Climate Change

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From GLOBAL ECONOMY 5:23pm

China reveals first carbon trading scheme

Scheme to include 635 industrial and construction companies

Comment & Analysis

Ingram Pinn illustration
The real and present dangers are too uncomfortable to confront
– Martin Wolf
The richer ‘Santeguinos’ get, the more time they spend in traffic, writes Martin Sandbu
– Martin Sandbu
Climate Change
Who cares about real threats to life and limb when there are scandals to ponder?
– Gary Silverman
From UK 12:33am

60% of UK wildlife species are in decline

‘State of nature’ report shows skylarks and hedgehogs among those in trouble

From GLOBAL ECONOMY May 19, 2013

Globe to warm at slower rate, scientists say

Findings of many scientists released

From COMPANIES May 16, 2013

US states look to cut greenhouse gases

Northeastern scheme for trading carbon held up as a model

From WORLD May 16, 2013

EU carbon permit surplus doubles in 2012

Brussels says data show need to delay auction of some allowances

From COMPANIES May 16, 2013

Scientists agree global warming is man-made

Study contradicts perception of split on causes of climate change

Burnt trees in a peatland area of Teluk Meranti village in Pelalawan, in Indonesia's Riau province November 10, 2009. Home to about 10 percent of the world's rainforests, deforestation in Indonesia occurred at an average rate of 1.08 million hectares a year between 2000 and 2005, according to the Ministry of Forestry. ©Reuters From WORLD May 15, 2013

Indonesia extends logging moratorium

Environmentalists warn more needs to be done

Martin Wolf from COMMENT May 14, 2013

Why the world faces climate chaos

We will watch the rise in greenhouse gases until it is too late to do anything about it

From WORLD May 14, 2013

Europe’s sea levels could rise by a metre

Study suggests London flood barriers would be overwhelmed

Carbon emissions From COMPANIES May 10, 2013

CO2 at highest level for millions of years

Research from Hawaii to focus attention on risks of climate change

From WORLD May 7, 2013

Ministers back rise in EU carbon prices

Germans split over intervention in emissions trading system

From COMPANIES Apr 29, 2013

UAE in talks with UK to boost green energy schemes

Abu Dhabi seeks to invest up to £1bn in alternative schemes

From WORLD Apr 25, 2013

More US cities join ‘no fossil fuel’ push

‘New apartheid’ disinvestment campaign gathers pace

From UK Apr 24, 2013

Climate watchdog eyes tax reform

Tough emissions countries could raise import tariffs for states with lax rules

From GLOBAL ECONOMY Apr 21, 2013

Research supports global warming theory

Study backs idea that humans caused temperature rise