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RTCC 2013 Awards: Green University of the Year
Green University nominations for the inaugural RTCC Climate Change Awards, due to be presented at UNFCCC COP19 in Warsaw
RTCC 2013 Awards: Green City of the Year
Green City nominations for the inaugural RTCC Climate Change Awards, due to be presented at UNFCCC COP19 in Warsaw
UK banks ‘leading funders’ of Indonesia coal mining
HSBC, Barclays, Standard Chartered, RBS and Lloyds, underwrote bonds and shares in fossil fuel companies worth £170 billion between 2010 and 2012
UK renewables generation increases by 56% since 2012
Figures from DECC show renewables production increased by 56% and coal, natural gas and oil decreased this year compared to 2012
Coal-fired gas plants could be China’s latest greenhouse giant
Nine synthetic gas plants approved by Chinese government would produce seven times more emissions than conventional plants
Labour leader Ed Miliband promises UK 2030 decarbonisation target
Morning summary: UK leader of the opposition promises green jobs; Global Challenges Day to hold governments to account; EU ETS to be challenged by business lobby group
Analysis: is New York on climate change’s new frontline?
UN’s host city faces unique challenges posed by rising sea levels, and is responding with green investment
World faces $40 billion annual bill due to damaged ecosystems
Report released at UN land degradation summit in Namibia calls on governments to place economic value on soil, water, and trees
Obama officials face Congress climate change grilling
Morning summary: In the first airing of Obama’s climate action plan, the Environmental Protection Agency asserted its right to pass laws without Congress
Analysis: UK nuclear plans shrouded in mystery
Government says it needs new power stations, but doubts remain over potential costs and whether that much power is needed
UK commits to supporting Pacific Islands in climate fight
Foreign Office minister Hugo Swire says strong coalition required to achieve global emissions deal in 2015
UN talks fail to establish aviation emissions trading scheme
Morning summary: WWF says ICAO has made virtually no progress over the last 16 years to agree a global deal for aviation emissions
Does dynamic demand hold the key to an effective electricity grid?
Existing technologies hold the key to managing electricity demand says Jane Burston from the National Physical Laboratory
UK lobbying law could stifle climate change debate
Proposed legislation governing charity campaigns heavily criticised by MPs, NGOs and green groups
Kevin Rudd: Australia opposition “walking away” from climate change
Morning summary: opposition leader Tony Abbott says he will not increase funding to reduce Australia’s greenhouse gas emissions
Pakistan’s climate change laws
What is one of the world’s most climate vulnerable countries doing to address the causes and consequences of global warming?
Australia’s 2010-2011 floods caused sea levels to ‘drop 7mm’
Rain fell in such colossal quantities during the Australian floods in 2010 and 2011 that the world’s sea levels actually dropped by as much as 7mm
China’s emissions could peak by 2023 with introduction of ETS
If an emissions trading scheme is introduced, Chinese pollution could peak by 2023 as country moves towards cleaner energy
Polls indicate UK public support for solar and climate action
Polls by Solar Trade Association and Carbon Brief indicate UK public broadly supportive of investment in renewable energy
3D graphene to substitute platinum in solar cells
Researchers from Michigan Technological University have discovered a cost-effective solution to replacing expensive platinum in solar cells