Shallow fracking wells contaminate drinking water, warns US scientist
NEWS: Stronger safeguards are needed to prevent poorly built wells leaking gas into aquifers, says Stanford researcher
Study flags concerns CO2 underground stores could leak
NEWS: Carbon dioxide pumped into old oil wells could react with salt water and erode ‘host rocks’ and cement, researchers find
Fiji first to ratify Paris climate change pact
NEWS: Pacific island parliament fires starting gun on formal approval of new treaty scheduled to take effect from 2020
Warmer oceans speed up Antarctic ice loss
NEWS: Studies show a thinning ice shelf is accelerating the flow of glaciers into the Southern Ocean, raising sea levels
Canada lays bare heavy-lifting to meet Paris climate targets
NEWS: Robust regulations in oilsands and transport sector needed to make good on its pledges for 2030, biennial UN report shows
US green groups: Paris is not Kyoto mark two
NEWS: After courtroom setback for Obama’s signature climate initiative, NGOs say there is still momentum behind clean energy shift
UN: Weather and climate dominate 2015 disaster trends
NEWS: Hottest year on record linked to soaring levels of drought, heatwaves and rising seas, but better warning systems mean fewer deaths
‘Confused’ US teachers spread climate denial – study
NEWS: Educators lack awareness of the scientific consensus on human-caused global warming, researchers find, leading to mixed messages in classrooms
Land water storage slowed sea level rise – study
NEWS: Extra rain falling on continents partly offset the effect of melting ice caps last decade, data shows, with implications for coastal communities
Met Office fears Brexit would damage its climate models
NEWS: UK weather agency’s chief scientist warns funding cuts on leaving EU would affect the quality of its long-term forecasts
Sweden to go carbon neutral by 2045
NEWS: Seven out of eight parliamentary parties back proposal for rapid greenhouse gas emissions cuts, boosted by Paris agreement
Laurent Fabius quits French foreign ministry, stays as climate talks president
NEWS: Veteran politician who steered Paris climate summit to successful conclusion is moving to head up the Constitutional Council
China breezes past EU to become wind power leader
NEWS: Booming market grew 27% in 2015 edging past European Union for first time, says industry group
Obama outlines ‘climate-smart economy’ vision in final budget
NEWS: US president plans to channel billions into clean energy, resilience and climate aid – if the Republican-dominated Congress will let him
Bloomberg climate risk initiative targets secret polluters
NEWS: Heavyweight investigation into how business reports vulnerability to climate policies and impacts could leave many corporations exposed, say experts
Climate-linked bushfire warning as Tasmania’s ancient forests blaze
NEWS: Global warming is raising the fire threat across southern Australia, says Climate Institute, as 1,000-year old trees burn
Greenpeace ‘fracks’ UK parliament as public inquiry starts
NEWS: Campaign group installs mock fracking rig and drill in London on day independent panel review of Lancashire applications begins
UN panel agrees on CO2 efficiency standard for planes
NEWS: Committee recommends first ever international curb on aviation climate pollution; green groups say more action is needed
World’s first cactus-powered plant opens in Mexico
NEWS: Pilot scheme will run cars and a small power plant on biogas from prickly pear harvested in Michoacan state
Builders ‘central’ to Paris climate change pact
NEWS: Financial backers of construction industry must anticipate risks from warmer planet and low-carbon regulations to protect asset value, say new guidelines