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Indian Aviation Minister urges region to reject “unilateral” international green policies
Climate Live: The latest climate change headlines curated by RTCC including the latest from the UN biodiversity summit in Hyderabad, updated daily from 0900-1700 BST
Biofuels: who wins in the fuel v food debate?
Solving climate change and world hunger are two huge problems, but can they be achieved at the same time, and what does this mean for Biofuels?
Countries focus on finance as they move to implement biodiversity targets
CBD COP11: At the CBD’s latest summit delegates look for ways to implement the decisions made two years ago in Japan, but there can be no implementation without finance.
Indian Environment Minister calls for rich-poor partnerships to boost sustainable development
Speaking at launch of the UN Convention on Biological Diversity’s COP11 summit in Hyderabad, Jayanthi Natarajan said poverty alleviation and ecological protection must be balanced.
UN biodiversity chief calls for new way of ‘doing business’
CBD COP11: Braulio Dias calls for more integration of ambitions and working as summit opens in Hyderabad
WWF reminds nations of promises on environmental finance
WWF express ‘concern and disappoitment’ over lack of delivery on finance since last major UN Biodiversity conference two years ago
NGO heavyweights call for action and funding for biodiversity protection
Climate Live: The latest climate change headlines curated by RTCC including the latest from the UN biodiversity summit in Hyderabad, updated daily from 0900-1700 BST
Biodiversity loss, benefit sharing and finance on CBD COP11 agenda
RTCC previews the Convention on Biological Diversity’s COP11 conference, which starts in Hyderabad today
Papua forest communities offer new perspective on climate change
Local knowledge in Indonesia is filling crucial gaps in data for climate scientists
Clean coal, kryptonite and Mitt Romney
Presidential Candidate Mitt Romney says clean coal is the answer to the USA’s energy problems – but does it really exist?
Japan set to meet Kyoto Protocol commitments
Climate Live: The latest climate change headlines curated by RTCC, updated daily from 0900-1700 BST
Could Radical Transparency speed progress at UN climate talks?
Deloitte Sustainability expert Guy Battle tells RTCC that better environmental reporting practices could see radical cuts in energy and water use
Figueres: Asia is new centre of the universe for carbon cuts
UN climate chief praises efforts to use carbon markets to reduce emissions as Vietnam, Thailand and Indonesia follow the example of South Korea and China.
Can we break the REDD+ stalemate?
Accelerating the pace of REDD+ negotiations would send strong signals that the world is serious about addressing climate change, say CIFOR scientists.
Developing threats to global biodiversity must be addressed at CBD COP11
Dr. Braulio Ferreira de Souza Dias, Executive Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity, outlines his goals ahead of the 11th Conference of the Parties in Hyderabad, India
What can the US learn from Australia’s clean energy roadmap?
Business and government could do worse than follow in Australian footsteps writes, Jennifer Morgan, director of the climate and energy programme at the World Resource Institute.
Call for UN climate agency to back Robin Hood Tax
The tax has a role to play in raising climate change cash and the UNFCCC can send that signal to member governments, says Institute for Policy Studies says.
Obama and Romney remain silent on climate change in first US Presidential Debate
Climate Live: The latest climate change headlines curated by RTCC, updated daily from 0900-1700 BST
Emission reduction policies must be based on accurate carbon measurements
Understanding how much carbon is stored and released from trees remains on of the biggest technical challenges for REDD+, say scientists.
Nitrous oxide and methane: the forgotten gases in the forests and climate change debate
Deforested land used to grow palm oil, soya bean and other crops releases huge levels nitrous oxide and methane into the atmosphere