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China to start work on national carbon market in 2015
Officials say local pilot schemes will be the focus of all efforts until 2015 and only then will work on a nation-wide programme begin in earnest
Africa renewable energy potential ‘can drive growth’
World Future Council report suggests supporting clean energy efforts in Africa would give continent huge economic boost
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
Ecuador finalising OPEC oil tax plans
OPEC asked to consider a tax on oil exports that will be used to finance Green Climate Fund
RBS to launch new renewable energy loans
Bank tells RTCC it is working with groups to design accessible financing for small-scale renewable energy projects
Washington climate change protests draw 35,000 people
RTCC’s morning briefing on the day’s top climate change & green economy stories
China and Russia block UN Security Council climate change action
Two permanent members of main UN body block efforts to raise security implications of climate change
UN Security Council to tackle climate change risk
RTCC’s morning briefing on the day’s top climate change & green economy stories
David Miliband: Ocean indicators are all flashing red
Former Foreign Secretary to co-chair new Global Ocean Commission to find answers to economical and environmental challenges of the high seas
IEA: Business complacent about climate change
IEA’s chief economist Fatih Birol dismayed by lack of concern on climate change during the last month’s World Economic Forum meeting
Climate ambition could slash value of big oil firms
Oil and gas multinationals could lose up to 60% of their market value if the world cuts its carbon emissions to limit climate change
Beijing view: Choking smog could catalyse climate action
As a cloud of poisonous gases descends on the Chinese capital, Terry Townshend asks if this will encourage leaders to move faster to cut air pollution
Report: Planet facing consumption time bomb
Ellen MacArthur Foundation report says world will be sitting on a ‘consumption time bomb’ by 2030 unless efforts to recycle raw materials are increased
Nicholas Stern: I underestimated risks of climate change
Author of the 2006 Stern Review into economics of climate change says he should have been more blunt about potential impacts
Davos 2013: Fox News climate analysis makes up the maths
Network’s business channel points finger at “fuzzy maths” of World Economic Forum’s climate change report, but real problem is Fox’s lack of attention to detail
Davos 2013: Four simple environmental ideas to consider
Writing for RTCC, the SEI’s Johan Kuylenstierna outlines how world leaders can address climate change at this year’s Davos meeting
Climate risk: 70% of businesses concerned about global warming
Risks associated with climate change treated with increased urgency by business leaders around the world, according to new research by Carbon Disclosure Project and Accenture
Mayor Bloomberg: Cities can lead climate change action
New York Mayor praises China, slams coal and says “fracking never killed anyone”
NASA animation charts global warming since 1880
Map displays a progression of changing global surface temperatures anomalies from 1880 to 2012
What next for the Green Climate Fund after Doha dud?
With little enthusiasm to make public money flow how on earth will the great green hope for the developing world be financed?