Colin Hunt, The University of Queensland
World Bank president Jim Yong Kim recently announced that the Bank would cut coal from its portfolio of investment projects.
New coal powered generation will now receive financial support only in “rare circumstances”. Gas will remain in the Bank’s investment mix but as a transitional fuel. But.
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Category Archives: International sustainable development
30 July 2013: The Clean Energy Finance Corporation (CEFC) has welcomed ClimateWorks' new major research project, Tracking Australia's Progress towards a Low Carbon Economy. CEFC CEO Oliver.
By Jenny Riesz and Roger Dargaville, University of Melbourne
Australia’s carbon pricing mechanism has been vilified by the Federal Opposition and certain members of the business community, but it is a key part of Australia’s response to climate change. So one year on, where does it stand?
Far from being “absolutely catastrophic” and.
On Tuesday 25 June 2013, at Georgetown University, US President Obama announced a ground-breaking plan to combat climate change.
The plan included three themes: executive action, a pledge to take international leadership, and a call to action for Americans to help combat climate change.
Read the new plan.
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By John Wiseman, University of Melbourne and Gerald Frape
Minimising serious debate about climate change risks and solutions looks likely to be a key feature of the Australian media’s approach to the 2013 election campaign. There are however two powerful reasons why this silence is profoundly disturbing and misguided.
Evidence of the likelihood and risks.
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The UN Environment Programme (UNEP), together with SustainAbility and the Green Light Group, has released a report titled 'GEO-5 for Business: Impacts of a Changing Environment on the Corporate Sector.' Based on UNEP's Global Environmental Outlook (GEO-5), the report offers an analysis of specific risks faced by the construction, chemicals, mining, food and other.
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By Colin Hunt
The International Energy Agency’s (IEA) latest report repeats the message we’ve heard from many sources – we’re heading for a temperature rise of much more than 2°C. But given its international reach and expertise, the agency is uniquely placed to recommend what we can do to fix the problem. They’ve come.
By Chris Riedy, University of Technology, Sydney
More than half of global greenhouse gas emissions come from burning fossil fuels. Reducing and eventually eliminating fossil fuel use is a critical priority. Most of the world’s remaining fossil fuel reserves need to stay in the ground if we are to avoid dangerous climate change.
Yet.
by Nick Saltmarsh, Sustainable Development SD Scene editor 4 Apr 2013
The independent Ecosystem Markets Task Force has published its final report, Realising nature’s value, reviewing the opportunities for UK business from expanding green goods, services, products, investment vehicles and markets which value and protect the natural environment.
Chaired by Ian Cheshire, Group Chief Executive Officer of.
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Australia has staged a fragile reversal in its previously declining low-carbon competitiveness. Asia, especially China, is now taking centre stage in preparedness for the low-carbon economy. These are the two key conclusions of the updated Climate Institute/GE Low-Carbon Competitiveness Index, released today as part of the Institute’s Global Climate Leadership Review 2013 report.
“Australia’s fragile improvement.
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