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Mayor Bloomberg: Cities can lead climate change action
New York Mayor praises China, slams coal and says “fracking never killed anyone”
Turkey’s hydropower dreams in danger of drowning rich history
Writing for RTCC, film maker Todd Southgate asks whether the huge dams planned in Turkey, Brazil and China are coming at too great a cost for the environment
China’s flat pack skyscraper with soaring green credentials
220-storey Sky City project in Changsha plans to drastically cut construction carbon emissions
Taiwan community awarded carbon neutral status
Taipei district combines energy efficiency and carbon credits to set example for rest of the megacity
Former Met Office chief says 2°C climate target missed
Lord Hunt says while a political solution will be found, it will come too late to stay with the safe limit of warming
IEA warning over vampire appliances secretly siphoning off energy
Huge increase in number of networked tablets, smart phones and white goods is increasing demand on energy sector
Colossal food waste hitting energy, land and water supplies
New report by Institute of Mechanical Engineers details how huge levels of vital commodities are squandered by humans
Prince Charles repeats call for urgent climate change action
Heir to UK throne says prospect of becoming grandfather motivates him to address environmental issues
Philippines climate chief invites leaders to visit typhoon devastation
Naderev ‘Yeb’ Sano says climate ambition could be raised if politicians see chaos caused by climate induced disasters
$60bn Hurricane Sandy loss and damage package hangs in balance
New Jersey Governor Chris Christie attacks Federal Government for slow delivery of funds to storm affected areas
Natural disasters cost $160bn in 2012
Hurricane Sandy costliest single event but non-economic losses from agriculture could be felt long into 2013
80% of Iranians are concerned about climate change
New survey shows species loss and sea level rise among the largest causes for concern on climate change in Iran
Matt Damon movie set to ignite fracking debate
New film portraying small town America’s role in US “energy revolution” turns spotlight on relationship between environment and the economy
Seoul Mayor calls for climate funds to be channelled through cities
Park Won Soon says cities are the most effective vehicle to overcome the ‘deadlock’ of the international climate talks
Hurricane Sandy’s timely reminder to take sea level rise seriously
Writing for RTCC, John Englander argues that the recent devastation experienced by New York City and parts of the Caribbean demonstrates why rising sea levels are a clear and present threat
How we forgot about Nature at Christmas
Writing for RTCC, Martin Palmer from the Alliance of Religions and Conservation argues the festive season should be a time for humanity to rediscover its lost links with the natural world
A letter on behalf of the climate to Russia’s Father Christmas
RTCC’s Russian correspondent Olga Dobrovidova sends Dedushka Moroz and Vladmir Putin her list of climate requests for 2013
Eminem calls for climate action with NYC Times Square message
Music video collaboration between Eminem and Kenyan hip hop group TS1 offers timely reminder to New York’s Christmas shoppers about climate impacts.
RTCC’s 2012 review – a year in climate change
12 months in focus: Rising temperatures, extreme weather events, an inconclusive Earth Summit in Rio and a promise from US President Obama to finally address global warming
Obama: Climate change shift down to my kids
President says the “cliché” of thinking about his children’s future is partly responsible for climate change climbing up his agenda for his second term.