Latest climate change news
US Interior Sec: We won’t let Shell screw up Arctic drilling
Ken Salazar says Arctic oil is essential to Obama’s energy plan but must be approached with caution
Japan energy breakthrough could cause climate breakdown
Country’s success in pioneering the route to exploiting undersea methane stocks could be good news for a resource-hungry country, and bad news for an overheating planet
UNDP: Climate change could put 3 billion back into poverty
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Green Climate Fund ready to receive funds by end of year
A skeleton version of the UN climate finance vehicle could be established this year to receive cash from countries ready to pledge
Climate heavyweights fire fresh salvos in global CO2 debate
China, USA and influential group of developing nations spell out condition for the UN’s 2015 universal climate agreement in papers lodged this week
Nestlé sets out 2020 sustainability goals
Social and environmental targets include cuts in greenhouse gases, water use and switch to 100% sustainable palm oil
Obama on Keystone XL: No jobs, no money, no oil
President tells a closed door meeting that claims about the pipeline’s benefits have been exaggerated, according to a Keystone XL supporting congressman in attendance
Ghost of Kyoto Protocol haunts Russia’s energy plans
Energy efficiency and investment plan counts on $4.5bn of Kyoto-related revenue despite acrimonious split from treay last year
EU carbon market reforms gain support
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UK shale gas firm forced to close fracking site
Cuadrilla blames environmental regulations for closure of one of its three UK shale gas drilling operations until 2014
Second US carbon tax plan mooted
New proposal suggests $15-35 carbon price to be applied to big oil, landfills and the cement and steel sectors as US climate change ambition grows
Green Climate Fund must clear the path for climate finance
The GCF can act now to create the right conditions for money to quickly find its way into low carbon projects, writes Louise Brown of the World Resources Institute
US energy efficiency league tables revealed
Energy Star certified buildings certified in 2012 saved enough energy to power 2m homes for a year
India targets “drought proof” status to sidestep climate threat
RTCC’s morning round-up of the top climate change and green economy stories from around the world
Geoengineering could create more questions than answers
Even if the science brought about a quick fix for climate change, political and ethical obstacles could be hard to overcome
EU eyes 40% emission reduction target by 2030
Draft document boosts climate change goals and gives carbon capture technology a larger role in the bloc’s energy future
Climate change in the dock: Rethinking the role of international law
From loss and damage payments to truth and reconciliation hearings, international law could contribute to global efforts to combat and cope with climate change beyond the UNFCCC talks, writes Joy Hyvarinen
NGOs cry foul over access to UN climate fund talks
Oxfam and Friends of the Earth join call for greater involvement ahead of next meeting of the Green Climate Fund in Berlin this week
Comment: State Department review does not back Keystone XL
If you look more closely, the State Department’s draft review of the Keystone XL tar sands pipeline is far from a glowing endorsement, writes Susan Casey-Lefkowitz of the Natural Resources Defense Council
China: Politicians set to clash over new environmental laws
RTCC’s morning round-up of the top climate change and green economy stories from around the world