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RTCC 2013 Climate Change Awards
Awards, to be presented at COP19 in Warsaw, will celebrate the achievements of the leading businesses and individuals from across the green economy
Google to host fundraiser for Congress climate change denier
Morning summary: Google is wooing climate change denier Jim Inhofe at a fundraiser.
China coal pollution blamed for falling life expectancy
Morning summary: Air pollution is shortening the lives of people in northern China by around 5 years
Pakistan reveals plans to develop 2,500MW of wind power by 2015
Morning briefing: Pakistan has the potential of producing approximately 150,000MW of wind energy, with huge reserves of solar and tidal power
Apple to construct new 20MW farm in Nevada desert
Morning Briefing: Apple is constructing its third solar farm, following the two currently in construction next to its North Carolina data centre
Solomon Islands sea levels rising by 8mm per year – report
Morning Briefing: Research indicates rising sea levels around the Solomon Islands have exceeded the global average
GM and Honda start work on innovative hydrogen fuel cells
Morning briefing: car giants to cooperate on power cells for cars, set to launch by 2020
Desertec in trouble as founders quit €400 billion solar project
Morning Briefing: ambition to power Europe using solar panels in North African deserts thrown into disarray after split between leading planners
China leads nuclear energy expansion in Asia
Morning Briefing: China at centre of Asia nuclear energy expansion
Ernest Moniz: coal will play major role in US energy future
Morning Briefing: Energy Secretary Ernest Moniz said the president embraced traditional energy sources as well as renewables
UK shale gas resources far greater than previously thought
Morning summary: New figures from British Geological Survey (BGS) suggest previous estimates were too low
Electric car sets new world speed record
Morning summary: Electric car sets new world speed record
Obama climate plan set for court challenge
Morning summary: Obama could face legal challenges putting the fate of his climate policy in the hands of the courts.
Warnings over China HFC ‘climate bomb’
Morning summary: A “climate bomb” of potent greenhouse gases 15,000 times more damaging to the climate than carbon dioxide could be released In China
Indonesia’s burning rainforests shroud Singapore in smoke
Morning summary: Illegal deforestation fires threaten the health of Singapore’s citizens, while destroying one of the world’s largest wildlife habitats
China to impose death penalty on polluters
Morning Briefing: Authorities have given courts the powers to hand down the death penalty in serious pollution cases
EU emission trading scheme set for second ‘backloading’ vote
Morning briefing: EU emission trading scheme set for second ‘backloading’ vote
UK climate experts meet to discuss ‘unusual weather’
Morning briefing: Workshop at UK’s Met Office to determine if climate change played a role in recent extreme weather events
Climate change to threaten UK food supplies
Morning summary: PwC analysis says UK will feel the effects of climate change in overseas countries before domestic impacts bite
Puma and Virgin launch ‘Plan B’ sustainability initiative
Morning summary: Sir Richard Branson and Puma chairman Jochen Zeitz launch new push to promote ‘progressive’ business values