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PODCAST: Turning waste to energy in South Africa
In the eleventh in the series of UNFCCC CDM Radio Club reports RTCC is hosting, Wambi Michael, a radio producer in Uganda, examines the potential for energy from waste in Africa.
Climate Curate: Wednesday 30th May 2012
The latest environmental, climate change and green news gathered every day by the RTCC Climate Curate.
Rio+20 Business Focus: Protecting investments in a sustainable future from corruption
With billions of dollars in climate finance being mobilised to Alice Harrison from anti-corruption NGO Transparency International explains why the future we want is one without bribes.
Has climate change been the death of environmentalism?
The latest Earth Summit provides us with another chance to reflect on the state of the planet, but will it offer an opportunity to reintroduce nature to the heart of the environmental debate?
Rio+20 Business Focus: Climate Group explains how LED lighting can cut carbon emissions by up to 70%
LED lighting can cut CO2 emissions by 70%. This article explains how a partnership between HSBC and The Climate Group has seen LED lighting installed in 13 cities worldwide.
Climate Curate: Tuesday 29th May 2012
The latest environmental, climate change and green news gathered every day by the RTCC Climate Curate.
Rio+20 Business Focus: Grant Thornton outline strategy to boost renewables sector
Ed Nusbaum, CEO of Grant Thornton International and Nathan Goode, head of environment, energy and sustainability at Grant Thornton UK explain what’s holding back investment in the green economy.
Climate change chaos for cold-blooded animals
As climate change worsens, a new study predicts cold-blooded animals will have a more chaotic and less predictable response than fish when it comes to redistribution.
Figueres: Doha talks open door to Gulf-funded climate change technology
UN climate change chief calls selection of Qatar as host of next UN climate change summit, a “great opportunity”.
Cultural beliefs split climate views not science
New study finds that science literacy comes second to cultural beliefs when adopting views on climate change.
Climate Curate: Monday 28th May 2012
The latest environmental, climate change and green news gathered every day by the RTCC Climate Curate.
Bonn 2012: German Youth – ‘Don’t forget you are doing this for your children’
As the Bonn Climate Talks end, Anton Jaekel a Germany member of the UNFCCC Youth Constituency writes for RTCC urging delegates to remember why they are working towards halting climate change.
Bonn 2012: UK youth say negotiators must ensure intergenerational equity
As the Climate Talks come to a close in Bonn, Louisa Casson from the UKYCC and member of the YOUNGO constituency of the UNFCCC writes for RTCC reflecting on the talks and calling on parties to step up to their responsibility.
Bonn 2012: What did the latest round of UN climate change talks achieve?
RTCC analyses what has been achieved at the 2012 UNFCCC Bonn Climate Conference
Bonn 2012: UN climate chief defends progress at talks
Figueres calls sluggish negotiations inevitable for latest track of talks and indicative of diplomats’ meticulous work on new global deal.
‘Ocean of Life’: Ocean biodiversity suffering at hands of alien invaders
Ahead of the release of ‘Ocean of Life’, the work of Professor Callum Roberts, professor of marine conservation at the University of York, RTCC takes a closer look at some of the book’s claims.
Rio+20 Business Focus: $1 trillion per year needed for sustainable development within a 2°C target
As part of our Rio+20 series focused on business and sustainable development we examine what the Stockholm Environment Institute believes will be an unprecedented energy transition needed in the next decade.
Governments extending “emissions gap” between climate policy and 2°C target
Countries still falling short of 2020 climate change commitments according to new research.
Climate Curate: Friday 25th May 2012
The latest environmental, climate change and green news gathered every day by the RTCC Climate Curate.
Rio+20 Business Focus: Cutting carbon – not trees – in Cambodia
As part of our Rio+20 series focused on business and sustainable development we examine the role communities play in climate mitigation through the REDD+ scheme.