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Twitter watch: Who to follow at the UN climate talks in Warsaw
RTCC’s definitive guide to who you should follow on Twitter at the forthcoming UN COP19 climate talks in Warsaw
Nuclear “essential” in climate fight say leading scientists
James Hansen and Ken Caldeira say the world will have to use nuclear power as well as renewable energy to tackle global warming
World’s soil moisture could decrease 15% by 2099
Scientists have discovered that a change in atmospheric conditions could have serious consequences for soil chemistry
Rising waste levels driving global methane threat
Methane emissions from global rubbish dumps likely to continue to rise into next century
Energy investors ignoring climate change – report
Transition from fossil fuels to renewable energy sources is essential, but taking the first steps towards real change will make hugely challenging demands
IPCC: climate change poses threat to global food supplies
Morning summary: Draft of 2014 IPCC report lays out effects of climate change on food supplies; Australian government approves coal mining project; Kyoto diplomats say little change of effective UN deal
World’s carbon budget could be blown by 2034 – PwC
PwC report warns that current rate of decarbonisation leaves world is on track to exceed “carbon budget” in just over two decades
How is the USA preparing for climate change?
In an executive order from the White House today, President Obama outlined how the US can prepare itself for the impacts of climate change
Shell hopes Arctic drilling will resume in 2014
Shell hopes Arctic drilling will resume in Chukchi Sea next year, after setbacks caused programme to be suspended this summer
Al Gore issues four point investment plan for a carbon-free world
Al Gore and David Blood highlight need for transparency, disclosure of risks, low-carbon investment and divestment from fossil fuels
Kelly Rigg: US adaptation promises mustn’t replace binding targets
Working against internationally binding CO2 reduction targets, the US pivots to climate change adaptation
Shale gas could be a “game changer”, says EU climate chief
Connie Hedegaard admits shale gas will be considered in 2030 climate package, but says it’s no ‘silver bullet’
Global emissions could be heading for ‘permanent slowdown’
Last year’s rise in carbon dioxide less than half average annual increase in previous decade say researchers
Vast geothermal energy sources ‘slumbering’ below cities
The heat generated by cities as a result of pollution, energy waste and lack of green spaces could be put to good use according to research
Ethiopia introduces Africa’s largest wind farm
The Ashegoda 120MW wind farm near the capital will supply enough energy to over 100,000 homes
Holy smoke blamed for melting Himalayan glaciers
Morning summary: Muslim cemeteries and Buddhist temples responsible for greenhouse gases; global emissions show signs of ‘permanent slowdown’; and talks to create Antarctic marine reserves break down
France cranks up climate diplomacy ahead of 2015 UN summit
Climate change now a key foreign policy aim for Francois Hollande, seeking to learn from mistakes of 2009 Copenhagen talks
Pacific Ocean may be ‘hiding’ global warming – scientists
Pacific is warming ‘faster’ than any time in past 10,000 years say Scientists, who say last 60 years have seen 0.18C rise
Global warming likely to exacerbate El Nino effects – study
Morning summary: Australia to face more extreme weather say researchers; Newspapers in Australia cast doubts on climate change; Illegal gold mining in Peru increased Amazon deforestation by 400%
Hempleman-Adams: “the Arctic is the canary in the mine”
Explorer first travelled to the Arctic in 1982. Back then, he says, there was more ice and the Inuits didn’t need air conditioning