23/12/2007 Guardian Coal-fired power stations, airport expansions and new road schemes could all be put on hold following a decision by Gordon Brown that ministers must in future take account of the true economic cost of climate change damage. Read the rest of this entry »
2/12/2007 BBC There will be virtually nothing left to fish from the seas by the middle of the century if current trends continue, according to a major scientific study. Read the rest of this entry »
19/12/2007 BBC The benefits of cutting down tropical forests in order to convert the nutrient-rich soil into farmland are only short-lived, scientists suggest. Read the rest of this entry »
19 December 2007 BBC Scampi caught in Scotland are carried 17,000 miles for shelling by hand in Bangkok then back to sell in Scotland. Read the rest of this entry »
A merchant ship, BELUGA SKYSAILS sets out from Bremen to South America next month equipped with a high tech ‘kite’ sail which will reduce fuel and emission costs by 20%. Read the rest of this entry »
26/12/2007 Epoch Times New Zealand Solutions to climate change and obesity could go hand-in-hand, suggested Associate Professor Grant Schofield of Auckland’s AUT University at the Cancer Society symposium. Read the rest of this entry »
17/12/2007 BBC The world’s sea levels could rise twice as high this century as UN climate scientists have previously predicted, according to a study. Read the rest of this entry »
17/12/2007 BBC It is estimated that if all six billion people on Earth lived a European lifestyle, we would need more than two-and-a-half planets’ worth of resources to support us. Read the rest of this entry »
14/12/2007 BBC Any changes to these ozone surface processes as the Arctic warmed might limit the region’s ability to deal with pollutants in the atmosphere warns scientist. Read the rest of this entry »
17/12/2007 BBC FAO warns “increases are partly due to droughts and floods linked to climate change, as well as rising oil prices boosting demand for bio-fuels.” Read the rest of this entry »
15/12/2007 BBC Key elements agreed and comments. Read the rest of this entry »
16/12/2007 BBC Scientists have detailed what was an extraordinary melting season in the Arctic during the summer of 2007. Read the rest of this entry »
13/12/2007 www.realclimate.org Dav: Arctic sea ice: is it tipped yet?
The summer of 2007 was apocalyptic for Arctic sea ice. Read the rest of this entry »
13/12/2007 BBC Hadley Centre reports 2007 data confirms global warming trend’ Read the rest of this entry »
12/12/2007 BBC Arctic summer melting in 2007 set new records - previous projections underestimated the processes driving ice loss (tipping points). Read the rest of this entry »
10/12/2007 Guardian UK’s official CO2 figures are an illusion - a study Report reveals Britain’s hidden CO2 emissions. Read the rest of this entry »
10/12/2007 BBC Roger Harrabin -writed about public optimism and private despair at Bali. Read the rest of this entry »
6/12/2007 Britain is putting money into a “global audit” of climate adaptation. Developing countries will need targets for greenhouse gas emissions, Britain’s Trade and Development Minister Gareth Thomas has said. Read the rest of this entry »
8/12/2007 BBC Marchers in Glasgow highlight climate fears. Read the rest of this entry »
6/12/2007 BBC As a key UN climate change conference gets underway in Bali, Malini Mehra says the current global political system is “abysmally unfit for purpose”. Read the rest of this entry »
6/12/2007 BBC Australia’s new PM has told China he will act as a bridge between Beijing and the developed world in negotiations on cutting greenhouse gas emissions. Read the rest of this entry »
6/12/2007 BBC Scottish Power has said it wants to begin extracting methane from beneath one of its coal-fired power stations and deposit carbon in a coal seam. The methane would then be pushed out, collected and burned for power. Read the rest of this entry »
5/12/2007 Guardian News of cities around the world planning a green commitment. Read the rest of this entry »
3/12/2007 BBC New Prime Minister immediately signs ratification of Kyoto Protocol. Read the rest of this entry »
4/12/ 2007 Guardian This crisis demands a reappraisal of who we are and what progress means - Comment by George Monbiot. Read the rest of this entry »
4/12/2007 Guardian Risk of hunger and violence in the next two years as the global supply of grain come under more pressure than at any time in the past 50 years. Read the rest of this entry »
3/12/2007 Metro (Edinburgh) Tropics have expanded in last few decades as much as was predicted for the end of the cntury. Read the rest of this entry »
30/11/2007 Guardian The study claims that typical city sites do not generate enough energy to justify the carbon costs of manufacture, fitting and maintenance. Read the rest of this entry »
1/12/2007 BBC BBC 50 years on: The Keeling Curve legacy. Read the rest of this entry »
27/11/2007 BBC The Orthodox Church of Cyprus has ordered priests to pray for rain to end one of the island’s worst droughts. Cyprus’ largest dam is expected to run dry if there is no heavy rainfall within the next month. Read the rest of this entry »