Sophie Yeo
Flooding could cost UK insurance industry £400 million
Consultants PwC say flooding costs to insurance industry will continue to rise, as government’s new scheme accused of neglecting climate impacts
Jon Stewart mocks climate sceptics in 10-minute rant
Daily Show comedian gets angry with those who think US cold spell disproves global warming – including Donald Trump
Jumping snails could lose ability to jump as CO2 rises
Jumping conch snails could become more vulnerable to predators as rising CO2 damages their nervous systems
Global carbon market to rise 15% in value in 2014
Cost of EU carbon allowances will rise by 50% on 2013 levels as global health of scheme improves, says a Bloomberg report
Funding crisis places future of Keeling Curve in jeopardy
The Keeling Curve has measured atmospheric CO2 since 1958, but without urgent funding climate science would lose a vital tool
London climate resilience tested as flood barrier rises 11th time in 11 days
Thames Barrier shuts for 11th time in 11 days as rains and high tides combine to threaten capital
China places faith in ‘green technology’ to cut air pollution
Tuesday’s top 5: Green technology will reduce pollution in China, Australian companies will avoid punishment under Direct Action Plan, and Fukushima disaster leads to Renewable Energy Village
Wind power generated largest part of Spain’s electricity in 2013
Wind generated 21.1% of Spain’s energy in 2013, while coal-fired power plants declined by 4.7%
US deep freeze sparks fierce climate change exchanges
Donald Trump and Republicans use sub-zero winter temperatures across the US to mock global warming
Are the economics and ethics of fossil fuel divestment aligning?
Divestment movement needs to target fund managers’ fiduciary duty and explain why fossil fuel investments will end in financial disaster
UK suffers the stormiest December since 1969
Storms blast through the UK with renewed vigour, causing flooding and transport problems across the country
Abbott urged to rethink climate policies after Australia’s hottest year
Friday’s top 5: Australian PM urged to keep carbon pricing, Chinese icebreaker struggles in Antarctic ice, and Ford displays new solar electric car
Carbon markets shrank 38% in 2013
Decreased carbon trading in 2013 reflects continuing trend of problems, even as Chinese markets open for business
Aviation industry set to expand 5% per year
“Insatiable” desire for travel bad news for climate change as airline passenger numbers grow faster than fuel efficiency improvements
January 2014: a huge month for global climate ambition
Five events taking place through January will shape how the world talks about climate change in 2014 and beyond
Coal ‘largest contributor’ to Beijing’s deadly smog
Thursday’s top 5: Fossil fuels cause 69% of Beijing haze, Chinese helicopter reaches Antarctic ship, and North Dakota train fire fuels Keystone debate
2013: the year the divestment campaign took flight
If climate change had a catwalk, divestment would be this year’s Naomi Campbell. RTCC takes a look at 2013’s hottest emerging trend
Scientists dismiss solar link to medieval ‘Little Ice Age’
Solar activity unlikely to have caused historic climate change, say University of Edinburgh scientists, who pin changes on volcanic activity instead
US scientists convert algae into crude oil in under an hour
US scientists have succeeded in producing crude oil from algae in under an hour – a technical triumph, but one that’s still a long way from commercial exploitation
Climate change could crush East Africa’s agricultural economy – report
Periods of prolonged drought will mean there will be less food for Africa’s rapidly expanding population, says a new report