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Time for farming to be taken seriously at UN climate talks?
COMMENT: Agriculture is linked to 20% of greenhouse gas emissions, but it’s not receiving attention from governments
China set to launch Chongqing emissions trading scheme
NEWS: Country’s seventh carbon market could lay foundations for national ETS by 2018
Global Environment Facility reveals WWF and IUCN alliance
NEWS: Developing countries set to benefit from new funds protecting biodiversity hotspots and monitoring climate change
China expects to launch national carbon market in 2018
NEWS: Launch of Chinese national carbon market would galvanise global climate action
New mercury convention could help fund climate efforts
NEWS: Drive to cut toxic pollution from power plants likely to have knock-on effects for greenhouse gas emissions
UN climate fund chief rejects claims it will finance fossil fuel projects
NEWS: Executive Director Hela Cheikhrouhou says safeguards will ensure only ‘low carbon and resilient’ projects receive funding
UN’s Green Climate Fund ‘ready’ to start work
NEWS: Board agree eight essential requirements, meaning GCF is now ready to start accepting funds from donors
Green Climate Fund edges closer to reality
NEWS: Board agree on risk management framework, one of six ‘essential elements’ that will allow GCF to become operational
Shell dismisses Carbon Bubble concept as ‘alarmist’
NEWS: Letter from senior executive to shareholders says oil and gas likely to dominate energy mix till 2050s
African climate adaptation projects starved of cash, says UN chief
NEWS: Green Climate Fund should prioritise land restoration projects in sun-Saharan Africa, says head of UN desertification agency
Trillions at stake as Green Climate Fund board meet in Korea
NEWS: Observers say success of 2015 UN climate change deal hinges on successful launch of GCF later this year
Security and insurance experts warn of future climate costs
NEWS: Billions at risk says Lloyd’s of London, as military planners say drought and famine could cause new Arab Spring
Ban Ki-moon’s UN climate summit: starting to take shape?
ANALYSIS: World leaders will gather in New York in September for a much hyped Climate Summit. Are they ready?
Ministers to discuss ‘bold’ climate pledges at UN Abu Dhabi summit
NEWS: Al Gore and Tony Blair are among those gathering at Abu Dhabi Ascent next week, ahead of Ban Ki-moon climate summit
Climate linked drought adding to Syria’s misery
Thousands have died by the conflict in Syria, but severe drought in the region is heaping added misery on people
Record Funding for the Global Environment Facility
30 donor countries today pledged US$ 4.43 billion for the GEF to support developing countries’ efforts over the next four years to prevent degradation of the global environment.
One million solar lamps now shining across Africa
NEWS: Social enterprise SunnyMoney aims to eradicate kerosene lamps in favour of solar power by 2020
China’s Hubei province launches carbon market
NEWS: China’s sixth regional carbon market prepares further ground for a national carbon market
IPCC: specific costs of climate change impacts still unclear
NEWS: placing a dollar cost on potential climate threats proved hard for IPCC scientists and economists
Netherlands to stop funding overseas coal power plants
NEWS: Dutch PM announces Netherlands will join US in starving international funding for coal projects during Obama’s trip to Europe