Sustainable Development
Rio 1992: Did you sign the “Pledge Wall”?
Thousands of delegates at the Earth Summit in 1992 pledged to make the planet a better home for future generations. RTCC wants to hear how the original signatories think they are doing.
Five reasons why we need Rio+20
Lindsay Clinton from the SustainAbility think tank explains the impending Rio Summit can help link business, environment and development for everyone’s benefit.
Ban Ki-moon: 40 days and 40 nights to ensure Rio+20 is success
UN Secretary-General calls for progress on draft agenda before summit to maximise results of summit.
Countdown to Rio+20: George Bush Senior starts 20 years of stalemate
George Bush Senior told the Earth Summit in 1992 that his country would be the “world leader” in environmental protection, but look a little closer and the next 20 years of US policy can be seen under the surface.
Emergency round of Rio+20 talks called after negotiators run out of time
Two-week long second round of talks could only agree on 21 of 420 paragraphs.
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.
RTCC Rio+20 Student Workshop: Setting a sustainable agenda
The RTCC Rio+20 Student Workshop showed that the breadth of the conference’s agenda leads to huge complexity but also massive potential.
Countdown to Rio+20: Fidel Castro’s 1992 speech
The Cuban dictator has remained engaged with the environmental sector recently criticising Canada’s exploitation of the tar sands. As part of our Rio+20 coverage, we look back at his speech from the Earth Summit in 1992.
What is sustainable energy?
With the concept likely to be high on the agenda at Rio+20, what makes a good sustainable energy project and how can we ensure the benefits are maximised?
Sustainable energy needs “people power” finance: Jeremy Leggett
UK-based solar energy entrepreneur calls for new funding models to speed up investment in renewables.
Over-consumption must be tackled to ensure sustainable development
New report from Christian Aid says resources to tackle over-consumption must be met with strong political will to shift focus away from over-population and ensure sustainable development.
Ban Ki-moon calls for Rio+20 to replace GDP with sustainable development index
UN Secretary-General calls for June’s conference to develop a new measure of progress that is not purely economical.
EU Summit: Empowering women a “triple win” for sustainable development
By empowering women, the world would see social, economic and environmental benefits for sustainable development, according to an EU Summit.
A week in climate change: five things we learnt
RTCC summarises five of the biggest ideas on climate change, energy and clean development that emerged this week.
RTCC’s Road to Rio Workshop
RTCC would like to invite you to attend our student focus, Road to Rio Workshop.
LCEDN VIDEO: Providing development in India without impacting the planet
Binoy Choudary, from the Indian Institute of Social Welfare and Business Management warns RTCC that while India must continue to develop it should not do so at the expense of the environment.
LCEDN VIDEO: Developing pro-poor pathways to the low-carbon transition
Rob Byrne from the Sussex Energy Group spoke to RTCC about the need to not only transfer the technology for the low carbon transition but also to make sure the skills base is in place in local communities.
LCEDN VIDEO: Putting communities at the heart of energy projects
Speaking at the first conference of the Low Carbon Energy for Development Network, Practical Action’s Ewan Bloomfield talks about the importance of having the community at the heart of them.
LCEDN VIDEO: Multi-disciplinary approaches needed to low-carbon research
Speaking at the first conference of the Low Carbon Energy for Development Network, Ed Brown, the network’s Co-coordinator warns that the UK must break away from technological determinism.
LCEDN 2012: Communities key to low carbon development
Scientists, engineers and researchers in the clean energy and development sectors say that successful low carbon projects in the developing world must have communities at their heart.