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This blog originally appeared on Huffington Post on 25 December 2011

Why aren't we seeing more coverage of climate change in the media? The issue is hardly going away. And now that world governments after Durban are not planning to take action 'til 2020, we need more coverage, not less.

Yet environmentalists reported a drop off in climate change reporting in 2009 and 2010, and we may well see this again when we look back at 2011.

As State Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) and the Kyoto Protocol (KP) prepare to meet at the Conference of the Parties in Durban, South Africa, from November 28 to December 9, we expect they will be moving forward towards a decision on REDD+ that offers the opportunity to ensure the effective implementation of the REDD+ safeguards. Daniela Rey and Josh Roberts from our Climate and forests team discuss.

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Every now again it's good to get back to basics and to remind yourself what's really going on with climate change.  Greenpeace have recently produced this fantastically simple and human film that does just this. Click Read more to watch the video...

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I put to you that it is very difficult to overlook the following two implications from recent climate science:

· Greenhouse gases are not the only anthropogenic emissions that strongly interfere with the global and regional climate

· We are already in the danger zone, and given that CO2 lives in the atmosphere for hundreds of years, CO2 reductions alone are very unlikely to help us avoid near-term tipping points in the earth’s thermostat

Like most people, you’ve probably heard about it, but are not entirely sure what it is. You are not alone.

The Jackson Review is intended to address the significant financial risks that come with bringing a case in UK courts. ClientEarth lawyer Sandy Luk explains why it has missed the target for environmental cases.