Climate finance
WWF: UK government stuck on a ‘brown economy’
Treasury must play ‘catch up’ with big business and or risk damaging the British economy, says WWF-UK’s head of business
Green Climate Fund faces more delays after inconclusive meeting
Latest talks leave questions over civil society participation, role of private sector, a timeline for donations and how best to get the money from pledge to project
Green Climate Fund ready to receive funds by end of year
A skeleton version of the UN climate finance vehicle could be established this year to receive cash from countries ready to pledge
Nestlé sets out 2020 sustainability goals
Social and environmental targets include cuts in greenhouse gases, water use and switch to 100% sustainable palm oil
Green Climate Fund must clear the path for climate finance
The GCF can act now to create the right conditions for money to quickly find its way into low carbon projects, writes Louise Brown of the World Resources Institute
NGOs cry foul over access to UN climate fund talks
Oxfam and Friends of the Earth join call for greater involvement ahead of next meeting of the Green Climate Fund in Berlin this week
Report: Renewables missing out on $71trn investment pot
Study finds unshackling big instuitional investors could contribute 25-50% of renewable energy funding till 2035
Green business flourishing despite recession – Ecover CEO
Manufacturer of ecofriendly cleaning products saw an initial dip but says appetite for sustainable products remains strong
Broken EU carbon market has limited climate impact – report
Report finds EU carbon trading has reduced emissions of those taking part by 2-4%, but planned reforms must go ahead to ensure future reductions
RBS to launch new renewable energy loans
Bank tells RTCC it is working with groups to design accessible financing for small-scale renewable energy projects
World Bank: climate change hurting global economy
World Bank chief says climate change is not a distant threat, but one that is having economic consequences today
UN boosts low carbon Africa with Uganda bank deal
UNFCCC partners with East African Development Bank to boost deployment of sustainable development projects on the continent
PUMA goes green with ‘closed loop’ clothing range
Compostable t-shirts and jackets made from recycled bottles among products marking important step for cradle to cradle production’s charge toward the mainstream
Innocent Drinks: Make sustainability fun, or fail
Lucy Barks, production planning manager for Innocent says staff must be on board with sustainability rather than it being something “done to them”
Closing the door on energy efficiency
If shopkeepers closed their doors and turned the heating down they could save 50% on the bills – but few seem inclined to play ball
Investors worth $87 trillion call on companies to reveal carbon data
A record 722 investors join Carbon Disclosure Project in calling for more clarity on business’ climate change impacts
EU budget set at €960bn but climate commitment in balance
A target to allocate 20% of EU budget for climate action likely to remain but unclear if it will be backed up with actual spending
US carbon market a model for struggling EU ETS
RGGI market on US east coast will cut available allowances by 45% while EU struggles to force through critical amendments
IEA: Business complacent about climate change
IEA’s chief economist Fatih Birol dismayed by lack of concern on climate change during the last month’s World Economic Forum meeting
Carbon War Room: Avoiding 2°C impossible without business
Peter Boyd says the private sector delivers on government legislation and without it policy can’t achieve anything