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UK carbon accounting standards ‘inadequate’ – report
Carbon Tracker team say investors need more information on fossil fuel and climate risks they are exposed to
Arctic ice melt means more pirate and terrorist chases say UN climate hosts
Questions raised over Warsaw’s climate ambition as posts on UN summit website suggest economic benefits from ice-free Arctic
Australia’s Climate Council generates $1m from crowdfunding
Morning summary: Australia Climate Council raises $1m; Fiji supports legally binding climate deal; Alaskan student sues state for failing to address climate change
Goldman Sachs to invest $1.5 billion in Dong energy
Investment is likely to safeguard the future of one of the world’s biggest wind farm operators
RTCC 2013 Awards: Solar Energy Solutions Provider
Solar Energy Solutions Provider nominations for the inaugural RTCC Climate Change Awards, due to be presented at UNFCCC COP19 in Warsaw
Chile unveils plans for 70MW solar plant in Atacama desert
SunPower will gain revenue by selling electricity generated on the spot market and not through government subsidies
Live IPCC blog: UN releases AR5 climate science report
Updates from Stockholm where the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change’s eagerly anticipated assessment report is being released
UK conservatives launch ‘climate sceptic’ fightback
Morning summary: Climate change minister Greg Barker calls for ‘new generation of energy entrepreneurs’ to help cut bills and make sector greener
Obama unlikely to make Keystone decision until 2014
Morning summary: Experts say that the State Department is likely to delay on a Keystone XL Pipeline decision until next year
Analysis: UK nuclear plans shrouded in mystery
Government says it needs new power stations, but doubts remain over potential costs and whether that much power is needed
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
UN climate summit hosts Poland to build two 900MW coal plants
Morning summary: construction of €2.7 units set to violate EU laws on Carbon Capture and Storage
Planet Earth’s natural resources in ‘overdraft’ warn campaigners
By 20 August 2013, humanity had exhausted the earth’s bank natural resources for the year – and the date is getting earlier and earlier
Anger and frustration as Ecuador’s Yasuni dreams die
President Correa blamed funding shortfall for initiative’s failure, but wider problems with Yasuni persist
Ben Goldsmith: it’s possible to be green and conservative
Co-founder of sustainable investors WHEB says business is leading a green revolution in the UK
Does BMW’s new i3 range mean it’s going green?
German car giant launches new electric car, but has blocked EU efforts to raise fuel efficiency standards for vehicle manufacturers
UK crowdfunding raises £3m for clean energy projects
£3m raised through crowdfunding alone has paid for solar panels on schools and houses, with more projects planned throughout 2013
National Grid completes test drilling of CO2 storage site
Morning summary: National Grid has successfully completed test drilling of a carbon dioxide storage site in the North Sea
Can Latin America’s leaders balance climate and growth?
Climate policy is becoming a fixture on political agendas, but maintaining investment flows for green growth will be vital
Peru aims to deliver solar to 95% of country by 2016
Government plans what analysts say is ‘most ambitious’ rural electrification programme in whole of Latin America