California Governor Jerry Brown recently made headlines with his announcement that his state would pursue the United States’ most ambitious greenhouse gas emission reduction targets. His announcement of a reduction of 40% below 1990 levels by 2030 is an interim step towards predecessor Arnold Schwarzenegger’s...
More and more people are coming around to the point of view that action on climate change is urgently needed around the world, however there are four developing economies that are critically important to the cause- Brazil, Russia, India and China (BRIC). BRIC have a...
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi wants to accelerate economic growth without further damaging the environment, and has proposed a $25 billion revamp of older utilities. Modi’s revamp plan has been prompted by a 2014 World Health Organisation (WHO) report that stated India was home to...
World Bank Lead Economist Gayatri Acharya has highlighted Australia’s “glorious distinction” of being the first country to remove a carbon price in a presentation in Melbourne on 5 May 2015. She noted that on the world map of carbon pricing which includes 60 countries, Australia...
A report published by the World Bank Group has shown that up to $6.4 trillion worth of investments will be made in clean technology in 145 developing countries in the next decade, and approximately one quarter of that amount ($1.6 trillion) will be accessible to...
On May 4 2015, the Head of the Chinese Meteorological Administration Zheng Guoguang revealed that some of China’s most significant infrastructure projects such as the Three Gorges Dam and a high altitude railway to Tibet are under threat from Climate Change. The statement was made...
Three reports commissioned by the Philippines chaired Climate Vulnerable Forum (CVF), have highlighted the need for a more ambitious plan than the current 2°C maximum global warming target to protect human rights and workplaces and prevent mass migration and displacement. At the launch of the...
On April 29 2015, the United Kingdom (UK) Supreme Court Justices unanimously ordered the Government to deliver new air quality limits by December 2015. This ruling effectively forces the Government to reduce diesel vehicle emissions which are the dominant source of Nitrogen Dioxide (NO2), regardless...
Japan, the world’s fifth largest emitter of carbon dioxide, has proposed a 25.4% reduction in carbon dioxide emissions from 2005 levels by 2030. Japanese Government officials preferred to use 2013 as a baseline year as that implied a higher reduction target than other developed nations....
As part of what it says is part of its “moral responsibility”, the Church of England has divested 12 Million British Pounds (approximately AUD$23.3 Million) from tar sands oil and thermal coal related projects. Head of Responsible Investment Edward Mason stated that the divestment policy...