Latest climate change news
Photo of the week #11: Land management in Vietnam
This week’s photo of the week looks at the threat to agricultural production from climate change in Vietnam.
Climate Curate: Thursday 29th March 2012
The latest environmental, climate change and green news gathered every day by the RTCC Climate Curate.
Podcast: Solar power bringing light to Africa’s townships
The UNFCCC’s Irini Roumboglou looks at the benefits of the CDM in South Africa and asks what lessons can be learnt from its implementation.
SEI: Scarcity of metals could hamper low-carbon development
Stockholm Envrionment Institute warns that low-carbon development could be hit if business and policy makers don’t address resource scarcity concerns.
Climate Curate: Wednesday 28th March 2012
The latest environmental, climate change and green news gathered every day by the RTCC Climate Curate.
New report: West Antarctic ice shelves tearing apart
New study published in the Journal of Glaciology finds rifts along the West Antarctic ice shelves causing the shelves to lose their grip and break off into the sea.
Climate Curate: Tuesday 27th March 2012
The latest environmental, climate change and green news gathered every day by the RTCC Climate Curate.
UK chief scientist: Private sector innovation key to addressing climate change
John Beddington says state intervention should be limited to setting frameworks and mechanisms, leaving business to experiment and innovate
Kenyan farmers benefitting from latest climate science
Nearly 700 Kenyan farmers have taken part in a trial to integrate advanced weather forecasts from climate scientists into their traditional farming methods.
Giddens compares climate change negotiations to The Matrix
Former advisor to British Prime Minister Tony Blair says global climate talks are divorced from reality and time is running out for solution to temperature rise.
World could see 3 degree warming by 2050
BBC project examining thousands of simulations finds world could see three degree tempurature rise by 2050.
New report: Climate change could lead to increase in extreme weather
New research looks to highlight the role climate change has at turning extreme weather events into the record breaking events.
Climate Curate: Monday 26th March 2012
The latest environmental, climate change and green news gathered every day by the RTCC Climate Curate.
The Island President: How Maldives President Nasheed fought for his country’s survival
Last night saw the UK Premiere of ‘The Island President’, which captures the first year in office of former Maldives President Mohamed Nasheed. RTCC went along to the premiere.
A week in Climate Change: Five things we learnt
RTCC takes a look back on a week in climate change to see what lessons can be taken away from the big headlines this week…
British MP: Majority of my colleagues don’t understand climate science
The UK’s cross party consensus on climate change cannot be taken for granted according to Dr Phillip Lee MP, a member of the Energy and Climate Change Select Committee.
UK Energy Minister: Wars over water on the horizon
Speaking at a conference UK Energy Secretary Ed Davey warned that the world must plan for climate instability as it puts pressure on water supplies, existing civil unrest and free trade.
Climate Curate: Friday 23rd March 2012
The latest environmental, climate change and green news gathered every day by the RTCC Climate Curate.
World Water Day: How much water do you use in a day?
World Water Day 2012 highlights the role water will play in feeding a rising global population. We have investigated how much water is used in our food.
Newborn seal pups vulnerable to climate change
New study suggests that in their first few months of life, fur seal pups could be particularly vulnerable to climate change as they use more and more energy to keep warm.