Climate science
How private sector expertise can make carbon credits greener
The Livelihoods Venture allows businesses to invest in offset projects that boost the income of some of the world’s poorest communities.
Generations old and new send clean energy message to Doha
The Make the Link Climate exChange project brought together climate experts and school children to thrash out what policy makers’ priorities should be as they head to COP18.
UNEP: Great apes offer yardstick for environmental destruction
Douglas Cress from the Great Ape Survival Partnership at UNEP says that the loss of apes is an indicator for the destruction of the natural world, as he urges greater protection.
How alien snakes left Guam infested with spiders
In four decades, the brown treesnake, has wiped out Guam’s bird species, and caused a fortyfold increase in the Pacific Island’s spider population.
Australia rumoured to announce Kyoto II commitment tomorrow
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Climate change will make fish smaller, warns report
Study finds aquatic species could shrink 10 times more than land-dwellers, as they adapt to a warming world.
Amazon deforestation halted through local action
Milton Nogueira Silva, Executive Secretary of the Climate Change Forum of Minas Gerais region in Brazil says positive action seen on deforestation in Brazil stems from community engagement
New York considers all options to make city safe following Sandy
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World headed for 6°C of warming, says new study
PwC assessment of current efforts to reduce emissions finds that we are on a pathway to warming far greater than the 2°C recommended by the UN’s climate science panel, the IPCC.
Greens must learn to talk like bankers says former Costa Rica minister
Talking to finance ministers in a language they understand, money, is key to driving action says Carlos Manuel Rodriguez, Costa Rica’s former Environment and Energy Minister.
Mistrust and confusion holds back REDD+ finance
Global Canopy Programme’s Andrew Mitchell says breaking down complex language of REDD+ vital to ensure the scheme succeeds
Pavan Sukhdev: Biodiversity not a luxury for the rich but a necessity for the poor
Pavan Sukhdev calls for the value of biodiversity to the poor to be considered when assessing the economic impact of the loss of nature.
Hurricane Sandy: the climate change alert the USA was fearing
The Hurricane Sandy Frankenstorm may not help scientist’s link storm frequency and climate change but it could be a painful demonstration of what New York can expect if extreme weather becomes the norm
Why climate scientists should be on twitter
Michael Mann tells RTCC why he joined the social networking site, and explains that despite the trolls he feels it has been a worthwhile experience
Conservation or carbon sinks: Can the UN see the forest for the trees?
Forests play a key role for the UN’s climate change and biodiversity agencies. Melati Kaye investigates whether they can they serve the goals of both simultaneously.
Michael Mann: attacks on climate science could weaken next IPCC report
Author of iconic hockey stick graph says barrage of invective against scientists means few are willing to state true impacts of man-made climate change
UN climate talks in Doha should give REDD+ the green light
Market for carbon credits from forests needs to be signed off at COP18 if innovative finance mechanism has a chance of success
Poland’s use of vetoes on EU climate goals has no legal basis
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Fight club: Who wins when climate change takes on biodiversity?
Biodiversity and climate change are described as two sides of the same coin, so why does climate change appear to receive so much more attention worldwide?
Hyderabad: A showcase of urban biodiversity
India’s growing cities have exacted a massive price on nature – but a biodiversity project in Hyderabad aims to reverse this trend