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UK warming faster than global average – report
Grantham Research Institute study warns UK government needs to be better prepared for extreme weather events
IPCC’s growing confidence is ‘not a question of grade inflation’
Scientists have upped certainty in human-induced climate change to 95% in latest IPCC, and with good reason, says leading climate scientist
UN land degradation chief outlines ‘climate adaptation’ focus
Monique Barbut says Convention should develop adaptation ‘indicators’ for 2015 climate change summit in Paris
UK set to relaunch flagship energy efficiency scheme
Morning summary: Ed Davey, Secretary of State for the Environment, announced his intention at Liberal Democrat party conference to relaunch the Green Deal
Mexico President Pena Nieto poised to unveil energy plan
Morning summary: Country’s ambitious climate change laws under threat as Nieto seeks to attract more investment into oil industry
Exeter students debunk ‘climate myths’ in new animation
Climate communication is a complex business – but help is at hand, in the form of a stick man called Billy
Climate adaptation goes mobile in Brazil
As extreme weather events become more common, the mobile phone is being recognised as an important tool for warnings that can save lives
EU emission trading scheme set for second ‘backloading’ vote
Morning briefing: EU emission trading scheme set for second ‘backloading’ vote
Ban Ki Moon calls on leaders to take drought threat seriously
UN chief says developed and developing countries need to accelerate the development of national drought policies
Scientists warn earth cooling proposals are no climate “silver bullet”
Geoengineering the world out of dangerous climate change without cutting carbon emissions sounds an attractive idea – but will it work?
UN climate envoys urged to accelerate loss and damage planning
Controversial compensation mechanism could be vital as devastating effects of climate related weather events become clear
Climate science and politics – where two worlds collide
Former UK climate diplomat John Ashton says climate scientists must actively communicate their findings – but under certain conditions
Desertification crisis affecting 168 countries worldwide
Severe land degradation is now affecting 168 countries across the planet, with associated costs of US$490 billion per year
Fossil fuel emissions stunt coral growth
Scientists say fine particles in the air from burning coal or volcanoes shade coral reefs from sunlight and cool the surrounding waters
Geoengineering could cause drought in Sahel
Attempts to tackle climate change by altering the atmosphere could even trigger disaster in a drought-prone region of Africa, a study suggests
UK climate panel shreds Mail on Sunday ‘great green con’ story
Committee on Climate Change’s Professor Sir Brian Hoskins says journalist who claimed global warming has ended is “incorrect” and “misunderstood” data
UK’s frozen spring linked to loss of Arctic sea ice
RTCC’s daily round-up of the top climate change and green economy stories from around the world
Oceans offer best clue to understanding climate change
Decreasing levels of Arctic ice and rising temperatures in the world’s oceans make case for action increasingly clear
Soaring CO2 level reports should be treated ‘with caution’
Reports of dramatic rises in levels of heat-trapping carbon dioxide in atmosphere should be treated with caution, a leading climate scientist tells RTCC
Volcanoes can hide ‘lost’ global warming
Team led by University of Colorado-Boulder suggest emissions from erupting volcanoes could mask the effect of greenhouse gases and keep temperatures low