John Parnell
China, EU, USA & India outline global climate deal positions
As governments prepare to meet in Bonn to discuss a proposed 2015 climate treaty, RTCC looks at the opening positions of the USA, EU, China and India
UN climate fund risks becoming ‘a closed bank’, warns NGO
The UN’s $100bn Green Climate Fund could become ineffective and lose trust if it does not open up, writes Transparency International’s Alice Harrison
EU climate goals should not focus on CO2 alone, warns expert
RTCC’s daily round-up of the top climate change and green economy stories from around the world
China ends production of HCFC greenhouse gases
Agreement will see the production of potent gases linked to global warming phased out by 2030
Progress on strict car emission limits offer EU good news
Draft law putting a 95g per km limit on new cars by 2020 approved by committee
CO2 level nears 400ppm climate milestone
Mauna Loa monitoring station can be tracked on Twitter as concentration edges toward levels not seen for 3.2m years
Imports send UK CO2 emissions up 10% since 1993
RTCC’s daily round-up of the top climate change and green economy stories from around the world
Why childrens’ climate concerns should inspire politicians
Kids in the UK worry about the impact of climate change at home and in poorer countries, politicians should take note, writes UNICEF’s Jazmin Burgess
Saudi Arabia blocks climate change from UN poverty goals
Group of oil producing nations looks to keep clean energy targets out of new sustainable development poverty framework
Future of EU emissions trading scheme hangs in balance
Second rejection of reforms in June could finish emissions trading scheme off warns EU presidency and Climate Commissioner Hedegaard
John Kerry seizes on Earth Day’s climate message
Secretary of State releases strong statement 43 years after he attended the first Earth Day in 1970
Vomit bug E.coli could produce diesel biofuel
Modified germs produce molecules closer to regular transport fuel than existing biofuels and could potentially be fed on sewage
Report confirms human impact on global climate
RTCC’s daily round-up of the top climate change and green economy stories from around the world
Fossil fuel subsidies: the addiction Egypt just can’t kick
Fossil fuel subsidy cuts have been targeted by the World Bank, G20 and climate campaigners. While Iran is setting an example, Egypt struggles to cut the cord
UAE funds Africa’s largest solar power plant
Abu Dhabi based energy institute Masdar builds $32m solar farm in Mauritania that will add 10% to the country’s electricity generation
Greens and Unions face off at boisterous Keystone XL hearing
RTCC’s daily round-up of the top climate change and green economy stories from around the world
Warning $674bn ‘carbon bubble’ will blow 2C climate target
Governments & regulators called on to change investment strategies away from fossil fuels which climate scientists say cannot be burnt
World Bank chief defends coal investments
Jim Yong Kim stresses importance of fighting climate change but says sometimes development and energy access must take priority
Climate change affecting global vegetation more than humans
Climate change is responsible for more than half the changes detected in the world’s vegetation, researchers say, and human activities for only about a third
New technology opens Europe up to Middle East solar power
As novel renewable energy technologies come of age, the prospect of a new relationship between Africa, the Middle East and Europe begins to emerge