World
Is Africa ready for the Green Climate Fund?
ANALYSIS: The fund’s board hopes to thrash out its issues in Barbados this week. But African countries must show they are ready to make good use of climate cash
Europe spends €10bn a year on coal subsidies
NEWS: Coal is expensive when subsidies and climate change costs are factored in, shows European Commission analysis
Climate adaptation brings men back to women-only village
NEWS: How tackling water scarcity in Burkina Faso brought men, a beer brewing business and a donkey to village of women
Danish minister tours Europe to promote 2030 climate deal
INTERVIEW: With two weeks until leaders are set to finalise EU2030 package, Martin Lidegaard tells RTCC there is “a long way to go”
BASIC group urges rich to stump up cash for climate
NEWS: Brazil, South Africa, China and India say developed nations must meet their financial commitments
How are young Africans tackling climate change?
INTERVIEW: Africa’s young people look forward to bright future on the world’s most vulnerable continent
NASA data shows methane emissions hotspot in US
NEWS: Coalbed methane extraction is releasing triple the greenhouse gas emissions previously thought, find researchers
UK foreign secretary hails economic benefit of climate action
NEWS: Philip Hammond gives his first speech on climate change on a visit to US wind facility with John Kerry
EU 2030 compromise could weaken climate action
ANALYSIS: As sign-off nears for the EU 2030 climate and energy package, “flexibility” measures could water down 40% emissions cuts to just 26%
Can Africa feed itself in spite of climate change?
NEWS: Rising populations, climate impacts and security concerns make the job of Africa’s farmers increasingly challenging
Juncker blow as EU Parliament votes out Bratusek
NEWS: Nomination for head of energy union rejected as MEPs turn against former Slovenian prime minister
Washington DC could face 300 floods a year by 2045 – study
NEWS: East Coast states need to plan for increased frequency of tidal flooding caused by rising sea levels, say scientists
Friendless candidate for top EU energy job heads for exit
NEWS: Alenka Bratusek is likely to be dropped after disastrous hearing, while controversial climate candidate Miguel Arias Canete is set to be approved
Why are journalists ignoring Africa’s climate misery?
ANALYSIS: African journalists tell RTCC they’re struggling to tell the climate story of their vulnerable continent
EU scraps plan to highlight tar sands pollution
NEWS: Refiners need to report the average carbon impact of petrol and diesel, but not identify highly polluting sources, under new rules
African countries demand $7 billion for green fund by December
NEWS: DRC envoy says capitalisation of fund by end of 2014 is a “red line” for developing world
EU chief forced to remix top jobs as MEPs flex their muscles
NEWS: Jean-Claude Juncker must reconsider his choices – and the two candidates for lead EU roles on energy and climate look vulnerable
UK urges Europe’s leaders to back ambitious climate targets
NEWS: Climate secretary Ed Davey stresses 40% cuts are at lower end of ambition as 2015 UN deal in Paris looms
EU energy plans in limbo as MEPs grill proposed commissioner
NEWS: Former Slovenian prime minister Alenka Bratusek branded “vague and evasive” in EU Parliament interrogation
India refusal to cut CO2 emissions is “wrong” says ex minister
NEWS: Maintaining division between rich and poor nations at UN climate talks is relic of an old world, says Jairam Ramesh