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EU sets 2014 deadline for global climate pledges
Meeting to establish EU position at UN climate talks, ministers have proposed 2014 deadline and stressed role of public finance
RTCC 2013 Awards: Sustainable Technology Firm
Sustainable Technology Firm nominations for the inaugural RTCC Climate Change Awards, due to be presented at UNFCCC COP19 in Warsaw
RTCC 2013 Awards: Green City of the Year
Green City nominations for the inaugural RTCC Climate Change Awards, due to be presented at UNFCCC COP19 in Warsaw
BBC coverage of IPCC gave climate deniers ‘false balance’
Morning summary: John Ashton accuses BBC of climate sceptic bias; IPCC chief blasted for markets stance; Wisconsin allocates $1 billion to climate projects
Comment: IPCC will show Australia that physics trumps politics
IPCC won’t turn Abbott into an environmentalist, but its impact will endure beyond the Coalition, says Erwin Jackson of Australia’s Climate Institute
What effect will the IPCC report have on UN climate negotiations?
Scientists say climate change is a clear threat but nations are unlikely to take warnings on board at next round of UN talks in Warsaw
Will the USA’s new power plant pollution limits kill coal?
Environmental Protection Agency chief Gina McCarthy today released proposals for electricity generators to be 40% cleaner than current coal plants
John Ashton: a winning climate coalition is waiting to be forged
Former UK climate envoy says low carbon industry and progressive politicians need to combine to build new political consensus on global warming
UN targets global land degradation deal in 2015
UNCCD chief Luc Gnacadja says land degradation is now a “critical” issue with huge economic and social implications
Jody Williams: tar sands are major threat to indigenous people
Winner of 1997 Nobel Peace Prize tells RTCC pipeline is major threat to the indigenous First Nations people of Alberta
Analysis: UK nuclear plans shrouded in mystery
Government says it needs new power stations, but doubts remain over potential costs and whether that much power is needed
Formula E unveils Spark-Renault electric racing car
Williams, Mclaren, renault and Michelin have all contributed to vehicle which has a maximum speed of 220Km/h
Nordic countries join Obama in shunning dirty energy
President Barak Obama met with the Swedish king and queen to agree a move to low carbon technology
Russia unlikely to deliver on climate change at G20
Syria crisis and economic growth likely to dominate St Petersberg summit as climate change drops off agenda
UN talks fail to establish aviation emissions trading scheme
Morning summary: WWF says ICAO has made virtually no progress over the last 16 years to agree a global deal for aviation emissions
Pacific leaders call for Australia & NZ climate leadership
Morning summary: As it takes over the chairmanship of the United Nations Security Council, the north Pacific nation is looking to Canberra and Wellington for leadership.
Energy efficiency is on 80% of UK businesses’ agendas
The sector is growing by almost 4% a year, creating 136,000 jobs and increasing the country’s GDP by 1%
How scientists at NOAA are mapping New York’s watery future
When Hurricane Sandy hit, New York’s flooding maps were 30 years out of date. NOAA scientists are making sure this never happens again
Fracking live: UK protests as they happened
Follow RTCC’s live blog as protests against drilling for shale gas and oil spread across the UK
Ben Goldsmith: it’s possible to be green and conservative
Co-founder of sustainable investors WHEB says business is leading a green revolution in the UK