UK budget cuts could lead to flooding damage worth £3bn
Independent Climate Change Committee confirms massive shortfall in government spending on flood defences
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Can private finance really fill the Green Climate Fund?
Karen Orenstein from Friends of the Earth argues the track record of the private sector in development investment does not stand up to scrutiny
Fracking company sues Slovenia over ‘unreasonable’ environmental protections
A British oil and gas company is using a controversial energy treaty to sue Slovenia, after being required to carry out an environmental impact assessment
Hydropower could double by 2050, say IEA and Brazilian government
Report claims 3 billion tonnes of CO2 could be saved but critics question benefits of “big-hydro” on social and environmental grounds.
Green Climate Fund board meets for first time amid controversy over transparency
Clause allows board members to silence civil society as groups raise fears over openness of flagship climate finance vehicle.
Climate Live: Calls for EU to adopt ambitious Co2 targets, climate change falls down US environmental agenda & sharp sea level rises seen in Oz
The latest international climate change news, debate and video from RTCC.
New report says biofuels will add £100bn to fuel bills
Research follows EU climate commissioner’s call for caution on future of biofuel.
UK court rules solar cuts ‘legally flawed’
The UK High Court has ruled that government decisions to slash feed-in-tarrifs for solar panels on homes were ‘legally flawed’.
The green movement’s hopes for Durban
With COP17 almost underway, RTCC’s Tierney Smith speaks to the leading activist and green groups to find out if they’re hopeful of a new dawn in Durban.