Climate finance
South Africa and Australia elected to chair board of $100bn climate fund
The Green Climate Fund has selected its co-chairs as discussions over transparency continue.
Climate Live: Romney sets out plan for US energy independence, Green Climate Fund board meets and risks of rapid warming to Antarctic Peninsula
Today’s stop stories including Romney’s plan for US energy independence, the first meeting of the UN Green Climate Fund and warnings over rapid warming across the Antarctic Peninsula.
Rapid warming in the Antarctic could destabilise thousand year old ice shelves, say scientists
Scientists find rapid warming over last 50-100 years contributed to the collapse of ice shelves witnessed over last 20 years, warning of more occurrences with future warming.
China to invest $372bn to reduce energy consumption as part of climate change fight
Money will be spent over three-and-a-half year period as country chases ambitious energy efficiency targets.
Green Climate Fund board meets for first time amid controversy over transparency
Clause allows board members to silence civil society as groups raise fears over openness of flagship climate finance vehicle.
The price of climate change: What can the carbon economy do to cut emissions?
With the price of carbon consistently recording new lows has the experiment failed and what other financial tools could serve the planet better?
Forest Green Rovers: Football’s eco-champions are aiming to score on and off the pitch
Forest Green Rovers chairman Dale Vince explains why football fans at his club are coming round to the idea of half-time veggie burgers.
Business focus: Mountain sports company Vaude explain how they’ve cut their carbon footprint
In the build-up to Rio+20 RTCC asked businesses from around the world to send us their stories. Today’s focus is how German clothing company VAUDE was able to measure and improve on its environmental impacts.
New report reveals Bangladesh, the Philippines, Myanmar, India and Vietnam at acute risk from climate change
Maplecroft’s Natural Hazards Risk Atlas reveals emerging South Asia’s key economies must build resilience against natural hazards such as flooding and cyclones.
Business focus: Creating a closed loop for Cassava production in Vietnam
RTCC has asked businesses from around the world to send us their stories about how they are developing low-carbon closed-loop growth models. Today’s focus is the Huong Hoa Tapioca Starch Plant in Quang Tri Province, Vietnam.
Why a new business era inspired by nature not greed can benefit us all
If you suspend your cynicism long enough, an emerging pattern in the corporate world suggests the dawn of the new, more organic corporation is upon us, and they care about climate change.
Qatar’s Olympic showcase hints at big role for tiny country in global climate change challenge
The Gulf state’s petrodollars look to use sport and raw ambition to drive sustainable development at home and abroad and create climate solutions.
Green Climate Fund sets first meeting as race to secure $100bn begins
UN finance body aims to raise $100bn a year to fund climate change projects by 2020.
Crowdfunding: A new source of finance for sustainability and renewable energy
In an age of austerity and bank collapses could Crowdfunding provide a long-term and sustainable form of finance for renewable energy and other ‘green’ schemes?
Report suggests over 90% of big business not ready to make leap to the ‘green economy’
Deloitte research interrogates 65 leading companies in 10 industries but finds only six are ready to ‘radical steps to transform their industries’
Green groups call on ArcelorMittal to underwrite Olympic carbon emissions
Steel giant can offset the London Games’ greenhouse gas impact by cancelling just three percent of its massive reserve of excess carbon credits.
The Energy and Electricity Market Reform debacle – how UK government policy is failing the green economy
Renewable energy and cleantech innovators need policy stability to prosper. In an article for RTCC Dr Harald Heubaum and Felicia Jackson argue the current UK government has manifestly failed to deliver this.
London 2012 declared greenest Olympics ever
Authors of Games’ original sustainability strategy, WWF and Bioregional, issue mixed scorecard for organisers but event still outshines previous Olympics and raises bar for future events.
KPMG: Business turned tables on politicians at Rio+20
Consultancy firm says summit’s political inaction highlights how private sector now leads governments on sustainable development, not the other way as at Rio ‘92
Circular Economy #3: Why we need to look at the production cycle as an ecosystem that requires constant replenishment
In the final in our Circular Economy series, we examine the importance of cross-industry collaboration.