Sophie Yeo
Thousands march through West Sussex in anti-fracking protest
Morning summary: On Sunday, thousands marched through Balcombe in the biggest demonstration yet against Cuadrilla’s exploratory drilling in the area
East Midlands tops UK’s energy consumption league
Tiny county of Rutland consumes the most energy in England and Wales, which Council attributes to its picturesque houses
Methane leakage from Utah gas rigs higher than EPA estimates
The 6-10% leakage rate of methane at a US gas field means that burning natural gas could warm the planet more than coal
Giant polar bear heads to London for Arctic parade
Greenpeace’s latest Arctic campaign is a double decker sized polar bear marched through London by 15 puppeteers
Denmark publishes 78 ideas to curb emissions
Danish government published list of projects that could help it achieve 40% emissions reduction target by 2020
Tony Abbott’s climate policy likely to blow Oz emission targets
Research shows that Australian opposition’s refusal to create carbon market means that Australia will not hit binding pollution targets
UN launches 2013 climate change photo contest
The UNFCCC is inviting photographers and filmmakers to submit work showing how the Clean Development Mechanism is changing lives
Heat waves to quadruple by 2040, regardless of emissions cuts
Existing climate change means extreme heat waves will rise by four times by 2040, whether or not emissions are cut
Cuadrilla “unlikely” to produce oil at Balcombe fracking site
UK shale gas firm say they are “unlikely” to go into production at site, as other areas have better transport and infrastructure links
São Paulo plans for 69% renewable energy by 2020
Morning summary: In its latest energy plan, São Paulo has planned a 55% increase on its current renewable energy by 2020
Cameron’s fracking pledge dismissed by Northern Irish minister
Environment Minister Mark Durkan says Prime Minister’s shale gas stance is encouraging “reckless and irresponsible” behaviour
UK climate resilience levels branded a ‘postcode lottery’
London and Leicester are well equipped to deal with climate change, but other cities are falling behind on adaptation plans
Obama unleashes climate change Twitter rampage
President’s Twitter feed takes climate deniers to task and calls for action to address rising greenhouse gas levels – but not everyone is impressed
Cameron’s fracking push ignores UK’s binding climate targets
Prime Minister’s support for fracking does not explain how it can be reconciled with UK decarbonisation targets
Tony Abbott accused of ‘wilful blindness’ on climate in first debate
Rudd and Abbott commit to 5% emissions reductions in Australia election debate, but say exceeding this would depend on international agreements
Bob Watson: IPCC must address slowdown in global warming
In the first of RTCC’s ‘Climate Leaders’ series, former UN climate science chief Bob Watson discusses forthcoming AR5 report and political implications
Australia can achieve 25% emissions cut by 2020, concludes report
A report has found that Australia can deliver on its Copenhagen pledge to cut emissions by 25% by 2020
Ambitious 2015 UN targets depend on strong domestic legislation
Ambitious domestic legislation needs to pave the way for an international treaty, legislators conclude
First crop of algae biomass produced in EU-backed project
Morning summary: The first crop of algae biomass has been produced in Spain in a biofuels project backed by the EU
UK crowdfunding raises £3m for clean energy projects
£3m raised through crowdfunding alone has paid for solar panels on schools and houses, with more projects planned throughout 2013