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21.09.2012
Comment: Why Russia’s climate change policy is like a cargo cult
What is Russia’s real position on climate change? It says it will not take part in a ‘useless’ Kyoto Protocol extension period (KP2), despite recently appearing to support it. It boasts oil and gas reserves and a President who holds climate sceptic views. And yet you can bet Russia will call for a global deal, more action and release a ‘proposal for action’ come COP18 in Doha. So who, and what should we believe?
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20.09.2012
EU and China sign climate change deal
The EU and China have announced details of a deal that will see the two work together on a series of environmental and climate change projects including the design of a Chinese carbon market.
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18.09.2012
Global climate revenues fall 5 pct in 2011-HSBC
Global climate revenues fell 5 percent in 2011 to $539 billion from an all-time high the previous year, mainly dragged down by the weak performance of low-carbon energy companies hit by the global economic slowdown, a report by HSBC said on Tuesday.
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18.09.2012
El Salvador in battle against tide of climate change
The forest of towering, dead mangrove trees stretches along the beach as far as the eye can see. As the crashing waves rise and fall, short stumps emerge and vanish beneath the Pacific Ocean. Climate change has come early to the Bajo Lempa region of western El Salvador.
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14.09.2012
France seeks more ambitious EU carbon cuts
French President Francois Hollande on Friday called for deeper cuts in European Union carbon dioxide emissions as he sought to put the environment back at the top of the international agenda.
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13.09.2012
UK government, climate advisors at odds over gas role
The UK government is on a collision course with its climate advisors over the role gas should play in cutting CO2 output in Europe (Chicago Options: ^REURUSD - news) 's second largest emitter, statements published Thursday show.
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13.09.2012
Gas glut threatens climate battle-IEA
A new "golden age of gas" could derail global efforts to fight climate change as indebted governments mull a switch to the cheaper fuel, the International Energy Agency's chief economist said on Thursday.
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