Climate change: themes range from new technological opportunities and new approaches... to calculating emissions cuts and averting climate chaos

Last month, the Financial Times ran a series on climate change:
Futures Forum: Climate change: themes range from corporate social responsibility and self-regulation... to governmental intervention and technological solutions

The FT is at the forefront of exploring the ideas around how to deal with climate change:
Futures Forum: Energy revolution: “There is growing evidence that some fundamental changes are coming that will over time put a question mark over investments in old energy systems.”
Futures Forum: From the 'fossil-fuel age' to an international carbon tax
Futures Forum: Climate change sceptics 'are losing their grip'
Futures Forum: “Energiewende” – energy transformation... reducing dependence on fossil fuels and changing the role of the large traditional utilities.

This is the latest overview from the FT:

FINANCIAL TIMES

We trust that you enjoyed our Energy Newsletter last month, giving you a specific insight into the main oil stories. You can continue to discover the FT's extensive energy coverage with this 4 part energy newsletter in which each issue focuses on a key energy topic, while also highlighting stories from across the whole sector. In this second issue, we explore the FT coverage on Climate Change.

Latest Climate Change news

Climate Change Thousands of politicians, business leaders and civil society groups will gather just outside Paris next month for the biggest UN-hosted talks on tackling climate change since 2009. The Cop 21 summit will seek to agree a reduction in carbon emissions after 20 years of negotiations. The previous meeting in Copenhagen ended without agreement on how to share the burden. Paris climate conference is a rare opportunity - grab it Interactive: Calculating climate change The upside of addressing climate change

Latest Energy Coverage

Shale Oil & Gas Shell's decision to axe a Canadian project shows extent of the downturn Producers face austerity as well as battles over budget and debt, writes Daniel Yergin. Read article > Harsh realities finally push US champions of shale oil into retreat Prolific output from US shale formations in recent years have thrown the world oil market off balance. But a long market slump is now forcing shale producers to retreat. Read article >

Mergers & Acquisitions BG Group profits hit by plunge in oil prices BG Group on Friday signalled further cuts to capital spending as it seeks to shore up its finances in the wake of an oil price plunge that has sent profits tumbling. Read article > Ikea ends residential solar panel deal with Hanergy Hanergy Thin Film Power, a solar company being investigated by Hong Kong's stock market regulator, has lost a contract for Ikea to distribute its panels for domestic use in Europe Read article >

Oil Pakistani broker fuels Iraqi Kurdistan oil exports Few regions lamented the collapse in oil prices this year like Iraqi Kurdistan, where dwindling investment and irregular crude sales undermined long-held ambitions for independence from Baghdad and a do-or-die fight against Isis along its borders. Read article > Oil market slides out of control The plunge in the price of crude since the summer of 2014 has made it clear that the market has escaped anyone’s ability to control it. Read article >

Renewable Energy Hairy crabs help China solar industry flourish As she plucks the weeds ensnaring a nascent crop of honeysuckle, farmer Yang Xinfeng makes an unlikely pioneer in the global renewable energy revolution. Read article > 'Masala bond' to fuel India's green energy ambitions Structure of rupee-denominated note minimises credit risk to global investors Read article >

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