Tierney Smith
July 9-13: Five things we’ve learnt about climate change and the green movement this week
Carpet roofs, extreme weather, greens going blue and money growing on trees – what’s gone on in the world of climate change this week?
UK community energy could match Drax output but needs greater government support
Community energy could be big business in the UK, but work from all sides is needed to make it the success it is across Europe and the US.
Deforestation in Amazon driving species to extinction
The latest international climate change news, debate and video from RTCC.
Climate change most significant threat to Antarctic ecosystems, say researchers
Article in Science maps the future threats to Antarctic ecosystems and finds global climate change a particular worry for the region’s conservation.
Photo of the Week #25: The plight of the butterfly
This week’s photo of the week from the IUCN shows the threats facing butterflies in the UK.
Five places to visit before they are gone forever
The world is changing rapidly due to human activities – we’ve chosen five places you must try and see before their unique qualities are lost forever
Climate Live: Davey to push for 30% EU emissions targets, US drought to hit food prices and Tsunami debris in the Pacific Ocean
The latest international climate change news, debate and video from RTCC.
Climate Live: Climate change driving salmon evolution, UK flooding to cost £860m by 2015 and San Francisco officials ban Apple
The latest international climate change news, debate and video from RTCC.
Podcast: How can countries like Malawi benefit from the UNFCCC’s Clean Development Mechanism?
In the seventeenth in the series of UNFCCC CDM Radio Club reports, Charles Chikapa explores the benefits of the CDM for Malawi.
Youth Profile #2: How PIDES are working on practical solutions to climate change in Mexico
Christopher Córdova, International Director of PIDES International based in Mexico talks to RTCC about the work they are doing combining theory and practical measures in combating climate change.
Climate Live: Great Barrier Reef will be “boring” with climate change, new solutions for nuclear waste in UK and Canada’s scientists march in protest
The latest international climate change news, debate and video from RTCC.
Carpet tiles, bike powered generators & bio-degradable cars: Five sustainable designs to change your world
We’ve been to the New Designers show in London to find some of the top young innovators of the future – and we are very impressed!
After Rio+20 stalemate and impasse at UNFCCC talks is it time to focus locally on climate action?
With people turning their back on the global, what examples can we find at the local level to guide not only our actions but also the international debates as they continue?
Transition 2:0 – A story of community and climate resilience in a time of global inaction
RTCC takes a look at the story of the Transition Movement told through their latest film Transition 2:0.
Pacific reefs heading towards regional collapse from climate change
New research warns climate change could be pushing coral reef systems in the Eastern Pacific towards a regional collapse like that witnessed 4000 years ago which took reefs 2500 years to recover from.
Cartoon #3 – Climate change and extreme weather
The latest featured World Meteorological Organisation Calendar cartoon, representing the threat of extreme weather events as a result of of climate change.
Youth Profile #1: How Nigerian Climate Coalition are building green bridges ahead of COP18
Olumide Idowu, from the Nigerian Youth Climate Coalition talk to RTCC about the work they do, the reasons why they do it and why working in Nigeria is not always easy.
Jude Law and band Radiohead join Campaign to Save the Arctic with new Greenpeace video
The actor and band both collaborate with the NGO in a new video depicting the plight of the Arctic’s most iconic symbol; the Polar Bear.
Podcast: How a solar water heating project is changing lives in South Africa’s Cosmos City
In the sixteenth in the series of UNFCCC CDM Radio Club reports Zeenat Abdool takes a look at a solar water heating project implemented by the city of Johannesburg.
CO2 emissions will impact climate for centuries to come, Carnegie Institution for Science report predicts
New study which examines pre-industrial revolution emissions finds they still impact climate today, warning current emissions’ impacts will last for centuries