Climate Change News

S&P warn climate change will hit corporate credit profiles

NEWS: Transparency from companies on risks posed by global warming likely to become key factor in credit ratings says leading agency

NEWS: French handbag giant set to help fund 2015 conference, say reports, amid concerns meeting will be dominated by big business

NEWS: In the face of climate change and peak farmland, tree foods offer “hidden harvest” for global hungry, report says

BLOG: Bonds financed German reunification and Japan’s nuclear fleet – why not the low carbon transition?

ANALYSIS: US shale drillers may be vulnerable to oil price below $50, even while investment shows no sign of slowing

ANALYSIS: France’s offer to business and regions to provide solutions could be a game changer if hosts can get round to working out a plan

NEWS: Carbon Market Watch calls for safeguards as emissions trading pact sets precedent for China and South Korea tie-ins

INTERVIEW: Climate minister says country will submit strategy to UN by September, warns it faces increase in future weather extremes

NEWS: Indian conglomerate rejects IEEFA claim it will struggle to attract finance for Australian coal mine, railway and port infrastructure

INTERVIEW: High risk countries press for tougher carbon cuts, fearing 2015 deal would leave them facing series of disasters

NEWS: Official plans to relocate residents of shanty towns braced for future landslides and floods spark human rights fears

NEWS: Twenty nations menaced by rising sea levels and severe droughts attack “inadequate” temperature target

COMMENT: Moves are afoot to lower expectations ahead of upcoming Paris deal, with long term costs for the planet

NEWS: Household storage technology will lead a “fundamental transformation” of the energy system, says chief Elon Musk

NEWS: Research using records dating back to 1659 indicates at least a 13-fold rise in the likelihood of human-influenced climate change

INTERVIEW: Envoy backs push for full membership of UN’s climate body, warning more droughts could exacerbate conflict

NEWS: Greg Boyce outlines “five point plan” to accelerate transition to low carbon economy based on world’s most carbon intensive fuel

ANALYSIS: Experts debate whether reducing poverty should take priority over preparing for specific future changes to the climate

NEWS: Tokyo’s proposal to use 2013 baseline makes 26% emissions cut by 2030 look more ambitious than it is, say analysts, as coal makes a comeback

NEWS: Religious body to withdraw £12 million from coal and tar sands as it opts for new ‘ethical’ low-carbon policy