Climate finance
Glasgow University could ditch £19m fossil fuel assets
NEWS: Official panel recommends Glasgow follows other academic institutions in ditching oil and gas investments
Extra $800bn needed per year to avert dangerous climate change
NEWS: Diverting fossil fuel subsidies into low carbon technology could bridge the green investment gap, say researchers
India warns UN climate deal in 2015 hinges on finance
NEWS: India sends climate finance warning, as initial capitalisation of Green Climate Fund begins
Fund managers must account for long term risks – UK Law Commission
NEWS: Environmental and social risks should be integrated into investment strategies says influential body
World needs $550bn of renewables investment a year – IRENA
NEWS: Renewables investment needs to double to prevent runaway climate change, a leading industry body has warned
UN’s Green Climate Fund starts hunt for cash
NEWS: Oslo meeting marks start of effort to raise $15 billion for mitigation and adaptation effortd by end of 2014
Israel ‘best place’ on planet for clean-tech entrepreneurs
NEWS: Despite recent falls in low carbon investment, potential for green businesses to flourish is growing across the world
How will London’s economy cope with climate change?
NEWS: Mayor Boris Johnson to receive report in October on how global warming could harm UK capital
Catholic university divests from fossil fuels
NEWS: University of Dayton is largest endowment fund to completely reject fossil fuel investments so far
Fight terrorism by tackling climate change, says John Kerry
NEWS: Creating a clean energy market will help tackle “any number of problems” says US Secretary of State
Asda warns climate change will hit 95% of fresh food supplies
NEWS: UK supermarket launches climate adaptation plan to address growing concerns over supply chain
Free emissions permits may stifle EU industry – studies
NEWS: Polluting industries are earning windfall profits which may ultimately undermine them says UK report
Abbott declines invite to Ban Ki-moon climate summit
NEWS: Australian prime minister says he will not be among world leaders attending climate summit in New York
UK outlines new international climate finance strategy
NEWS: Climate minister Greg Barker says flagship UK green fund will be allowed to invest in developing countries
Expectations for UN’s Green Climate Fund vary by billions
NEWS: Talks on climate finance continue at UN, but with little clarity on how much money to expect before Lima
China set to launch Chongqing emissions trading scheme
NEWS: Country’s seventh carbon market could lay foundations for national ETS by 2018
China’s curbs on coal a rising risk for investors – report
NEWS: Carbon Tracker warns banks to be wary of lending to coal producers, citing the risk of stranded assets as China cuts CO2 emissions
Show us the money if countries are to curb climate change: IEA
NEWS: $53 trillion must be channelled towards low carbon energy by 2035 to stave off dangerous climate change, says IEA
China expects to launch national carbon market in 2018
NEWS: Launch of Chinese national carbon market would galvanise global climate action
Walmart: Tackling climate change is not a PR stunt
NEWS: Business driving grocery giant’s green ambitions, says VP, revealing new push on energy intensity targets