Nilima Choudhury
Netherlands business coalition releases new 2020 climate strategy
‘National Energy Agreement’ aims to help government meet EU 2020 targets and accelerate green growth
Richard Branson: climate deniers need to be “called out”
Virgin chief says latest IPCC report demonstrates need for urgent action on climate and calls on governments to adopt tough pollution targets
Indigenous Australians could suffer most from climate change
Morning summary: Heatwave-related deaths in Sydney to triply; El Nino will be more intense, Australian government forced to pay millions if carbon tax is scrapped
Divestment stigma threatens fossil fuel’s future – report
Fossil fuel companies need to diversify if they are to continue trading profitably, a report from the University of Oxford warns
‘Ultra-mega’ solar power project to be constructed in India
The 4GW project in Rajasthan will be completed in phases with the first GW due to be running by 2016
Electricity could be generated from condensation
Water droplets carry an electric charge which can be used to generate electricity and make power plants more efficient
Germany delays EU car emissions deal for third time
Germany accused of “sharp practice” as country blocks another EU attempt to enforce tighter emission standards for cars
China and US cut back on wind power is a boost to solar
Slow-down in China and the US has held wind energy back from hitting the top spot
Indianapolis Airport to construct Vatican City sized solar installation
The installation would generate enough energy that is equivalent to taking 2,000 cars of the road
Is business ready to confront climate change?
Global mean temperature is “extremely likely” to be 1.5°C higher than in pre-industrial times, says IPCC report
Bangladeshi NGOs bribe government to release climate funds, says report
Morning summary: New research accuses Bangladeshi authorities of corruption; ICAO rejects EU’s Emissions Trading Scheme; UK nuclear power plant deal is in the offing
Pantomime to tragedy: was 2013 the year climate politics got real?
Oxford researcher Christopher Shaw asks why this week’s IPCC report seems to have had so little impact on world leaders
Lord Deben: no justification for changes to UK carbon budgets
Head of UK Climate Change Committee says there is no legal or economic justification to change the country’s current decarbonisation plans
Bloomberg: fracking unlikely to bring down UK energy bills
Bloomberg New Energy Finance submission to UK Parliament suggests shale gas could cost 50% to 100% more in UK than USA
China set to lead 2014 solar energy boom
Analysts predict global solar PV installations will exceed 40GW by 2014, with China leading with installations of more than 2GW planned
Goldman Sachs to invest $1.5 billion in Dong energy
Investment is likely to safeguard the future of one of the world’s biggest wind farm operators
Marks and Spencer tops carbon performance charts
Top 10 performers in Carbon Clear rankings include BT, National Grid, Unilever, Reed Elsevier, Sainsbury’s, BSkyB, Barclays and HSBC
Ocean acidification could cause extinction of marine species
Morning summary: Oceans being heated by climate change absorbs more CO2 says new research; Fukushima nuclear plant has suffered a second breach; China is ramping up solar manufacturing
RTCC 2013 Awards: Climate NGO Of The Year
Climate NGO nominations for the inaugural RTCC Climate Change Awards, due to be presented at UNFCCC COP19 in Warsaw
RTCC 2013 Awards: Solar Energy Solutions Provider
Solar Energy Solutions Provider nominations for the inaugural RTCC Climate Change Awards, due to be presented at UNFCCC COP19 in Warsaw