Latest climate change news
IEA: Fossil fuel transport here to stay but vehicle efficiency can be doubled
Influential energy watchdog says there is no reason why significant cuts to emissions cannot be generated, even in the face of increased vehicle numbers.
US Senate looks to pile pressure on EU aviation plans before election break
Bill to stop US airlines taking part in EU emissions trading to be rushed through before Senate goes to recess on Friday.
Youth Profile #12: European activists demand governments put their futures ahead of ‘dirty industry’
In the latest RTCC Youth Profile, Lucy Patterson from Push Europe tells RTCC that it is time countries stopped blocking greater ambition in the continent’s global climate change targets.
UNEP: Pollution from shipping and oil exploration could accelerate Arctic ice thaw
UN Environment Programme says that the effects of even small amounts of pollution on the Arctic Ocean have not been fully assessed.
Climate Live: Shipping and oil industries set to accelerate Arctic thaw, says UNEP
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Oxfam & ActionAid welcome EU biofuels clampdown
Industry to fall in line as EU halves biofuel target from edible feedstocks in wake of price spikes and fuel versus food debate.
EU votes to accelerate work on new solar and wind friendly Supergrid
Vote removes obstacles to new cross-Europe electricity grids in move that helps open out renewable energy market across the continent.
Adaptation focus: Is sustainable drainage a cheap answer to inner city flooding?
Sustainable drainage systems cost little, is easy to install and makes the surrounding area look and feel better. One North London school tackling the challenge head on.
Podcast: UK youth group on daunting scale of UN climate process
In the latest podcast by the UK’s Youth Climate Coalition, three members of the group heading to Qatar talk about the size, complexity and challenges that the COP18 negotiations present.
China calls on Qatar to resolve LCA issues at UN climate talks
Vice-President Li Keqiang calls on COP18 hosts Qatar to take up the cause of developing nations at the forthcoming climate talks in Doha.
Climate Live: Could climate change change the face of Australia by 2070?
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Kyoto Protocol: How is the UN’s flagship climate project faring ahead of COP18?
Second commitment period looks likely to take place but low ambition, carbon trading crises and doubts over environmental integrity could render it impotent.
William and Kate visit climate change’s frontline – Tuvalu
Duke and Duchess of Cambridge’s world tour takes them to Tuvalu, where campaigners say it will be hard for them to miss the effects rising sea levels are having on the islands
Republicans bid to stop Obama’s ‘War on Coal’
Legislation that would protect coal mines from closure and make Federal funding of renewables projects more difficult will be debated in Congress this week
Ranulph Fiennes heads to Antarctic to explore effects of climate change
British explorer’s team will track changes in mass of the polar ice caps during six month journey
VIDEO: Are Ban Ki Moon’s ‘energy for all’ goals possible to achieve?
Andrew Scott from the Overseas Development Institute (ODI) explains that UN Secretary General’s ambitions can be implemented through technology transfer at a local level
World’s coral reefs at risk from warming waters
New study published in Nature Climate Change says a combination of warming temperatures and ocean acidification is putting nearly all of the world’s coral reefs under threat.
Vivienne Westwood calls for a “Climate Revolution”
Iconic designer labels herself a climate warrior at London Fashion Week and tells people not to buy her clothes.
Climate Live: Shell boss defends Arctic plans and coral reefs under threat from climate change
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Christiana Figueres calls on Africa to drive adaptation agenda at COP18
UN climate chief admits convention has not done enough on adaptation but says continent must now take control of debate