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Rio+20 Comment: Seizing Sustainable Development

Rio+20 Comment: Seizing Sustainable Development 6 February 2012

Finland President Tarja Halonen and South African President Jacob Zuma outline their sustainable development goals for Rio+20.

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Comment: Durban Platform at stake in airline levy row

Comment: Durban Platform at stake in airline levy row 6 February 2012

If the EU cannot enforce an emissions-trading system for airlines in its own backyard, what hope does the Durban Platform really have?

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Video: Occupy activists outline clean energy strategy

Video: Occupy activists outline clean energy strategy 6 February 2012

RTCC spoke to Occupy’s Peter Coville about why he is camped outside St Paul’s, what the Occupy Movement has to do with climate change, and the movement’s vision for the future.

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Occupy LSX: Crunch time for economy and environment

Occupy LSX: Crunch time for economy and environment 6 February 2012

RTCC joined the energy, equity and environment working group at St Paul’s Churchyard ahead of policy week to find out what the Occupy movement has got to do with climate change.

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Climate comment: 24 months to shift global public opinion

Climate comment: 24 months to shift global public opinion 3 February 2012

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.

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Indian PM: Climate change deal must be equitable

Indian PM: Climate change deal must be equitable 2 February 2012

Manmohan Singh says India will only negotiate a deal that it deems fair as the country reinforces its position for second time in a week.

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Comment: Why climate equity matters in India

Comment: Why climate equity matters in India 1 February 2012

India says the Rio+20 goals are designed to trap developing nations into binding emission cuts. But why is the world’s 4th largest economy so worried?

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