Latest climate change news
Pacific Islands to push for climate ambition at Majuro summit
Pacific leaders will be joined by delegates from United States, China, and the EU to discuss measures to address rising levels of carbon dioxide
350.org calls for hurricanes to be named after climate change deniers
Campaign group wants WMO to adopt a “new naming system” targetting politicians who block low carbon policies
World’s top banks to penalise businesses that damage nature
43 leading financial institutions including World Bank plan to cut credit for companies which rely on them but fail to value them
Could humans cause another Paleocene-Eocene Thermal Maximum?
The world’s marine species are liable to face 100,000 years of change, scientists say, unless greenhouse gas emissions are radically reduced
Australia’s 2010-2011 floods caused sea levels to ‘drop 7mm’
Rain fell in such colossal quantities during the Australian floods in 2010 and 2011 that the world’s sea levels actually dropped by as much as 7mm
Japanese grid faces clean energy ‘congestion’ dilemma
Investment in solar surged 73% to $16 billion in 2012, but Bloomberg analysts warn government needs to develop more flexible electricity grid
RBS’ carbon footprint dwarfs emissions of entire UK
The state-owned bank’s true carbon emissions have been revealed to be 18 times the total emissions of Scotland
Aviation industry unlikely to agree emissions reduction deal until 2016
Draft text to be presented at ICAO Council meeting next week suggests decision on global deal will be delayed
Obama proposes new energy efficiency rules
Morning summary: New rules represent first steps by US President to address climate change though executive authority
UK solar market hits 1 gigawatt for the first time
The largest PV installation to date was completed during the first half of this year, helping to boost figures
Placenta used to generate clean energy in Filipino hospital
A busy metropolitan hospital in the Philippines is using a biodigester to generate methane from placenta and other waste to cook food
Antarctic glaciers sensitive to climate change, research shows
Research suggests enormous East Antarctic ice sheet advances and retreats with climate change more than scientists had realised
Art installation in Washington gives flower power a solar boost
Five flowers, 33 foot tall, are being used to teach the public about the benefits of solar energy
Landmark solar project begins construction in Leeward Islands
Experts have forecast the Caribbean to have installed 500MW of PV by 2016, powering 400,000 homes
Pacific ocean cooling explains 15-year slowdown in global warming
Morning summary: Researchers caution that temperatures will rise again when the Pacific swings back to a warmer state
Energy efficiency is on 80% of UK businesses’ agendas
The sector is growing by almost 4% a year, creating 136,000 jobs and increasing the country’s GDP by 1%
UN rules UK wind farms ‘illegal’
Morning summary: UK government accused of acting illegally by not providing public with ‘necessary information’ over benefits of wind farms
Greater access to air conditioning leads to a warmer planet
US uses more energy to keep cool than all other countries in the world combined but India is slowly catching up
Dung beetles reduce greenhouse gas emissions from cow pats
By drying out the dung, the beetles increase the availability of oxygen and reduce the amount of methane in the pats
India’s new wind capacity falls by 61%
India’s Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) has announced solar and wind generation fell in the last two months.