MAD Climate – Making a Difference

India insisted Friday it wanted to reach a global agreement on fighting climate change at the upcoming UN summit in Copenhagen but reiterated its opposition to binding carbon emission cuts.

Cath Everett, BusinessGreen , Friday 31 July 2009 at 10:48:00 Major global poll reveals almost two-thirds of people want governments to take climate change more seriously Businesses that can demonstrate their green credentials by helping governments tackle climate change may well find they top the polls in terms of public popularity, according to a major new global survey of more than 18,000 ...

This week's guest is writer and eco-warrior Jonathon Porritt. As the founding director of the sustainable development NGO, Forum for the Future, and, until this month, chair of the UK Sustainable Development Commission, when Porritt speaks about global warming people listen. The former director of Friends of the Earth and trustee of WWF came into the pod to fill in the British government's ...

Andrew Donoghue, BusinessGreen , Friday 31 July 2009 at 00:15:00 Higher education establishments are well placed to set the example for private and public sector organisations when it comes to curbing emissions, the government says Seats of learning have traditionally been crucibles for revolution and upheaval, and so it should be with climate change policy in the UK, the government claims. ...

Andrew Donoghue, BusinessGreen , Thursday 30 July 2009 at 17:28:00 Even in areas with no flooding history, flood-related insurance payments are up 15 per cent Businesses that may already be struggling to comprehend and comply with climate-related legislation will soon face another environmental burden – rising buildings insurance. That is the conclusion of the latest quarterly study from the AA ...

Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said that China's leaders have assured him they want to seal a deal on a new UN climate treaty at a conference in Copenhagen, Denmark, in December.

China's leaders told U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon that Beijing wants to reach a new agreement on combating climate change in Copenhagen in December, Ban said on Wednesday.

Senator John Kerry, a leading architect of climate change legislation being drawn up in the U.S. Senate, on Wednesday said the bill will have tough controls to stop abusive financial market speculation on pollution permits that will be traded among companies.

Does the world believe its governments are doing enough about climate change? These are the results of a 19-nation survey of 18,578 people by WorldPublicOpinion.org.

BusinessGreen.com Staff, BusinessGreen , Wednesday 29 July 2009 at 15:12:00 New deal light on specifics, but high on symbolism The US and China yesterday signed a deal committing the world's two largest emitters of greenhouse gases to work together to tackle climate change and promote clean technologies. The memorandum of understanding contains no specific commitments or emission targets, but ...