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December 2019
Europe ‘disappointed’ with COP25’s mediocre outcome
Converting coal plants to biomass could fuel climate crisis, scientists warn
UN climate talks end with limited progress on emissions targets
UK’s Brexit election explained: ‘There will be one less pro-climate vote in the EU’
EU Council chief takes over budget negotiations
Xie Zhenhua: China’s top climate negotiator steps down
Reach ‘peak meat’ by 2030 to tackle climate crisis, say scientists
France, UK block green finance deal in setback for climate goals
Decision time for the EU’s 2050 climate strategy
Rift between negotiators and civil society at COP25 becoming very obvious
UK’s biggest power plant to go carbon negative by 2030 but experts question if it will work
European Green Deal will change economy to solve climate crisis, says EU
Europe must lead on the climate crisis. The European Green Deal shows how
Australia ranked worst of 57 countries on climate change policy
TIMELINE-Greta Thunberg's rise from unknown activist to Time Person of the Year
EU Commission unveils ‘European Green Deal’: The key points
US seeking further block on compensation for climate damage
EU Green Deal to tune up car CO2 rules
At climate talks, Japan's Koizumi confronts critics over coal
Fossil fuel firms 'could be sued' for climate change
Judge clears Exxon in investor fraud case over climate risk disclosure
New Year’s countdown: Our top 10 blog posts of 2019
Climate change tops list of global worries for young people, says Amnesty
ARISTOTELES Sky - The Energy Cloud for Nations
Greenland's ice sheet melting seven times faster than in 1990s
European shipping emissions undermining international climate targets
COP25: cities are no longer waiting around for nations, Milan’s mayor says
About 100 countries at UN climate talks challenge Australia's use of carryover credits
Time is ripe to align EU policies with Paris Climate Agreement
European stakeholders call upon the new Commission to make 2030 climate target a priority
Climate Diplomacy: We must act and we must act collectively
EU could ban dirty battery imports, says Commission VP
Market debut for world’s biggest polluter must be a rallying cry for climate action
Thousands form human chain in Brussels in climate change demo
UN climate talks failing to address urgency of crisis, says top scientist
Australia 'risks being dumping ground' for cars with greenhouse gas 1,400 times more potent than CO2
A-Z of climate anxiety: how to avoid meltdown
Fix climate crisis because Earth is all we've got, Physics Nobel prize winner says
Carbon offsets have patchy human rights record. Now UN talks erode safeguards
Is the EU Just Transition Fund all for naught?
Denmark adopts climate law to cut emissions 70% by 2030
European cities commit to net zero buildings
Coal is now too hot for insurers to handle
‘Do no harm’: Nuclear squeezed out of EU green finance scheme
Greta Thunberg says school strikes have achieved nothing
EU reaches milestone by agreeing on green criteria for finance
Breaking the Silos: Cooperation Across Industries is Needed to Address Climate Change
Toxic fluorescent lamps: Mercury issue with large energy saving potential
Aviation and shipping set to face differing fortunes under EU Green Deal
EU reaches groundbreaking compromise to stop greenwashing of finance
EU banking regulator: ‘No green economy if we encourage banks to be insolvent’
CO2-tracking satellites crucial for climate efforts, say space experts
EU finance ministers back energy tax reform, singles out aviation
‘People’ to take centre stage in EU Commission’s new energy policy
EU agreement on 2050 climate neutrality can help spur a renovation wave
Revolt brewing against EU’s ‘unrealistic’ climate goals
Businesses need strong climate policy as they aim for net-zero
Europe's 'carbon border tax' could hurt climate negotiations -China adviser
Buildings must be at the heart of the European Green Deal. Here’s why
Analysis: Global fossil-fuel emissions up 0.6 per cent in 2019 due to China
Tackling degraded oceans could mitigate climate crisis - report
Europe’s environment ‘at a tipping point’, EU agency says
Climate change: Emissions edge up despite drop in coal
Climate models have accurately predicted global heating, study finds
Paris climate deal: world not on track to meet goal amid continuous emissions
EU leaders to push for climate neutrality at next week’s summit, draft shows
12 strategies to step up global energy efficiency – eceee, ACEEE, AEEE
Renovation is key to meet climate targets – BPIE report
IEA at COP25 presses for stronger action on energy efficiency
Natural gas rush drives a global rise in fossil fuel emissions
COP25: ‘Signals of hope’ multiplying in face of global climate crisis, insists UN chief Guterres
In China, coal creeps back in as slowing economy overshadows climate change ambitions
Poor nations pay price as millions flee 'climate chaos', Oxfam says
Climate crisis: what is COP and can it save the world?
RE100 campaign tops 200 corporate members
Commission official: EU should re-examine renewable energy rules
Coal power becoming 'uninsurable' as firms refuse cover
Zero-hour on climate, but UN talks in another time zone
Von der Leyen to start with climate summit, Africa trip
What is Article 6? The issue climate negotiators cannot agree
Boris Johnson urged to challenge Trump on climate denial
Green finance sector expected to discuss issue of climate justice at COP25
Bank of England's Carney to become U.N. climate finance envoy
Poor states ‘need extra cash to combat climate crisis threats’
Governments should take stronger action on energy efficiency, according to global IEA survey
November 2019
Brazil's president accuses actor DiCaprio of financing Amazon fires, offers no evidence
Progressive businesses support a 55% carbon reduction target in Europe
The climate crisis is our responsibility, not our children’s
World’s second-largest ferry operator switching from diesel to batteries
German central banker pushes back on calls for ECB to fight climate change
Leak reveals Brussels’ draft plan for European green deal
Madrid climate talks to split nations into vanguard and laggard
JRC: Need to speed up building renovation to meet climate goals
European Parliament declares climate emergency
Parliament signs 2020 EU budget deal, boosts spending on climate action
Power and gas ‘coupling’ seen as key to EU’s zero-carbon quest
Demands grow for ‘global justice’ on climate damage at UN talks
Greening the blue: championing coastal climate solutions
Do NECPs from the 28 Member States meet EU transport decarbonisation targets?
UK leaders debate climate, with Boris Johnson replaced by ice sculpture
The five corrupt pillars of climate change denial
Implementing clean air rules the eternal problem, as EU countries told to raise game
IKEA to invest 200 mln euros in race to turn 'climate positive'
China says CO2 border tax will damage global climate change fight
Climate emergency: world 'may have crossed tipping points’
Paris, Berlin divided over nuclear’s recognition as green energy
Paris, Berlin divided over nuclear’s recognition as green energy
Angela Merkel criticises EIB decision to ban gas lending
Solar and battery storage: A clean solution to a dirty problem
Impact of air pollution on health may be far worse than thought, study suggests
EU climate investment falls behind China and the US
Yes, electric vehicles really are better than fossil fuel burners
UN calls for push to cut greenhouse gas levels to avoid climate chaos
Government seeks public views on how best to decarbonise by 2050
Carbon emissions show no signs of peaking
European Parliament splits over climate emergency motion
Weights show the way to cheap stored power
European coal power output sees ‘unprecedented’ decline
'A sly thief': Rising heat steals jobs and lives in eastern India
Greenhouse gases surge to record in 2018, exceeding 10-yr average rate: U.N.
COP25 will determine climate’s ‘crucial’ year
Construction clean-up looms as Green Deal approaches
At least four dead after massive floods hit southeastern France
Students accuse Cambridge university of 'greenwashing' ties with oil firms
Can we have net zero emissions and still fly?
Death toll from Kenya landslides rises to 56 as heavy rains lash country's north west
Weights show the way to cheap stored power
Estee Lauder signs renewable energy deal
Housing renovation plan will be ‘flagship’ of European Green Deal
Arctic’s oldest ice shows signs of change
Time to steer shipping into the EU carbon market
Altmaier’s planned ‘turbine-free zones’ could halve Germany’s wind energy potential
Why Europe should champion a carbon border tax
Multiple Benefits Symposium highlights how to influence energy-saving investments
Extinction Rebellion aims to turn up political heat with hunger strikes
How do we convince climate change deniers? That’s the wrong question.
Finally, the public wants action on the climate crisis. Now politics must catch up
Companies control majority of US energy use, but most lack efficiency goals
Wealth alone won't save countries from climate change
Greener, longer life: More trees reduce premature deaths in cities
Study: No EU country has calculated transport decarbonisation costs
Tech route to greener cities only 'smart' if residents follow
Fossil fuel production on track for double the safe climate limit
COP25 to keep ocean focus despite moving to Madrid
Is carbon-neutral beef the future of Australia’s beef sector?
Putin attacks ‘strange’ European plans to reduce gas usage
Grid-interactive efficient buildings are the future, and utilities can help lead the way
Decarbonising the construction industry: Can Europe lead in low carbon buildings and infrastructure?
Why is aviation’s true climate impact being kept under the radar?
Berlin and Brussels should realise that e-fuels for trucks are a bad, expensive bet
Offshore wind carry EU to meeting Paris goals, says IEA
Can carbon offsets tackle airlines’ emissions problem?
British Columbia tops provinces in Canada’s first-ever energy efficiency scorecard
EU 2020 budget boosts climate action spending
Daniel Caspary MEP: Raw materials ‘need a sustainable deal, not a green deal’
Over half of India's coal-fired power plants set to miss emission norm deadline
Breaking new ground: The EU’s push for raw materials sovereignty
Investors step up pressure on global energy watchdog over climate change
Financing the energy transition: Where’s the money?
Renewable energy: climate crisis 'may have triggered faster wind speeds'
Climate change and the bleak prognosis for human health
MEP: Clean technology mix needed to decarbonise transport
Yemenis go solar amid war energy shortage
Venice hit by another exceptional high tide; worst week in 150 years
The Amazon: on the frontline of a global battle to tackle the climate crisis
Scientists and climate advisers condemn Tory environmental record
Climate activists block Geneva airport's private-jet terminal
If you can’t talk about climate when the country is burning, when can you?
France to end tax breaks for palm oil in biofuel
French gas networks could mix in green hydrogen in future, say operators
German ministers urge EU to lead the way at COP25 in Madrid
European Investment Bank ends lending to fossil fuel projects
French banks still fund coal despite finance minister’s plea
EU ETS a threat to renovation of buildings: Analysis concludes
Political agreement on EU tyre labelling 'will save equivalent to 4 million cars’
Shell announces support for Europe's first sustainable aviation fuel plant
Germany makes legal changes to ease completion of Nord Stream 2
Wildfire threat darkens California dream, residents say
Flood, fire and plague: climate change blamed for disasters
Is coal power winning the US-China trade war?
Green Climate Fund expands support to more than 100 developing states
Growing demand for SUVs 'could negate electric car benefits'
The world’s foremost energy outlook is still leading us to catastrophic climate change
Singapore state investor Temasek to be carbon neutral by 2020
Climate change exposes future generations to life-long health harm
Germany to sit out decisive EIB vote amid fossil fuel row
First Arab astronaut to visit ISS urges climate protection on Earth
How do efficiency programs serve low-income communities? New study takes a look.
Nuclear power ‘dead and alive’, S&P proclaims
Air pollution nanoparticles linked to brain cancer for first time
Stakeholders push for progress on France’s climate adaptation plans
Do more now or risk climate catastrophe, IEA warns
Circular economy erected as ‘number one priority’ of European Green Deal
Greta Thunberg leaves US with simple climate crisis message: vote
Norway flaunts its green credentials – so why is it drilling more oil wells?
EU bank tees up fossil fuel compromise ahead of crucial vote