28/2/2007 BBC This is Eumetstat, in the German town of Darmstadt. From here, hugely sophisticated weather satellites are monitored as they provide millions of pieces of information about weather systems across the globe to European weather services. Read the rest of this entry »
28/2/2007 BBC Gore film to be shown in schools. Al Gore’s film warns of the impact of humans on climate change Read the rest of this entry »
27/2/2007 BBC Former US Vice-President Al Gore has been accused of hypocrisy for apparently guzzling energy while he lectures the world on climate change. Read the rest of this entry »
27/2/2007 BBC The UK has experienced its second warmest winter on record, with a mean temperature of 5.47C (41.8F), provisional Met Office figures show. Read the rest of this entry »
26/2/2007 BBC The speed at which ice-sheets are melting is one of the projects The largest polar research programme for 50 years gets under way this week. Read the rest of this entry »
19/2/2007 Guardian Report uncovers emissions top UK firms keep hidden Greenhouse gas emissions running into hundreds of millions of tonnes have not been disclosed by Britain’s biggest businesses, masking the full extent of the UK’s contribution to global warming, according to a report published today by Christian Aid. Read the rest of this entry »
16/2/2007 Guardian Water found under Antarctic ice to raise sea level forecasts Alok Jha, science correspondent. Read the rest of this entry »
16/2/2007 BBC People aged between 50 and 64 have the UK’s largest “carbon footprints”, according to research. But they are also the most concerned about climate change, and want the government to do more to tackle global warming, the study says. Read the rest of this entry »
16/2/2007 BBC Leading international politicians have reached a new agreement on tackling climate change, at a Washington summit. Delegates agreed that developing countries will have to face targets for cutting greenhouse gas emissions as well as rich countries. Read the rest of this entry »
15/2/2007 BBC EU ministers agree biofuel target EU energy ministers have agreed to increase the share of biofuels used in transport to 10% by 2020. But at a meeting in Brussels they were unable to decide whether a target of getting 20% of energy from renewable sources by 2020 should be binding. Read the rest of this entry »
9/2/2007 BBC Brussels Waste - from household to nuclear - is covered in the proposals. Plans to turn environmental offences over to the criminal courts across the EU are set to be unveiled by the European Commission. Read the rest of this entry »
3/2/2007 BBC Matt Prescott - Listening to most politicians, you would think the world’s energy problems can be solved only by building ever bigger power stations and burning ever more fuel. Not so; and it certainly cannot solve the coming climate crisis. Read the rest of this entry »
3/2/2007 BBC Radio 4 The semantics of climate change By Richard Black Environment correspondent. Is it so difficult to curb the growth of greenhouse gases because scientists and politicians are speaking a different language? Read the rest of this entry »
2/2/2007 BBC London Mayor unveils climate change plan The mayor wants to cut emissions by 60% within 20 years Read the rest of this entry »
2/2/2007 BBC Humans blamed for climate change By Richard Black Environment correspondent, BBC News website, Paris Read the rest of this entry »