climate Archives - Page 19 of 31 - Renew Economy

Sending the right signals: How Paris deal can close emissions gap
The national climate plans (INDCs) that countries have submitted so far in the run-up to COP 21 in Paris would short fall of what’s required.
World Resources Institute

Oct 26, 2015

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Government needs to get on board the energy transition
In Australia, a live debate is underway that will dramatically alter Australia’s environmental and economic future.
Matthew Rose

Oct 26, 2015

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Sweltering September sets global records
September 2015 was warmer than average by a bigger margin than any of the 1,629 months in records of National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Andrea Thompson

Oct 22, 2015

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No more dirty COPs – NGOs want fossil fuel lobbies excluded from climate talks
Increasing corporate activity is interfering with progress on climate policy, and activists want fossil fuel interests removed from the upcoming climate talks.
Sam Parkinson

Oct 21, 2015

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Major car makers go electric in wake of Volkswagen scandal
Car manufacturers are considering the effects of the VW scandal for each of them. Volvo and Aston Martin go electric.
Bloomberg New Energy Finance

Oct 21, 2015

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Paris climate agreement must include global decarbonisation goal, say NGOs
The goal of decarbonising the global economy must be included in any agreement to come out of the Paris climate convention meeting in December.
Jon Walter

Oct 15, 2015

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This tiny country is going 100 per cent organic
In 2011, the tiny mountain nation of Bhutan announced a lofty goal: make the country’s agricultural system 100 percent organic by the year 2020.
Natasha Geiling

Oct 14, 2015

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New IPCC chief wants public to have better understanding of climate science
Better communication with the public one of the main goals of the new head of the UN scientific body examining climate change.
Jon Walter

Oct 13, 2015

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The Republican Party stands alone in climate denial
Amid internal calls for climate action, a study finds that Republicans are the only climate-denying conservative party in the world.
Dana Nuccitelli

Oct 7, 2015

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World falls well short on climate pledges, but buys some time
New study says that pledges made for the Paris climate conference will miss the 2°C goal by a big margin. The reductions will steer the world towards a 3.5°C outcome, but may provide a window to enable major polluters to catch up.
Giles Parkinson

Sep 29, 2015

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Too big to fail: China to set up world’s biggest carbon market
A Chinese cap-and-trade carbon pricing program is scheduled to begin in 2017, and will be the world’s largest carbon market.
Alex Lo

Sep 28, 2015

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Obama says Paris climate talks bound to ‘fall short’
Obama hopes major countries will agree to “aggressive enough targets” tat climate talks in Paris, but it won’t be sufficient to meet 2C target.
Roberta Rampton

Sep 28, 2015

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