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2020 ‘peak coal’ could save China thousands of lives
A study just released says bringing coal use to a peak by 2020 could save China billions of dollars in environmental costs, slash water consumption by nearly 30 per cent and prevent tens of thousands...
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France calls for short, flexible UN climate accord
According to a document prepared by France as a prelude to the United Nations sponsored summit in Paris in December a UN accord to slow global warming should be short, flexible and long lasting to...
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Abbott war on wind farms threatens biggest project
The hostility from Australia’s conservative Liberal-National Prime Minister Tony Abbott to “visually awful” wind farms has sent a chill through the industry and could jeopardise the country’s biggest...
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Report: offshore wind cheaper than gas in 5 years
An industry-commissioned study details how offshore wind is on a steep cost reduction curve that should allow new projects to compete with new gas power plants within five years. The key conclusion of...
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Coal faces increasing risk with Japan climate goals
Developers of coal power plants in Japan may find themselves increasingly under pressure as countries from China to Brazil line up to showcase efforts to rein in pollution that causes global warming....
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Pope urges strong UN action on climate change
The leader of the world’s 1.2 billion Roman Catholics, Pope Francis, has urged the United Nations to take a “very strong stand” on climate change at a landmark summit on global warming this year in...
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Labor opposition to set 50% renewable energy target
In a bold move Australia’s Labor opposition leader Bill Shorten is set to unveil a climate policy goal requiring 50 per cent of Australia’s large-scale energy production to be generated using renewable...
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France signals ‘breakthrough’ in climate change talks
France has signalled a “breakthrough” at 46-nation talks in Paris tasked with paving the way for a highly anticipated United Nations sponsored climate change summit to be held in November and December....
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Stern: low-carbon economy ‘attractive in own right’
Leading British economist, Lord Nicholas Stern, has backed low carbon technology to deliver a “cleaner, quieter, more efficient” global economy. Lord Stern, a former British Treasury adviser, has...
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Figueres says Paris to set 50-year climate agenda
United Nations climate chief Christiana Figueres has said the December climate change conference in Paris is the last chance for a meaningful agreement that would offer hope for a planet at risk due to...
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Labor challenges Lib-Nat govt on climate change
Australia’s Labor leader Bill Shorten has issued a defiant challenge to conservative Liberal-National Prime Minister Tony Abbott to make the next election about climate change policies. “Bring it on,”...
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Lib-Nat govt pressured to reverse wind, solar investment move
Australia’s conservative Liberal-National government is facing internal pressure to reverse its push to stop the Clean Energy Finance Corporation (CEFC) from investing in wind farms and household...
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Major US companies pledge support for UN climate deal
Thirteen major companies in the United States will today announce US$140 billion in low-carbon investments to lend support to a global climate change deal in Paris in December. The White House said...
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New UN climate text ‘strong foundation’ for Paris summit
Hopes that this year’s United Nations climate summit in Paris will deliver an ambitious new international accord have received a boost, after the UN published a ‘streamlined’ version of the crucial...
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Clinton promises renewable energy for every US home
Hillary Clinton has announced plans to deliver enough renewable power for every United States home by 2027, as part of a highly ambitious climate change strategy unveiled by the Presidential hopeful....
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Gore: world confused by Aust climate change position
The former United States vice-president and environmental campaigner Al Gore has said Australia’s current position on climate change has left some in the world very confused. Mr Gore visited the...
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France concerned by slow Paris deal draft progress
France’s top climate ambassador has said she is very concerned at the slow rate of progress on a negotiating text that will form the basis of a new international deal on global warming in Paris later...
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Oxfam report: coal not good for reducing poverty
A new report says renewable energy is an easier, quicker and cheaper method than burning coal to help lift people out of poverty through access to power. In the report intended to challenge the mining...
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OECD report critical of progress on green growth
According to new analysis from the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) subsidies for fossil fuel remain inconsistent with strategies for green growth, yet almost all OECD...
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Obama’s power plan expected to boost renewables
President Barack Obama plans to offer new incentives for solar and wind energy as part of a plan to cut United States power-plant emissions as a way to counter delaying the initial deadline by two...
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