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EU alliance with small island states vital to success of Doha talks – UK minister
COP18: UK climate minister Greg Barker says he will be working hard to ensure relationship between EU and developing world is restored
COP18 Live: Latest news from Day 7 of Doha climate summit
‘Do the Math’ comes to Doha, new Kyoto text out after hectic rest day for negotiators and Ministers begin to arrive at the climate talks.
Time to wedge the gap on global carbon emissions?
COP18: Nick Harrison from Ecofys outlines how a ‘wedge’ approach to cuts to global CO2 emissions could prove an effective strategy
COP18: A bluffer’s guide to the UN climate talks in Doha
If you find the annual UN climate conference hard to understand, try our simplified guide to what will be going on in Qatar over the next 2 weeks
Comment: Is it time the UN climate change talks abandoned consensus?
Searching for agreements between 195 Parties is slow and can limit the ambition of the outcomes. Is there is scope for a “better” consensus and could voting ever work?
EU urged to act on climate destructive HFCs
Environmental Investigation Agency says new EU standards can raise ambition in developing world and cut effects of rapid rise in global air conditioning and refrigerant use
Youth Profile #12: European activists demand governments put their futures ahead of ‘dirty industry’
In the latest RTCC Youth Profile, Lucy Patterson from Push Europe tells RTCC that it is time countries stopped blocking greater ambition in the continent’s global climate change targets.
Bangkok 2012 – Is Australia about to come out of the cold on climate change?
There are signs at home and abroad that the country is set to make a binding international commitment on emissions reductions.
Youth Profile #9: Young entrepreneurs driving sustainability at US campuses
In the ninth of the RTCC Youth Series we talk to Chris Castro from IDEASforUs about driving sustainability in US campuses, the importance of innovation and entrepreneurship and taking the group global.
Report: World’s air pollution could be as bad as China’s by 2050 without urgent action from governments
Research in Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics journal suggests pollution and toxins in air could be ‘normal’ if new regulations are not adopted
At a glance: Key criticisms of UK draft energy bill in Select Committee report
Stinging assessment from UK committee of MPs points to eight key issues Department of Energy and Climate Change must address
Rio+20 Day 10 Live: Coverage from the UN Summit on Sustainable Development
Follow all the latest news and events from Rio+20 with the RTCC team on site.
Adaptation to climate change will no longer be enough says report by CARE, WWF & ActionAid
Coalition of NGOs call for more action to tackle the irreversible impacts of climate change as adaptation and mitigation methods falls short.
Student Action: Promoting renewable energy at Cambridge University
In the first post as part of RTCC’s Student Project, Daisy Haywood from Energise Cambridge explains the pressure the group are putting on their university to move to renewables.
Lecture notes: Michael Zammit Cutajar on 20 years of climate talks
Notes from former UNFCCC Executive Secretary Michael Zammit Cuatajr’s lecture entitled: “20 years of talking: What have the global climate negotiations achieved?”
Climate comment: 24 months to shift global public opinion
In the first of a series of articles, Luke Hughes, Campaigns Officer of the UK’s Youth Climate Coalition, reflects on Durban and charts a course for future talks.
Durban Platform leaves world on pathway to 4 degrees
COP17 kept the UN climate negotiations alive, but has it achieved anything for the environment? Tierney Smith takes a closer look.
Day 11 – Breaking news from COP17
Breaking news, tweets, interviews, webcasts and gossip from the COP17 climate talks in Durban.
COP17: Why should we bother?
The annual COP climate talks are an easy target for critics, but RTCC’s Ed King argues they still provide the best platform for global agreement on climate change.
Ashton: Britain’s future security and prosperity at stake in Durban
UK’s top climate diplomat John Ashton tells RTCC what’s at stake when world meets in Durban for COP17 next week.