Tierney Smith
Small summer temperatures to decrease life expectancy
New study looking at summer temperature variability in the US found that even small changes in temperature can shorten life expectancy of elderly people with chronic conditions.
LCEDN VIDEO: The role of the private sector in developing capacity in Nigeria
Professor Eli Jidere Bala from the Energy Commission in Nigeria spoke to RTCC about the country’s potential for renewable energy, and the role the private sector will have in making it a reality.
LCEDN VIDEO: Combining the traditional and the modern for climate resilience
Iván Azurdia Bravo from the Guatemalan non-profit Rijatzul Q’ij talks to RTCC about the need to consider both modern technology and traditional skills and values when adopting climate resilience projects in Central and Southern America.
LCEDN VIDEO: Putting communities at the heart of energy projects
Speaking at the first conference of the Low Carbon Energy for Development Network, Practical Action’s Ewan Bloomfield talks about the importance of having the community at the heart of them.
LCEDN VIDEO: Multi-disciplinary approaches needed to low-carbon research
Speaking at the first conference of the Low Carbon Energy for Development Network, Ed Brown, the network’s Co-coordinator warns that the UK must break away from technological determinism.
Photo of the week #12: The threat of warming oceans
This week’s photo of the week comes from the ocean depths in Bali’s coral reefs.
LCEDN 2012: Communities key to low carbon development
Scientists, engineers and researchers in the clean energy and development sectors say that successful low carbon projects in the developing world must have communities at their heart.
Research breakthrough: CO2 rises caused warming that ended last ice age
Compelling new evidence suggest that rises in CO2 caused much of the global warming responsible for ending the last ice age, strengthening the link between CO2 and rising temperatures today.
PODCAST: Fuelling the fire with waste paper in Nigeria
In the fifth in a series of UNFCCC Radio podcasts, Ugochi Anyaka, from Aso Radio in Nigeria debates whether paper briquette projects should be approved under the CDM.
PHOTO GALLERY: Building solar businesses in Kenya
Mark Kragh from solar suppliers KnowYourPlanet took RTCC through the photos collected on his trip to Kenya building solar panel with the community of Soy.
KnowYourPlanet: Building a solar cottage industry in Kenya
Back in the UK, Mark Kragh from KnowYourPlanet talks to RTCC about his trip to Kenya to build a solar cottage industry, what he learnt and what’s next for the project.
Climate Curate: Tuesday 3rd April 2012
The latest environmental, climate change and green news gathered every day by the RTCC Climate Curate.
IEA: Overseas aid to Africa outweighed by oil imports
New figures show that countries in Africa are spending more on importing oil than they are receiving in overseas aid. Renewables investment could free up development funds.
Student Action: Promoting renewable energy at Cambridge University
In the first post as part of RTCC’s Student Project, Daisy Haywood from Energise Cambridge explains the pressure the group are putting on their university to move to renewables.
RTCC’s Youth Action Map
RTCC’s student project aims to showcase the work going on up and down the country by students and youth groups in climate action.
Climate Curate: Monday 2nd April 2012
The latest environmental, climate change and green news gathered every day by the RTCC Climate Curate.
Climate Curate: Friday 30th March 2012
The latest environmental, climate change and green news gathered every day by the RTCC Climate Curate.
Planet under Pressure ends with six recommendations for Rio+20
Conference ends with declaration that science must take a central role in shaping and influencing policy discussions ahead of Rio+20.
Nordic nations sign non-CO2 emissions pact
Nordic environment ministers have signed a declaration to increase efforts on reducing non-CO2 emissions.
Ban Ki-moon calls for closer links between policy and science
UN Secretary General says scientists must become more involved in policy-making process, and announces new position of UN chief scientist.