Latest climate change news
Hedegaard hails Obama commitment to climate change
EU Climate Commissioner delighted that ‘science’ to form backbone of US policy on global warming
Obama to target climate change with or without Congress
RTCC’s morning briefing on the day’s top climate change & green economy stories
Shale gas finds could kill Nuclear in UK
Cheap gas supplies could be the death knell of nuclear energy in the United Kingdom threatening attempts to reduce greenhouse gas emissions
Morgan Freeman leads Hollywood climate appeal to Obama
Morgan Freeman, Edward Norton and Alec Baldwin join environmental NGOs in call for more climate change action from Barack Obama.
John Ashton: US climate debate is about confidence and progress
UK’s former chief climate diplomat says USA still has time to lead low carbon revolution, but time is running out
Thawing Arctic set to release tonnes of stored carbon
The melting of Arctic ice frozen for many thousands or even millions of years is speeding up, a potential route for carbon frozen deep below ground level
Comment: This is Obama’s best chance to cement climate legacy
Writing for RTCC, President Clinton’s former climate advisor Dirk Forrister urges Obama to put his climate action plans on the table during the State of the Union address
Branson plans to use Necker as island incubator for renewables
Virgin chief Richard Branson plans to use the tiny Caribbean island he owns to test the effectiveness of renewable energy systems for small island states
Climate change science ‘irrefutable’ – Ed Davey
UK Energy and Climate Secretary says sceptics are dogmatic, blinkered and risking their children’s future
EU presidency seeks quick fix for carbon market
RTCC’s morning briefing on the day’s top climate change & green economy stories
Climate change laws in the USA
What is the world’s biggest historic polluter doing to cut national carbon emissions and promote renewable energy?
David Miliband: Ocean indicators are all flashing red
Former Foreign Secretary to co-chair new Global Ocean Commission to find answers to economical and environmental challenges of the high seas
A Nepalese perspective on climate change
Kathmandu teacher Vishnu Dangi offers a view of the challenges climate change and environmental degradation poses his country
Farewell Benedict XVI, the first Green Pope
Leader of Catholic church should be credited with raising environmental concerns and warning countries to address climate change
Innocent Drinks: Make sustainability fun, or fail
Lucy Barks, production planning manager for Innocent says staff must be on board with sustainability rather than it being something “done to them”
Closing the door on energy efficiency
If shopkeepers closed their doors and turned the heating down they could save 50% on the bills – but few seem inclined to play ball
Investors worth $87 trillion call on companies to reveal carbon data
A record 722 investors join Carbon Disclosure Project in calling for more clarity on business’ climate change impacts
UN urged to slash emissions and offset its carbon footprint
RTCC’s morning briefing on the day’s top climate change & green economy stories
Climate impacts on Amazon expected to be complex
Scientist says Amazon rainforest less likely to succumb to die-off of trees, because main greenhouse gas could act as a powerful fertiliser
Climate change causing increase in global rainfall
Scientists from the University of Adelaide say more than a century of records provide statistically significant proof that global rainfall is increasing