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Concrete emissions pledges ‘not a priority’ for 2015 climate deal – UN official
2015 climate deal unlikely to demand specific reduction pledges, and will cut emissions ‘bottom-up’, says top UN official
California and China sign climate change pact
US state signs two-year agreement with Beijing, agreeing to work together to advance low carbon development
Gambia minister ‘frustration’ at sluggish UN climate process
In an interview with RTCC, Environment Minister Fatou Gaye pleas with developed countries to “act quickly” to help Gambia
UK political parties accused of ‘weak leadership’ on environment
Report by WWF, RSPB, Greenpeace and Green Alliance claims all three parties have failed to take decisive stance on environmental policy
Peru’s cloud forests could be wiped out by 2100
Fragile nature of one of the world’s most biodiverse ecosystems means it could be obliterated by climate change, study suggests
Jody Williams: tar sands are major threat to indigenous people
Winner of 1997 Nobel Peace Prize tells RTCC pipeline is major threat to the indigenous First Nations people of Alberta
UN bids for leadership role in ‘age of sustainable development’
New report claims UN is only organisation able to implement Sustainable Development Goals that are set to guide economic thinking until 2050
US coal demand destroys area size of ’10 city blocks’ an hour
Surface mining required to meet America’s coal demand equates to an area the size of Washington DC every 81 days, say scientists
IPCC rejects Daily Mail claims it plans climate ‘crisis meeting’
UN climate science body says Mail on Sunday made up claims of a ‘crisis meeting’, maintaining plans for forthcoming AR5 report remain as normal
Mongolian Steppe munched into desert by goats and sheep
Forget coal plants and gas flaring: hungry goats are the latest threat to climate, say scientists studying the cause of degraded land in the Mongolian Steppe
Fracking will increase CO2 emissions without global climate deal
UK government report warns the use of shale gas will not bring emission levels down without tighter regulation and low carbon ambition
Pacific flights most polluting, finds study
Researchers find that flights covering an area near the Solomon Islands produce most ozone, as EU limits its ETS to own airspace
Extreme weather in 2012 directly linked to climate change
Scientists say rising sea levels and global warming increased magnitude and likelihood of 2012 extreme weather, including Hurricane Sandy
Russia unlikely to deliver on climate change at G20
Syria crisis and economic growth likely to dominate St Petersberg summit as climate change drops off agenda
Marshall Islands President would rather drown than abandon country
Pacific Island leaders set to sign declaration that they will take initiative at UN climate change talks
Climate change’s greatest hit: cellist writes song from NASA data
Using climate change data, a student has composed a song that illustrates how temperatures have risen since 1880
Beijing plans to slash car numbers in bid to cut smog levels
Chinese capital is to restrict cars on roads to 6 million by 2017, in an attempt to curtail smog which stifles city
Scientists confirm Clean Air Act ‘restored ecosystems’ in USA
Despite intense criticism from businesses and power companies, scientists reveal the USA’s Clean Air Act did work
EU pledges €150,000 to relieve drought in Marshall Islands
As world leaders prepare to discuss climate threat facing the Pacific Islands, EU pledges to provide water to 6,400 islanders
Pacific Islands to push for climate ambition at Majuro summit
Pacific leaders will be joined by delegates from United States, China, and the EU to discuss measures to address rising levels of carbon dioxide