Tierney Smith
Climate Curate: Thursday 22nd March 2012
The latest environmental, climate change and green news gathered every day by the RTCC Climate Curate.
PODCAST: How efficient cooking stoves can cut emissions in Zambia
In the third of a series of UNFCCC Clean Development Mechanism Radio Club reports, David Mwanza from Zambia’s National Broadcasting Cooperation takes a closer look coal fire cook stoves in the country.
Climate Curate: Wednesday 21st March 2012
The latest environmental, climate change and green news gathered every day by the RTCC Climate Curate.
Community growing: Five hidden gems of London
As RTCC celebrated the work happening in cities for London Week, we decided to find out a little more about the projects on offer right on my doorstep.
Siobhan Benita: We must weave green issues into London policymaking
As part of RTCC’s London election series we caught up with Indpendent candidate Siobhan Benita to talk about her plans for the Capital.
PHOTO GALLERY: 10 cities at risk from Climate Change
RTCC takes a look at some of the cities around the world most at risk from the impacts of climate change…
Audio: Why bottled water is bad for you and the planet
Water entrepreneur Edwin Broni-Mensah speaks to RTCC about his company GiveMeTap, which aims to re-introduce consumers to tap-water.
Could people power drive Bangladeshi clean environment movement?
Bangladeshi journalist Probir Kumar Sarker writes about the need for people power to help drive the clean environment movement in the country.
Audio: Growing your own fruit and veg isn’t rocket science
Neil Baldwin from gardening company Plot 2 Plot tells RTCC the key to growing your own food is to keep it simple.
Audio: Seb Beloe on founding Berkhamsted Transition Town
Transition Town Berkhamsted co-founder offers RTCC some tips on how to set up a small community-driven group, and sets out his ambitions for the next five years.
Photo of the week #9
This week’s photo of the week highlights the threat of rising sea levels on the Pacific Island of Tuvalu.
Podcast: How does the Clean Development Mechanism benefit Africa?
In the second of a series of UNFCCC Clean Development Mechanism Radio Club reports, Irini Roumboglou takes a closer look at the benefits of the CDM in Africa.
Climate Curate: Tuesday 13th March 2012
The latest environmental, climate change and green news gathered every day by the RTCC Climate Curate.
UN Water Report: Climate change to exacerbate water stress
New report highlights acute water shortages developing world could face as climate changes over next three decades.
Climate change could lead to loss of biodiversity in glacier-fed rivers
New research has warned on the impact of retreating glaciers from climate change on the ecosystems of the river reliant on their water run off.
Greenland ice sheet could melt completely with 1.6°C temperature rise
New research find the Greenland ice sheet may be more sensitive to long term climate change then scientists had previously thought.
The week in climate change: Five things we learnt
RTCC takes a look back over at the big headlines this week to see what lessons can be learnt.
Kiribati Cabinet approves plan to buy land in Fiji for climate refugees
Kiribati’s president has called the move a possibility but a last resort, as the country’s cabinet approves the purchase of land on Fiji’s Viti Levu Island to home future climate refugees.
Climate Curate: Friday 9th March 2012
The latest environmental, climate change and green news gathered every day by the RTCC Climate Curate.
$300 billion a year needed to save biodiversity
The new chief of the United National Convention of Biological Diversity has said saving biodiversity will cost the world $300 billion a year but warned doing nothing would cost much more.