Latest climate change news
White House rules out plans for carbon tax
Climate Live: The latest climate change headlines curated by RTCC, updated daily from 0900-1700 GMT
Davos 2013: Four simple environmental ideas to consider
Writing for RTCC, the SEI’s Johan Kuylenstierna outlines how world leaders can address climate change at this year’s Davos meeting
Is the International Energy Agency still relevant?
New report from Grantham Institute and Chatham House says emerging economies like China, India, Brazil and Indonesia need a voice at top energy institutions
Beating climate change: 5 lessons from nature
Copying leaves or printing bacon – mimicking the natural world is at the centre of many low carbon innovations
Clinton climate advisor asks Obama to back cap and trade
IETA chief Dirk Forrister calls on President to revisit cap and trade legislation
Davos 2013: Pepsi, Adidas and Unilever lead KPMG sustainability charts
See which consumer brands are doing the most to clean up their act and combat climate change according to latest KPMG rankings
10 ways Barack Obama can address climate change
The President placed the climate on the agenda in his inaugural address on Monday – but how can he achieve his goals?
NASA image reveals extent of Australian heat wave
Sustained period of record breaking weather likely to form part of global warming trend says IPCC chair Rajendra Pachauri
Glaciers in Andes experiencing “unprecedented” melt
Climate Live: The latest climate change headlines curated by RTCC, updated daily from 0830-1700 GMT
What drives the energy and climate markets?
Analysis: Swiss Re outlines five key drivers that will determine whether the planet avoids catastrophic levels of climate change
Oxfam call for climate finance to benefit from EU Robin Hood tax
Oxfam is leading calls for funds from a newly agreed EU financial transactions tax to be directed towards climate initiatives.
Greenpeace: 14 big oil megaprojects will set off carbon bomb
Huge new oil and gas developments would raise fossil fuel emissions by 20% and lock the world into dangerous levels of climate change, according to a report commissioned by Greenpeace
Star Trek, Piers Morgan and the US climate change debate
As President Obama puts the climate front and centre in his inauguration speech, a look at the topics gathering attention through the White House e-petition scheme illustrates the scale of the challenge ahead
UN launches campaign to cut 1.3 billion tonnes of global food waste
UNEP & FAO Think.Eat.Save: Reduce Your Foodprint campaign highlights huge potential for energy and emission savings if less food is lost or wasted
Climate geoengineering: Is crushed rock the answer?
Marine experts in Germany conclude crushed minerals dropped in oceans could absorb significant quantities of carbon dioxide
Obama reaction: Sierra Club, WWF & scientists on climate pledge
Climate change took a central role in President Obama’s second inaugural address as he called for the US to seize the opportunities it presents
Climate risk: 70% of businesses concerned about global warming
Risks associated with climate change treated with increased urgency by business leaders around the world, according to new research by Carbon Disclosure Project and Accenture
Ban Ki-moon makes climate change 2013 priority
Climate Live: The latest climate change headlines curated by RTCC, updated daily from 0830-1700 GMT
Obama calls on US to seize opportunity of clean energy revolution
President uses his second inauguration speech to warn on the dangers of ignoring climate change and says sustainable energy is at heart of maintaining “economic vitality”
Davos 2013: Report warns $5 trillion investment must be ‘greened’
Former Mexico President Felipe Calderon says global infrastructure spend must be sustainable if we are to meet the climate change challenge