Latest climate change news
Electricity could be generated from condensation
Water droplets carry an electric charge which can be used to generate electricity and make power plants more efficient
Germany delays EU car emissions deal for third time
Germany accused of “sharp practice” as country blocks another EU attempt to enforce tighter emission standards for cars
Green Climate Fund must deliver transparency and integrity – NGOs
NGOs promote ethical investment as Green Climate Fund board meets to decide how to deliver $100bn to developing countries
Australia’s Climate Council generates $1m from crowdfunding
Morning summary: Australia Climate Council raises $1m; Fiji supports legally binding climate deal; Alaskan student sues state for failing to address climate change
UN aviation emissions deal strikes harsh blow to EU trading scheme
UN deal sets emissions reduction scheme in motion, but EU trading scheme crushed in series of vitriolic negotiations
China and US cut back on wind power is a boost to solar
Slow-down in China and the US has held wind energy back from hitting the top spot
Indianapolis Airport to construct Vatican City sized solar installation
The installation would generate enough energy that is equivalent to taking 2,000 cars of the road
Is business ready to confront climate change?
Global mean temperature is “extremely likely” to be 1.5°C higher than in pre-industrial times, says IPCC report
IPCC’s growing confidence is ‘not a question of grade inflation’
Scientists have upped certainty in human-induced climate change to 95% in latest IPCC, and with good reason, says leading climate scientist
Bangladeshi NGOs bribe government to release climate funds, says report
Morning summary: New research accuses Bangladeshi authorities of corruption; ICAO rejects EU’s Emissions Trading Scheme; UK nuclear power plant deal is in the offing
Pantomime to tragedy: was 2013 the year climate politics got real?
Oxford researcher Christopher Shaw asks why this week’s IPCC report seems to have had so little impact on world leaders
Lord Deben: no justification for changes to UK carbon budgets
Head of UK Climate Change Committee says there is no legal or economic justification to change the country’s current decarbonisation plans
Ocean acidfication impacts ‘worse than thought’ say scientists
New review agrees with the IPCC that the oceans are absorbing warming caused by carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases
Bloomberg: fracking unlikely to bring down UK energy bills
Bloomberg New Energy Finance submission to UK Parliament suggests shale gas could cost 50% to 100% more in UK than USA
China set to lead 2014 solar energy boom
Analysts predict global solar PV installations will exceed 40GW by 2014, with China leading with installations of more than 2GW planned
Goldman Sachs to invest $1.5 billion in Dong energy
Investment is likely to safeguard the future of one of the world’s biggest wind farm operators
Marks and Spencer tops carbon performance charts
Top 10 performers in Carbon Clear rankings include BT, National Grid, Unilever, Reed Elsevier, Sainsbury’s, BSkyB, Barclays and HSBC
Sun must supply 10% of world’s energy by 2025
Sir David King and Richard Layard say planet meeting 10% of its total energy needs from solar power in under two decades
‘Science is not finished until it’s communicated’ – UK chief scientist
Sir Mark Walport tells Royal Society meeting that climate change experts need to learn how best to translate their findings for a wider audience
Ocean acidification could cause extinction of marine species
Morning summary: Oceans being heated by climate change absorbs more CO2 says new research; Fukushima nuclear plant has suffered a second breach; China is ramping up solar manufacturing