World leaders from the G20 met last week amidst tumultuous global tensions between China and the United States, publishing a joint communique at the end of proceedings which highlighted Donald Trump’s outsized influence on issues of global importance.
Welcome to the next issue of China x Cleantech, October edition. As always, China has produced a steady stream of stories — some got covered here on CleanTechnica and others slip under the radar. This monthly feature helps to better inform you of the rapid changes happening in China. China × Cleantech is also published over on the “Future Trends” section of our website. Here’s the previous report in case you missed it.
A reported draft version of a communique being formulated by leaders of the G20 in advance of the 13th meeting of Group of Twenty to be held in Buenos Aires, Argentina, starting Friday, fails to back the 2015 Paris Climate Agreement
Amid the barrage of news about climate-related natural disasters and climate change summits, it’s important to recognize real inflection points—when there is truly cause to sit up and take note. The IPCC Special Report on Global Warming of 1.5ºC, released last month, is a genuine wake up call.
Natural capital (clean air, oceans, ecosystems, and minerals on which our goods and services so often depend) is usually quite invisible in the financial decision making of leading companies in the corporate sector. It’s time for more financial institutions to change their perspectives about the importance of natural capital within their financial considerations.
By Mirella Vitale If you’re reading this piece in CleanTechnica, then you probably know already that the United Nation’s Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change issued a report last week on global climate change. And, you have probably lost sleep over its alarming verdict: if we don’t make a major course … [continued]
A week after the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change published its landmark report warning that limiting global warming to 1.5°C will “require rapid, far-reaching and unprecedented changes in all aspects of society,” the UK Government has sought advice from the country’s Committee on Climate Change on setting a date for a net-zero emissions target.
The problem we have created for ourselves is a large one. But over the past few decades, global researchers, engineers, public servants and industry experts have been building solutions and making them economical.
Volkswagen chief Herbert Diess has threatened massive job losses across its European factories — up to 100,000 workers — if the EU moves forward with new regulations that would mandate automakers slash emissions 35% in the coming years.
The 6th IPCC report on climate change will be revealed to the public on October 8th. Most media outlets will fail to cover the findings it presents.
