Latest climate change news
Boris Johnson casts doubt on climate change science
Odds on favourite to be next UK Prime Minister says solar rays determine climate and world could be heading for a ‘mini ice age’ after it snows in UK
Davos 2013: Time to save the global carbon markets?
As carbon prices in Europe collapse, Joan MacNaughton explains how governments can tackle climate change and their budget problems by helping out the market
Abu Dhabi sets 2020 target for renewable desalination
Plans for a series of desalination plants in the Middle East powered by renewables have been announced by leading clean energy research institution Masdar
Climate change hurting Amazon rainforest warns Nasa
Persistent drought since 2005 affecting ability of one of planet’s largest carbon sinks to survive
Koch brothers’ climate research agrees with IPCC findings
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Mayor Bloomberg: Cities can lead climate change action
New York Mayor praises China, slams coal and says “fracking never killed anyone”
Turkey’s hydropower dreams in danger of drowning rich history
Writing for RTCC, film maker Todd Southgate asks whether the huge dams planned in Turkey, Brazil and China are coming at too great a cost for the environment
Arctic species set to suffer as warming grips polar region
Warming areas of the Arctic mean some species of animal and plantlife will struggle, while others could thrive if they adapt fast enough
Third highest rate of glacier melt observed
Latest data from more than 100 glaciers around the world consistent with increasing rates of melting
Belarus, Ukraine, Kazakhstan and Russia meet to discuss Kyoto
Representatives will gather in Minsk to determine future participation in landmark climate change treaty
Mexico’s climate law under threat as car efficiency measures eased
New government gives car makers concession to ward of threat of legal challenge to ambitious carbon reduction legislation
David Cameron cannot opt out of EU climate policy
Comment: British Prime Minister needs to recognise that EU climate legislation is critical to efforts to avoid dangerous global warming
Coca Cola and WWF announce new Arctic campaign
Drinks giant to invest $4 million in campaign to raise awareness of threats region faces as a result of climate change
Keystone XL decision looming after Obama inauguration
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Energy and green jobs priorities for Irish EU Presidency
Ireland PM Enda Kenny aims to integrate green growth into country’s climate and energy policy priorities during its six-month presidency
Efforts to stop Alberta Tar Sands ‘delusional’ says Canadian MP
David McGuinty says climate campaigners must rethink strategy and focus on pushing positive messages of green economy
China’s flat pack skyscraper with soaring green credentials
220-storey Sky City project in Changsha plans to drastically cut construction carbon emissions
China to launch seven carbon trading schemes by 2014
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China clean energy drive is working, says BP
Oil giant’s Energy Outlook highlights China’s slowing thirst for coal and better efficiency but its new greener economy will still increase its emissions output
Is it time to rethink water and energy links in Middle East?
Writing for RTCC, Holger Hoff from the Stockholm Environment Institute argues that it’s time countries in the MENA region develop joint energy and water strategies