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What the Vikings can teach us about climate change
Erratic climate, rapid technological change and economic turmoil, sound familiar? These were the conditions facing the Norse settlers in the 15th century, so what lessons can we learn?
Climate Curate: Tuesday 21 February 2012
The latest environmental, climate change and green news gathered every day by the RTCC Climate Curate.
Russia could ban airlines from carbon trading in protest at EU scheme
Bill passing through parliament now as “coalition of the unwilling” meet in Moscow.
Sustainable development “no pipedream”
Academics call for policy overhaul to avoid climate, energy and poverty crises.
Climate Curate: Monday 20 February 2012
The latest environmental, climate change and green news gathered every day by the RTCC Climate Curate.
Campaign Group: UK must vote to ban tar sands
As the EU commission gets set to vote on the Quality Fuel Directive, student group People and Planet urge the UK to vote for the directive and banning tar sands imports from the continent.
Report: Britain could lead world on marine power
Committee says the country must not miss out an opportunity to take share of £340bn industry.
Video: Satellites, World Heritage Sites and Climate Change
RTCC has put together a video slideshow of all the satellite images shown as part of the UNESCO outdoor exhibition ‘Satellites and World Heritage Sites, Partners to Understand Climate Change.’
The week in climate quotes
RTCC presents the week’s climate change and sustainable development news with some choice quotes from the people making the headlines.
WWF issues warning on US plan to target non-CO2 emissions
Advocacy group says big emitters should not forget their own targets while targeting methane, soot and HFCs in developing countries.
BASIC countries set out stall for crucial year of climate negotiations
Member Ministers call on developed countries to take lead and questions their commitment to tackling climate change.
Keystone pipeline provision passed by the House
Legislation which would force the approval of the Keystone XL pipeline passed the House of Representatives, but there is still doubt over whether it will pass the Democrat-controlled Senate.
Satellite Image: Loss of Corals, Mangroves and Turtles in the Komodo National Park
Produced as part of UNESCO’s international ‘Satellites and World Heritage Sites, Partners to Understand Climate Change’ exhibition, this image is of the Komodo National Park in Indonesdia.
Climate Curate: Friday 17 February 2012
The latest environmental, climate change and green news gathered every day by the RTCC Climate Curate.
Tropical birds under threat from climate change
Tropical bird species living in mountains, costal forests and small areas are under threat from climate change, say researchers.
COMMENT: Don’t let Heartland leak fool you, climate action needs big business
The list of donors will be damaging to the brands involved but private sector capital remains only way to pay for climate change.
Nitrogen oxide levels over Europe drop 20%
New research has found a combination of improvement environmental policy and the economic recession caused Nitrogen oxide levels over Europe to drop 20-20% between 2005-10.
Satellite Image: Intensification of ENSO Effects in the Galapagos Islands
Produced as part of UNESCO’s international ‘Satellites and World Heritage Sites, Partners to Understand Climate Change’ exhibition, this image shows the ENSO effects in the Galapagos Islands.
Mapping water footprints across the globe
New research, mapping global flows of water consumption, aims to highlight the global approach needed when adapting sustainable national water footprints.
Hillary Clinton launches voluntary non-CO2 emissions reduction scheme
US and partners to fund cuts in methane, HFCs and soot in developing countries.