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Paul McCartney backs Climate Week 2013
RTCC’s morning round-up of the top climate change and green economy stories from around the world
Palm oil: green fuel or rainforest killer?
British campaigners are trying to stop Government plans to allow palm oil to be burnt in power stations to generate electricity
Can Climate Week 2013 save the UK’s decarbonisation target?
Campaign organisers call on government to re-introduce target as IPPR research shows it need not increase UK energy bills
UK nuclear paralysis threatens climate targets – MPs report
Energy and Climate Change Committee report warns if plans for 16GW of nuclear power collapse fossil fuels could fill gap
Shell: Gas can cut emissions faster than renewables
Oil multinational argues emphasis on renewables will give coal a greater shelf-life
UK coal use up 32.5% in 2012
Figures from UK Department of Energy and Climate Change show coal price dropped below gas as US exports flooded European market
David Cameron: green growth is the future
British Prime Minister tells Mumbai audience major economies must back low carbon agenda
China and Russia block UN Security Council climate change action
Two permanent members of main UN body block efforts to raise security implications of climate change
Shale gas finds could kill Nuclear in UK
Cheap gas supplies could be the death knell of nuclear energy in the United Kingdom threatening attempts to reduce greenhouse gas emissions
William Hague appoints Rear Admiral as UK climate envoy
UK Foreign Secretary welcomes Rear Admiral Neil Morisetti as ‘interim’ special representative
David Cameron cannot opt out of EU climate policy
Comment: British Prime Minister needs to recognise that EU climate legislation is critical to efforts to avoid dangerous global warming
2012 England’s wettest year on record
Met Office reports UK’s second wettest year since 1910, warning that extreme rainfall, possibly as a result of climate change, is likely to become more frequent
UK on track to hit 2020 renewable targets
UK on course to hit first green energy milestone on way to European target to source 15% of all energy from renewable sources by 2020
EU alliance with small island states vital to success of Doha talks – UK minister
COP18: UK climate minister Greg Barker says he will be working hard to ensure relationship between EU and developing world is restored
UK Energy Bill uncertainty on climate ambition ahead of Doha summit
Climate Live: The latest climate change headlines curated by RTCC, updated daily from 0830-1700 GMT
Australia rumoured to announce Kyoto II commitment tomorrow
Climate Live: The latest climate change headlines curated by RTCC, updated daily from 0900-1700 GMT
Climate Live: BASIC members meet in Brazil to thrash out COP18 position
Climate Live: The latest climate change headlines curated by RTCC, updated daily from 0900-1700 BST.
Climate Live: Shipping and oil industries set to accelerate Arctic thaw, says UNEP
The latest climate change headlines curated by RTCC, updated daily from 0900-1700 BST
UK minister accused of stabbing EU ETS in the back over aviation comments
UK minister says threats to airline industry from EU-ETS are serious, but Connie Hedegaard denies any chance of policy u-turn
UKYCC Podcast: How young people can get involved in the international climate process
In the first of a series of UKYCC podcasts RTCC is hosting, Nick Beall and Jamie Peters give us an introduction to the group and to the international youth climate movement.