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UK youth group laments “meaningless” Doha deal
Sophia McNab and Camilla Born of the UK Youth Climate Coalition explain why the Doha gateway is not even the modest step forward politicians claim it is.
Cameroon, art and climate awareness
Youth Profile #22: As life in Cameroon is changed by climate change, one group of young people aims to provide children with the tools they need to drive climate education.
Masdar sustainability chief says Middle East at green energy “tipping point”
Nawal Al-Hosany tells RTCC the Gulf region’s huge oil and gas reserves hide an even greater interest in renewable and energy efficiency investment
Kyoto Protocol departure leaves Canadians cold
Canada left the world’s only legally binding treaty on Saturday 15 December, but few appear to have noticed or care
Why it’s time to ‘Sing for the Climate’
Belgian film director Nic Balthazar takes his singing protest to the heart of the UN climate talks in Doha
Secretary of Hope: John Kerry on climate change
With Senator John Kerry now favourite to replace Hillary Clinton as Secretary of State, RTCC looks through his track record as an outspoken climate change campaigner during President Obama’s first term.
Greenpeace: Climate change now a national security issue
Ruth Davis, Chief Policy Advisor for Greenpeace UK says level of urgency needs to be raised among governments around world
Could biofuel stoves cut carbon and fuel costs in Nigeria?
Kerosene cookstoves are a major killer in Nigeria, and also contribute to the country’s increasing CO2 emissions – so is an innovative biofuel gel the answer?
Public confusion slowing effective climate action in USA
Alden Meyer from the Union of Concerned Scientists tells RTCC a massive climate awareness drive is needed in the States to combat ignorance and deliberate misinformation
Youth turn to music as climate message falls on deaf ears
Youth Profile #21: The Global Youth Music Contest share their vision of enthusing young people about climate change and sustainability
Comment: Loss and damage won’t go far enough for climate migrants
Environmental Justice Foundation’s Steve Trent argues compensation mechanism proposed at UN climate talks will not go far enough
Time to formally recognise climate migrants, says new report
Environmental Justice Foundation calls for international agreement to provide refugee status to those fleeing climate impacts
Indian guru offers hope for UN climate talks
Shri Shri 1008 Soham Baba says negotiations will be a success only after politicians can visualize the pain and suffering that climate change will cause
China’s head of climate calls for increase in low carbon technology transfer
Chief of China’s climate commission Li Junfeng says country needs low-carbon renewable technologies to be shared
UN climate talks: Why is loss and damage so controversial?
COP18: Why have proposals to compensate vulnerable regions for climate-induced disasters suddenly become a make or break issue at the UN negotiations in Doha?
Philippines warn Typhoon Bopha heralds new age of climate disasters
COP18: Lead negotiator Naderev Saño tells delegates latest typhoon is stark warning that countries are hurting from effects of climate change
RTCC climate change musical makes Berlin debut
RTCC’s climate change musical goes global with a performance from students at the Berlin Brandenburg International School
Doha: The city where water costs more than petrol
COP18: RTCC’s Daniel Schweimler heads into Doha and discovers the country has a long way to go before it can call itself truly ‘green’
Gangnam Style rapper Psy adds backing to Green Climate Fund
COP18: We’ve found the climate leader the world has been waiting for – South Korean rapper and Gangnam style star Psy
Geoffrey Lean on climate talks: “What a mad way to run a planet”
COP18: UK’s longest serving environmental correspondent says climate negotiations in Doha are bonkers but necessary