Rapid nuclear “binge” to meet climate change targets is unrealistic and undesirable says UK expert
Professor Gordon MacKerron tells RTCC atomic energy is too expensive and politically difficult to meet world’s energy needs
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Bangkok 2012 – Oil producers and emerging economies build powerful new alliance at UN climate change talks
Arab countries unite with coalition of vocal Latin American nations, China, India and emerging Asian economies to form new negotiating bloc called Like Minded Group (LMG).
Developing nations decry risk of UK breaking climate finance pledge
The UK promised to deliver £11.6 billion in international climate finance by 2026. But a leaked memo suggests the target is being dropped.
Adaptation to climate change will no longer be enough says report by CARE, WWF & ActionAid
Coalition of NGOs call for more action to tackle the irreversible impacts of climate change as adaptation and mitigation methods falls short.
Calls grow for bottom-up overhaul of renewable energy in developing world
New research calls for an overhaul of the Clean Development Mechanism, to favour bottom-up approaches, as it finds huge cost variations in renewable energy implementation across the developing world.
LCEDN VIDEO: Multi-disciplinary approaches needed to low-carbon research
Speaking at the first conference of the Low Carbon Energy for Development Network, Ed Brown, the network’s Co-coordinator warns that the UK must break away from technological determinism.