Climate finance
Church urges ethical investment, but steers clear of divestment
Church investors group encourages companies to improve energy efficiency, but remains sketchy about divestment from fossil fuels
Richard Branson: climate deniers need to be “called out”
Virgin chief says latest IPCC report demonstrates need for urgent action on climate and calls on governments to adopt tough pollution targets
Quakers join campaign to pull funding for fossil fuels
Religious group with £21 million invested in stock market promises to review finances as divestment campaign against oil, gas and coal grows
Analysis: world’s finance chiefs are taking aim at fossil fuels
Heavyweights of world finance have fired warning shots at the fossil fuel industry by calling for cutbacks in its subsidies
Ban Ki-moon summit set to decide fate of Green Climate Fund
Scheduled UN climate gathering of world leaders in 2014 appears to be best opportunity for countries to make significant pledges
World Bank and IMF stress urgency of climate action
Leading financial institutions agree that immediate action must be taken on climate change while world waits for global deal
MPs object to attempts to water down UK carbon budget
Morning summary: MPs fight for robust carbon budget; divestment campaign threatens coal; and Asian stinging ant set to spread as climate change worsens
Divestment stigma threatens fossil fuel’s future – report
Fossil fuel companies need to diversify if they are to continue trading profitably, a report from the University of Oxford warns
Green Climate Fund must deliver transparency and integrity – NGOs
NGOs promote ethical investment as Green Climate Fund board meets to decide how to deliver $100bn to developing countries
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
Marks and Spencer tops carbon performance charts
Top 10 performers in Carbon Clear rankings include BT, National Grid, Unilever, Reed Elsevier, Sainsbury’s, BSkyB, Barclays and HSBC
UK banks ‘leading funders’ of Indonesia coal mining
HSBC, Barclays, Standard Chartered, RBS and Lloyds, underwrote bonds and shares in fossil fuel companies worth £170 billion between 2010 and 2012
Tesco launches ‘energy efficiency club’
Over 700 businesses expected to benefit from initiative designed to offer energy efficient products to Tesco customers
IPCC AR5: latest reaction from John Kerry, Christiana Figueres and Bob Watson
The IPCC has delivered its verdict, and the responses are rolling in from around the globe
Seven countries launch new ‘economics of climate change’ analysis
South Korea, Ethiopia and the UK join four others to fund $8.9 million review of costs and benefits of cutting carbon emissions
World faces $40 billion annual bill due to damaged ecosystems
Report released at UN land degradation summit in Namibia calls on governments to place economic value on soil, water, and trees
Ten top climate change apps for your smartphone
Knowledge is only a tap away – here are nine top apps to help you understand climate science and policy
RGGI: proof carbon trading can work in the USA?
Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative celebrates fifth birthday and eyes further expansion across the country
Analysis: UN climate finance talks lay foundation for Warsaw summit
A series of UN-sponsored long term climate finance talks concluded today in South Korea. E3G’s Amal-Lee Amin explains what we have learnt
How are multinational corporations tackling climate change?
John Lewis, Apple, Facebook and Nestlé are taking small strides in cutting energy costs and promoting energy efficiency measures