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World Bank, Bank of England urge speed on climate
Mark Carney and Jim Kim warn window of opportunity to reduce emissions is closing, call for greater transparency on climate risk from big business
IMF: Oil price crash delays clean energy transition
NEWS: Cheap fossil fuels could thwart development of renewables, says global lender in economic outlook
IMF calls for carbon levy on ships and planes
NEWS: Influential financial body estimates US$30 a tonne tax on emissions from international transport could have raised $25 billion in 2014
IMF to factor climate risk into world economic forecasts
NEWS: Influential finance body is mainstreaming climate concerns in move that could spotlight threats to oil exporters, say experts
Germany, Ethiopia, Mexico leaders back carbon pricing
NEWS: Six heads of state are endorsing a World Bank campaign to make polluters pay, while Paris climate text ignores the subject
Climate vulnerable states despair of rich, launch finance plan
NEWS: V20 coalition launched in Lima this week says it will raise funds for climate adaptation projects and develop a collective insurance scheme
IMF chief seeks climate breakthrough at Lima meet
ANALYSIS: Christine Lagarde calls on governments to back carbon pricing, slash fossil fuel subsidies as finance leaders gather in Peru
IMF: Saudi Arabia should rely less on oil
NEWS: Fossil fuel giant must continue efforts to diversify economy away from oil, gas, International Monetary Fund says
China, Qatar and Ukraine top IMF fossil fuel subsidy leagues
NEWS: New figures show how widespread support for oil, gas and coal sector is, highlighting climate and health risks linked to pollution
IMF: Hike fossil fuel taxes and reap benefits now
NEWS: National governments should not wait for a global climate deal to address underpricing of fossil fuels, says leading financial body
IMF chief Lagarde warns of “merciless” climate change
Speaking in London, Christine Lagarde says UN emissions deal and fossil fuel subsidies cut are now global priorities
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
No bailout for the Earth’s climate, warns OECD chief
Morning summary: OECD head to address climate change in speech; South Korea and China discuss climate cooperation; and World Bank and IMF heads discuss climate finance
Fossil fuel subsidies dwarf green investment – report
Developing countries are spending 75 times more on fossil fuel subsidies than they receive to combat climate change according to a new report by the Overseas Development Institute
IMF: scrap $1.9 trillion oil and gas subsidies
Organisation issues roadmap for successful reform of tax breaks and uncompetitive pricing that encourages unsustainable consumption habits and damages the climate