Directionless, US climate negotiators head to UN talks
As UN climate talks prepare to resume in Bonn on Monday, records show the US state department has had no formal engagement with the...
It’s time for honesty about climate uncertainty
Last fall, I attended a meeting of the Society for Decision Making Under Deep Uncertainty, hosted by the World Bank.The small, somewhat ad-hoc organization...
China, India swoop on first barrels of Kenyan oil
China and India have emerged as the buyers of the first ever crude oil export from Kenya, with the East African country shelving plans...
Rainfall extremes to become the Nile’s new normal
A 5,000-year-old problem is about to get much more problematic. Climate change will make it harder than ever to bank on the flow and...
Weekly wrap: who controls Africa’s clean energy destiny?
Our big story this week exposed an almighty row over Africa’s clean energy future.The Africa Clean Energy Initiative was launched at Paris climate talks in...
Trump complains US share of climate finance is unfair
Donald Trump has suggested that countries like China, India and Russia should pay a bigger share of climate finance, in an interview with Reuters.After...
EU must stop trying to dictate Africa’s clean energy future
The vision for an African-led clean energy revolution is in danger of being thrown off course because of interference by the European Commission and France.The...
EU, France accused of hijacking ‘Africa-led’ clean energy scheme
A $10bn clean energy programme launched at the Paris climate talks “by Africa, for Africa” is in turmoil after interventions by the EU and France.In a...
Insurers urged to stop underwriting coal projects, following Axa move
A coalition of green groups is calling on insurers to stop underwriting coal projects, on account of the risk they pose to the climate.The #UnfriendCoal...
UK foreign office climate staff cut in half under Tory government
The UK foreign office has almost halved the staff it devotes to climate change over the term of the past two Conservative-led governments.Staffing records, released by...