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January 2021
John Kerry promises ‘significantly’ more climate finance at adaptation summit
Renewables overtook fossil fuels as EU’s main power source in 2020
Global ice loss accelerating at record rate, study finds
EU may "recalibrate" climate-friendly investment guide
Europe must become a global climate power
EU carbon border levy shaping up as ‘notional ETS’
As US renews climate relations with EU and China, carbon pricing raises tensions
Helping poorest tackle climate crisis will boost global growth, says IMF head
Biden administration to unveil more climate policies, urges China to toughen emissions target
Cross-channel power link for 1m British homes opens
How hemp can help to moderate the climate crisis
Keystone XL cancellation: ‘Wake-up call’ for Canada to address oil and gas blind spot
October 2019
How are banks doing on sustainable finance commitments? Not good enough
World's largest banks lagging in sustainable finance: report
Germany and Netherlands sign joint declaration of intent on energy transition
Poland stokes dispute over net-zero emissions price and meaning
Siemens partner with UK100 for £100bn of clean energy projects
'Things are getting unstable': global heating and the rise of rockfalls in Swiss Alps
EU leaders risk trade tension with carbon border tax plan to shield industry
Trees for goals: the teenager playing to end deforestation
Political uncertainty poses obstacle to UN’s global goals, businesses say
Climate change activists spray red paint at UK Treasury from fire engine
Australia’s vast carbon sink releasing millions of tonnes of CO2 back into atmosphere
Leave ‘em laughing instead of crying: Climate humour can break down barriers and find common ground
The climate protest movement must not alienate Britain’s working classes
Academic: Higher carbon price needed to ramp up EU biomethane production
German power giant RWE, Europe’s biggest emitter, aims for zero carbon by 2040
September 2019
Storm kills 1, disrupts rail traffic in northern Germany
How should China respond to melting glaciers and rising sea levels?
China aims to shut 8.7 GW of coal power by year-end - regulator
Tall, flexible, and digitally connected: A peek at the buildings of the future
‘Flight shaming’ is in the air as UN summit faces climate crisis
More South Korean coal power plant curbs needed to tackle pollution: advisory group
How will low-lying Singapore’s built environment survive rising seas?
The future of biogas in Europe: it’s a local affair
Is blockchain an overhyped tool for Asia’s energy transition?
Weatherwatch: glass skyscrapers are worst energy offenders
Storm kills 1, disrupts rail traffic in northern Germany
Floods kill 113 in north India in late monsoon burst, jail, hospital submerged
Citing climate risk, investors bet against mortgage market
UK ‘needs billions a year’ to meet 2050 climate targets
A woman-focused climate agenda
What is Greta Thunberg really achieving?
A Green Deal for Europe will fail unless it confronts natural gas
Greta Thunberg meets Justin Trudeau amid climate strikes: 'He is not doing enough'
Europe’s overloaded land is driving forest destruction and climate breakdown
WSED keeps offering opportunities for Young Energy Researchers
Trade unions call for ‘new social contract’ to drive energy transition
Fight the power: why climate activists are suing Europe’s biggest coal plant
We've got a deadline to save people and planet – let's start the charge
Thinning of the Arctic ‘unprecedented for at least 1,000 years’ – IPCC report
Putting a price on carbon is not easy; energy efficiency can help
Finnish official: ‘Heating is far from being just a local issue’
Sustainable financing may have its limits
Lambasting China over its emissions might impress the US but it could be costly for Australia
Sustainable financing may have its limits
Council maintains nuclear as eligible for ‘green’ finance
Will Asia’s banks join the movement to decarbonise shipping?
1% of English residents take one-fifth of overseas flights, survey shows
Germany’s missed opportunity to regain climate leadership
Passion for winter sports can help fight climate change, organizers say
European countries must step up support for Green Climate Fund
UN agency calls for global Green New Deal to overhaul trade system
Poland plans new coal mines despite EU's call for carbon neutrality
Fifth of world's calories threatened as climate scientists sound alarm over wheat
Extreme sea level events ‘will hit once a year by 2050’
UN summit day #3: SDGs in the spotlight
Protect coastal, island communities now as seas rise, scientists urge
Decarbonising Europe’s heating sector
Shipping and fossil fuel tax exemption
Sustainable financing may have its limits
VW bosses indicted over emissions cheating
Australia has dodged global attention on fossil fuels because of assiduous diplomatic efforts
Ocean holds solutions to help tackle climate change, report finds
Koizumi's 'sexy' words on climate change ring hollow for some in Japan
Most of world's biggest firms 'unlikely' to meet Paris climate targets
Three EU countries bump up renewable energy goal for 2030
VW bosses indicted over emissions cheating
Upcoming Symposium in Berlin: Valuing the multiple benefits of energy efficiency
Oil CEOs push carbon-capture efforts ahead of climate talks
Russia formally joins Paris climate agreement
Greta Thunberg condemns world leaders in emotional speech at UN
EU countries urged to reject UN scheme that could thwart action on aviation emissions
Amazon commits to being carbon neutral by 2040
UN climate summit diary, day #1: ‘Big announcement’ expected
Countries must triple climate emission cut targets to limit global heating to 2C
From Indonesia to Gabon, countries turn to nature to cut climate risks
Poorest people getting world's small change to cope with climate crisis
Cities and regions will be pivotal in reaching climate neutrality by 2050
Efficiency makes clean energy cost-competitive with new gas power plants
EU countries urged to reject UN scheme that could thwart action on aviation emissions
Climate change fight should be 'sexy' and 'fun', Japan's new environment minister says
Tiny changes might seem insignificant. But they are how we save the planet
Britain to create 1 bln pound fund for clean energy technology
Africa to seek declaration of global climate emergency at UN summit
It’s taken years, but at last there’s real hope for meaningful climate action
The Guardian view on transport emissions: the trouble with planes and automobiles
Faster global warming may bring much more heat
Investors demand binding EU measures to shield from climate risks
‘Coal bubble’ puts EU carbon market under threat, watchdog warns
‘Four million’ join students in climate marches, building pressure on leaders
What the European Parliament must do to halt the destruction of the Amazon
More than 100 countries applied for UN climate summit, half were rejected
Global decarbonisation efforts ‘stall’, pushing climate goals out of reach
The 6 trends shaping Southeast Asia’s clean energy sector
National governments urged to get behind cities to win climate fight
Investing in zero-carbon cities will return $24 trillion by 2050, report finds
'Greenwashing': fossil fuel execs to hold invite-only forum at UN climate summit
ACEEE press release: US Government takes sledgehammer to clean car rules
Human rights threats in warming world could speed up climate action
Choreography of a climate deal
'We're losing the race': UN secretary general calls climate change an 'emergency'
Aluminium sector illustrates close link between trade and climate policy
French researchers forecast more intensified global warming
Air pollution particles found on foetal side of placentas – study
When it comes to addressing climate change, gender matters
Greenhouse gas emissions on the rise from road transport in the UK
The beauty of a Green New Deal is that it would pay for itself
Perhaps we need to explain climate change to politicians as we would to very small children
Wall Street investment giants voting against key climate resolutions
Greta Thunberg to Congress: ‘You’re not trying hard enough. Sorry’
ACEEE press release: Energy Efficiency Can Slash Emissions and Get US Halfway to Climate Goals
The silenced: meet the climate whistleblowers muzzled by Trump
'Like a sunburn on your lungs': how does the climate crisis impact health?
Illinois marijuana growers will face energy efficiency and reporting rules
What is the UN climate action summit?
Canadian climate concern could carry Greens to breakthrough election
Carbon capture struggles to accelerate in race to avert climate crash
Report: Financing the European Green Deal
Can the rest of the world save itself from climate breakdown without the US?
The future of energy policy: A conversation with BECC keynote speaker Phil Sharp
Smart energy meter rollout deadline pushed back to 2024
Pres. Trump, light bulbs don’t cause people to look orange
Is industry fragmentation blocking the path to net-zero energy buildings?
EXCLUSIVE-Cities to step up at U.N. to push climate fight, sustainable development
European Green Deal calls for a green EU budget
Thousands of car protesters block Frankfurt Motor Show with bikes
Net zero: the story of the target that will shape our future
Trump's long-term plan to destroy Obama's green legacy
The world has a third pole – and it's melting quickly
'Americans are waking up': two thirds say climate crisis must be addressed
'This is our home': Kenya islanders demand say in foreign-backed projects
'This is our home': Kenya islanders demand say in foreign-backed projects
'We have a once-in-century chance': Naomi Klein on how we can fight the climate crisis
Nigerian tree planter: Europe, US must help Africa fight climate change
Forest protection likely to be new priority for EU Parliament
Teenage activist Greta Thunberg takes climate protest to Trump
Only one-fifth of climate finance going to adaptation, finds OECD
Floods kills at least five in southeast Spain, thousands evacuated
Brexit must not distract from UK’s biggest job in 2020: the Glasgow climate summit
Deforestation is getting worse, 5 years after countries and companies vowed to stop it
Pollutionwatch: how skilful driving can reduce toxic fumes
Aviation’s black box: Non-disclosure agreements, closed doors and rising CO2
Rising temperatures resulting in diesel cars emitting more air pollution
First ‘millennial’ Commissioner to address challenges for Generation Z
UN ‘very confident’ China plans to raise climate ambition
Which comes first for green buildings: technology transformation or cultural change?
China’s plan to electrify the economy
Green Deal branded as ‘hallmark’ of new European Commission
Adaptation isn’t enough. We’ve got to throw everything at the climate crisis
Energy transition ‘happening fast but not quickly enough’ to stop planet heating: report
Lower cost, less controversy: Business case builds for energy efficiency
World 'gravely' unprepared for effects of climate crisis – report
EU eyes end of energy tax waivers for air and sea transport sectors
‘Asia undermining efforts to reduce coal dependence’
Missed Opportunity: Few utilities fully integrate energy efficiency and demand response
No need to cut beef to tackle climate crisis, say farmers
Can we save the world, one tree at a time?
Clean energy or food? Asian nations grapple with new demands on land
UK to host crucial global talks on tackling climate emergency
Air conditioning for all? Hotter world faces risk of 'cooling poverty'
EU countries have ‘no concrete plans’ to phase out fossil fuel subsidies: report
EIB begins metamorphosis into climate bank
Listen up, 2020 candidates: Energy affordability is a major problem
Jakarta’s sea level prompts a move – at a price
Alive but lost: In Bahamas, Hurricane Dorian survivors wonder what next
Summer heatwaves caused 1,500 extra deaths in France - health minister
Hundreds of climate sceptics to mount international campaign to stop net-zero targets being made law
Climate change activists storm red carpet at Venice Film Festival
Pope says deforestation must be treated as a global threat
Brexit is stalling Britain from taking vital action on climate crisis, says expert
Meet the environment defenders fighting for clean energy in Southeast Asia
France’s path towards sustainable farming eroded by increased droughts
Fires in Brazil’s Amazon have devastating consequences
Amazon countries sign forest pact, promising to coordinate disaster response
Climate Weekly: US Dems’ 7-hour climathon
Seagrass conservation will help tackle climate change
US cities adopt stricter building energy codes
Democrats must go to war with fossil fuel industry to take on the climate crisis
Oil and gas companies undermining climate goals, says report
Scientist: ‘I’m pretty sure we will need carbon removal technologies’
Amazon fires are a shameful indictment of our lust for excess
New geo-clustering tool helps understand buildings performance and savings potentials
Time to give the transport sector the predictability it needs to thrive in a zero emission economy
