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Could the Middle East face further unrest without a green revolution?
NEWS: Gulf Research Center expert tells RTCC social injustice linked to fossil fuel heavy economy is driving regional anger
Why are solar panel prices starting to rise?
ANALYSIS: Solar panel prices are rising again, good news for investors but perhaps bad for developers
Prince Charles: Business must act to tackle climate change
NEWS: Heir to UK throne says time is running out to develop a more socially and environmentally aware capitalism
Ecuador gives green light to oil drilling in Amazon’s Yasuni national park
ENVIRONMENT NETWORK: Companies could start extracting oil underneath key biodiversity reserve on Earth by 2016
Divestment campaign spreads to New Zealand
NEWS: Dunedin becomes first city in New Zealand to stop investing in fossil fuels
Banning HFCs from 2020 could make big climate impact – study
NEWS: Early phase-out of super climate gases could stop release of 146 billion tonnes of CO2-equivalent by 2050
Pressure growing for OPEC countries to cut energy subsidies
NEWS: Fossil fuel subsidies in oil-rich countries should be replaced with extra money for the poor, says report
High cost oil reserves pose investment risk
NEWS: Exploring for new fossil fuel reserves poses threat of stranded assets, says Carbon Tracker Initiative in new study
Marshall Islands primed for climate survival fight
INTERVIEW: Foreign minister Tony de Brum tells RTCC he’s determined to stop his islands sinking beneath the waves
UN climate veteran confident 2015 summit won’t echo Copenhagen
INTERVIEW: Deputy chief Richard Kinley says intensive diplomacy from world’s major carbon polluters could pay off in Paris
Sweden delays $45m Green Climate Fund contribution
NEWS: Slow progress in setting up UN-backed funding mechanism causes confidence to dip to a new low
Adaptation funding must be driven by local communities, say experts
NEWS: Kathmandu Declaration signed by scientists, civil society and developing country envoys calls for new adaptation focus
Nepal’s hill farmers show why climate finance matters
BLOG: Communities perched on the edge of the Himalaya battle climate change on a daily basis – but with help they can flourish
Green credentials of fracking ‘exaggerated’, says IPCC author
NEWS: Yacob Mulugetta tells RTCC he was surprised by level of focus given to role of gas in cutting emissions post WG3 report
Russia reveals plans to boost flagging coal industry
NEWS: Minister for Energy announces measures to drive development of coal fields, in face of cheaper gas and clean energy options
Norway’s oil fund to increase clean energy investments
NEWS: Norway’s $800 billion wealth fund to double investments in renewables and energy efficiency
How can developing nations close the climate finance gap?
COMMENT: Cash flows from rich to poor remain slow, but developing nations aren’t wasting time waiting
Yvo de Boer: It’s time to measure the ‘true value’ of business
COMMENT: What if cost of environmental damage caused by businesses were subtracted from their profits?
Global warming threatens ‘security and economy’ say US, EU
NEWS: Obama and EU leaders say sustainable economic growth impossible without climate action
Climate change experts start IPCC deliberations in Japan
NEWS: Delegates from over 100 countries are in Yokohoma to discuss latest UN study on climate risk