Climate finance
Qingdao prepares China’s 8th regional carbon market
NEWS: A Chinese city of 9 million people is getting in on emissions trading, despite being left out of an official pilot programme
Take on the “fatcats” or scrap EU carbon market – think-tank
NEWS: Europe’s emissions trading system is failing as steel and cement companies hoard excess pollution permits, warns Sandbag
Divestment campaign signs up first Swedish city
NEWS: Örebro has committed to drop its investments in coal, oil and gas companies, in line with a goal to go fossil-free by 2050
Energy companies unprepared for climate risks – study
NEWS: Only 7% of coal, oil and gas companies have checked their projects are consistent with limiting dangerous global warming, says Carbon Tracker Initiative
Is Africa ready for the Green Climate Fund?
ANALYSIS: The fund’s board hopes to thrash out its issues in Barbados this week. But African countries must show they are ready to make good use of climate cash
Climate change is like Ebola – World Bank chief
NEWS: Slow response to both climate change and Ebola is killing people, warns Jim Yong Kim
Private sector backing could transform UN’s Green Climate Fund
COMMENT: Vital meeting of GCF board this week in Barbados could build on significant climate finance progress in last month, says IETA’s Katie Sullivan
BASIC group urges rich to stump up cash for climate
NEWS: Brazil, South Africa, China and India say developed nations must meet their financial commitments
Glasgow becomes first UK university to ditch fossil fuel assets
NEWS: Divestment movement gains new member as top academic institution warns climate impacts could cause devastation
EU scraps plan to highlight tar sands pollution
NEWS: Refiners need to report the average carbon impact of petrol and diesel, but not identify highly polluting sources, under new rules
African countries demand $7 billion for green fund by December
NEWS: DRC envoy says capitalisation of fund by end of 2014 is a “red line” for developing world
EU chief forced to remix top jobs as MEPs flex their muscles
NEWS: Jean-Claude Juncker must reconsider his choices – and the two candidates for lead EU roles on energy and climate look vulnerable
Leading Australian pension fund ditches coal holdings
NEWS: LGS chief executive cites increased risks of fossil fuel assets as reason for divestment
Berlin to host UN climate finance summit in November
NEWS: Green Climate Fund plans “resource mobilisation” meeting in German capital to hit US$10 billion target for 2014
Candidate for top EU climate job defends oil links
NEWS: Miguel Arias Canete declared his support for EU climate change goals, under fierce questioning from MEPs
Australian and Indian businesses lead calls for greener energy
NEWS: Volatile fossil fuel prices are encouraging some businesses to source greener forms of power, says Grant Thornton report
No greenwash: Investors urged to disclose climate strategy
NEWS: More than 1,000 investors worth US$70 trillion have been challenged to show how they are managing climate risk
Oil majors target King Coal in fight for climate high ground
NEWS: Statoil and Saudi Aramco use New York summit to sell gas as a lower carbon climate change solution
What did Ban Ki-moon’s summit deliver on climate finance?
ANALYSIS: A new consensus on the role of public and private funding for climate change emerged this week, but more cash is needed
Marina Silva, the Amazon champion who could lead Brazil
ANALYSIS: Known globally as a tireless defender of the rainforest, Marina Silva has a strong chance of becoming Brazil’s next president