UK
Ed Davey: vested interest & nimbyism drives climate contrarians
UK Secretary of State Ed Davey’s speech to Met Office Climate Services event at Institute of Physics, London on Monday 3 June
John Ashton: No UK political party serious about climate change
Former top British climate diplomat says none of the country’s major political parties is serious about the climate change issue
Masdar offers welcome boost to UK Green Investment Bank
UAE state funded energy investor to provide much needed stimulus to Britain’s low carbon lender
Unilever chief calls for more climate action from governments
Chief Executive Officer Paul Polman says company’s sustainability targets need ambitious action from world leaders
Q&A: John Ashton answers your climate change questions
Former chief climate change diplomat on UK Treasury, Canada, Kyoto, ‘legal nihilism’ at UNFCCC and why it’s time for a new model of economic growth
Is it time for the UK to account for ‘carbon omissions’?
Officially British and European greenhouse gas emissions are declining, but if you add in consumption based emissions, they rise dramatically
UK backs corporate push to fight deforestation
Government becomes latest to join private sector partnership to reduce deforestation as efforts through the UN continue to be mired in red tape and controversy
Biofuel emissions “worse than fossil fuels” – report
Chatham House study says EU biofuel demands could force up costs for British motorists, increase food prices and release more carbon emissions
Rising sea levels could cost UK “billions”
RTCC’s daily round-up of the top climate change and green economy stories from around the world
Beddington: No culture of climate denial in UK government
Former chief scientific advisor to government says there is little disagreement on climate science in Westminster
World’s largest offshore windfarm opens off UK coast
London Array windfarm is made up of 175 turbines and generates 630MW, enough to power nearly half a million homes
UK failing to protect natural capital – report
State of Natural Capital Report commissioned by the British Government calls on Treasury to integrate green thinking into economic policy
UK lawyers launch climate diplomacy bootcamp
Lawyers train negotiators from least developed countries in an effort to level the playing field at the UN climate talks
Key Cameron advisor blocks climate change from G8 agenda
RTCC understands the UK has rejected moves from Germany and France to include climate change on the 2013 G8 agenda
UK science chief warns of climate-induced floods, droughts & storms
RTCC’s daily round-up of the top climate change and green economy stories from around the world
New tool reveals a latte water needed for your morning coffee
Released for World Water Day, Sustain’s new water calculator warns one latte needs 710 litres of water to produce
UK Budget 2013: renewables miss out as shale subsidies rise
Green groups brand UK Chancellor George Osborne’s budget a failure as fossil fuels and energy intensive industry receive boost
UK Budget: shale gas industry says it doesn’t need subsidies
Gas lobbyist tells RTCC industry does not want subsidies – just permission to drill
Climate debate cut from England & Wales curriculum for children up to 14
New draft guidelines for England & Wales curriculum criticised by scientists for ‘abdicating duty to future generations’
UK shale gas firm forced to close fracking site
Cuadrilla blames environmental regulations for closure of one of its three UK shale gas drilling operations until 2014