Latest climate change news
US heavyweights unite to establish economic cost of climate change
Michael Bloomberg, Tom Steyer and Hank Paulson have teamed up to put a price tag on the climate impacts in the US
US carbon emissions rose 2% in 2013
Obama Administration’s climate credentials questioned as US greenhouse gas levels inch upwards
What do we know about French oil major Total?
RTCC takes a look at the record of Big Oil company Total SA, who announced today they will invest in the UK’s fracking boom
Clear climate risks linked to fracking, scientists told UK government
Report last September said investments in Carbon Capture and UN climate deal needed to mitigate shale gas effects
UK “going all out for shale” with 40 fracking sites in pipeline
Prime Minister David Cameron has announced financial incentives for local communities who welcome fracking industry
UK offers fracking ‘incentives’ to local communities
Monday’s top 5: UK accused of “bribing councils” with fracking money, China’s wetlands shrink by 9%, and China prepares for a nationwide carbon trading scheme
Public’s climate change concerns ‘shaped by weather outside’
Research indicates convictions about climate change are largely shaped by the weather outside – because that’s the most immediate data we can find
Pa Ousman Jarju: we can still talk our way out of climate chaos
Gambia’s Pa Ousman Jarju explains why poor countries are ready to ‘compromise and engage’ at UN climate negotiations
New battery could solve storage problems of renewables
A research team has high hopes it has found a cheap and effective way of storing huge amounts of energy
UN calls for more funding for Philippines survivors of Typhoon Haiyan
Money still required as temporary shelter built to low standards in Philippines two months after disaster
EU Commission split over 2030 climate targets
Commissioners for Industry and Economy stand accused of blocking ambitious goals as row deepens in Brussels
Top green gadgets at the 2014 Consumer Electronics Show
Geeks go wild for technology in Las Vegas show – RTCC looks at those that could make the world a better place
McDonald’s announces move towards sustainable beef
McDonald’s is aiming to green its meat supply, but does anyone know what ‘sustainable beef’ actually means?
Obama orders sweeping review of US energy strategy
President orders federal agencies examine current energy policy and recommend improvements to aging US infrastructure
US Senators Boxer and Whitehouse make climate a 2014 ‘priority’
Friday’s top 5: Boxer and Whitehouse form ‘Climate Action Task Force’, Pacific island faces category four cyclone, and Australia has world’s second highest carbon emission intensity
Is China really committed to addressing climate change?
Four leading climate and energy experts working for the Chinese government explain how the country can cut its carbon footprint
UK and Poland announce plans to push fracking across Europe
David Cameron tells Polish Prime Minister that he will cooperate to prevent EU legislation that could slow down fracking industry
RWE decision signals death knell for UK’s coal-fired power
High cost of retrofitting power plants means coal likely to fall away as UK attempts to comply with EU regulation
Europe to suffer more intense droughts by 2100, say scientists
Despite recent floods, research by scientists says droughts are set to increase across Europe due to climate change
Scrapping US oil export ban could risk global climate targets
Lifting restrictions on crude oil exports is a ‘new form of climate denial’, say environmental campaigners