Europe must confront globalisation of crime - Davey <B>
<P>Liberal Democrat Shadow Foreign Secretary, Edward Davey</B> today called for
greater European cooperation to catch the criminals who operate across borders
in the 27-nation European Union.</P>
<P>Launching the Li
2008-08-08 00:00:00
Students 'die' in oil spills outside RBS HQ Fifteen 'dead' bodies lying in a pool of oil blocked the entrance to the Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) London HQ at Liverpool Street today. Students were staging a 'die-in' blockade to highlight the devastating effects of climate change
2008-08-07 17:07:32
Forward step in forecasting global warming Arizona State University researchers say brown carbons -- a nanoscale atmospheric aerosol species -- are being overlooked when scientists put together computer models for climate studies.They have developed a new technique to precisely determine optical p
2008-08-07 00:00:00
Climate change: When it rains it (really) pours Climate models have long predicted that global warming will increase the intensity of "extreme" precipitation events. A new study conducted at the University of Miami and the University of Reading (UK) provides the first observational evidence t
2008-08-07 00:00:00
Aphids are sentinels of climate change Aphids are sentinels of climate change, researchers at Rothamsted Research have shown. One of the UK's most damaging aphids -- the peach-potato aphid (Myzus persicae) -- has been found to be flying two weeks earlier for every 1°C rise in mean tempe
2008-08-06 00:00:00
AGU journal highlights -- August 6, 2008 In the issue: Recent African drought heralds drier conditions to come; Is climate change reducing hail over China?; Mapping Venus's winds; Deep evidence shows past and present warming; Climate models may underestimate heat stored in ground; and Soot from
2008-08-06 00:00:00
Rare Antarctic fossils reveal extinction of tundra before full polar climate arrived An unusual and amazing discovery of fossilized plants and insects in an ice-free region of Antarctica reveals the last traces of tundra before a dramatic and abrupt cooling some 14 million years ago. An international team, led by earth scientist Robert Ma
2008-08-05 00:00:00
Climate change and species distributions Scientists have long pointed to physical changes in the Earth and its atmosphere as indicators of global climate change. But changes in climate can wreak havoc in more subtle ways, such as the loss of habitat for plant and animal species. At the Ecologica
2008-08-04 00:00:00
Patagonian glacier yields clues for improved understanding of global climate change An expedition in 2005 by an IRD team and its partners on the San Valentin glacier in the Chilean part of Patagonia demonstrated the potential of that site for exploring climatic variations of the past. The analyses gave the first evidence of influences fr
2008-08-04 00:00:00
Government's energy policy in total disarray - Webb <P>Commenting on the announcement that EDF will not purchase the Government’s
shares in British Energy, putting the UK’s energy strategy in doubt, <B>Liberal
Democrat Shadow Environment Secretary, Steve Webb</B> s
2008-08-01 00:00:00
Tracking down abrupt climate changes Extremely fast climate change in Western Europe. This took place long before man-made changes in the atmosphere commenced.
2008-08-01 00:00:00
UK in 'delusion' over emissions The UK has been living under a delusion over its claim to be cutting greenhouse gases, according to two reports.
2008-07-31 21:39:44
Quick fix Mirrors in space - a shortcut to halt global warming?
2008-07-31 09:57:54
Carbon capture milestone for CSIRO in China Just weeks out from the Olympics, the CSIRO and its Chinese partners have officially launched a post-combustion capture pilot plant in Beijing that strips carbon dioxide from power station flue gases in an effort to stem climate change.
2008-07-31 00:00:00
Microbe diet key to carbon dioxide release As microbes in the soil break down fallen plant matter, a diet "balanced" in nutrients appears to help control soil fertility and the normal release of the greenhouse gas carbon dioxide into the atmosphere.
2008-07-31 00:00:00
Climate Change Science Program issues report on climate models The US Climate Change Science Program today announced the release of the report "Climate Models: An Assessment of Strengths and Limitations," the 10th in a series of 21 Synthesis and Assessment Products. This report describes computer models of
2008-07-31 00:00:00
Bangladesh landmass 'is growing' Bangladesh may not be as vulnerable to rising sea levels caused by climate change as previously feared, scientists say.
2008-07-30 11:55:44
Rosella research could rewrite 'ring theory' New research has uncovered how different crimson rosella populations are related to each other -- a discovery which has important implications for research into how climate change may affect Australia's biodiversity.
2008-07-30 00:00:00
Carnegie Mellon researcher says China's export trade impacts climate Carnegie Mellon University's Christopher L. Weber argues that China's new title as the world's larget greenhouse gas emitter is at least partly due to consumption of Chinese good in the West.
2008-07-29 00:00:00
Fish with temperature-dependent sex determination face global warming In a study directed by Francesc Piferrer, from the Institute of Marine Sciences in Barcelona, published in the open-access journal PLoS ONE on July 30, the Spanish researchers used field and laboratory data to critically analyze the presence of temperatur
2008-07-29 00:00:00
Rising energy, food prices major threats to wetlands as farmers eye new areas for crops Resisting pressures to convert wetlands for agriculture, bio-fuels and hydro-electricity is vital to avoid destroying ecosystems that provide a suite of services essential to humanity, including safe, steady local water supplies, preserving biodiversity a
2008-07-25 00:00:00
Eco-towns will be out of date by time they are built - pik <P>The Government today announced that homes in eco-towns must achieve the
environmental target of level four of the Code for Sustainable Homes, despite
the fact that all new housing is to reach the stricter target of level six by
2016. </P
2008-07-25 00:00:00
Scientists search for answers from the carbon in the clouds For scientists looking at climate change, a large area of uncertainty has to do with the effects of airborne particles -- such as carbon-laden soot -- but new technology is now helping researchers unveil secrets about the life cycles of atmospheric aeroso
2008-07-25 00:00:00
Cow power could generate electricity for millions Converting livestock manure into a domestic renewable fuel source could generate enough electricity to meet up to three percent of North America's entire consumption needs and lead to a significant reduction in greenhouse gas emissions, according to US re
2008-07-24 00:00:00
Population policy needed for the UK in order to combat climate change The biggest contribution UK couples can make to combating climate change would be to have only two children or at least have one less than they first intended, argues an editorial published on BMJ.com today.
2008-07-24 00:00:00
Costs of climate change, state-by-state: Billions, says UMD Climate change will carry a price tag of billions of dollars for a number of US states, says a new series of reports from the University of Maryland's Center for Integrative Environmental Research. The researchers conclude that the costs have already begu
2008-07-23 00:00:00
Amazon outflow is found to power ocean capture of carbon dioxide Nutrients washed out of the Amazon River are powering huge amounts of previously unexpected plant life far out to sea, thus trapping atmospheric carbon dioxide, according to a new study. Until now, the areas around the Amazon and other great rivers had be
2008-07-23 00:00:00
Paying to save tropical forests could be a way to reduce global carbon emissions Wealthy nations willing to collectively spend about $1 billion annually could prevent the emission of roughly half a billion metric tons of carbon dioxide per year for the next 25 years, new research suggests. It would take about that much money to put
2008-07-23 00:00:00
Transcending boundaries From understanding climate change to predicting infectious disease outbreaks to engineering solutions to address disability, scientific research is increasingly crossing the boundaries between disciplines.
2008-07-23 00:00:00
Slippery customer: A greener antiwear additive for engine oils Titanium, a protean element with applications from pigments to aerospace alloys, could get a new role as an environmentally friendly additive for automotive oil, thanks to work by materials scientists from Afton Chemical Corporation and NIST.
2008-07-23 00:00:00
AGU journal highlights -- July 23, 2008 In this issue: Fire suppression may have reduced carbon storage in western US forests; New tracking method reveals giant volcanic clouds' paths; Frost risks to plants up, and down, in changing climate; Martian mineral layers offer tempting clues; Urugua
2008-07-23 00:00:00
Action needed now for Minnesota to reach goals in reducing greenhouse gas emissions by 2015 The state of Minnesota must act now if it wants to reach its Minnesota Next Generation Energy Act goals of reducing greenhouse gas emissions by 15 percent by 2015, according to a team of University of Minnesota transportation and public policy researchers
2008-07-22 00:00:00
New chlorine-tolerant, desalination membrane hopes to boost access to clean water A chemical engineering professor at The University of Texas at Austin is part of a team that has developed a chlorine-tolerant membrane that should simplify the water desalination process, increasing access to fresh water and possibly reducing greenhouse
2008-07-22 00:00:00
MSU researcher uses grant to study little-known but largely useful microbes Montana State University microbiologist Matthew Fields is using a $1.65 million Department of Energy grant to study how interactions on a microscopic scale could change how we think of energy production, climate change and even soil contamination.
2008-07-22 00:00:00
Scientists find new clues to explain Amazonian biodiversity Ice age climate change and ancient flooding -- but not barriers created by rivers -- may have promoted the evolution of new insect species in the Amazon region of South America, a new study suggests.
2008-07-22 00:00:00
Climate documentary 'broke rules' A controversial Channel 4 film on global warming broke Ofcom rules on impartiality and fairness, the regulator says.
2008-07-21 14:07:51
Climate documentary 'broke rules' A controversial Channel 4 film on global warming broke Ofcom rules on impartiality and fairness, the regulator says.
2008-07-21 11:25:08
Green light for massive wind farm Europe's largest onshore wind farm will be built near Abington in South Lanarkshire, it is announced.
2008-07-21 10:35:04
Climate crisis: Roosevelt revisited Andrew Simms, co-author of a Green New Deal, says we have only 100 months to prevent dangerous climate change.
2008-07-21 01:00:53
'100 months to save the planet' A "Green New Deal" is needed to solve current problems of climate change, energy and finance, a report argues.
2008-07-21 00:59:36
Scientists demonstrate the sharpest measurement of ice crystals in clouds Scientists have created an instrument designed to help determine the shapes and sizes of tiny ice crystals typical of those found in high-altitude clouds, down to the micron level (comparable to the tiniest cells in the human body), according to a new stu
2008-07-17 00:00:00
Advance brings low-cost, bright LED lighting closer to reality Researchers have overcome a major obstacle in reducing the cost of "solid state lighting," a technology that could cut electricity consumption by 10 percent if widely adopted.The technology, called light-emitting diodes, or LEDs, is about four t
2008-07-17 00:00:00
EPA releases report on climate change and health The US Environmental Protection Agency has released a report that discusses the potential impacts of climate change on human health, human welfare, and communities in the US The report, entitled "Analyses of the Effects of Global Change on Human Heal
2008-07-17 00:00:00
Measures to help species cope with climate change? Many species must move to new areas to survive climate change. Often, this seems impossible. Species stranded on mountain tops in southern Europe that are becoming too hot for them, for instance, are unlikely to be able to reach northern Europe unaided.
2008-07-17 00:00:00
Global warming experts recommend drastic measures to save species An international team of conservation scientists from Australia, the United Kingdom and United States, including University of Texas at Austin professor Camille Parmesan, call for new conservation tactics, such as assisted migration, in the face of the gr
2008-07-17 00:00:00
Warm climate Can India build bridges across Asia on climate change?
2008-07-16 14:18:32
Road spending is carbon catastrophe - Baker <P>Commenting on Ruth Kelly’s announcement that £6bn will be spent on road
improvements by 2014, <B>Liberal Democrat Shadow Transport Secretary, Norman
Baker </B>said:</P>
<P>"This is a carbon catastr
2008-07-16 00:00:00
Corporations can profit from being environmentally friendly Though many policymakers have argued that environmental regulations can negatively impact an organization's bottom line, a new study by George Mason University shows that companies that develop green production processes can not only offset the costs of r
2008-07-15 00:00:00
Undersea volcanic rocks offer vast repository for greenhouse gas, says study A group of scientists has used deep ocean-floor drilling and experiments to show that volcanic rocks off the West Coast and elsewhere might be used to securely imprison huge amounts of globe-warming carbon dioxide captured from power plants or other sour
2008-07-14 00:00:00
Mitigating climate change by improving forest management in the tropics In a new article published this week in the open-access journal PLoS Biology, botanist Francis Putz and colleagues argue that by ignoring evidence that better forest management practices can substantially reduce carbon emissions, negotiators are missing a
2008-07-14 00:00:00
NIST assists in solar stake-out to improve space weather forecasts About six times each minute for at least five years, a soon-to-be launched NASA satellite will measure the sun's quirky, occasionally violent, output of extreme ultraviolet light. To ensure that this solar stake-out yields data useful for understanding th
2008-07-10 00:00:00
Projected California warming promises cycle of more heat waves, energy use for next century As the 21st century progresses, major cities in heavily air-conditioned California can expect more frequent extreme-heat events because of climate change. This could mean increased electricity demand for the densely populated state, raising the risk of po
2008-07-10 00:00:00
Research team draws 150-meter ice core from McCall Glacier A 150-meter ice core pulled from the McCall Glacier in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge this summer may offer researchers their first quantitative look at up to two centuries of climate change in the region.
2008-07-10 00:00:00
Summit ends with climate 'vision' G8 leaders meeting in Japan proclaim a "shared vision" on greenhouse gases, but fail to get poor nations to agree to cuts.
2008-07-09 10:58:20
Summit approves climate 'vision' The G8 and leaders from eight emerging nations agree a "shared vision" on climate change - but fail to agree on specifics.
2008-07-09 07:17:14
G8 urged to do more for climate Five of the biggest emerging economies urge the G8 to do more to combat climate change.
2008-07-08 16:10:22
Brown faces climate change revolt Gordon Brown is facing the prospect of another significant backbench rebellion - this time over climate change.
2008-07-08 15:54:18
EU includes aviation in CO2 curbs The European Parliament backs a law to include aviation in the CO2 Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS) for cutting greenhouse gases.
2008-07-08 13:54:21
Climate 'shift' The G8 changes the length of the global warming racetrack
2008-07-08 10:03:28
G8 vows to halve greenhouse gases World leaders at the G8 summit in Japan agree aggressive targets to cut carbon emissions in an effort to tackle global warming.
2008-07-08 07:20:56
Duckweed genome sequencing has global implications Three plant biologists at Rutgers' Waksman Institute of Microbiology are obsessed with duckweed, a tiny aquatic plant with an unassuming name. Now they have convinced the federal government to focus its attention on duckweed's tremendous potential for cle
2008-07-08 00:00:00
Male cyclists risk sexual problems if they don’t choose the right bike Cycling may seem like a healthy and environmentally friendly pastime, but men who choose the wrong bike could be heading for a range of sexual and health problems, including erection difficulties. And as the Tour de France gets into gear, there's also st
2008-07-08 00:00:00
Government emissions target wrong - Webb <P>Commenting on the growing Labour rebellion over the Climate Change Bill,
<B>Liberal Democrat Shadow Environment Secretary, Steve Webb</B> said:</P>
<P>"Climate change is bigger than any one political party, so supp
2008-07-08 00:00:00
How intense will storms get? New model helps answer question A new mathematical model indicates that dust devils, water spouts, tornadoes, hurricanes and cyclones are all born of the same mechanism and will intensify as climate change warms the Earth's surface.
2008-07-08 00:00:00
New study finds that some plants can adapt to widespread climate change While many plant species move to a new location or go extinct as a result of climate change, grasslands clinging to a steep, rocky dale-side in Northern England seem to defy the odds and adapt to long-term changes in temperature and rainfall, according to
2008-07-08 00:00:00
Japan waits on US for CO2 targets Japan says it will not negotiate on CO2 emissions until it sees what the new US president offers on climate change.
2008-07-07 12:03:09
CO2 increase in the atmosphere augments tolerance of barley to salinity In future, climate change will bring an increase in salty surfaces on the Earth and in the concentration of CO2 in the atmosphere. However, this higher CO2 has some positive effects on the physiology of barley plants and increases its tolerance to salinit
2008-07-07 00:00:00
NOAA report states half of US coral reefs in 'poor' or 'fair' condition Nearly half of U.S. coral reef ecosystems are considered to be in "poor" or "fair" condition according to a new NOAA analysis of the health of coral reefs under US jurisdiction. The NOAA report says that the nation's coral reef ecos
2008-07-07 00:00:00
Scientists integrate data in three dimensions to study climate effects on young fish From the surface, the two areas of ocean off the coasts of northern New Jersey and Long Island, New York look the same. But to NOAA scientists, the four-square-mile patches could not be more different as they view real-time underwater images and environme
2008-07-07 00:00:00
Process used by microges to make greenhouse gases uncovered Researchers here now have a picture of a key molecule that lets microbes produce carbon dioxide and methane -- the two greenhouse gases associated with global warming. The findings relate to organisms called methanogens and are explained in the latest is
2008-07-07 00:00:00
Australia 'needs carbon trading' An Australian government advisor on climate change calls for a national emissions trading scheme to combat global warming.
2008-07-04 11:09:24
S Asia climate 'crisis' talks due Environment ministers from a South Asian regional grouping are due to discuss a plan to tackle climate change.
2008-07-03 04:53:33
Acidifying oceans add urgency to CO2 cuts It's not just about climate change anymore. Besides loading the atmosphere with heat-trapping greenhouse gases, human emissions of carbon dioxide have also begun to alter the chemistry of the ocean. The ecological and economic consequences are difficult t
2008-07-03 00:00:00
Instances of mass die-offs in wild lions precipitated by extreme climate change An international research team has published the first clear example of how climate extremes can create conditions in which diseases that are normally tolerated singly may converge and bring about mass die-offs in wildlife.
2008-07-02 00:00:00
University of Hawaii researchers discover new pathway for methane production in the oceans A new pathway for methane production has been uncovered in the oceans, and this has a significant potential impact for the study of greenhouse gas production on our planet. The article, released in the prestigious journal Nature Geoscience, reveals that a
2008-07-02 00:00:00
Penguins setting off sirens over health of world's oceans Like the proverbial canary in the coal mine, penguins are sounding the alarm for potentially catastrophic changes in the world's oceans, and the culprit isn't only climate change, says a University of Washington conservation biologist.
2008-07-01 00:00:00
UNEP: Clean energy investments charge forward despite financial market turmoil Climate change worries, growing support from world governments, rising oil prices and ongoing energy security concerns combined to fuel another record-setting year of investment in the renewable energy and energy efficiency industries in 2007, according t
2008-07-01 00:00:00
Don't count on long-term success in climate policy, warns paper in Decision Analysis Long-term climate change policy in the US and abroad is likely to change very slowly, warns a researcher who calls for stronger short-term goals to reduce carbon emissions, according to a study published in Decision Analysis, a journal of the Institute fo
2008-07-01 00:00:00
New technology may help Olympic sailing A team of researchers at the Ocean University of China has developed and tested a mobile lidar (light detection and ranging) station that can accurately measure wind speed and direction over large areas in real time -- an application useful for aviation s
2008-06-30 00:00:00
Warming world sends plants uphill Climate change has resulted in many plant species moving an average of 29 metres uphill every decade, a study finds.
2008-06-27 13:37:21
Climate change causing significant shift in composition of coastal fish communities A detailed analysis of data from nearly 50 years of weekly fish-trawl surveys in Narragansett Bay and adjacent Rhode Island Sound has revealed a long-term shift in species composition, which scientists attribute primarily to the effects of global warming.
2008-06-27 00:00:00
Ancient oak trees help reduce global warming The battle to reduce carbon emissions is at the heart of many eco-friendly efforts, and researchers from the University of Missouri have discovered that nature has been lending a hand. Researchers at the Missouri Tree Ring Laboratory in the Department of
2008-06-27 00:00:00
Unravelling the 'inconvenient truth' of glacier movement Predicting climate change depends on many factors not properly included in current forecasting models, such as how the major polar ice caps will move in the event of melting around their edges. This in turn requires greater understanding of the processes
2008-06-27 00:00:00
Government s renewable energy policy is moving out of the slow lane The launch of the Government’s renewable energy consultation is a welcome sign that Ministers’ thinking on green energy is moving out of the slow lane Friends of the Earth said today (26 June 2008) – but warned that Government policy sti
2008-06-26 14:32:00
Ecuador: Pay us to keep the oil in the soil! A revolutionary proposal on climate change? The New Internationalist investigates, and you can too with an amazing deal on subscriptions that benefits you and P&P.
2008-06-26 09:42:01
Doctors must step up to the challenge of climate change Doctors must lead by example on climate change, according to experts in this week's BMJ.Health professionals were powerful catalysts in changing society's view of smoking from a normal lifestyle choice to that of a harmful addiction, and they must do the
2008-06-26 00:00:00
This could be the start of a green energy revolution Thursday’s renewable energy consultation is a golden opportunity for the Government to tackle the dual challenges of climate change and spiralling fuel prices says Friends of the Earth today (25 June). John Hutton, Secretary of State for Business,
2008-06-25 09:00:00
Destruction of greenhouse gases over tropical Atlantic Large amounts of ozone are being destroyed in the lower atmosphere over the tropical Atlantic Ocean. This discovery was made by a scientific team from the UK's National Centre for Atmospheric Science and Universities of York and Leeds. Significance is th
2008-06-25 00:00:00
Report -- adapting farming to climate change CSIRO today released a national overview of climate change impacts and adaptation options for Australian agriculture.
2008-06-25 00:00:00
Floridians believe global warming will have dangerous impacts on the state A new survey of Floridians finds that most are convinced that global warming is happening now and that more should be done by key leaders to help Florida deal with climate change. The survey is the first-ever study of Floridians' opinions about global war
2008-06-24 00:00:00
Climate change could severely impact California's unique native plants California's endemic plants -- those found nowhere else in the world -- could disappear from their natural ranges as a result of global warming and associated changes in rainfall, according to a new study by UC Berkeley and Duke University researchers. In
2008-06-24 00:00:00
Stanford study: Bioenergy potential of reviving abandoned agricultural land Across the globe, hundreds of millions of acres of once-productive agricultural land lie abandoned, according to a new report from researchers at Stanford University and the Carnegie Institution for Science. If this land was used to grow crops for convers
2008-06-24 00:00:00
Climate change may challenge national security, classified report warns The National Intelligence Council has completed a new classified assessment that explores how climate change could threaten US security in the next 20 years by causing political instability, mass movements of refugees, terrorism, or conflicts over water a
2008-06-24 00:00:00
Life on the edge: To disperse, or become extinct? The hardiest plants and those most likely to survive the climatic shifts brought about by global warming are now easier to identify, thanks to new research findings by a team from Queen's University.
2008-06-23 00:00:00
Abandoned farmlands are key to sustainable bioenergy Biofuels can be a sustainable part of the world's energy future, especially if bioenergy agriculture is developed on currently abandoned or degraded agricultural lands, report scientists from the Carnegie Institution and Stanford University. Using these l
2008-06-23 00:00:00
New report available on ecosystems and climate change The US Environmental Protection Agency has released a report that can help reduce the potential impact of climate change on estuaries, forests, wetlands, coral reefs and other sensitive ecosystems. The report, entitled "Preliminary Review of Adaptati
2008-06-20 00:00:00
Car billboard ads to show climate impact Car adverts on billboards and in magazines will now be emblazoned with the car’s climate impacts, after the Government yesterday (18 June 2008) agreed to change its advertising guidelines in response to the threat of legal proceedings by the Allianc
2008-06-19 12:08:00
Greenland ice core analysis shows drastic climate change near end of last ice age Information gleaned from a Greenland ice core by an international science team shows that two huge Northern Hemisphere temperature spikes prior to the close of the last ice age some 11,500 years ago were tied to fundamental shifts in atmospheric circulati
2008-06-19 00:00:00
Ice cores map dynamics of sudden climate changes New, extremely detailed data from investigations of ice cores from Greenland show that the climate shifted very suddenly and changed fundamentally during quite few years when the ice age ended. Researchers from the Niels Bohr Institute of University of Co
2008-06-19 00:00:00
New 'lookouts' for climate change Corries high in the Scottish mountains are to be monitored to better understand global warming.
2008-06-18 23:21:04
World-class environment vision to 'bring back the species' One of Australia's leading environmentalists will spearhead a world-class project to help revegetate the Mount Lofty Ranges, to stave off the effects of climate change and halt the loss of bird, animal and plant species.
2008-06-18 00:00:00
UC Davis researcher leads climate-change discovery A team of researchers led by a first-year UC Davis faculty member has resolved a longstanding paradox in the plant world, which should lead to far more accurate predictions of global climate change.
2008-06-18 00:00:00
Researchers explain nitrogen paradox in forests Nitrogen is essential to all life on Earth, and the processes by which it cycles through the environment may determine how ecosystems respond to global warming. But certain aspects of the nitrogen cycle in forests have puzzled scientists, defying, in a se
2008-06-18 00:00:00
Climate book is judges' hot pick Mark Lynas' book on global warming wins this year's Royal Society prize for popular science writing.
2008-06-16 21:34:42
Cameron must step up pressure on Brown over urgent green action David Cameron must increase pressure on Gordon Brown over his failure to take urgent action to tackle climate change, Friends of the Earth said today. The call comes as the Conservative leader made a keynote green speech saying that Britain must wean itse
2008-06-16 19:13:00
Met Office improves flood alerts Weather experts say they can provide more precise forecasts of where extreme rainfall will occur.
2008-06-13 23:15:40
US seeks support for climate fund Henry Paulson, US Treasury Secretary, is urging G8 nations to support a $10bn fund to tackle global warming.
2008-06-13 12:10:58
Field project seeks clues to climate change in remote atmospheric region A team of scientists are deploying an advanced research aircraft to study a region of the atmosphere that influences climate change by affecting the amount of solar heat that reaches Earth's surface. Findings will be used by researchers worldwide to impro
2008-06-12 00:00:00
Computer models show major climate shift as a result of closing ozone hole A new study led by Columbia University researchers has found that the closing of the ozone hole, which is projected to occur sometime in the second half of the 21st century, may significantly affect climate change in the Southern Hemisphere, and therefore
2008-06-12 00:00:00
Plan to conserve forests may be detrimental to other ecosystems Conserving biodiversity must be considered in plans to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from deforestation, researchers warn in today's edition of Science.The UNFCCC is currently discussing ways of Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Degradation. RE
2008-06-12 00:00:00
Microsoft scientist highlights urgent need for new computer models to address climate change Two papers published in the journal Science today by Microsoft Research ecologist Drew Purves together with research colleagues at Princeton University and universities in Madrid, Spain, highlight how an improved understanding of forest dynamics is needed
2008-06-12 00:00:00
Tropical forest sustainability: A climate change boon Improved management of the world's tropical forests has major implications for humanity's ability to reduce its contribution to climate change, according to a paper published today in the international journal, Science.
2008-06-12 00:00:00
Woolly-mammoth gene study changes extinction theory A large genetic study of the extinct woolly mammoth has revealed that the species was not one large homogenous group, as scientists previously had assumed, and that it did not have much genetic diversity. The discovery is particularly interesting because
2008-06-11 00:00:00
Mechanics of curbing climate change Despite recent criticisms, the Kyoto Protocol's Clean Development Mechanism is delivering the goods.
2008-06-10 12:24:06
MIT: European system for cutting CO2 emissions is working well In a bid to control greenhouse gas emissions linked to climate change, the European Union has been operating the world's first system to limit and to trade carbon dioxide. Despite its hasty adoption and somewhat rocky beginning three years ago, the EU &qu
2008-06-10 00:00:00
Manchester congestion charge welcomed Commenting on today’s expected announcement of Government funding for additional public transport in Manchester, linked to the introduction of a congestion charging scheme in the city, Friends of the Earth's Transport Campaigner Tony Bosworth said:
2008-06-09 14:42:00
Japan vows future emissions cut Japan's government promises a 60-80% cut in greenhouse gas emissions by 2050, but nothing sooner.
2008-06-09 13:18:02
Airline industry receives 10bn fuel tax breaks - Baker <P>The aviation industry is receiving up to £10bn per year in a hidden fuel tax
subsidy, information uncovered by the Liberal Democrats has revealed.</P>
<P>Aviation fuel is exempt from fuel duty and VAT, which are paid by motori
2008-06-09 00:00:00
Climate change hastens extinction in Madagascar's reptiles and amphibians New research provides the first detailed study showing that global warming forces species to move up tropical mountains as their habitats shift upward. Herpetologist Christopher Raxworthy predicts that at least three species of amphibians and reptiles fou
2008-06-09 00:00:00
For hurricanes, storms, raindrop size makes all the difference When Tropical Storm Gaston hit Richmond, Va., in August 2004, its notable abundance of small and mid-sized raindrops created torrential rains that led to unexpected flash flooding throughout the city and its suburbs. New research from NASA has concluded t
2008-06-09 00:00:00
Brown faces growing backbench concern over climate action Monday’s Climate Change Bill Debate next big test for Government
Gordon Brown’s environmental and political credibility is under further threat as disquiet amongst backbench Labour MPs grows over the Government’s failure to put the e
2008-06-08 01:00:00
US climate change bill is blocked A US law that would have introduced a cap on carbon emissions is blocked by senators.
2008-06-06 16:07:13
Green energy 'revolution' needed The International Energy Agency is calling for a $45 trillion green revolution to tackle global warming.
2008-06-06 07:41:51
Government rail inaction risks creating cattle truck Britain - Baker <P>Commenting on figures released today by the Office of the Rail Regulator
(ORR), which show that in 2007 the rail network carried over 30bn passenger
miles, a 7.8% increase on 2006 and the highest figure recorded in peacetime,
<B>Liber
2008-06-06 00:00:00
Microspheres to carry hydrogen, deliver drugs, filter gases and detect nuclear development Porous glass microspheres developed at the Savannah River National Lab can be filled with absorbents to store gas and other materials. On a macro scale, these strong, reusable microspheres can be made to behave like a liquid. Applications for hydrogen sto
2008-06-06 00:00:00
Government's environmental stance hopelessly contradictory - Webb <P>Commenting on today's Government announcement of plans aimed at expanding
wind power, <B>Liberal Democrat Shadow Environment Secretary, Steve Webb</B>
said:</P>
<P>"The Government's stance on environmental issues
2008-06-05 00:00:00
Ocean life under threat from climate change The international science community must devote more resources to research into the effects climate change is having on ocean environments.
2008-06-05 00:00:00
USGS science picks -- leads, feeds and story seeds In this edition of Science Picks, discover details about the recent major earthquake in China, including expectations for aftershocks, and find out about a hypothetical earthquake scenario unveiled for Southern California and new publications on how to tr
2008-06-05 00:00:00
Weather, stomach bugs and climate change: Refining the model Researchers at Tufts University School of Medicine and the University of Western Ontario introduce a model for predicting infectious disease outbreaks that takes into account weather and other factors. Accounting for these factors creates a more accurate
2008-06-04 00:00:00
Are microbes the answer to the energy crisis? The answer to the looming fuel crisis in the 21st century may be found by thinking small, microscopic in fact. Microscopic organisms from bacteria and cyanobacteria, to fungi to microalgae, are biological factories that are proving to efficient sources o
2008-06-04 00:00:00
Planning bill vote betrays low carbon future The Government’s decision to reject calls for climate change to be taken into account in planning decisions for major projects such as roads, airports and power stations, has been attacked by Friends of the Earth.
2008-06-03 16:29:00
Biodesign's Rittmann offers promising perspectives on society's energy challenge For Biodesign Institute researcher Bruce Rittmann, the threat of global warming also presents a significant opportunity for innovation and fresh solutions to today's energy challenges. Rittmann sees a vast untapped potential of using microbes in service t
2008-06-03 00:00:00
Climate change could impact vital functions of microbes Global climate change will not only impact plants and animals but will also affect bacteria, fungi and other microbial populations that perform a myriad of functions important to life on earth. It is not entirely certain what those effects will be, but t
2008-06-03 00:00:00
