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An ever-growing demand for resources by a growing population is putting tremendous pressures on our planet’s biodiversity and is threatening our future security, health and well-being, reveals the 2012 edition of WWF’s Living Planet Report – the leading biennial survey of t... Read more »
The awareness of the risks our cities are facing is high and the urgent need for urban resilience and cities’ adaptation to climate change is widely recognized. 79% of cities are noticing changes in natural hazards, temperatures, precipitation and sea level rise affecting their... Read more »
Disaster losses in many low-and middle-income countries are likely to rise faster than economic growth unless governments change their economic policy to take account of increasing disaster risk, warns a new guide from climate experts.... Read more »
A new report predicts that up to three-quarters of the world's coffee is at a growing risk from climate change impacts that are already disrupting supplies and pushing up prices.... Read more »
In Europe, temperature is increasing, precipitation is changing and sea level is rising. However, the effects will not be uniform across the continent, according to the EEA report, 'Urban adaptation to climate change in Europe'.... Read more »
Arusha is pioneering a major breakthrough in the country's agricultural sector by adopting a special technology that will enable farmers convert harmful machinery fumes and emissions into soil enriching fertilizers.... Read more »
On an arid plain where sudden gusts of wind can rip roofs off buildings and knock over tractor trailers, Mexico is building a new engine for its energy future.... Read more »
As the first round of UN climate talks for 2012 open in Bonn, a group of the world’s poorest countries have issued a bold plan to make the UN climate change talks more likely to reach their goal of having an effective and legally binding agreement ready for governments to adopt... Read more »
Three of TckTckTck's largest partner organizations are jointly mobilizing their 22 million supporters to call on Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff to veto the Forest Code bill passed by the House of Deputies.... Read more »
Twenty of the world’s leading off-grid clean energy entrepreneurs sent a letter (http://bit.ly/IzuDSU) today to World Bank Group president Robert Zoellick requesting $500 million in financial commitments to help them deliver on the world’s energy access goals. ... Read more »
Every Friday we select our favourite videos from the climate movement to feature on TckTckTck. Let us know what you think of our choices in the comments section below.... Read more »
Germany has put the brakes on plans to use hydraulic fracturing, commonly known as fracking, to extract natural gas in places where it is difficult to access, such as shale or coal beds. Environment Minister Norbert Röttgen and Economy Minister Philipp Rösler have agreed to opp... Read more »
Brazil said Wednesday it has shelved plans to build new nuclear power stations in the coming years in the wake of last year's Fukushima disaster in Japan.... Read more »
Was anybody surprised by the report Tuesday from Canada’s environment commissioner that found the Conservative government is falling short on its own modest goals to meet the challenge of climate change?... Read more »
The vast swirl of plastic waste floating in the North Pacific has grown 100-fold over the last 40 years, according to a research paper published Wednesday.... Read more »
Without major reductions in the use of fossil fuels, sunlight is to kill an unknown number of ocean phytoplankton, the planet's most important organism, a new study reports this week.... Read more »
Solar power became the most-installed energy source in Europe last year for the first time as subsidies drove investment to records, the European Photovoltaic Industry Association said.... Read more »
Rebecca Sultan's life has been shattered twice in a few years. First, the 140mph winds of Cyclone Sidr ripped through her village, Gazipara, flattening houses, killing 6,000 people and devastating the lives of millions as it slammed into southern Bangladesh in 2007.... Read more »
After almost two years after Greenpeace submitted a Freedom of Information Request for images and information related to the BP Gulf of Mexico disaster, we finally received the first batch of files. The images are disturbing and beg the question: What else about the Gulf disaster... Read more »
In recent years, the world's scientists have begun to show that climate change is altering the magnitude and frequency of severe weather, and polls say a majority of Americans now link droughts, floods and other extremes to global warming.... Read more »
Jim Gordon’s initial accomplishment in proposing a wind farm off the coast of Cape Cod was unintended: He managed to unite Senator Edward M. Kennedy, the liberal lion of the Senate, with William Koch, the conservative petroleum and coal magnate and GOP fundraiser. ... Read more »
After weeks of intense online voting and nearly 200 video submissions from around the world, we are delighted to share the finalists for the Date with History competition.... Read more »
Twice in the past week, residents of the Pacific Northwest have come out in solidarity against the coal companies targeting their region for six new coal export terminals. If approved, these terminals could move 150 million tons of coal through the region each year.... Read more »
A group of corporate officials and retired military brass is throwing cold water on claims about the benefits of the U.S. oil production boom. A new Energy Security Leadership Council (ESLC) report aims to slay the “myth” of energy independence, concluding that rising domesti... Read more »
When floods hit the Warwickshire village of Broom five years ago, resident Patrick Howell says the devastation was like a "war zone". But now, after a community campaign, the village boasts a recently completed £650,000 flood alleviation scheme.... Read more »
All day today, our partners at 350.org have collected beautiful, emotional and striking images from across the world as part of Climate Impacts Day. On this day, thousands of people at more than 1,000 events in more than 100 countries are 'connecting the dots' between climate ch... Read more »
Every Friday we select our favourite videos from the climate movement to feature on TckTckTck. Let us know what you think of our choices in the comments section below.... Read more »
A new initiative to spread information on adapting to climate change across South Asia will encourage farmers, scientists and policy makers to share effective ways of dealing with the impacts of global warming.... Read more »
Oregon Gov. John Kitzhaber wants an extensive federal government review of exporting coal to Asia through Northwest ports, saying coal export could clog barge and train routes, increase diesel and coal dust pollution and boost amounts of toxic mercury drifting back to Oregon when... Read more »
As reported in The Weekly Standard and elsewhere, the President recently commented at an Atlanta fundraiser: "When it is 75 degrees in Chicago in the beginning of March, you start thinking... Read more »
