Climate Action - Assisting business towards carbon neutrality

A new report shows how cities can boost investment and help address climate change.

(Guardian) Electrolux, the Swedish home appliance maker, is calling on the EU to offer consumers cash and fiscal incentives to dispose of their "gas-guzzling" fridge-freezers, washing machines and dishwashers and switch to more energy-efficient models as part of its ambitious plans to combat climate change.

(Guardian) Climate change could speed up the large-scale destruction of the Amazon rainforest and bring the "point of no return" much closer than previously thought, conservationists warned today.

(NY Times) The White House has raised last-minute concerns over regulation of automobile emissions and fuel economy that aides said Tuesday could lead to a presidential veto of the energy bill now before Congress.

Decisions made on financing adaptation and carbon capture and storage.

Former US Vice-President Al Gore collected the Nobel Peace Prize on Monday with another urgent call for world leaders to act immediately.

(CSRwire) DuPont participates in United Nations Climate Change Conference in Bali.

Some 350 representatives from companies, governments and NGOs converged to demonstrate business commitment to mitigating climate change.

(Reuters) European Commission President steps in to try to resolve a row between industry and environment commissioners over fining car makers.