Climate finance
Climate vulnerable states despair of rich, launch finance plan
NEWS: V20 coalition launched in Lima this week says it will raise funds for climate adaptation projects and develop a collective insurance scheme
IMF chief seeks climate breakthrough at Lima meet
ANALYSIS: Christine Lagarde calls on governments to back carbon pricing, slash fossil fuel subsidies as finance leaders gather in Peru
OECD estimates climate finance flows at $60 billion
NEWS: Report aims to build confidence in funding for poor countries ahead of Paris summit, but analysts say challenges remain
Shell chief: Business must account for cost of climate change
NEWS: Ben van Beurden says industry, regulators should rally behind Shell and European oil majors’ joint call to make polluters pay
Germany offers India €2 billion in solar, clean energy funds
NEWS: Leaders Modi and Merkel agree renewables finance package and to cooperate on plans for global climate deal in Paris
Carney urges G20 to tackle financial risks of climate change
NEWS: Bank of England governor calls for climate disclosure task force, warning of threats to market stability
France ups climate finance pledge to €5bn in 2020
NEWS: Francois Hollande announces increased support for poor countries to tackle global warming at UN General Assembly
China makes ‘watershed’ $3.1 billion climate finance offer
NEWS: Beijing offers billions to help developing countries, promises to scale back carbon intensive investments
$60bn by 2016: Rich urged to ramp up climate finance flows
NEWS: Finance, loss and damage dominates recent ministerial meeting aimed at developing pathway towards global agreement in December
VW scam shows business climate spin deserves closer scrutiny
NEWS: New carbon cutting targets from multinationals are welcome, but VW scandal demonstrates need for scepticism
Fossil fuel divestment accelerates as pledges pass $2 trillion
NEWS: Scale of ditched assets enters trillions of dollars, smashing expectations as private firms lead charge, study says
Meet the climate hypocrites of big business
NEWS: Boeing, BMW, and EDF among 45 major companies whose green claims and pro-fossil fuel lobby group links don’t add up
France ends state aid for coal technology exporters
NEWS: Country to scrap subsidies for power plants sold to developing countries as it prepares to host UN climate change summit
Ecuador reheats oil export tax in climate pitch
NEWS: Carbon levy more valuable in UN deal than “simple promises” of underfunded climate pledges, says Quito envoy
Half of CEOs are investing in low carbon – poll
NEWS: Business leaders are motivated to act on climate change but don’t see UN Paris deal as a major driver, PwC survey shows
G20 urged to switch fossil fuel subsidies for climate finance
NEWS: Transfer public support for polluting products into green growth and protection from extreme weather, says CAN Europe
Rich countries to unveil climate finance package at World Bank summit
NEWS: Lima billed as venue for proposal to help developing countries invest in green energy and prepare for extreme weather
California state pension funds to divest from coal
NEWS: CalPERS and CalSTRS will sell up to US$240 million in mine holdings after lawmakers’ decision, in win for campaigners
Climate pledges do little to cap warming to 2C target
NEWS: Countries must pledge deeper emissions cuts as early as 2025 to hold temperature rise within safe levels, says Climate Action Tracker
Investors urge businesses to quit climate-unfriendly EU lobby groups
NEWS: Nine companies including Glencore, Rio Tinto and BP targeted over membership of Brussels trade body Business Europe