China set to roll out trading scheme

14 Jun 13 - China next week will launch an emissions trading scheme in the southern city of Shenzhen, marking its first attempt to cut emissions using market mechanisms.

'Carbon farming' makes waves in Bonn

14 Jun 13 - United Nations climate talks in Bonn this week have largely stalled with the suspension of one of three negotiating tracks.

Experts rule fracking too risky

14 Jun 13 - German environmental experts doubt that developing shale gas is economically profitable and worthwhile for the country's energy transition.

Farmers told to adapt or suffer

14 Jun 13 - Farmers must adapt or risk getting left behind as climate change becomes an increasingly influential part of the agricultural landscape, says the head of the United States Agriculture Department.

China and US leaders sign chemicals pact

14 Jun 13 - The decision by China and the United States to cooperate on phasing down production of a group of synthetic chemicals in order to combat climate change has been welcomed by the United Nations.

Power saver ... take heat out of dirty laundry

14 Jun 13 - Households across Europe have been told to cool it in the laundry.

Imaginative inventors set out to save the world

14 Jun 13 - A handful of maverick inventors have banded together under the banner of the Ocean Invention Network to help to invent the world’s way out of climate change.

Airlines act to prevent emissions talks collapse

7 Jun 13 - A proposal agreed to this week by major airlines could rescue United Nations efforts for a deal to cut greenhouse gas emissions in the aviation sector, observers say.

WWF seeks $40b to back renewable energy

7 Jun 13 - Governments and financial institutions worldwide have been urged to increase investment in renewable energy by at least $US40 billion over the next 12 months.

Car pollution claims misleading, report says

7 Jun 13 - The gap has widened between the fuel-efficiency that carmakers declare for their models and the reality for drivers, with luxury German vehicles showing the biggest divergence, a study has found.

Little eco powerhouse wins best engine award

7 Jun 13 - Ford Motor Company’s ultra-fuel efficient 1.0-litre EcoBoost petrol engine has been named international engine of the year.

Lake the world forgot lies pristine for 7500 years

7 Jun 13 - A lake on a remote Queensland island sits as it did more than 7000 years ago - untouched by humans and climate change.

UN and big business bring light to Africa

7 Jun 13 - A United Nations agency and a leading manufacturer have joined forces to bring light to Africa.

It’s tough in the Outback … and getting tougher

7 Jun 13 - People living in remote Australia are likely to be more severely affected by climate change than other sectors of the national population.

Europe wants emissions plans set early

31 May 13 - All countries should outline their long-term plans for curbing greenhouse gases next year, earlier than favoured by Washington, to revive the stalled fight against climate change, the European Union...

Countries plug in to sustainable energy

31 May 13 - Sustainable energy for all should get a higher priority in global development goals, delegates to a United Nations-backed forum in Vienna said this week.

Trading groups make carbon market pact

31 May 13 - Global emissions trading organisation, the International Emissions Trading Association and Australia’s industry body for carbon market professionals, the Carbon Market Institute, have announced a...

EU set to turn climate agenda upside down

24 May 13 - Europe’s plan to decarbonise its economy by 2050 could be turned on its head at a high-level meeting today.

Inaction will mean world without water

24 May 13 - The world will run out of fresh water unless greater efforts are made to reverse current trends, the United Nations warns.

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