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Green Power on the march: Thousands rally against global warming

Published: 04 November 2006

People power comes to the fight against climate change today as Britain witnesses its biggest march against global warming.

All wild seafood will disappear in 50 years, says ecologists' study

Published: 03 November 2006

All wild seafood will have disappeared from the world's menus within 50 years if current trends in overfishing continue according to one of the most comprehensive studies of marine life.

EU warns of four-year delay to carbon trading scheme

Published: 03 November 2006

Tony Blair's plans for aviation to be included in the EU carbon trading scheme are likely to be delayed until the end of the decade, senior EU figures said yesterday.

Climate change guide launched as prelude to crucial Nairobi talks

Published: 02 November 2006

For anyone feeling impotent in the face of climate change, help is at hand, in the form of a new 16-step guide to cutting carbon emissions in your own life.

Illegal trading: Follow that badger!

Published: 02 November 2006

There's a new weapon in the fight against poachers, nest raiders and ivory traders. Josh Sims meets the policemen hot on the trail of Britain's beastliest criminals.

The waste challenge: Bin there, done that

Published: 02 November 2006

Could your family survive a whole week without throwing a single thing away? Joanna Moorhead took up the 'zero waste' challenge

Flat screen televisions 'will add to global warming' Independent Porfolio Content

Published: 01 November 2006

The domestic boom in flatscreen televisions could pump hundreds of thousands of tonnes of extra carbon into the atmosphere, hampering Britain's attempts to cut emissions

The day that changed the climate

Published: 31 October 2006

Future generations may regard Sir Nicholas Stern's apocalyptic report as the turning point in combating global warming, or a missed opportunity.

Inaction spells a world of floods, drought and economic disaster Independent Porfolio Content

Published: 31 October 2006

Michael McCarthy examines the report's 700 pages and summarises the key findings

Stern by numbers Independent Porfolio Content

Published: 31 October 2006

The level in the atmosphere of carbon dioxide, the principal greenhouse gas, stood at 280 parts per million by volume (ppm) before the Industrial Revolution, in about 1780. The level of CO2 in the atmosphere today stands at 382ppm

A global catastrophe of our own making Independent Porfolio Content

Published: 31 October 2006

Average global temperatures have increased by less than 1C since the Industrial Revolution, but they are projected to increase by up to 5C over the coming century if carbon dioxide levels continue to rise without restraint. With each 1C rise in average global temperatures, the Stern Review portrays progressively more serious scenarios.

So what does the Stern Report mean for the world? Independent Porfolio Content

Published: 31 October 2006

What is the Stern report, and what's so special about it?

'Almost too late' to stop a global catastrophe Independent Porfolio Content

Published: 30 October 2006

The possibility of avoiding a global catastrophe is "already almost out of reach", Sir Nicholas Stern's report on climate change warns today.

Builders will be forced to design greener homes Independent Porfolio Content

Published: 30 October 2006

Homes which are more eco-friendly homes will be built under radical reforms of house-building regulations as part of the Government's efforts to tackle climate change and create more affordable housing.

Melting of Greenland's ice sheet 'is the turning point'

Published: 30 October 2006

The world's target for stopping global warming should be based on the point at which the melting of the great Greenland ice sheet becomes irreversible, says the Government's chief scientific adviser, Sir David King.

Climate change draws African birds north Independent Porfolio Content

Published: 29 October 2006

Climate change is sending birds once native to Africa north, to settle in southern Spain, scientists say.

Swans deliver a climate change warning Independent Porfolio Content

Published: 28 October 2006

Alarm at dramatic decline in numbers of Bewick's swans skidding into winter wetlands.

Climate change: Economist's warning to Blair's Cabinet Independent Porfolio Content

Published: 27 October 2006

The stark findings of Nicholas Stern's report yesterday increased the pressure on the PM to act

Save the sparrow: Ten ways to attract birds Independent Porfolio Content

Published: 27 October 2006

Tomorrow is Feed the Birds Day. But according to the RSPB, Britain's garden species are under pressure as never before, thanks to the current trends for gravel, concrete, decking - and parking. Jonathan Brown reports

The Big Question: What is the best solution to dispose of Britain's nuclear waste? Independent Porfolio Content

Published: 27 October 2006

Why ask now?

Climate change: Our green paper

Published: 26 October 2006

Tony Blair says global warming is among the biggest threats of our age. But are his plans for a Climate Bill ambitious enough? Here, we offer a more radical manifesto

Blair condemned for 'toothless' approach to climate legislation

Published: 26 October 2006

Tony Blair was under intense pressure last night to commit the Government to statutory annual targets for cutting harmful CO2 emissions as part of the first legislation specifically aimed at combating climate change.

How the green shoots of change are sprouting around Britain

Published: 26 October 2006

Driving a 4x4 in one part of south-west London could become an even more expensive luxury under plans to penalise gas-guzzlers. Arifa Akbar reports

One day in the green life of a man on a mission

Published: 26 October 2006

Donnachadh McCarthy is the author of 'Saving the Planet Without Costing the Earth' and works as a freelance environmental writer and eco-auditor

Man power: a great alternative Independent Porfolio Content

Published: 26 October 2006

Pressure pads under pavements could generate electricity from every step we take. Meg Carter on the alternative energy source that stands out from the crowd
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