Climate finance
Former Shell chair speaks of distress at climate policy inertia
NEWS: Mark Moody Stuart says dangers were evident decades ago, offers backing to divestment and carbon pricing
Private finance central to hitting $100bn climate goal, says study
NEWS: New analysis from World Resources Institute highlights challenge facing developed countries in meeting funding target
Kevin Rudd – forget the UN, G20 must lead on climate change
NEWS: “High time” for group of top emitters to broker climate agreement outside of United Nations, ex-Australia leader says
China’s national carbon market: When, where and how?
ANALYSIS: Traders are banking on Beijing’s plans for a national carbon market being a success, but challenges in its design remain
Fossil fuel companies “underestimating” divestment movement
NEWS: Top polluters are failing to appreciate scale of “rapid” campaigns around world and size of investors involved
Green skies for aviation industry behind schedule
NEWS: Deadline to set up offset mechanism at UN’s aviation body meet in 2016 will be missed, delaying action on climate
Ignoring carbon risk is ‘gross negligence’ – pensions chief
NEWS: Money managers will face lawsuits if they fail to confront climate impact of fossil fuel holdings, warns ERAFP boss Philippe Desfosses
NGOs cry ‘greenwash’ over Paris climate talk sponsors
NEWS: Companies including Air France, Renault-Nissan and Suez Environnement will foot 20% of €187,000 bill for critical summit
World Bank sets methane price floor to cut emissions
NEWS: Initiative aims to drive investment in bioenergy and waste management in poor countries, limiting potent greenhouse gas emissions
Norway $900bn oil fund set to ditch coal shares
NEWS: Coal-heavy power utilities and mining companies are in the firing line as lawmakers endorse biggest fossil divestment push to date
Carbon pricing winning favour with tiger economies
NEWS: As China readies nationwide carbon trading market, the likes of South Africa and Kazakhstan are developing carbon pricing
Can carbon pricing be a climate saviour?
ANALYSIS: Businesses and top officials in Barcelona for the Carbon Expo support moves to make polluters pay, but don’t expect miracles
Investors worth $12trn call for long term carbon target
NEWS: Chiefs of 120 funds urge G7 finance ministers to back emissions phase-out in Paris climate deal due this December
Sense of ‘inevitability’ over carbon pricing – World Bank climate envoy
NEWS: Greenhouse gas taxes and markets worth some US$50 billion worldwide, says report, with interest growing ahead of Paris climate pact
Millions of businesses call for zero carbon shift
NEWS: More than 6.5 companies back call on policymakers to set a path to go carbon neutral “well before the end of the century”
Axa to ditch €500m of coal holdings in 2015
NEWS: At Climate Week Paris, French insurer announces biggest fossil fuel divestment push to date, encouraging others to follow
Climate change threat demands reform to financial system – UNEP
NEWS: ‘Stress tests’ for international finance from rising climate impacts, as UN report calls for banking cultural shift
Fossil fuel giants reject calls to keep oil, gas and coal in ground
NEWS: Heads of Statoil, Glencore and Total use Paris summit to register climate concern but dismiss fears assets are dangerous
Green Climate Fund says it’s funded and open for business
NEWS: Japan delivers $1.5 billion to allow funds for clean energy projects in developing world to start flowing ahead of Paris summit
How fast do business leaders think we can cut CO2 emissions?
NEWS: CEOs of Unilever, L’Oreal, BNP Paribas, RWE and Total outline their plans to tackle climate change at Paris summit