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Obama set for new push on climate change
Morning summary: US set for new climate drive, UK ministers to ‘stress test’ green taxes, Arizona invests in new solar energy project
Business eyes opportunities from reusing carbon dioxide
Is it time to view CO2 not as a threat to the planet but as a valuable and sustainable resource to help combat climate change?
Walmart tops US solar rankings with 89.43MW capacity
Walmart, Costco, Apple and IKEA are some of the companies that have helped to deploy over 3GW of solar in the US
Volkswagen to offer 100% green-powered cars
In a partnership with energy company Ecotricity, VW will be able to provide vehicles using energy from renewable sources
Netherlands business coalition releases new 2020 climate strategy
‘National Energy Agreement’ aims to help government meet EU 2020 targets and accelerate green growth
Could China’s carbon emissions peak sooner than expected?
Comment: rapid economic changes in China offer the hope of falling global emissions, years ahead of schedule, making it much easier to achieve the 2°C target.
Russia raises stakes in Greenpeace row with ‘hard drugs’ claim
Morning briefing: Russia ramps up accusations against activists; EU is set to meet its carbon targets; and UK minister suggests renewable subsidies are “still too high”
OECD chief: carbon price vital to address climate change
Head of Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development says concerted action from rich nations is urgent
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
Bangladeshi NGOs bribe government to release climate funds, says report
Morning summary: New research accuses Bangladeshi authorities of corruption; ICAO rejects EU’s Emissions Trading Scheme; UK nuclear power plant deal is in the offing
RTCC 2013 Awards: Green University of the Year
Green University nominations for the inaugural RTCC Climate Change Awards, due to be presented at UNFCCC COP19 in Warsaw
RTCC 2013 Awards: Green City of the Year
Green City nominations for the inaugural RTCC Climate Change Awards, due to be presented at UNFCCC COP19 in Warsaw
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
UK renewables generation increases by 56% since 2012
Figures from DECC show renewables production increased by 56% and coal, natural gas and oil decreased this year compared to 2012
Coal-fired gas plants could be China’s latest greenhouse giant
Nine synthetic gas plants approved by Chinese government would produce seven times more emissions than conventional plants
Labour leader Ed Miliband promises UK 2030 decarbonisation target
Morning summary: UK leader of the opposition promises green jobs; Global Challenges Day to hold governments to account; EU ETS to be challenged by business lobby group
Analysis: is New York on climate change’s new frontline?
UN’s host city faces unique challenges posed by rising sea levels, and is responding with green investment
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
Obama officials face Congress climate change grilling
Morning summary: In the first airing of Obama’s climate action plan, the Environmental Protection Agency asserted its right to pass laws without Congress
Analysis: UK nuclear plans shrouded in mystery
Government says it needs new power stations, but doubts remain over potential costs and whether that much power is needed