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What effect will US-China fridge gas deal have?
Hopes rise for climate change progress after agreement by China to phase out one of the most potent greenhouse gases hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs)
Italy calls on business to embrace environmental reporting
Italian Government partners with Carbon Disclosure Project to boost sustainability awareness in country
Enter the UN’s desertification photo contest!
Get snapping and you could win up to €3000 in the 2013 UNCCD photo contest – find out how to enter today
EU must switch flood tactics to cope in climate change era
Current focus on flood defence instead of prevention is inadequate according to flood resilience expert
Africa needs GM crops to cope with climate change – expert
Scientific advisor to the African Union says GM has already been “invaluable”
Mongolia’s green & gold revolution in UN spotlight
World’s fastest growing economy and World Environment Day host has “immense opportunity” for green growth says UNEP official
Tuvalu takes climate message to Venice Biennale
Pacific Island nation hopes entry at prestigious art festival can raise awareness of sea level rise risks
Energy efficiency: Do it for your wallet
In his third column for RTCC, Transition Town Berkhamstead member John Bell says opposing wind farms is understandable but wasting energy is inexcusable
Time to protect against climate-aided spread of disease
Many infectious diseases are already shifting, work to protect ourselves against them should start now, writes Healthy Planet UK’s Laura Pearson
UNICEF: Children bear brunt of climate health impacts
Children are both more exposed to the impacts of climate change and less able to cope with them, writes UNICEF’s Jazmin Burgess
Food in the shadow of climate change
Climate change’s health threat that is easiest to understand is hunger. Dalvir Kular takes an optimistic look at how we can bolster food security
Health impacts will hit climate migrants even harder
Climate change is forcing displacement and migration now says Jonny Elliot, and the health impacts will make the situation worse
Infograph: The world’s greenhouse gases by source
ASN Bank and the Ecofys consultancy update infographic charting the world’s emissions
The hidden health threats of extreme weather events
Cold, mould and carbon monoxide are just some of the surprising health impacts of extreme weather events that fly under the radar, writes Healthy Planet’s Izzy Braithwaite
Comment: Health overlooked in our response to climate change
Protecting health and welfare is a central tenet of the UN climate change convention but is largely absent from the debate, says Isobel Braithwaite
Climate change threatens health in the new megacities
With half the world now living in cities, a focus on the climate impacts on health in urban environments could save lives, writes Shuo Zhang of Healthy Planet UK
British Royals freeze out US climate media coverage
US news broadcasters are hot on stories about the British royal family, but research shows they are still left cold by climate change
Manhattan’s climate change “killing season” to grow
New research predicts a surge in heat-related deaths in epicentre of New York City
Time to adapt to climate change, say world’s biggest cities
C40 group says it’s time to balance cutting emissions with preparing for the consequences of a warming world
Why it’s time to ramp up gender focus at UN climate talks
Global Twitter chat with UNFCCC Executive Secretary Christiana Figueres reveals importance of integrating women into global climate deal in 2015