New coal plants 'most urgent' threat to the planet, warns OECD head

Governments must rethink plans for new coal-fired power plants around the world, as these are now the “most urgent” threat to the future of the planet, the head of the OECD has warned.

Catch them if you can: the pragmatic ways to cut carbon emissions

With an immense scientific consensus that manmade greenhouse gases cause climate change, there is pressure to reduce carbon emissions, but little sign that governments can reach a binding agreement to cut back sufficiently.

Clean Energy Finance Corporation told to prepare for its demise

The Abbott government has instructed the Clean Energy Finance Corporation to prepare its accounts for the upcoming mid-year economic statement on the basis that it will stop making investments on 31 December and cease to exist on 30 June next year.

Exclusive: U.S. energy venture says its refineries would produce export-ready fuel

(Reuters) - Quantum Energy Inc (QEGY.PK), a U.S. energy venture, intends to build a network of "micro refineries" that would produce fuel fit for export, an executive said on Friday.

Apparent pause in global warming blamed on 'lousy' data

A widely reported "pause" in global warming may be an artefact of scientists looking at the wrong data, says a climate scientist at the European Space Agency.

Drax follows Centrica in issuing profit warning

Drax, the operator of Britain's biggest power station, has become the second energy company in as many days to issue a profit warning on the back of falling wholesale prices.

Nuclear Industry Gains Carbon-Focused Allies in Push to Save Reactors

Environmentalists and the nuclear industry are beginning a push to preserve old nuclear reactors whose economic viability is threatened by cheap natural gas and rising production of wind energy.

UN urges huge increase in green energy to avert climate disaster

David Cameron's commitment to the green agenda will come under the fiercest scrutiny yet this week when top climate-change experts will warn that only greater use of renewable energy – including windfarms – can prevent a global catastrophe.

European Lawmakers Support Carbon Trading System

The European Parliament on Tuesday approved a rescue plan for the European Union’s system for trading carbon-emission credits.

Campaign against fossil fuels growing, says study

A campaign to persuade investors to take their money out of the fossil fuel sector is growing faster than any previous divestment campaign and could cause significant damage to coal, oil and gas companies, according to a study from the University of Oxford.

Cooling Pacific has dampened global warming, research shows

Cooling waters in the tropical Pacific Ocean appear to be a major factor in dampening global warming in recent years, scientists said on Wednesday.

Japan cracks seabed 'ice gas' in dramatic leap for global energy

Japan has extracted natural "ice" gas from methane hydrates beneath the sea off its coasts in a technological coup, opening up a super-resource that could meet the country's gas needs for the next century and radically change the world's energy outlook.

Scientists bid to turn power station emissions into 'solar fuels'

Scientists in Edinburgh are working to develop technology capable of converting carbon dioxide emissions from power stations into fuel.

Climate Talks Yield Commitment to Ambitious, but Unclear, Actions

DOHA, Qatar — The annual United Nations climate change negotiations concluded here late Saturday after the customary all-night negotiating session and recriminations over who must bear the costs and burdens of a warming planet.

A catastrophe if global warming falls off the international agenda

A month's rain fell in a day last week in parts of Britain. There were 140 flood warnings in the north of England, rain forcing the evacuation of Croston and Darwen in Lancashire; elsewhere, it washed out the Isle of Wight festival.