Megan Darby
Deputy editor at award-winning @ClimateHome. Interrogating the international politics of climate change. Born at 350ppm CO2. Available to break up man panels
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As climate change bites, Kenya water fund offers hope to farmers
ANALYSIS: Natural infrastructure is boosting Nairobi's resilience to water extremes, but this approach can struggle to attract investment
'Common timeframes': How they could speed or slow climate action
Russia and Japan want ten years. Vulnerable countries want five. Why the alignment the world's climate plans is a contest of ambition
Madrid climate talks will split nations into vanguard and laggard
In the wings of the Cop25 talks, hosts Spain and Chile will push governments to join a coalition of progressive nations pledging to raise their targets
Megan Darby
I'm missing this year's UN climate summit, leaving our coverage in the capable hands of @ChloeFarand. Her primers on the political dynamics... climatechangenews.com/2019/11/29/mad…
...and top technical challenge for #COP25 climatechangenews.com/2019/12/02/art…
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What is Article 6? The issue climate negotiators cannot agree
It has proven the hardest part of the Paris Agreement to create rules for, with warnings a weak decision could undermine the accord. Now it will dominate UN talks in Madrid
Megan Darby
I'm missing this year's UN climate summit, leaving our coverage in the capable hands of @ChloeFarand. Her primers on the political dynamics... climatechangenews.com/2019/11/29/mad…
...and top technical challenge for #COP25 climatechangenews.com/2019/12/02/art…
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What does a watertight national climate strategy look like?
As the UK heads to the polls once more, there’s something different this time round. In previous elections, climate change barely got any airtime. Now, as poll after poll shows that people want act…
Thousands of new homes planned in high-risk flood zones across England
Investigation comes with large parts of England facing weather warnings and severe flooding affecting South Yorkshire and the Midlands
Massive protests and disruption in Chile ahead of trade and UN climate summits
Government said plans for the meetings had not changed, but protesters and military remain on the streets and the death toll has reached 18
Chile pulls out of hosting Cop25 climate talks
Chile tells UN it will not be hosting meeting, just weeks before it was supposed to take place in Santiago
Outfoxed and Outgunned: How China Routed the U.S. in a U.N. Agency
The race for the top job at an obscure U.N. agency tested great-power influence on the world stage—and Beijing coasted into a victory over Washington.
Fighting for the climate … and then homework. What it’s like to be a young activist
From Sudan to New Zealand via Colombia and Japan, we hosted a conversation with 17 young climate activists. Here’s what we learned
In Tanzania, ownership of the forest offers new prospects for old loggers
In one of Africa's fastest deforesting nations, community control over the land offers villages new income, infrastructure and dignity
Extinction, empathy, endings, beginnings
Well, this tweet didn't age well… A year later, I have 15,000 followers, while they have nearly a quarter of a million. I had got into an argument with someone on Extinction Rebellion's Twitter account in its first month of existence, while they...
Net zero: the story of the target that will shape our future
The 'lionesses' who changed the way we measure climate ambition
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Megan Darby
Net zero emissions is fast becoming the guiding principle of climate action. I took a deep dive into its origins and the "lionesses" who pushed it up the political agenda
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Megan Darby
Thanks for all your kind comments about the net zero story. I've been a journalist for 8 years and still get nervous about any bit of reporting longer than 600 words
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Non-disclosure agreements, closed doors and rising CO2 at the UN's aviation body
CHN investigation discovers "heavy handed" methods used to restrict access to information at the International Civil Aviation Organisation
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Megan Darby
Important investigation by @ChloeFarand into the black box that is aviation climate negotiations
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7 areas of climate action at the UN climate summit
NEWS: UN summit sees pledges on forests, food security, finance and more. We provide an overview of some key promises
Megan Darby
BKM's summit was important for building political momentum ahead of the Paris COP. There were several of these announcements - coalitions of the willing in different spheres. I wonder how many have progressed?
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Five years after New York declaration, forest promises go unmet
Governments and businesses are not living up to voluntary commitments to halve tropical forest loss and restore 150 million hectares by 2020, report finds
UN 'very confident' China plans to raise climate ambition
Two weeks ahead of a key summit in New York, lead official Luis de Alba raised expectations of a significant announcement from Beijing
Megan Darby
UN raises expectations of a bold climate announcement from China at NY summit. But it's not clear whether they'll bring substantive plans or just a procedural promise
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China may allow green bonds for clean coal in blow to climate fight
The move would put the world’s largest emitter of greenhouse gases at odds with the European Union on green financing standards.
Megan Darby
China is expected to allow "green" bonds to fund "clean" coal projects - good scoop @bylijing
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