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Climate change should be considered as security threat says African Union
Speaking at a conference of 14 African countries, experts urged for climate change to be considered as a security issue as well as an environmental one.
Calling all students: RTCC needs you!
Are you a student who’s passionate about the environment? Then RTCC wants you for our new Student Collaboration Project – mapping climate action across the UK.
Podcast: Impact of 2007 floods in Uganda
In the first of a series of UNFCCC CDM Radio Club reports, Emmanuel Okella talks about the effect severe flooding had on Uganda in 2007, and how the country is recovering.
Comment: How young people are the key to building a sustainable future
Daisy Haywood, from the Cambridge Climate and Sustainability Forum asks what needs to be done to get more young people to act over climate change.
“Unavoidable” climate change in Canada could make ice-hockey history
Scientists warn that even if the world stopped producing greenhouse gas emissions immediately, Canada could expect warming of 2°C, making outdoor ice-hockey history.
Ignoring climate change could cost USA billions
US Federal Emergency Management Agency warns that ignoring the risks of climate change now will cost the country in the long run.
Keystone XL shows growing power of grassroots politics
Tea Party and Occupy unite in latest pipeline dispute as local political groups increasingly fill the void left by governments suffering policy inertia and economic stagnation.
Closing the Loop: Designing for a sustainable future
RTCC explores the world of sustainable design and the Cradle to Cradle philosophy.
Oscars weekend: Five green movies not to miss…and one you should
To mark the Academy Awards, RTCC looks at some of the best environmental films on offer…and one not so good.
Sceptics, prove climate change isn’t real and win a gun
A US conservationist has said he will donate his prized shotgun to anyone that can prove to him that global warming does not exist.
Fighting for the survival of the Sundarbans
Bangladesh’s government is planning to build a coal power station in an area rich in biodiversity. RTCC has an exclusive report from the Sundarbans on what is proving a bitter fight for local activists.
The world according to Santorum
Potential US Presidential nominee has some unconventional views on climate change and science in general.
What the Vikings can teach us about climate change
Erratic climate, rapid technological change and economic turmoil, sound familiar? These were the conditions facing the Norse settlers in the 15th century, so what lessons can we learn?
Keystone protest: 300,000 signatures and counting
The latest protest against the Keystone Pipeline in the US has gained 300,000 signatures, ahead of the 1200EST 1700GMT deadline.
Searching for the new Charles Dickens
Charles Dickens chronicled social and environmental injustice in the 1800s. 200 years after his death Tierney Smith looks at who has taken up his mantle.
Blog: Climate challenge daunting for future leaders
Daisy Haywood reflects on the lessons learnt and questions posed by last weekend’s Oxford Climate Forum
RTCC photo of the week #4
This week’s Rio Conventions Calendar photo features a crowd of kids in Niger, a state severely affected by drought and desertification.
Rising sea levels mapped across London through art
A new exhibition in London aims to raise awareness of the threat of climate change induced sea level rise on the city.
Blog: How two hours in a freezing tent at Occupy LSX gave me hope
Spending a chilly afternoon in a tent, at Occupy LSX full to the brim with people discussing and debating the environment, it is hard not to feel a little inspired.
Small island states bid for climate justice in court
The International Court of Justice should take action against states unwilling to combat the causes of climate change, according to the President of the Pacific island of Palau.