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India counts human and economic cost of late monsoon
NEWS: Record temperatures and a delayed monsoon have left many Indians suffering, causing scientists to explore possible climate link
How will London’s economy cope with climate change?
NEWS: Mayor Boris Johnson to receive report in October on how global warming could harm UK capital
Catholic university divests from fossil fuels
NEWS: University of Dayton is largest endowment fund to completely reject fossil fuel investments so far
UN: Forest policy must focus on human benefits
NEWS: Governments must consider the billions of people depending on forests for food, energy and shelter, says FAO report
Obama appeals to health benefits of acting on climate
NEWS: President believes cutting pollution levels and deaths from car and power emissions could mobilise public support
Brazil targets climate victory at ‘greenest’ World Cup
NEWS: Government offsets emissions and hails efficient stadia, but critics warn of football greenwash
Kiribati president: It is “too late” to save my islands
NEWS: President Tong says islands will be “annihilated” regardless of action from US and China
Could the Middle East face further unrest without a green revolution?
NEWS: Gulf Research Center expert tells RTCC social injustice linked to fossil fuel heavy economy is driving regional anger
Ghana’s bamboo bikes: Cycling towards sustainability
NEWS: Light, fast, strong and built from natural materials, bamboo bikes are an example of a greener and healthier future
Climate impacts fuelling South Sudan war says minister
NEWS: Environment chief Deng Deng Hoc Yai says climate and conflict should be addressed as single issue
Brazil drought fuels World Cup blackouts fear
NEWS: Water reserves at hydropower plants, which produce 70% of country’s power, and now at record lows
Netflix ‘greener’ than watching films on DVD say US scientists
NEWS: Streaming films could have saved 2 billion kg of CO2 emissions in the US during 2011 say researchers
Building upgrades can slash EU gas use by 95%
NEWS: Better home insulation and roof top solar power could slash EU gas consumption says new study
Bill McKibben issues ‘call to arms’ for New York climate summit
NEWS: Veteran campaigner plans largest ever march in Big Apple during Ban Ki-moon’s climate meet in September
US national landmarks face critical climate threat – report
PICTURES: Study from Union of Concerned Scientists cites State of Liberty, Alaska’s permafrost and NASA’s coast facilities at risk
Divestment campaign spreads to New Zealand
NEWS: Dunedin becomes first city in New Zealand to stop investing in fossil fuels
MPs must fight for the planet to win 2015 election
COMMENT: With 365 days until the UK’s general election, politicians must show they’re serious about tackling climate change
Stanford University divestment is a warning to coal industry
ANALYSIS: Stanford’s divestment from the coal industry could mark beginning of a new wave of investor action on climate change
Stanford University to end investment in coal
NEWS: Prestigious American university pledges to divest its $18.7bn endowment fund from coal industry
Adaptation funding must be driven by local communities, say experts
NEWS: Kathmandu Declaration signed by scientists, civil society and developing country envoys calls for new adaptation focus