- World Bank says it will try to get governments to stop spending public money making fossil fuels artificially cheap https://www.climatechangenews.com/2023/10/11/world-bank-targets-dirty-subsidies-to-fund-climate-action/ 34 comments energy
- Factories shut down as heatwave hits hydropower in China’s Sichuan province | Tesla, Toyota and Foxconn are among the multinational companies affected by a cascading water and energy crisis https://www.climatechangenews.com/2022/08/22/heatwave-hydropower-china-sichuan-tesla/ 15 comments worldnews
- Saudi energy minister touts pink hydrogen made by "emancipated young ladies". However the bulk is likely to be blue, made from methane gas and emitting carbon dioxide in the process. “We will have a field day with blue hydrogen because again, we’re the cheapest cost producer of gas." https://www.climatechangenews.com/2022/01/21/saudi-energy-minister-touts-pink-hydrogen-made-emancipated-young-ladies/ 36 comments energy
- Portugal ends coal burning two years ahead of schedule https://www.climatechangenews.com/2020/07/15/portugal-ends-coal-burning-two-years-ahead-schedule/ 832 comments worldnews
- South Korea to implement Green New Deal after ruling party election win. Seoul is to set a 2050 net zero emissions goal and end coal financing, after the Democratic Party’s landslide victory in one of the world’s first Covid-19 elections https://www.climatechangenews.com/2020/04/16/south-korea-implement-green-new-deal-ruling-party-election-win/ 374 comments technology
- Denmark adopts climate law to cut emissions 70% by 2030 https://www.climatechangenews.com/2019/12/06/denmark-adopts-climate-law-cut-emissions-70-2030/ 221 comments worldnews
- 'Three million' join students in climate marches, building pressure on leaders https://www.climatechangenews.com/2019/09/20/three-million-join-students-global-strike-climate-action/ 7 comments worldnews
- The window to save Arctic sea ice is rapidly closing https://www.climatechangenews.com/2019/09/18/window-save-arctic-sea-ice-rapidly-closing/ 4 comments europe
- Bolsonaro under fire for deforestation denial, after sacking space agency chief https://www.climatechangenews.com/2019/08/05/bolsonaro-fire-deforestation-denial-sacking-space-agency-chief/ 7 comments worldnews
- Australia seeks to water down climate declaration at Pacific summit https://www.climatechangenews.com/2019/08/13/australia-seeks-water-climate-declaration-pacific-summit/ 5 comments worldnews
- Poland expected to delay EU carbon neutrality deal https://www.climatechangenews.com/2019/07/18/poland-expected-delay-eu-carbon-neutrality-deal/ 13 comments europe
- Two million in Zimbabwe's capital have no water as city turns off taps https://www.climatechangenews.com/2019/07/15/two-million-zimbabwes-capital-no-water-city-turns-off-taps/ 5 comments worldnews
- Asset managers worth $15 trillion make climate risk promise to Macron https://www.climatechangenews.com/2019/07/12/asset-managers-worth-15-trillion-make-climate-risk-promise-macron/ 49 comments worldnews
- France announces tax on air travel, in climate push https://www.climatechangenews.com/2019/07/09/france-announces-tax-air-travel-climate-push/ 118 comments worldnews
- China pledges to strengthen climate plan by 2020 https://www.climatechangenews.com/2019/07/02/china-pledges-strengthen-climate-plan-2020/ 14 comments worldnews
- UN report on 1.5C blocked from climate talks after Saudi Arabia disputes science https://www.climatechangenews.com/2019/06/27/un-report-1-5c-blocked-climate-talks-saudi-arabia-disputes-science/ 17 comments worldnews
- EU climate deal fails amid four-nation revolt https://www.climatechangenews.com/2019/06/21/eu-climate-deal-fails-amid-four-nation-revolt/ 9 comments europe
- EU climate deal fails amid four-nation revolt https://www.climatechangenews.com/2019/06/21/eu-climate-deal-fails-amid-four-nation-revolt/ 3 comments worldnews
- Democrat frontrunner Biden says he will stop China spreading coal around the world https://www.climatechangenews.com/2019/06/05/democrat-frontrunner-biden-says-will-stop-china-spreading-coal-around-world/ 37 comments worldnews
- Deadly Japan heatwave 'essentially impossible' without global warming https://www.climatechangenews.com/2019/05/29/deadly-japan-heatwave-essentially-impossible-without-global-warming/ 258 comments worldnews
- EU plans first satellite fleet to monitor CO2 in every country https://www.climatechangenews.com/2019/05/27/eu-plans-satellite-fleet-monitor-co2-every-country/ 272 comments worldnews
- Brazil: Official who fined Bolsonaro for illegal fishing in 2012 is fired https://www.climatechangenews.com/2019/03/29/brazil-official-fined-bolsonaro-illegal-fishing-2012-fired/ 294 comments worldnews
- New UK green watchdog to be based on EU system, says Gove https://www.climatechangenews.com/2019/03/06/new-uk-green-watchdog-based-eu-system-says-gove/ 4 comments europe
- Ecosystems across Australia are collapsing under climate change http://www.climatechangenews.com/2018/07/23/ecosystems-across-australia-collapsing-climate-change/ 4 comments worldnews
- EU: ‘Difficult to imagine’ trade deals with countries not in Paris Agreement http://www.climatechangenews.com/2018/02/02/eu-difficult-imagine-trade-deals-countries-not-paris-agreement/ 6 comments worldnews
- Trump seeks pro-coal alliance with Japan, Australia as global push against fuel grows http://www.climatechangenews.com/2017/12/12/trump-seeks-pro-coal-allies-global-push-fuel-grows/ 33 comments worldnews
- Pompeo, Koch ally and Paris climate critic, tipped as US secretary of state http://www.climatechangenews.com/2017/11/30/pompeo-koch-ally-paris-climate-critic-tipped-us-secretary-state/ 4 comments worldnews
- Brazilian Amazon loses 660,000 hectares of forest in one year http://www.climatechangenews.com/2017/10/19/brazilian-amazon-loses-660000-hectares-forest-one-year/ 11 comments worldnews
- Netherlands to end coal power by 2030, closing down new plants http://www.climatechangenews.com/2017/10/11/netherlands-agrees-coal-phase-calls-stronger-2030-eu-emissions-target/ 3 comments business
- India and China ‘on track to exceed Paris climate pledges’ - Coal plant cancellations mean the world’s two largest countries are cutting emissions faster than predicted a year ago, outweighing the effect of US policy rollbacks http://www.climatechangenews.com/2017/05/15/india-china-track-exceed-paris-climate-pledges/ 71 comments technology
- China coal use fell again in 2016, solar capacity rose 82% http://www.climatechangenews.com/2017/02/28/china-coal-use-fell-again-in-2016-solar-capacity-increased-82/ 373 comments worldnews
- Germany 'must halve coal power' to meet 2030 climate target http://www.climatechangenews.com/2017/01/16/germany-must-halve-coal-power-to-meet-2030-climate-target/ 47 comments europe
- India to halt building new coal plants in 2022 | Draft government plan finds no need for new coal stations beyond those already under construction, calls for massive renewable energy push http://www.climatechangenews.com/2016/12/16/india-to-halt-building-new-coal-plants-in-2022/ 54 comments worldnews
- Scientists "too frightened" to tell truth on climate impacts http://www.climatechangenews.com/2016/09/26/scientists-too-frightened-to-tell-truth-on-climate-impacts/ 68 comments worldnews
- Jerry Brown: “Today, the assembly speaker, most Democrats and one brave Republican passed SB 32, rejecting the brazen deception of the oil lobby and their Trump-inspired allies who deny science and fight every reasonable effort to curb global warming.” http://www.climatechangenews.com/2016/08/25/california-passes-ambitious-climate-targets/ 146 comments politics
- Paris climate agreement set to become law this year | Announcements made by Japan and New Zealand on Wednesday tipped numbers over the dual requirements for the agreement to enter into force http://www.climatechangenews.com/2016/08/18/paris-climate-agreement-set-to-become-law-this-year/ 3 comments worldnews
- EU smashes 2020 emissions target six years early | Greenhouse gas emissions in 2014 were 4.1% lower than the previous year and 24.4% below the 1990 baseline. The 2020 target is a 20% cut. http://www.climatechangenews.com/2016/06/21/eu-smashes-2020-emissions-target-six-years-early/ 331 comments worldnews
- Arctic sea ice melt "like a train wreck" says US scientist.Artic sea ice levels are on course to hit a new record low as warming at the North Pole accelerates.Temperatures in Alaska hit 11C above average this winter. http://www.climatechangenews.com/2016/05/23/arctic-sea-ice-melt-like-a-train-wreck-says-us-scientist/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=feed%3A+climatehome+%28climate+home%29 173 comments worldnews
- UN envoy warns of environmental activist murder 'epidemic' | At least 116 environmental defenders were killed in 2014, according to NGO Global Witness, with 40% of whom were indigenous. http://www.climatechangenews.com/2016/03/18/un-envoy-warns-of-environmental-activist-murder-epidemic/ 81 comments worldnews
- US climate policies boosted economy $2.2 billion in 2013 | And as a result of reductions in other forms of air pollution associated with burning coal, diesel and oil, in accordance with legislation known as state renewable portfolio standards (RPS), the US was perhaps $5.2 billion the richer. http://www.climatechangenews.com/2016/01/11/us-climate-policies-boosted-economy-2-2bn-in-2013/ 17 comments politics