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UK Ministers ordered to assess climate cost of all decisions

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 »

Cod quota raised but “only 50 years left for sea fish”

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 »

Nutrients when tropical forests are cut down have short-life.

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 »

Food miles. Scots scampi go to Thailand and back for processing.

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 »

Merchant ship launched with ‘kite’ sail to cut fuel/emissions by 20%

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 »

New Zealand publication Epoch Times links health with climate change.

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 »

Sea levels could rise twice UN scientists previous predictions

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 »

If everyone had European lifestyle two and a half planets would be needed.

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 »

Dramatic springtime collapse of surface ozone in the Arctic

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 »

FAO reports 40% rise in food prices - climate change and oil price rises.

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 »

Bali climate deal - facts and comments

15/12/2007 BBC  Key elements agreed  and comments.    Read the rest of this entry »

2007 Arctic sets records on all fronts “some..observations had been astonishing”.

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 »

Arctic sea ice: is it tipped yet? from realclimate.org

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 »

2007 second hottest year (Northern Hemisphere)

13/12/2007 BBC  Hadley Centre reports 2007 data confirms global warming trend’       Read the rest of this entry »

Arctic is melting much faster than predicted - ice-free ‘by 2013′

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 »

Officially, UK’s CO2 is down 15% but study report says it is up 19%

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 »

Climate goal unreachable - Environment analysis, Bali

10/12/2007 BBC  Roger Harrabin -writed about public optimism and private despair at Bali. Read the rest of this entry »

All nations ‘need emission goals’ - Environment correspondent.

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 »

Glasgow march in support of global Bali demos

8/12/2007 BBC    Marchers in Glasgow highlight climate fears.   Read the rest of this entry »

Time to stop the climate blame game -Viewpoint on Bali

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 »

Australia’s new PM to act as a bridge with Beijing on climate change

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 »

Longannet power station may sink CO2 to extract methane

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 »

Urban eco-warriors - cities around the world going green

5/12/2007 Guardian  News of cities around the world planning a green commitment.    Read the rest of this entry »

Rudd takes Australia inside Kyoto

3/12/2007 BBC   New Prime Minister immediately signs ratification of Kyoto Protocol.     Read the rest of this entry »

This crisis demands a reappraisal of who we are and what progress means

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 »

Expert warns of threats to world food supply.

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 »

Tropics expanding much faster than predicted

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 »

Micro-wind turbines often increase CO2 - says study.

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 »

Tribute to the Keeling Curve, convincing CO2 data set started in 1957

 1/12/2007 BBC  BBC  50 years on: The Keeling Curve legacy.   Read the rest of this entry »

Cyprus faces severe drought - the Orthodox Church prays for rain

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 »