Environment
EU urged to limit tuna fishing as sushi demand threatens stocks
Published: 25 September 2006
Rising demand for sushi is helping to drive tuna stocks to the edge of collapse and could lead to the seasonal closure of fishing grounds.
The green house of the future
Published: 24 September 2006
Global warming must be top priority for UN, says Beckett
Published: 23 September 2006
Tackling climate change and averting the threat of rising sea levels, increased droughts and associated famines should become the greatest priority for the United Nations, the Foreign Secretary, Margaret Beckett, said yesterday.
Branson pledges $3bn to combat global warming
Published: 22 September 2006
There seem to be no bounds to Sir Richard Branson's generosity - or his ability to grab the limelight.
Mass tourism and climate change could lead to destruction of world's wonders
Published: 22 September 2006
Gloomy predictions of extreme heat and destruction of some of the world's leading holiday destinations were made yesterday in a report assessing the impact of the dangers of mass tourism and climate change.
Lowering emissions: California dreaming?
Published: 22 September 2006
Sea levels are rising faster than predicted, warns Antarctic Survey
Published: 20 September 2006
The global sea level rise caused by climate change, severely threatening many of the world's coastal and low-lying areas from Bangladesh to East Anglia, is proceeding faster than UN scientists predicted only five years ago, Professor Chris Rapley, director of the British Antarctic Survey, said yesterday.
'New climate' detected as Britain grows ever hotter
Published: 19 September 2006
England has become a full degree Celsius warmer since the Beatles started playing - and human activity is the cause, according to research released yesterday.
Dozens of new species found in underwater wonderland
Published: 18 September 2006
GM: The cover-up
Published: 17 September 2006
Inconvenient truths (for Al Gore and the rest of the planet)
Published: 17 September 2006
Bush 'prepares emissions U-turn'
Published: 17 September 2006
President Bush is preparing an astonishing U-turn on global warming, senior Washington sources say.
Firm makes mark on the climate
Published: 16 September 2006
Shoppers will be able to take account of climate when deciding what to buy with the launch of a new mark. Manufacturers who go "carbon neutral" can apply for their labels to feature the Penguin Approved logo, which carries the assurance: "No Global Warming".
Scientists baffled by sudden decline of aspen in Rockies
Published: 16 September 2006
There is something doleful about the whispering of the white-barked aspen trees that carpet the slopes of the Rocky Mountains. It is a sound of sickness and death.
Elephant contraceptives spark angry protests in Bengal
Published: 16 September 2006
Tamed elephants in Bengal are to be given the contraceptive pill to control their numbers, prompting angry protests from conservation groups who say the species is already under threat from habitat destruction and poaching.
Surge in disappearance of Arctic sea ice sparks global warning
Published: 15 September 2006
Suffolk nature reserve reveals new species of butterflies and moths in UK
Published: 15 September 2006
A popular nature reserve has been revealed as a haven for a stunning variety of moths and butterflies, with the official count exceeding 1,000 species.
Polar bears' hunting season threatened by break-up of ice sheet
Published: 15 September 2006
The retreat of sea ice in the Arctic is forcing the world's wild polar bear population into an unnatural fast which threatens the species with extinction.
Scientist who refused to be silenced
Published: 15 September 2006
Two things about Jim Hansen have remained near-constant for the past 30 years. He has demonstrated an unwavering commitment to the science of global warming, issuing warning after warning about the consequences for the planet if we do nothing to stop the creation of greenhouse gases. And he has run up against a wall of resistance from politicians and policy-makers who simply don't want to believe what they hear from him.
Britain 'must act now to cut carbon emissions'
Published: 15 September 2006
Britain has four years to put in place a "road map" to ensure a low-carbon economy where petrol stations would be redundant and wind turbines would be a feature of every home by 2050.
'Clinics' put climate change at heart of political agenda
Published: 14 September 2006
It is increasingly recognised as the greatest threat humanity has faced - so how come climate change is not at the top of every political party's agenda?
Tiger shot near reserve days after India forms conservation agency
Published: 14 September 2006
Just a week after India set up a new government agency to save its tiger population, the scale of its task was underlined when a tiger was shot just a few miles from one of India's premier wildlife parks, the Corbett tiger reserve.
Meet the new bugs
Published: 14 September 2006
Supermarkets improving but still fall short of green standards
Published: 14 September 2006
Supermarkets have made progress on green issues in recent years but are still failing to care enough for the environment, a study has found.
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