An article from Reuters AlertNet. Whatever the global climate agreement reached next year in Paris looks like, the private sector will need to dramatically step up efforts to cut global carbon emissions, negotiators and analysts said at UN climate talks in Lima Thursday. Political leaders including US Secretary of State John Kerry, UN Secretary-General Ban ki-Moon Read on…

An article by Medilyn Manibo, eco-business.com. With access to solar technologies becoming widely available across Asia, new solar financing solutions are also rapidly developing in the region, with Singapore poised to be the region’s hub for solar investment. Outlining these observations in a new report released last week, energy advisory firm DNV GL said innovative financing models are Read on…

An article on Huffington Post, by Alister Doyle, Mitra Taj and Valerie Volcovic (Reuters). U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, expressing deep concern about slow action to combat climate change, told governments at U.N. talks in Lima on Tuesday there was no “time for tinkering” and urged a radical shift to greener economies. Ban said there was Read on…