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Bonn 2012: UK youth say negotiators must ensure intergenerational equity
As the Climate Talks come to a close in Bonn, Louisa Casson from the UKYCC and member of the YOUNGO constituency of the UNFCCC writes for RTCC reflecting on the talks and calling on parties to step up to their responsibility.
Rio+20 Business Focus: $1 trillion per year needed for sustainable development within a 2°C target
As part of our Rio+20 series focused on business and sustainable development we examine what the Stockholm Environment Institute believes will be an unprecedented energy transition needed in the next decade.
Will Obama run a green election campaign?
As both the President and his staff speak out about climate change, how green will Obama’s election campaign be?
The business case for standardisation
It sounds a boring topic – but the standardisation of clean-tech appliances can save money, increase business competition and improve energy efficiency.
Do biofuels have a sustainable future?
As a leading NGO calls on the EU to turn its back on biofuels over food price and human rights fears, is there a sustainable path for the industry?
Is this village in Alaska home to first climate change migrants in US?
Eskimo village of Newtok, Alaska to relocate as melting permafrost puts community on shaky ground and see ice loss opens door to storms.
PODCAST: Fulfilling the potential for the CDM in Africa
In the sixth of a series of UNFCCC CDM Radio Club reports the UNFCCC’s Irini Roumboglou finds out more about how Clean Development Mechanism could benefit Africa and why more projects haven’t been registered in the region.
IEA: Overseas aid to Africa outweighed by oil imports
New figures show that countries in Africa are spending more on importing oil than they are receiving in overseas aid. Renewables investment could free up development funds.
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.
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.
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.
Renewable industry must not make promises it cannot keep
Industry leaders welcome progress in renewable technologies such as wave and tidal but warn that over optimism could damage industry.
VIDEO: Scottish Power welcome EU 2030 renewable target decision
Leading UK power company welcomes EU’s 2030 targets saying move provides certainty required to support emerging technologies.
Obama calls for American people to wean themselves off fossil fuels
President calls them the “fuel of the past” and calls for a more diverse energy strategy.
Obama calls on Congress to end fossil-fuel subsides
In his latest speech, at Nashua Community College in New Hampshire, President Obama called on Congress to vote to end subsides to big oil and gas companies.
European electricity grid moves a step closer
Electricity likely to cross borders more frequently as renewable integration boosts supply and cuts costs.
Meet the techno-greens
While many of the goals and good intentions of the green movement have not changed, technology has allowed the methods to advance significantly, writes Dr Darren Hughes.
Report: Britain could lead world on marine power
Committee says the country must not miss out an opportunity to take share of £340bn industry.
Photo of the week #5
This week’s Rio Conventions Calendar photo features renewable energy in China.
Searching for the new Charles Dickens
Charles Dickens chronicled social and environmental injustice in the 1800s. 200 years after his death Tierney Smith looks at who has taken up his mantle.