Climate

May 29, 2021 0

IEEFA Update: G7 coal finance exit and why it matters for India

While India doesn’t rely on export credit finance to fund new coal plants, there are material implications The commitment by the Group of Seven (G7) nations, along with several other […]

May 21, 2021 0

Analysis: China’s carbon emissions grow at fastest rate for more than a decade

The post-pandemic surge means China’s emissions reached a new record high of nearly 12bn tonnes (GtCO2) in the year ending March 2021. This is some 600m tonnes (5 per cent) […]

May 6, 2021 0

The Pacific calls Australia to Fund Our Future – NOT Gas.

As part of the 350.org.au week of climate action, Pacific Climate Warriors around Australia called on the Morrison Government to Fund our Future NOT Gas. The science is clear. Our […]

May 5, 2021 0

Limiting warming to 1.5C would ‘halve’ land-ice contribution to sea level rise by 2100

Holding global temperature rise to no more than 1.5C – rather than following current emissions pledges – could halve the sea level rise from melting land ice by the year […]

May 3, 2021 0

Only intact forests can stave off climate change

The world’s forests are supposed to stave off climate change. Left alone, perhaps they could. But they’re not being left alone. LONDON, 3 May, 2021 − In the last decade, […]

April 23, 2021 0

UN declares 2021 is ‘year for action’ on climate

The year of plague and fire, record heat, melting ice and rising seas: who’s surprised 2021 is UN’s “year for action”? LONDON, 23 April, 2021 − The world’s most authoritative […]

April 19, 2021 0

Loss of Arctic sea ice can spoil French wine harvest

What happens in the Arctic may not stay there. Loss of Arctic sea ice can dump the polar blizzards elsewhere. LONDON, 19 April, 2021 − Once again, scientists have linked […]

April 19, 2021 0

Major Asian bank says it’s not practical in the short term to cut off clients in the coal business

SINGAPORE — Singapore’s largest bank DBS Group Holdings said it’s not practical to cut off clients in the coal business in the short term. DBS on Friday announced that it […]

April 14, 2021 0

Guest post: How finance from rich nations could drive 40% of new coal plant emissions

Coal use needs to rapidly fall this decade if the world has any chance of achieving the 1.5C temperature target of the Paris Agreement, yet new coal power plants are […]

April 8, 2021 0

What’s Greener In Europe — A Train, A Plane, Or A Car? What’s Dirtiest?

For as long as I can remember, word on the street has been that trains are much greener than planes. Nonetheless, some regulations changed, some entrepreneurs had big dreams, and […]