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‘Black carbon’ rated as second largest cause of global warming
New study finds only CO2 is more significant human produced contributor to climate change
Francois Hollande accused of climate change hypocrisy
President calls for clean energy investment at sustainability summit in Abu Dhabi before lobbying on behalf of oil industry
Harvard academic: Obama unlikely to make climate a priority
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Former Met Office chief says 2°C climate target missed
Lord Hunt says while a political solution will be found, it will come too late to stay with the safe limit of warming
Kazakhstan and Croatia join world’s carbon trading schemes
Countries become latest in long line to establish emission trading schemes in effort to reduce their greenhouse gas output
IRENA & Masdar launch global renewable energy map at Abu Dhabi summit
Use the new interactive Global Atlas of potential solar and wind resources to see if your country can outshine California or outblow Mongolia
Climate change nation: Evidence of impact visible across US
Draft of the National Climate Assessment 2013 finds climate impacts from receding sea ice in Alaska to water shortages in the south east
US report makes extreme weather link to climate change
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Chinese carbon intensity drops 3.5% in 2012
Move welcomed as step in right direction but absolute emission reduction requires a climbdown on coal
Francois Hollande to address Abu Dhabi Sustainability Week – then pitch for oil deal
French President to push Total for deal that would smooth way to 30 year contract with Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC) after addressing clean energy audience
$180m boost for World Bank forest carbon fund
Climate change and deforestation fund receives new donations from Norway, Germany and Finland
EU cautious on Obama climate change u-turn
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What next for the Green Climate Fund after Doha dud?
With little enthusiasm to make public money flow how on earth will the great green hope for the developing world be financed?
Colossal food waste hitting energy, land and water supplies
New report by Institute of Mechanical Engineers details how huge levels of vital commodities are squandered by humans
My 16kg transport carbon footprint
The CarbonDiem app allows users to monitor their impact on climate change by tracking the scope and mode of their transport
Coal comeback threatens Obama’s climate change policy
Despite accusations of the White House’s ‘War on Coal’, the coal industry is in good health in the US, which is bad news for the climate
Todd Stern: Climate talks need more than “paper ambition”
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Indian minister’s advisor calls for year-long UN climate talks
Senior Indian Minister’s right hand man Varad Pande says ramping up talks to as much as 150 days a year punctuated with ministerial interventions is way best forward
US 2012 weather extremes mapped
The National Ocean and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) has published a map of extreme US events with low snowfall, continuing drought and damaged crops leaving a difficult legacy for 2013
2012 warmest year on record for USA
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) says weather was “consistent with a warming world” but can’t be linked exclusively to climate change