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Linking clean energy sources solves blackout conundrum
German researchers have found a way to overcome one of the problems with renewable energy – the fact that it is not always available
Australia could run on 100% renewables by 2030 – report
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Paint the town white to keep warming cities cool
Energy efficiency expert says painting roofs white in the world’s warm cities would have same effect as taking half the world’s cars off the road
Hansen urges Obama to abandon Keystone XL pipeline
NASA climate science chief James Hansen says approval of tar sands pipeline would be a “crushing blow” to the climate
Abbott plans to scrap Australian climate body if elected
Opposition leader says he will scrap Climate Commission together with carbon tax introduced last year
Climate finance could fail those most at risk – report
Tearfund research warns public money needed for adaptation as US State Department defends donor meeting next week that will focus on private funds
Climate change could mean Sandy-style hurricanes for Europe
Rising sea temperatures in the Atlantic combined with existing factors could mimic the double-whammy process that created Superstorm Sandy last year, according to new research
China issues new EU-ETS aviation emissions warning
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Public trust scientists on climate change – new poll
Carbon Brief survey reveals 69% of those asked agree scientists and meteorologists are trustworthy sources of information about climate science
Climate change threatens food security of urban poor
Widespread hunger could return to haunt some of the world’s largest cities as a result of climate change, IIED report warns
What’s up with sea level rise?
NASA scientists explain how series rising sea levels could be in a Google+ Hangout
Japan turns to solar as it overhauls energy system
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Debate on effectiveness of EU carbon trading reopens
Emissions fell 1.4% despite the current ineffective state of the Emissions Trading Scheme and increase in coal use
IMF: scrap $1.9 trillion oil and gas subsidies
Organisation issues roadmap for successful reform of tax breaks and uncompetitive pricing that encourages unsustainable consumption habits and damages the climate
Climate change causing more droughts & floods in Australia
Australia’s Climate Commission says emergency services must prepare for increased incidences of bushfires and flooding in coming decades
World Bank plans to take lead in climate challenge
Jim Yong Kim calls for end to extreme poverty by 2030 and promises organisation will boost efforts to address climate change
Afghanistan joins Kyoto Protocol
Rare good news for climate treaty as Kabul becomes 192nd capital to ratify Protocol
UK lawyers launch climate diplomacy bootcamp
Lawyers train negotiators from least developed countries in an effort to level the playing field at the UN climate talks
South East Asia food basket facing ‘shocking’ future
One of the most fertile areas of south east Asia, the Lower Mekong Basin, faces a bleak future from the impacts of climate change
Geoengineering could cause drought in Sahel
Attempts to tackle climate change by altering the atmosphere could even trigger disaster in a drought-prone region of Africa, a study suggests