Latest climate change news
Connecting the dots on climate change
Tomorrow (5 May) thousands of people from across the world will be connecting the dots between climate change and extreme weather, with 350.org’s Climate Impacts Day.
South Korea passes carbon trading laws to combat climate change
Move could signal start of aggregated Asia-Pacific emissions trading scheme.
Climate Curate: Friday 4th May 2012
The latest environmental, climate change and green news gathered every day by the RTCC Climate Curate.
RTCC Rio+20 Student Workshop: Setting a sustainable agenda
The RTCC Rio+20 Student Workshop showed that the breadth of the conference’s agenda leads to huge complexity but also massive potential.
Biodiversity loss impacts ecosystems as much as climate change
New research warns biodiversity protection could be as important as preventing climate change in protecting ecosystems.
Plants flowering faster because of climate change
New research published on Nature warns that plants flowering faster from climate change could have devastating implication for ecosystems.
Photo of the week #16 – protecting biodiversity
This week’s photo of the week; the importance of protecting biodiversity and ecosystems.
Climate Curate: Thursday 3rd May 2012
The latest environmental, climate change and green news gathered every day by the RTCC Climate Curate.
Countdown to Rio+20: Fidel Castro’s 1992 speech
The Cuban dictator has remained engaged with the environmental sector recently criticising Canada’s exploitation of the tar sands. As part of our Rio+20 coverage, we look back at his speech from the Earth Summit in 1992.
PODCAST: Solving multiple problems with composting in Uganda
Wambi Michael finds out how a compost plant could provide a solution to multiple problems in Uganda, in the eighth of a series of UNFCCC CDM Radio Club reports hosted by RTCC.
Cannabis, cables and keeping the lights on
It sounds like a bizarre concept, but theft is in fact a huge problem energy firms worldwide are faced with.
Climate Curate: Wednesday 2nd May 2012
The latest environmental, climate change and green news gathered every day by the RTCC Climate Curate.
Countdown to Rio+20 starts now
As we enter the last 50 days before the UN Summit in Rio, RTCC kicks-off its coverage. Climate change, sustainable development and the green economy will dominate proceedings but how much can be achieved?
Cartoon #2 – Fishing in the desert
As part of the World Meteorological Organisation Calendar, cartoonist Patrick Chappatte shows the importance of protecting the world’s oceans.
The business case for standardisation
It sounds a boring topic – but the standardisation of clean-tech appliances can save money, increase business competition and improve energy efficiency.
Climate Curate: Tuesday 1st May 2012
The latest environmental, climate change and green news gathered every day by the RTCC Climate Curate.
What is sustainable energy?
With the concept likely to be high on the agenda at Rio+20, what makes a good sustainable energy project and how can we ensure the benefits are maximised?
Have your say: Road to Rio Workshop
As the world prepares for Rio, RTCC wants you to add your voice to the growing numbers of people calling for real, solid action towards a sustainable future.
Wind farms could affect local weather
New research examining wind farms in Texas found that turbines could affect local weather, causing a rise in night-time temperatures.
Climate Curate: Monday 30th April 2012
The latest environmental, climate change and green news gathered every day by the RTCC Climate Curate.