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Renault chief calls for London’s bus lanes to accept electric cars
Leading cities should do more to encourage the use of electric cars by investing in charging facilities and allowing zero...
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Carbon dioxide’s effect on global warming ‘understimated’
You may think the prospect of climate change is alarming, a call to action to slow down our emissions of...
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UN’s Green Climate Fund ‘ready’ to start work
The UN’s flagship climate fund could start investing in clean energy projects as early as 2015 after its board agreed...
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Adaptation funding must be driven by local communities, say experts
Half of all funding towards climate adaptation efforts should be directed towards community-based projects, say representatives from developing countries. They...
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China expects to launch national carbon market in 2020
China expects to launch a national carbon market in 2018, based on regional schemes it is presently piloting, a senior...
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Divestment campaign spreads to New Zealand
A New Zealand city has divested from fossil fuels, in a sign that the movement is growing beyond its American...
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Norway ratifies UN Kyoto Protocol extension
Norway has become the 11th country to ratify an eight-year extension to the UN’s Kyoto Protocol. Kyoto is currently the...
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China completes rollout of pilot carbon markets
China launched on Thursday its seventh and final pilot carbon market, ahead of a national scheme expected in 2018. China...
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Arctic shipping lanes open for four months by 2050
A warming Arctic will see ice-free conditions for as long as 125 days each summer by the middle of the...
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Waste could provide UK with unlimited energy resource
Three energy companies have proposed cleaner burning systems in waste to electricity generation, under a UK-funded competition. Waste offers the...
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