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• Changhua Wu: Shenzhen carbon trading launch is a day to remember for China

  Date

  19 June 2013

  Changhua comments on the pioneering carbon trading scheme that was launched in Shenzhen yesterday.

  

• Fresh from G8, World Bank President Jim Yong Kim calls for aggressive climate targets

  Date

  19 June 2013

  Arriving straight from the G8 Summit in Northern Ireland, today Dr. Jim Yong Kim, World Bank Group President presented an alarming new report stressing the need to redirect finances towards low carbon assets in emerging economies, to an audience of financial investors in London.

  

• China unveils pioneering carbon trading scheme in Shenzhen

  Date

  19 June 2013

  On June 18, the world’s largest carbon polluter introduced a new carbon trading scheme which will regulate between 800 million to 1 billion tons of emissions by 2015.

  

• Global renewables growth forges on: $1.3 trillion invested since 2006, 5.7 million people employed last year

  Date

  13 June 2013

  The Renewable Energy Policy Network for the 21st Century (REN21) - an international, collaborative group which monitors sustainable energy policy - has just released its 2013 Global Status Report. The report reveals that since 2006 approximately 1.3 trillion US dollars have been invested into the renewable energy sector.

  

• US and China reach historic agreement on HFCs

  Date

  10 June 2013

  At a summit taking place near Palm Springs, California over the weekend, US President Barak Obama and Chinese President Xi Jinping reached an historic agreement to phase down the production and consumption of HFCs – a potent greenhouse gas.

  

• America has record year for renewables, with California ranked top clean tech state

  Date

  06 June 2013

  America’s states and cities have been rated according to their clean tech leadership in a new report by Clean Edge, which ranks Massachusetts and California as the highest in dominating the marketplace.

  

• Brazil to spend US$2.85 billion on renewables research

  Date

  05 June 2013

  Brazil aims to spend US$2.85 billion on renewable energy and biofuel research in a bid to modernize its energy industry.

  

• Mark Kenber: UK has missed a low carbon opportunity

  Date

  04 June 2013

  Mark Kenber responds to the decarbonisation vote

  

• UN climate change talks begin in Bonn

  Date

  03 June 2013

  Starting today, June 3, representatives from 194 countries will gather at Bonn, Germany, for the second round of international climate talks which kicked-off last month.

  

• Our powerful network showcases success stories and future plans in Brussels

  Date

  28 May 2013

  Members of The Climate Group’s States and Regions Alliance and corporate partner network met in Brussels on May 27, to discuss driving the Clean Revolution forward in Europe and beyond, and showcase success stories so far.