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Rich nations accused of delaying loss and damage fund with slow payments
Wealthy countries have handed over less than half of what they promised to the loss and damage fund for victims of climate change
Airlines risk legal challenges by advertising jet fuel as “sustainable”, NGO warns
Amid suspected fraud in the production of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF), a new report says the airline industry should stop calling all alternatives to kerosene “sustainable”
Pacific islands push back against growing climate threats
Islanders can become more resilient to rising seas and extreme weather by protecting marine habitats and adapting farming methods
Donors were supposed to step up, not step back on climate finance
Governments are diverting funds from hard-hit communities, slashing aid and boosting military spending
UN Human Rights Council fails to call out fossil fuels after decision cuts mention
A proposal by the Marshall Islands and Colombia calling on countries to transition away from fossil fuels had to be dropped from the final UNHRC resolution
COP30 president: Transition from fossil fuels can start without climate talks
In an exclusive interview, André Corrêa do Lago says negotiators can work out rules or a timeline for the energy transition, but it’s up to countries to act on what they agreed
Aviation could run on sustainable fuels by 2050, says British Airways
Aviation could run on sustainable fuels by 2050, but current designs of planes mean liquid fuel – particularly biofuels – will have a role for at least 50 years, according to British Airways’ Environmental Manager.
US DOE reports record rise in 2010 carbon emissions
The global output of carbon dioxide jumped record amounts in 2010, taking levels of greenhouse gases higher than worst case scenarios, according to the US Department of Energy
Island States call for climate deal by end of 2012
Just weeks ahead of the UNFCCC Climate Conference in Durban, a group island states most vulnerable to climate change have lashed out at rich nations for suggesting a climate deal could wait till 2018 calling it “both environmentally reckless and politically irresponsible.”
US Energy Secretary: Compete in clean energy race or wave the white flag
America must invest in its renewable energy market or face missing out on a $240bn opportunity, US energy secretary Steven Chu has told a conference in Washington
Shipping emissions should be included in UK carbon budgets
A report by the Committee on Climate Change urges for shipping emissions to be included in the UK’s carbon budgets, but says for really reduction in emissions and global deal must be agreed
£50bn Thames transport hub plan revealed
Climate change protection integrated into landmark infrastructure proposal for London
UNDP warn climate change could reverse global prosperity by 2050
The economic progress of the world’s developing countries could stall or even reverse by 2050 if swift and drastic measures are not taken to combat the effects of climate change.
Respond Daily: A global guide to thorium
As India steps up plans for a nuclear thorium power plant, RTCC takes a look at what people are saying about it
Green start-ups lack funding
Despite overtures from government and the financial sector, finding the seed capital to get off the ground can be difficult for clean, green start-ups
Respond Daily: 7 billion and counting
RTCC takes a look at reaction to the world’s population hitting 7 Billion
Victorian to visionary: an unexpected eco-house
How a typical British home went on a low-carbon diet
In-Vested interests: The UK Green Investment Bank’s missed opportunity
Restricting Green Investment Bank’s financial power could sap the renewable energy industry of valuable funding
Doubts rise over EU Emissions Trading Scheme
As the US House of Representative’s vote to US exclude airlines from the EU Emissions Trading Scheme, British Airways voices concerns over non-compliance by non-EU states as the scheme is rolled out
Climate Change ‘shrinking’ animals
Rising temperatures and disruptive weather patterns linked with climate change could be causing many animal and plant species to shrink, according to new research
Virgin Atlantic greens flights
Sir Richard Branson hails new fuel made from waste gases as a ‘major breakthrough’, predicting flights by 2014 with 50 per cent lower emissions
Cities set to thrive in warmer climates
Economist Matthew Kahn tells RTCC how profit, opportunity and innovation will make us happier in a hotter, urban world
Shale gas: clean fossil fuel or unwanted distraction?
Billed by some as the energy of the future and an environmental time bomb by others, RTCC speaks to those on both sides of the shale gas debate to find out more
Turning up the heat on energy efficiency
Switching residential heating from fossil fuels to heat pumps and CHP boilers would slash 15% off current UK CO2 levels
Dangerous levels of climate change possible in this lifetime
Dangerous levels of climate change could be seen within the lifetime of people living today, unless a steep reduction in global emissions are put in place, according to two reports published in Nature Climate Change
Off the menu: The climate change food crises
Climate change will threaten a number of crops including coffee, chocolate and rice, according to a number of agricultural research institutes
Emerging economies most vulnerable to climate change
New map shows emerging economies in the global south will be most at risk of climate change, but globalisation will mean all countries will be impacted
Putting children at the heart of climate change risk reduction
Children and young people across the world are being put at the heart of climate change adaptation and risk reduction schemes, for International Disaster Reduction Day 2011
Migration from climate change underestimated
With 42 million people were displaced by natural disasters in 2010, policy makers and aid agencies must consider planned migration in the face of global climate change, making it part of the ‘solution’, says a new report from the Foresight Group
$1 trillion needed to ensure electricity for all
Ensuring universal access to energy will mean $1 trillion of investment by 2030, according to a new report from the International Energy Agency (IEA), with 60 per cent going to sub-Saharan Africa