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Climate policy benefits could take decades to emerge – research
International study by Walker Institute at the University of Reading highlights slow payback of greenhouse gas reduction policies
Do oceans hold the key to global warming?
Warming may be slower than some experts had predicted, but many believe this is because the oceans are soaking up the extra heat
US scientists say climate challenge ‘impossibly large’
Action to cut global emissions needs to double in 2013 according to research published in Environmental Research Letters
Chinese carbon intensity drops 3.5% in 2012
Move welcomed as step in right direction but absolute emission reduction requires a climbdown on coal
IEA warning over vampire appliances secretly siphoning off energy
Huge increase in number of networked tablets, smart phones and white goods is increasing demand on energy sector
Francois Hollande to address Abu Dhabi Sustainability Week – then pitch for oil deal
French President to push Total for deal that would smooth way to 30 year contract with Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC) after addressing clean energy audience
$180m boost for World Bank forest carbon fund
Climate change and deforestation fund receives new donations from Norway, Germany and Finland
EU cautious on Obama climate change u-turn
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What next for the Green Climate Fund after Doha dud?
With little enthusiasm to make public money flow how on earth will the great green hope for the developing world be financed?
Colossal food waste hitting energy, land and water supplies
New report by Institute of Mechanical Engineers details how huge levels of vital commodities are squandered by humans
Legislators backed to address causes of climate change at London summit
Speaking ahead of first ever GLOBE Summit of Legislators, John Gummer, chief of UK’s Climate Change Committee, says lawmakers are key to combating global warming
My 16kg transport carbon footprint
The CarbonDiem app allows users to monitor their impact on climate change by tracking the scope and mode of their transport
Coal comeback threatens Obama’s climate change policy
Despite accusations of the White House’s ‘War on Coal’, the coal industry is in good health in the US, which is bad news for the climate
Todd Stern: Climate talks need more than “paper ambition”
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Indian minister’s advisor calls for year-long UN climate talks
Senior Indian Minister’s right hand man Varad Pande says ramping up talks to as much as 150 days a year punctuated with ministerial interventions is way best forward
Expert view: Has global warming stopped?
Climate scientists explain why the planet is still warming, despite new data from the UK Met Office suggesting it has slowed
US 2012 weather extremes mapped
The National Ocean and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) has published a map of extreme US events with low snowfall, continuing drought and damaged crops leaving a difficult legacy for 2013
UN climate science body IPCC rejects secrecy accusation
Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change says review process ahead of critical AR5 report is open to all
Leading NGOs launch initiative to account for climate finance
Adaptation Finance Accountability Initiative launched by Oxfam, ODI and WRI aims to examine whether funds are going to the right places and meeting real needs
Australia opposition rejects climate change link to wildfires
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