Climate change caused by multiple market failures
Investment in low carbon technolgy, as advocated by Bill Gates, needs to be accompanied by carbon pricing policies agrues Institute Policy and Communications Director Bob Ward. read more »
News category: In the news
China se compromete a reduzir emissões, antes de negociações climáticas em Paris
Diário do Grande ABC, 30 June
La Chine s’engage dans les négociations climatiques
Le Devoir, 30 June
La Chine dévoile ses ambitions pour la Conférence de Paris sur le climat
Le Monde, 30 June
Dutch court orders state to slash greenhouse emissions
A Dutch court on Wednesday (24 June) ordered the state to slash greenhouse gas emissions nationwide by at least 25% by 2020, in a case that could serve as a blueprint for activists around the world. read more »
Qui doit payer pour protéger le climat ?
Les Echos, 24 June
COP 21 : curieux désaccords entre experts
Les rapports d’économistes se multiplient sur l’énergie et le climat. Ils montrent une dichotomie révélatrice entre visions optimistes et chiffres plus réalistes. read more »
A beginner’s guide to fossil fuel divestment
The Guardian, 23 June
Could China, the world’s biggest carbon emitter, ever go green?
TIME magazine report on new LSE research which indicates that China’s C02 emissions may peak by 2025 – five years sooner than the year pledged. read more »