Climate finance
Recession increasing global vulnerability to climate change
World Economic Forum annual survey places global warming and water scarcity among top five global concerns in 2013
Why the climate needs a carbon tax in 2013
Ryan Godfrey from the Global Governance Institute argues a price for carbon would encourage innovation, raise employment levels while addressing the causes of climate change
Carbon market shrinks 36% but signs for a prosperous 2013 remain
Low cost per tonne of CO2 triggers record number of trades while new policies and expanding market hope for 2013
Drought set to close Mississippi River trade route
Army moves in to break up rocks on river bed as water levels fall below safe levels for barges
Natural disasters cost $160bn in 2012
Hurricane Sandy costliest single event but non-economic losses from agriculture could be felt long into 2013
Chevron chief dismisses climate change concerns
CEO John Watson says oil, gas and coal are only affordable fuels and attacks subsidies for “expensive” low carbon energy sources
EU President Barroso demands greater climate action in 2013
José Manuel Barroso says the EU is committed to a 2015 global climate deal and expects its‘partners’ to show more ambition next year
Measuring and reporting success of COP18 talks in Doha
Yamide Dagnet and Jennifer Morgan from the World Resources Institute assess the Measurement, Reporting, and Verification (MRV) outcomes of UN climate summit
EU targets air pollution with tightened shipping rules
Limit on sulphur content could have major impact on region’s sulphur emissions with significant benefit for environment and health
What next for REDD+ following Doha disappointment?
No agreed REDD+ text and key decisions postponed, but experts tell RTCC they still have faith in the scheme and believe countries do too
Big investors guilty of climate greenwash, says new report
Debut Asset Owner’s Disclosure Project finds a third of funds have no climate change policy, and many of those that do cannot back it up with actions.
PwC: Doha experience proves 2015 treaty agreement will be tough
Climate process likely to get more difficult as 2015 approaches, while European investors call for domestic action to fill finance and emissions gap
Tension mounts as UN climate talks enter final day in Doha
COP18: Tense day looms as critical issues of finance, emission pledges and compensation for climate damage remain unresolved
Venezuela: Climate finance is a form of blackmail
COP18: Socialist state’s lead negotiator Claudia Salerno says support for vulnerable countries should be unconditional.
Will climate finance pledges break Doha deadlock?
COP18: Financial pledges have gone some way to reconciling differences at the UN climate change talks but no movement on emission reduction pledges.
Ban Ki-moon weighs into finance debate at Doha climate talks
COP18: UN Secretary-General labels Green Climate Fund “an empty shell” and demands governments build trust with financial commitments.
COP18: Room for optimism on climate finance at UN talks
Details on cash to bridge “finance gap” could arrive soon in Doha as both recipient and donor work to find a compromise.
COP18 Live: Latest news from Day 5 of Doha climate summit
US negotiator says he “can’t sell equity” back home, China blocks transport cash for climate finance and is the Polish COP trying to sideline civil society?
Broken fast-start climate finance promises exposed
Climate finance plagued with a lack of transparency and unmet promises according to new report from International Institute for Environment and Development
COP18: EU says there will be no climate finance gap
Money will continue to flow into new projects despite end of current funding programme says bloc’s lead negotiator.