Tierney Smith
Climate Curate: Friday 10 February 2012
The latest environmental, climate change and green news gathered every day by the RTCC Climate Curate.
Connecting extreme weather and climate change
New website launched focusing on links between extreme weather events and climate change.
Spelman: “Sustainable Development Goals” needed ahead of Rio +20
Speaking ahead of the Rio+20 Earth Summit in June, UK Environment Secretary Caroline Spelman calls on the world to set goals for a greener economy.
RTCC photo of the week #4
This week’s Rio Conventions Calendar photo features a crowd of kids in Niger, a state severely affected by drought and desertification.
Rising sea levels mapped across London through art
A new exhibition in London aims to raise awareness of the threat of climate change induced sea level rise on the city.
Blog: How two hours in a freezing tent at Occupy LSX gave me hope
Spending a chilly afternoon in a tent, at Occupy LSX full to the brim with people discussing and debating the environment, it is hard not to feel a little inspired.
O2 to cut chargers, waste and energy
New O2 sustainability blueprint aims to cut waste, increase renewables and provide training and skills for young people.
2011: EU installs record high of renewable power
New report from the European Wind Energy Association found that renewable power installation account for 71.3% of new energy capacity in 2011.
Video: Occupy activists outline clean energy strategy
RTCC spoke to Occupy’s Peter Coville about why he is camped outside St Paul’s, what the Occupy Movement has to do with climate change, and the movement’s vision for the future.
Occupy LSX: Crunch time for economy and environment
RTCC joined the energy, equity and environment working group at St Paul’s Churchyard ahead of policy week to find out what the Occupy movement has got to do with climate change.
$200 a barrel of oil – what would it mean?
As warnings over a $200 price tag on oil strengthen, RTCC takes a look at what this would mean?
Branson and Gore send messages from Antarctica trip
As the Climate Reality Project expedition lands in Antarctica, Al Gore, Richard Branson and UNFCCC chief Christiana Figueres write of their first hand experiences of this isolated continent.
RTCC photo of the week #3
For the Inuit residents of Shishmaref, a tiny island between Alaska and Siberia, climate change is a threat to their traditional way of life.
Climate Curate: Thursday 02 February 2012
The latest environmental, climate change and green news gathered every day by the RTCC Climate Curate.
Green gamers highlight environmental concerns
New video game ‘Exeunt’ aims to focus gamers’ attention on our relationship with the envrionment.
Comment: Why should we care about the oceans?
Oceans cover 70% of the earth’s surface, and provide 99% of the world’s living space, but mankind is slowly destroying a key source of food, the planet’s thermostat and a home to millions of species.
Oceans could be 150% more acidic by 2100
Head of UNESCO’s Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission tells RTCC that acidification of the oceans must be recognised as a ‘critical issue and acted upon’ at Rio+20
UN report: Lack of political will hindering sustainable development
Report calls for end to fossil-fuel subsidies, provision of green-growth opportunities and analysis of full environmental costs of production and consumption.
Coral reefs could recover, but action is needed, say experts
Coral reefs could recover from the effects of climate change and over exploitation, but with over a billion people relying on the reefs for their livelihoods, locally sensitive action is required.
RTCC Q&A: Climate Change and the Oceans
RTCC takes you through the science of climate change and the oceans.