Latest climate change news
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
Canadian watchdog castigates government climate strategy
NEWS: Official review says Stephen Harper’s government has no serious plans to curb emissions growth
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
Sweden signals climate ambition with Green Party vice PM
NEWS: Asa Romson promotion to vice prime minister signals government commitment to environment, say observers
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
UN sets six month deadline for delivery of draft climate agreement
NEWS: Text needs to be ready for translation by May 2015 say officials, who urge countries to “build bridges”
Juncker blow as EU Parliament votes out Bratusek
NEWS: Nomination for head of energy union rejected as MEPs turn against former Slovenian prime minister
Glasgow becomes first UK university to ditch fossil fuel assets
NEWS: Divestment movement gains new member as top academic institution warns climate impacts could cause devastation
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
Ocean acidification causes US$1trn of damage a year – study
NEWS: Some 400 million people depend on threatened coral reefs for their livelihoods, British scientists warn at UN meeting
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
Extra heat found in oceans explains global warming ‘pause’
NEWS: Much more heat is being absorbed by the world’s oceans in some regions than previously thought, find scientists