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Monday, 28 September 2015 06:30

UK boosts climate change spend to £5.8bn

Today the UK Government is committing to substantially increase the amount of funding it is providing to help the most vulnerable countries protect themselves from the effects of climate change.

Published in Water Issues

2015Arctic Ice MinimumArctic sea ice cover appears to have reached its minimum extent on September 11, 2015. Sea ice extent on that day was measured at 4.41 million square kilometers (1.70 million square miles).

Published in Water Issues

A report from the London Assembly is warning that London’s economy is at significant risk from extreme world weather and is calling for urgent action to be taken to address the issue.

Published in Finance and Risk

Arup and the C40 Cities Climate Leadership Group (C40) have announced the formation of a collaborative global partnership.

Published in Water Issues

Global peacebuilding charity International Alert has marked the UK launch of a G7-commissioned report on the impact of climate change on fragile states with a high-level event at the Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) in London.

Published in Water Issues

A detailed picture of European weather patterns over the past decades is now emerging thanks to an EU-funded project to re-analyse historical records. The results will help EU nations plan for climate change and and extreme weather in coming decades.

Published in Water Issues

The European Environment Agency (EEA) has published a series of interactive maps, illustrating various climate threats European cities face, including water scarcity and flooding, as well as the cities’ capacity to respond.

Published in Water Issues

A new report from Mercer modelling the potential impact of climate change on investments, has found investors cannot ignore the implications for investment returns.

Published in Finance and Risk

Freshwater availability is the greatest climate change and resource scarcity challenge facing large businesses worldwide today, according to a new report from the Carbon Trust.

Published in Water Issues

The potential for a robust global climate deal at the Paris Climate Summit in December 2015 is driving an increased emphasis on renewables and clean tech in the next five years according to energy companies surveyed in PwC's new global power and utilities survey.

Published in Energy and Carbon
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