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Giant polar bear heads to London for Arctic parade
Greenpeace’s latest Arctic campaign is a double decker sized polar bear marched through London by 15 puppeteers
UK climate resilience levels branded a ‘postcode lottery’
London and Leicester are well equipped to deal with climate change, but other cities are falling behind on adaptation plans
Obama unleashes climate change Twitter rampage
President’s Twitter feed takes climate deniers to task and calls for action to address rising greenhouse gas levels – but not everyone is impressed
UK farmers report increase in extreme weather events
Erratic weather conditions and heavy rains are devastating harvests and making the UK more reliant on imports
NZ research highlights urban solar power potential
Urban sprawl may not be as bad for the environment as we thought – as long as every home is fitted with solar panels and electric cars become the norm.
Climate change could lead to more wars – report
An exhaustive study of a wide range of conflicts over thousands of years has found that rising temperatures are inevitably linked to an increase in violence.
No plans for Marshall Islands climate evacuation says minister
Vice President Tony de Brum tells RTCC he’s confident islands will remain in existence, and says September climate summit in Majuro will be critical for ambition
Nobel Laureates take stand against Keystone XL
Desmond Tutu, Leymah Gbowee and Shirin Ebadi have written to Obama protesting the Keystone pipeline
Golf faces tough climate change adaptation drive
Golf courses around the world could be facing a bleak future unless they move quickly to introduce climate change adaptation strategies
Evangelicals tackle US Congress on climate change
Over 200 Evangelicals write to Congress about the religious imperatives for acting on climate change
85% of Filipinos say they are feeling effects of climate change
Eight out of ten of Filipinos are being personally impacted by climate change, including extreme weather events and health problems
London facing ‘one of worst smogs’ in recent memory
The Mayor has been called upon to ban carcinogenic diesel exhaust in the most polluted areas of London
Comment: education is the key to addressing climate change
Adam Dyster from the UK Youth Climate Coalition says the inclusion of climate debate in the UK geography curriculum is hugely important
Poorly planned hydropower plants linked to North India floods
Floods in Uttarakhand that killed over 1000 and left many more homeless could have been exacerbated by inappropriate hydropower plants
Mayor of London could make fracking decision by 2014
Boris Johnson’s environmental advisor Matthew Pencharz on shale gas, air pollution, lessons from the 2012 Olympics and climate adaptation planning
Africa’s tiny ‘sand dams’ can save millions from drought
Simple, cheap and quick to construct – small walls trapping seasonal rainwater can save Africa’s dryland regions from desertification
Pacific Islands gather to discuss growing climate threat
Fourth Pacific Climate Change Roundtable brings together environment ministers, meteorologists and UN officials to discuss rising sea levels
Central London shuts out traffic in effort to go green
City centre streets consider drastic action as part of efforts to cut emissions and clean up the capital
Climate change to make India monsoons worse
Indian communities need to take matters into their own hands to put an end to disasters like the flooding in Uttarakhand
Glastonbury 2013: a celebration of waste or green thinking?
The environmental impact of Glastonbury causes concern before attendees even reach the gates