Nilima Choudhury
Climate adaptation planning ‘could have prevented’ Uttarakhand deaths
Local expert tells RTCC lives could have been saved if government had enforced rules banning construction of buildings on flood plans
UN: business must take lead in climate adaptation
UNEP chief Achim Steiner says companies must factor in accelerating environmental change into their long-term planning
Profits rule as cities plan for climate change – CDP report
Over $40 million in savings per year was accrued from tackling climate change by the 110 cities involved in survey by C40 and CDP
China to impose death penalty on polluters
Morning Briefing: Authorities have given courts the powers to hand down the death penalty in serious pollution cases
EU leaders urged to adopt 100% renewable energy target
World Future Council demands Europe increase renewable energy target to 100% within the next 40 years
EU emission trading scheme set for second ‘backloading’ vote
Morning briefing: EU emission trading scheme set for second ‘backloading’ vote
WWF: 3% of carbon cuts could save US business $190 billion
Carbon Disclosure Project and WWF say they can make carbon cutting attractive to the corporate world
Coral reefs can survive ocean acidity – report
Coral reefs may be able to survive ocean acidity, but can they survive other issues like pollution and overfishing?
Masdar opens 6MW wind farm in Seychelles
Abu Dhabi renewable pioneers launch latest overseas clean energy investment, saving Seychelles 1.6 million litres of fuel per year
Gothenburg reveals plans for silent electric bus system by 2015
Volvo-backed project latest initiative in Swedish city that regards itself as low carbon pacemaker