Climate Change
With Howard gone, Australia signs up to Kyoto
Published: 04 December 2007
The news that Australia had signed up to the Kyoto protocol was greeted with applause on the first day of climate talks in Bali yesterday, leaving the US as the only developed nation not to ratify the pact.
Expanding tropics 'a threat to millions'
Published: 03 December 2007
Scientists have warned that the Earth’s tropical belt is expanding dramatically, with potentially grave consequences.
America the key as delegates arrive for Bali conference
Published: 03 December 2007
Thousands of delegates have arrived on the Indonesian island of Bali today for the largest-ever conference on climate change but the shadow of the world's biggest polluter, the US, hangs over any hopes of an effective deal emerging from the marathon talks.
Rich countries blamed as greenhouse gas emissions hit record
Published: 02 December 2007
Businessmen back urgent action to halt climate-change emissions
Published: 01 December 2007
An alliance of global businesses has called for a legally binding, international deal to limit greenhouse gas emissions. Yesterday 150 business leaders from countries including the US, Britain, China and Australia called on governments to agree a deal to tackle climate change at the United Nations conference starting on the Indonesian island of Bali next week.
More forests 'would cut EU emissions'
Published: 30 November 2007
International action on deforestation is needed to tackle climate change, ministers warned as new research showed that expanding Europe's forests could help meet EU targets for cutting greenhouse gas emissions.
Stern: global warming is happening at faster rate
Published: 30 November 2007
Global warming is happening at a far faster rate than the authoritative Stern Review on climate change suggested, its author, Sir Nicholas Stern said last night. He set out an action plan for the world's politicians who meet at a climate summit in Bali next week.
Climate change: how poorest suffer most
Published: 28 November 2007
Global warming is not a future apocalypse, but a present reality for many of the world's poorest people, according to the most hard-hitting United Nations report yet on climate change, published yesterday.
Guyana's President flies in as Britain considers rainforest offer
Published: 27 November 2007
The Government says it is considering an offer from Guyana to secure the future of its entire standing forest in return for a package of green technology and development aid from Britain.
Emissions cuts to cost £100 a home, says CBI
Published: 26 November 2007
Britain is now almost certain to miss its 2020 targets for reductions in carbon dioxide emissions, but getting the country back on track for its 2050 commitments could cost just £100 per household, a CBI report will say today.
The horse: Is this the secret weapon to beat global warming?
Published: 25 November 2007
Wind-fuelled 'supergrid' offers clean power to Europe
Published: 25 November 2007
Take over our rainforest
Published: 24 November 2007
The rich, famous and influential prepare to hear the secret to climate-safe energy
Published: 24 November 2007
A discovery that could give the world access to vast quantities of energy with minimal damage to the climate will be shown off for the first time at a glittering gathering of the famous, rich and influential next Friday night.
My plants for the future: Preparing for climate change
Published: 22 November 2007
Brown sets out vision for global low-carbon economy
Published: 19 November 2007
Prime Minister Gordon Brown today stated his determination to make Britain a world leader in the new "technological revolution" required to beat global warming.
Here it is: the future of the world, in 23 pages
Published: 19 November 2007
It is about the size and weight of a theatre programme and when it was published in Valencia, Spain, at the weekend, the first eagerly grabbed copies were held together by a hastily punched staple. Yet these 23 pages are crucial for the future of the world.
Grants for low-carbon homes tumble after change to rules
Published: 19 November 2007
Grants for home installation of solar panels and wind turbines have plummeted despite the Government's publicly stated commitment to promote renewable power, official figures show.
A world dying, but can we unite to save it?
Published: 18 November 2007
Brown: We will do more to cut emissions emission cut
Published: 18 November 2007
Gordon Brown said yesterday that the IPCC's "measured" report underlined the urgent need for global action to tackle the scourge of climate change.
Changing face of autumn as pollution keeps leaves green
Published: 14 November 2007
Pollution from cars and power stations is changing the face of autumn, according to research by British scientists.
UN chief visits Antarctica for global warming fact-finding tour
Published: 12 November 2007
When Ban Ki-moon clambered out of a Chilean Air Force transport plane and planted his boots in the snows of Antarctica, he became the first head of the United Nations ever to visit the world's icy underbelly.
Brown faces battle on emissions targets
Published: 09 November 2007
Gordon Brown is facing a tough parliamentary battle over the Government's ground-breaking Climate Change Bill amid growing pressure to strengthen planned targets for cutting greenhouse gas emissions.
Antarctic odyssey documents alarming retreat of the sea ice
Published: 06 November 2007
When the renowned wildlife photographers Jonathan and Angie Scott first visited the Antarctic 15 years ago, at the beginning of the continent's summer in early November, they could see the pack ice from their expedition ship.
Britain's colossal food waste is stoking climate change
Published: 02 November 2007
Britons must swap their wasteful habits with food for the thrifty approach of previous generations by buying less and eating leftovers if the UK is to play its part in averting climate change, shoppers were warned yesterday.
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