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10 Downing St wins green building award
Britain’s Prime Minister’s praised for energy efficiency improvements by BREEAM ratings system
‘Warrior Day of Action’ highlights Pacific climate fight
Pacific Islanders will stage a day of songs and dances across 15 nations on Saturday 2 March to highlight the impact of rising sea levels
Caption competition: the EU climate fight
What exactly is being said in this exchange between EU Climate Action Commissioner Connie Hedegaard and Poland’s Environment Minister Marcin Korolec?
Arab Spring could be reversed by climatic and economic shocks
Report from E3G suggests gains won by recent struggles in the Middle East and North Africa are at risk from the impacts of climate change
Minister says Russia climate doctrine could cover meteorites
Minister tells Olga Dobrovidova country’s climate doctrine should include focus on risks and challenges posed by meteorites and asteroids
UN food chief labels Quinoa ‘climate friendly’
José Graziano da Silva joined by Ban Ki-moon in hailing resilient crop’s potential to bolster food security and put world on zero hunger path
Afghanistan faces twin threats of war and climate change
Droughts and land degradation exacerbated by climate change could further destabilise the country, an Afghan government official tells RTCC
Snapshot: Keystone pipeline and climate protests hit DC
Pictures from a day of climate rage as 30,000 descend on Washington to demand President Obama blocks construction of Keystone XL pipeline
Reasoning with climate change deniers “pointless”
Writer who interviewed Lord Monckton for research says his underlying climate beliefs are based less on facts and more on life experiences
Matt Damon leads new drive to combat water scarcity
Starring in spoof press conference, Damon says banning himself from toilet is the only way to “make people give a shit” about water issues
Farewell Benedict XVI, the first Green Pope
Leader of Catholic church should be credited with raising environmental concerns and warning countries to address climate change
Closing the door on energy efficiency
If shopkeepers closed their doors and turned the heating down they could save 50% on the bills – but few seem inclined to play ball
New study: Work less, fight climate change
Reducing working hours could help cut greenhouse gas emissions but research gets cool reception
Arnold Schwarzenegger backs UK energy efficiency drive
Former Terminator and Governor of California hails David Cameron’s leadership in advocating energy saving schemes
Steven Chu: We have a “moral responsibility” to combat climate change
Letter from outgoing Energy Secretary Steven Chu underlines need for successor to work on low carbon forms of energy
SodaStream’s ‘green’ Super Bowl ad banned
Banned advertisement says using Sodastream instead of buying drinks from Coke or Pepsi could save 500 million bottles
Beijing view: Choking smog could catalyse climate action
As a cloud of poisonous gases descends on the Chinese capital, Terry Townshend asks if this will encourage leaders to move faster to cut air pollution
Report: Flying beats the bus for environment
Travelling by coach is worse for the environment than flying, according to a new study by the University of East Anglia.
Beijing business leaders call for clean air act
Property magnate Pan Shiyi starts Weibo campaign to force government to cut pollution in capital
Report: Planet facing consumption time bomb
Ellen MacArthur Foundation report says world will be sitting on a ‘consumption time bomb’ by 2030 unless efforts to recycle raw materials are increased