Food Security
Hawaii’s Green Blue economy tackles climate change challenges head-on
The import-dependent US State has set ambitious goals as it pursues food and energy security.
Biofuels: who wins in the fuel v food debate?
Solving climate change and world hunger are two huge problems, but can they be achieved at the same time, and what does this mean for Biofuels?
Five facts you may have forgotten about forests
Did you know that over a quarter of modern medicines come from tropical forest plants?
Cook Islands’ fisheries at risk from ocean acidification
Study finds island and coastal communities dependant on fish could be hit hardest by a combination of climate change and ocean acidification
Climate Live: Canada dismisses carbon trading as having “all sorts of negatives”
The latest climate change headlines curated by RTCC, updated daily from 0900-1700 BST
UN agencies call for global response to drought
With climate change expected to increase the frequency and intensity of droughts, UN agencies call on countries to adopt urgent policies to deal with water shortages
The price of climate change: How to temper volatile food prices
Severe weather variability has affected harvests around the world but the many of the tools to enhance food security are within our grasp.
Obama administration backs biofuels as triple win for military, economy and agriculture
President’s climate change advisor and Secretaries for the Navy and Agriculture unite to back industry that could be worth “one million US jobs” following Navy’s Great Green Fleet trial.
Can farmers fight climate change, lower their CO2 emissions and keep the world’s growing population fed?
Rising pressure on food supplies coupled with climate change is forcing farmers to adapt. But how might these changes affect the health of the global environment?
Green Olympics: London offers a local alternative to the carbon intensive food system
As Hackney based Growing Communities gets ready to support a second round to fruit and veg box start-ups across the UK, RTCC visits one of the projects first successes to learn more about community growing.
Rio+20: What would business do?
The Aldersgate Group brought together a group of corporate leaders including Unilever, Microsoft and PepsiCo, and gave them 100 seconds to pitch an idea for a sustainable future. Food, energy and water security all featured but which would win the day?
Countdown to Rio+20: How has the world changed in 20 years?
The challenges facing policy makers at this summer’s Rio+20 have evolved significantly since 1992. RTCC looks though the major changes in the world from cattle stock growth to cattle class passengers via climate change and urbanisation.
New study recommends seven steps to sustainable farming
New report outlines seven measures that will enable world to feed population of 9 billion by 2050 while reducing agricultural carbon emissions
World Water Day: How much water do you use in a day?
World Water Day 2012 highlights the role water will play in feeding a rising global population. We have investigated how much water is used in our food.
New Horn of Africa drought warning
Experts say region set for more misery after worst drought in six decades hit last year.
Meet the techno-greens
While many of the goals and good intentions of the green movement have not changed, technology has allowed the methods to advance significantly, writes Dr Darren Hughes.
Did global warming trigger the Arab Spring?
Conflict expert Dr Jeffrey Mazo looks at the role climate change played in the wave of popular uprisings that swept through the Middle East.
Davos 2012: What have we learnt?
Six key climate change messages to take away from the World Economic Forum summit.
Comment: Time to get sceptical about climate change message?
Darren Hughes, head of public affairs at the Rothamsted Research Institute, explores how smarter communications could prompt more effective climate action.
Comment: Why 2012 is a landmark year for climate change
2012 is the UN Year of Sustainable Energy. The Year of the Dragon. The year Nostradamus predicts the world will end, again. But could it also prove to be a crunch year for climate change action?