Climate Change News

China’s emissions could peak by 2023 with introduction of ETS

If an emissions trading scheme is introduced, Chinese pollution could peak by 2023 as country moves towards cleaner energy

COP 19 attendees should fund research on financial and human losses from climate change related disasters

Morning summary: Ocean acidification means marine organisms emit less of the sulphur compounds that keep planet cool

When Hurricane Sandy hit, New York’s flooding maps were 30 years out of date. NOAA scientists are making sure this never happens again

Building resiliency to climate change in Central African Republic establishes infrastructure that helps bring peace after civil disruption

Morning summary: France’s Energy Minister has announced a new green tax, but the details remain sketchy

$Comment: UK fracking fight highlights need for carbon pricing strategy$

Polarised shale gas exploration debate makes an effective EU energy market strategy essential argues Simon Moore from UK think tank Policy Exchange

Coal briquettes and traffic emissions linked to majority of black carbon suspended above China and East Asia

UNFCCC chief Christiana Figures hopes centre can ‘tap potential’ for Clean Development Projects in Latin America

Four-wheel-drive, all-electric car can hit speeds of 60km/h and when folded three can fit into one average-sized parking space

Radio 5Live plans to generate energy for 12 hours of radio from wind, solar, biofuel, cycling and hydropower

In a report ahead of talks on Millennium Development Goals, UN Secretary General highlights importance of sustainable development

The Copper Mountain Solar 3 project in Nevada will be capable of generating enough electricity to power approximately 80,000 homes

Morning summary: construction of €2.7 units set to violate EU laws on Carbon Capture and Storage

Greenpeace ship denied entry to the Northern Sea Route by the Russian authorities, but campaigners say they could still proceed

Polls by Solar Trade Association and Carbon Brief indicate UK public broadly supportive of investment in renewable energy

Country’s first floating solar power station will be launched in one of the Victoria Memorial’s ponds in 2014

Researchers from Michigan Technological University have discovered a cost-effective solution to replacing expensive platinum in solar cells

Analysts believe agreement on funding for mitigation and adaptation in developing countries now unlikely at COP19 UN talks in Warsaw

Morning summary: UK Energy Secretary Ed Davey has said that sceptics in the Tory Party are determined to undermine his green energy policies