John Parnell
Meet the world’s first water producing billboard
Advertising in Peru has generated 15,000 litres of water in six months
US backtracks on shipping emissions deal
US, backed by the EU, suggests focusing on efficiency but unclear whether plan will displace tougher climate legislation for sector
Kerry: US must do more on climate change
Secretary of State says country’s response has been inadequate
South Korea’s groundbreaking carbon market revealed
RTCC’s daily round-up of the top climate change and green economy stories from around the world
Online game launched to map world’s fossil fuel power plants
Arizona University project aims to crowd-source locations of 30,000 fossil fuel power plants and measure their greenhouse emissions
USA suffers severe climate induced migration
31.8m people displaced by floods, storms and droughts in 2012, as more people lost their homes in the USA than Bangladesh
NASA moon experiment uncovers ‘green steel’
Experiment to produce oxygen on the moon accidentally provides clues to a new technique that could slash emissions from steel production
European development bank defends coal investments
RTCC’s daily round-up of the top climate change and green economy stories from around the world
USA holds key to aviation emissions deal
UN talks this week aimed at cutting the climate impact of aviation and shipping but support from the US will be crucial
McKibben: 400ppm is a grim climate landmark
As world passes an atmospheric concentration of CO2 not seen for more than 3 million years, there are calls for politicians to pay more attention to the science
Biden defends Obama’s climate change record
RTCC’s daily round-up of the top climate change and green economy stories from around the world
Canada wears climate pariah label “with honour”
Despite more pleas this week for Canada to reconsider its position on climate change, the Government’s commitment to its tar sands oil resources is likely to win
IPCC models underestimate role of CO2 in warming
New data suggests Earth’s climate may be more sensitive to CO2 than previous estimates have suggested
Prince Charles slams climate change sceptics
RTCC’s daily round-up of the top climate change and green economy stories from around the world
Comment: why it’s time for a global price on carbon
Writing for RTCC, former Japanese climate Ambassador Yoshi Nishimura says a global carbon market could curb warming & raise funds for the low carbon transition
EU carbon price crisis spreads to Australia
Tax cuts promised on back of carbon levy revenues postponed as low prices in Europe affect Aussie policy
US defends plan for countries to set their own climate goals
RTCC’s daily round-up of the top climate change and green economy stories from around the world
Ministers urge long term fix for EU climate policy
UK, German & French environment ministers demand July deadline for carbon market reform and warns inaction now could jeopardise longer term climate goals
Can 400ppm spark us into climate action?
Hitting the 400ppm level of atmospheric CO2 can be more than symbolic, it can be a rallying call too, writes Johan L. Kuylenstierna, executive director of the Stockholm Environment Institute
EU to vote on carbon market reforms in July
Environment committee confirms new date for critical decision on future of EU’s climate change policy