“It’s shameful”: Amazon Indigenous people call for oil drilling ban at COP30
Indigenous leaders representing dozens of Amazon ethnicities have signed a declaration calling for a COP30 roadmap to phase out fossil fuels
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Shipping’s climate deal sets up battle over pollution calculations for gas and biofuels
The IMO will set emissions intensity levels for different fuels that decide how ship owners will be rewarded or penalised for using them in new green push
US and Europe set for clash on what “energy security” means
While European politicians seek to strengthen link between clean energy and security, Trump officials are set to push for more gas at a key summit in London.
ExxonMobil helps Amazon nation Guyana build ‘petrostate’, while people stay poor
Guyana’s rapid ascent to major oil producer has come at a steep price: rising inequality, weakened environmental regulations and unchecked gas flaring
Ethiopia’s bold EV ambitions hit bumps in rural areas
After becoming the world’s first country to ban imports of fossil fuel vehicles last year, a patchy power grid and high EV purchase costs are slowing Ethiopia’s green transport revolution in the countryside
Power-hungry AI data centres seen driving demand for fossil fuels
Big Tech’s data centres are expected to use twice as much electricity by the end of the decade – mainly due to the global AI boom, the International Energy Agency says
Trump’s tariff tantrum won’t stop the global energy transition
The US’s share of the global cleantech trade is too marginal to dictate its terms – but the trade tariffs will harm American workers and developing countries
Analysis: China’s dilemma in Durban
Ajay Gambhir, Research Fellow at the Grantham Institute for Climate Change at Imperial College, analyses China’s negotiating positions ahead of COP17.
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.
Respond Daily: Chu in the dock over Solyndra
US Energy Secretary Steven Chu faces hostile questioning over the $535m loan guarantee given to the now bankrupt solar panel maker Solyndra – we’ve Storified an entertaining session.
Shipping industry rails against inclusion in national climate change targets
Global trade needs a global framework through the UN, says International Chamber of Shipping.
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.
IEA report questions wisdom of nuclear shutdowns
Watchdog predicts less energy security and more CO2 emissions in a diminished nuclear scenario
IEA: Time running out to cap warming at two degrees
Major policy changes needed by 2017 to avoid temperature increases of six degrees
Eastern European countries urge caution on EU climate change ambitions
Group appeals for progress to be discussed on an “individual level” just days after EU signals 30% carbon emission cuts back on the table
State Department considers re-routing Keystone pipeline
As the US State Department inspector general gets set to review the handling of the Keystone XL pipeline, opponents say it could threaten already endangered species on the Nebraska Sandhills.
Obama administration extends offshore drilling
US decision to extend range of available offshore drilling in Arctic and Gulf of Mexico raises questions over Obama climate change credentials.
Chinese aviation industry to sue EU over carbon emission permits
China Air Transport Association and airlines prepare lawsuit as country’s aviation watchdog appeals for EU to back down.
Shipping braced to take a hit in Durban
Shipping has been targeted as a source of finance for the Green Climate Fund, but could a deal at Durban mean the industry ends up paying a disproportionate amount?
UK high speed rail development gets green light
£34bn project receives cross party support as US and China plans falter
Emission intensity rise points to “dirty” global recovery
New analysis from Pricewaterhouse Coopers shows that carbon emissions grew faster than many countries economies last year, pointing towards a “dirty” global recovery.
CCS can capture revenues as well as emissions
Exporting CCS technology to heavy coal-using nations could be best route to returns for developed countries rather than abating their own carbon emissions
Keystone XL protesters encircle Whitehouse
12,000 protesters descend on Washington DC in opposition of oil sand pipeline as Obama delays decision till after US elections
Mapping carbon could boost REDD investment
New forestry mapping technology from the University of Edinburgh has the potential to track the carbon stored within forests, taking away one of the barriers to private investment in REDD
China flicks the switch on incandescent bulbs
China aims to cut cut 48 million tonnes of CO2 after announcing plans to phase out all incandescent light bulbs by 2016.
Respond Daily: Keystone Q&A
The Keystone XL pipeline has dominated discussion this week, so here at RTCC we thought we would take a closer look…