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Day 7 – Breaking News from COP17
Breaking news, tweets, interviews, webcasts and gossip from the COP17 climate talks in Durban.
COP17: RTCC’s 60-second review of week one
RTCC and Climate Change TV reporter Daniel Schweimler takes a brief look back at what made the headlines on week one of COP17.
Day 5 – Breaking news from COP17
Breaking news, tweets, interviews, webcasts and gossip from the COP17 climate talks in Durban.
Day 4 – Breaking news from COP17
Breaking news, tweets, interviews, webcasts and gossip from the COP17 climate talks in Durban.
Day 3: Breaking news from COP17
All the breaking news from Durban as the climate change talks start to build momentum.
Day 2: Breaking News from COP17
Follow all the front line news and back stage gossip from Durban through the RTCC team’s Twitter pages.
Day 1: Breaking News from COP17
Keep up to date with all the breaking news from COP17 in Durban via the RTCC team’s Twitter pages…
COP17: Why should we bother?
The annual COP climate talks are an easy target for critics, but RTCC’s Ed King argues they still provide the best platform for global agreement on climate change.
Watch the RTCC daily webcast in Durban
Responding to Climate Change will be broadcasting a daily webcast from the heart of the conference centre in Durban throughout COP17. Find out how you can get involved.
UPDATED: UNEP report says 2 degrees warming limit possible
Technology and finance available but study says more must be done to cut emissions.
Google leaves research legacy as it shuts down renewables project
Web-giant sets tech transfer precedent and publishes research to allow others to continue work.
World’s largest offshore wind farm secures £150m in funding
European Investment Bank throws weight behind UK’s Thanet Offshore project.
China pledges to establish carbon trading mechanism
White paper released ahead of Durban talks reveals 11-point plan to combat climate change.
Quotes of the week: ‘It’ll be a tough slog’
As the clock ticks down to the start of COP17 in Durban – we’ve collated the best quotes from a politically charged week of climate change news and debate
Report: Biofuel investment better than electric vehicles for meeting renewable energy transport targets
Study calls for extra funding in domestic UK biofuel production to ensure EU road and rail cuts are achieved.
Photo Gallery: How solar energy gave a village new life
The small village of Tomefa in Ghana has been provided with solar panels through a Japanese Government initiative – and as photographer Stephanie Dei discovered, it has had a profound effect.
Onshore wind competitive by 2016 says new report
Cost savings and improved efficiency in energy production will bring technology in line with “dirtier” sources
A new dawn for Responding to Climate Change
Welcome to Responding to Climate Change’s new website – we hope you enjoy our fresh look and feel. Please let our editor Ed King know what you think about the site by emailing [email protected] or tweeting @rtcc_edk.
UPDATED: Solar industry lobby to march on UK parliament as legal action looms
Group plans to march on UK Parliament five days before COP17 to protest against cuts in solar feed-in-tariffs.
Keystone XL decision delayed as US government considers new route
The US government will re-consider the route of the controversial TransCanada Keystone XL Pipeline, after criticism the project would put environmentally important areas at risk.