Climate finance
Kyoto Protocol’s CDM passes 6000 project mark
But continued uncertainty in global carbon markets keeps Clean Development Mechanism credit prices low
Virgin America owner Branson calls time on plastic
Responding to letter from customer airline chief Richard Branson says he’ll look into ways to cut use of plastic on board
EU carbon market faces bleak future after vote defeat
Price of carbon at record low after plans to prop up market are vetoed by key EU Parliament committee
Unilever says waste is history for 50% of factories
Over half of Unilever’s production lines sent no waste to landfill in 2012, the multinational reports
Davos 2013: Fox News climate analysis makes up the maths
Network’s business channel points finger at “fuzzy maths” of World Economic Forum’s climate change report, but real problem is Fox’s lack of attention to detail
Davos 2013: Pepsi, Adidas and Unilever lead KPMG sustainability charts
See which consumer brands are doing the most to clean up their act and combat climate change according to latest KPMG rankings
What drives the energy and climate markets?
Analysis: Swiss Re outlines five key drivers that will determine whether the planet avoids catastrophic levels of climate change
Climate risk: 70% of businesses concerned about global warming
Risks associated with climate change treated with increased urgency by business leaders around the world, according to new research by Carbon Disclosure Project and Accenture
Davos 2013: Report warns $5 trillion investment must be ‘greened’
Former Mexico President Felipe Calderon says global infrastructure spend must be sustainable if we are to meet the climate change challenge
Davos 2013: Time to save the global carbon markets?
As carbon prices in Europe collapse, Joan MacNaughton explains how governments can tackle climate change and their budget problems by helping out the market
Coca Cola and WWF announce new Arctic campaign
Drinks giant to invest $4 million in campaign to raise awareness of threats region faces as a result of climate change
Davey says £3.3 trillion clean tech market ‘booming’
UK climate and energy chief Ed Davey warns countries who fail to invest in low carbon economy will be left behind
Kazakhstan and Croatia join world’s carbon trading schemes
Countries become latest in long line to establish emission trading schemes in effort to reduce their greenhouse gas output
What next for the Green Climate Fund after Doha dud?
With little enthusiasm to make public money flow how on earth will the great green hope for the developing world be financed?
Leading NGOs launch initiative to account for climate finance
Adaptation Finance Accountability Initiative launched by Oxfam, ODI and WRI aims to examine whether funds are going to the right places and meeting real needs
Recession increasing global vulnerability to climate change
World Economic Forum annual survey places global warming and water scarcity among top five global concerns in 2013
Why the climate needs a carbon tax in 2013
Ryan Godfrey from the Global Governance Institute argues a price for carbon would encourage innovation, raise employment levels while addressing the causes of climate change
Carbon market shrinks 36% but signs for a prosperous 2013 remain
Low cost per tonne of CO2 triggers record number of trades while new policies and expanding market hope for 2013
Drought set to close Mississippi River trade route
Army moves in to break up rocks on river bed as water levels fall below safe levels for barges
Natural disasters cost $160bn in 2012
Hurricane Sandy costliest single event but non-economic losses from agriculture could be felt long into 2013