Major study concludes that global warming is killing off coral If world leaders do not immediately engage in a race against time to save the Earth's coral reefs, these vital ecosystems will not survive the global warming and acidification predicted for later this century.
2007-12-21 00:00:00
Global warming and other research from UCLA summit featured in journal Global warming and other human-caused ecological changes are outpacing the ability of species to adapt, resulting in greater threats of disease, reduced diversity in plant and animal communities, and an overall loss of natural heritage, according to resea
2007-12-20 00:00:00
Scientists find good news about methane bubbling up from the ocean floor Methane, a potent greenhouse gas, is emitted in great quantities as bubbles from seeps on the ocean floor near Santa Barbara. About half of these bubbles dissolve into the ocean, but the fate of this dissolved methane remains uncertain. Researchers at the
2007-12-20 00:00:00
A link between greenhouse gases and the evolution of C4 grasses In an article published online on Dec. 20, evolutionary biologists provide strong evidence that changes in global carbon dioxide levels probably had an important influence on the emergence of a specific group of plants, termed C4 grasses.
2007-12-20 00:00:00
El Niño affected by global warming A team of IRD scientists and chilean researcher made some unexpected findings about the recent evolution of the ENSO system. Investigation of marine sedimentary drill cores enabled them to retrace the changes in the ENSO's functioning since the XVIIth Ce
2007-12-20 00:00:00
EUROPEAN COMMISSION TO PUBLISH PLANS FOR GREENER CARS On Wednesday December 19th, the European Commission is expected to publish its legislative proposals for reducing carbon dioxide emission from new cars. Decisions taken over the next 18 months could set standards for all new cars sold in the EU until 2020
2007-12-18 16:56:00
Government Publishes Planning Policy Statement on Climate Change Friends of the Earth welcomed the publication of the Government’s first Planning Policy Statement on Climate Change today (17 December). The statement provides guidance for local authority planners on the role they need to play in tackling climate
2007-12-17 16:26:00
US sets terms for climate talks The US insists developing states must take their fair share of cuts under the Bali climate change process.
2007-12-15 19:35:31
Climate deal sealed by US U-turn Delegates at the UN summit in Bali agree a deal on curbing climate change after days of bitter wrangling.
2007-12-15 08:17:17
Climate talks near end amid row On the last day of UN climate talks in Bali, delegates remain deadlocked over future cuts in greenhouse gas emissions.
2007-12-14 07:57:43
UK Government must work harder to reduce emissions - Huhne <P>Ahead of the final day of the Bali climate change conference, <B>Liberal
Democrat Shadow Environment Secretary</B>,<B> Chris Huhne MP </B>has backed the
EU's threat to boycott future talks if the United States refuses
2007-12-14 00:00:00
Air quality forecasts see future in space Weather broadcasts have long been a staple for people planning their day. Now with the help of NASA satellites, researchers are working to broaden daily forecasts to include predictions of air quality, a feat that is becoming reality in some parts of the
2007-12-13 00:00:00
Immediate action needed to save corals from climate change The journal Science has published a paper today that is the most comprehensive review to date of the effects rising ocean temperatures are having on the world’s coral reefs. "The Carbon Crisis: Coral Reefs under Rapid Climate Change and Ocean
2007-12-13 00:00:00
'Crunch time' for climate change The head of the UN opens high-level talks at the climate change conference in Bali with a call to action.
2007-12-12 03:04:42
Ancient fish bones reveal impacts of global warming beneath the sea Through the study of archaeological material, tax accounts, church registers and account books of monasteries, an international group of fisheries ecologists and fisheries/maritime historians have drawn a picture of marine life in the northern European se
2007-12-12 00:00:00
Earth's heat adds to climate change to melt Greenland ice Scientists have discovered what they think may be another reason why Greenland's ice is melting: a thin spot in Earth's crust is enabling underground magma to heat the ice. They have found at least one "hotspot" in the northeast corner of Green
2007-12-12 00:00:00
Wind power explored off California's coast Stanford researchers have completed the first detailed study ever done to assess the potential for building wind farms offshore along the California coastline. They will present their results on Thursday, Dec. 13, at the annual meeting of the American Ge
2007-12-12 00:00:00
Climate's remote control on hurricanes Natural climate variations, which tend to involve localized changes in sea surface temperature, may have a larger effect on hurricane activity than the more uniform patterns of global warming, a report in this week's Nature suggests.
2007-12-12 00:00:00
HAPPY 10TH BIRTHDAY KYOTO On the 10th anniversary of the agreement of the Kyoto Protocol, Friends of the Earth International urged industrialised countries to celebrate by announcing a commitment to agree further cuts in greenhouse gas emissions of at least 40 per cent by 2020.
2007-12-11 12:34:00
Halt the geo-engineering tide Geo-engineering schemes, such as ocean fertilisation, to curb climate change will do more harm than good.
2007-12-11 09:08:25
Low faith in biofuels for climate Decision-makers in the climate change field have little faith in biofuels as a low-carbon solution, a study reveals.
2007-12-11 08:24:18
New study increases concerns about climate model reliability A new study comparing the composite output of 22 leading global climate models with actual climate data finds that the models do an unsatisfactory job of mimicking climate change in key portions of the atmosphere. This research, published online Wednesda
2007-12-11 00:00:00
New carbon calculator conserves forests Lively videos and stunning images are featured in Conservation International's new online carbon calculator, which helps people easily calculate how much they are adding to global greenhouse gases.
2007-12-11 00:00:00
Rising CO2 signals wetter storms for Northern Hemisphere, says CU-Boulder study While two new studies by researchers at the University of Colorado at Boulder's Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Sciences predict wetter storms for the Arctic and for the Northern Hemisphere because of global warming, whether or not thi
2007-12-11 00:00:00
Complex carbon picture clearer A new study looks at a poorly understood process with potentially critical consequences for climate change. Emma Sayer, postdoctoral fellow at the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute, Jennifer Powers, an assistant professor in the University of Minnes
2007-12-11 00:00:00
Global climate change: The impact of El Niño on Galápagos marine iguanas A before-and-after study led by Yale biologists, of the effects of 1997 El Niño on the genetic diversity of marine iguanas on the Galápagos Islands, emphasizes the importance of studying populations over time and the need to determine which envi
2007-12-11 00:00:00
Gore climate plea to US and China Al Gore urges China and the US to work together on climate change, as he picks up the Nobel Peace Prize.
2007-12-10 15:51:02
Sierra Leone sets up forest park Sierra Leone launches a scheme to save a rainforest, which campaigners say will help fight climate change.
2007-12-10 14:12:41
Climate change goal 'unreachable' The climate change goal of stabilising greenhouse gas emissions is unreachable, say two leading scientists.
2007-12-10 07:40:48
Nitrous oxide from ocean microbes A large amount of the greenhouse gas nitrous oxide is produced by bacteria in the oxygen poor depths of the ocean.
2007-12-10 00:00:00
Greenhouse gas from English streams A common plant in English streams helps methane generated by bacteria in the sediment beneath the plants to escape into the atmosphere.
2007-12-10 00:00:00
Climate gas could disrupt food chain Levels of the climate cooling gas dimethyl sulphide will change as carbon dioxide increases, affecting food webs along the way.
2007-12-10 00:00:00
New study shows world's protected areas threatened by climate change Climate change will affect national parks, forest reserves and other protected areas around the world, in some cases altering conditions so severely that the resulting environments will be virtually new to the planet, according to a study presented Monday
2007-12-10 00:00:00
Scientists develop new measure of 'socioclimactic' risk Researchers have taken a first step toward quantifying the "socioclimactic" exposure of different countries to future climate change. The research team found that China, India and the United States face substantial exposure relative to other nat
2007-12-10 00:00:00
Ice Ages and rivers may have affected gorilla diversification Geography and historical climate change may have both played a major role in gorilla evolutionary diversification, according to a new genetic study by Cardiff University and the University of New Orleans.The collaborative School of Biosciences study shows
2007-12-10 00:00:00
Mass rallies focus on Bali talks Mass demonstrations are taking place across the world as campaigners demand action at key UN climate change talks.
2007-12-08 11:58:09
COUNCILS MUST DO MORE TO TACKLE CLIMATE CHANGE Councils can play a major role in tackling climate change, but many have failed to put appropriate strategies and action plans in to place, a new report by the Local Government Association Independent Climate Change Commission says today.
2007-12-07 20:26:57
Marchers call for international climate action World leaders gathering at the UN climate talks in Bali this week must seize the historic opportunity to create a robust international framework to tackle climate change and safeguard the future for generations to come, Friends of the Earth urged today.
2007-12-07 16:45:00
Friends of the Earth International: keep unfair trade out of Bali talks Informal trade talks scheduled to take place in Bali this weekend could seriously threaten the opportunity for a just and sustainable way forward on tackling climate change, Friends of the Earth International warned on the eve of the talks (Friday).
2007-12-07 16:16:43
EUROPEAN RENEWABLE REVOLUTION UNDERMINED BY AGRO-FUELS FOLLY European plans to provide 20 per cent of EU energy from renewable sources - which are contained in a leaked draft of the EU renewable energy directive - have been warmly welcomed by Friends of the Earth. But, the environmental campaign group warned that p
2007-12-07 16:07:00
New research may lead to better climate models for global warming, El Niño From nine different countries, 150 scientists are starting a program to gain insights about the Earth's climate and the complex system involving the oceans, atmosphere and land. They are studying the Southeastern Pacific Ocean off South America's west co
2007-12-07 00:00:00
All nations 'need emission goals' With key UN climate talks in full swing, a UK minister says all countries need targets for greenhouse gas emissions.
2007-12-06 23:00:38
Australia to be 'climate bridge' Australia's PM Kevin Rudd offers to act as a bridge between China and other nations on climate change.
2007-12-06 03:40:47
'Hellish' hot springs yield greenhouse gas-eating bug New species of hardy methane-eating bacteria discovered in hot springs in New Zealand is described by a team led by University of Calgary biologist Peter Dunfield. Paper published in Dec. 6 edition of Nature.
2007-12-06 00:00:00
Scientists issue Bali climate change warning More than 200 leading climate scientists have today warned the United Nations Climate Conference of the need to act immediately to cut greenhouse gas emissions, with a window of only 10-15 years for global emissions to peak and decline, and a goal of at l
2007-12-06 00:00:00
Environment agency needs more power to combat flooding - Huhne <P>Commenting on the Environment Agency review of the handling of this summer's
floods, <B>Liberal Democrat Shadow Environment Secretary</B>, <B>Chris
Huhne MP </B>said:</P>
<P>"The Government m
2007-12-06 00:00:00
Energy lab sets aggressive greenhouse gas reduction goal The National Renewable Energy Laboratory has pledged to reduce its greenhouse gas emissions by 75 percent from 2005 to 2009 as part of NREL's participation in the Environmental Protection Agency's Climate Leaders program.
2007-12-05 00:00:00
'Tropics expand' as world warms The tropical belt has become wider in recent decades, with climate change the probable cause, research suggests.
2007-12-04 02:40:01
Research forecasts increased chances for stormy weather Researchers who study severe weather and climate change joined forces to study the effects of global warming on the number of severe storms in the future and discovered a dramatic increase in potential storm conditions for some parts of the US.
2007-12-04 00:00:00
Stop the climate blame game All nations must stop playing the blame game and start working together to tackle climate change.
2007-12-03 18:25:53
WHRC releases 4 key reports As UNFCCC negotiations move towards powerful new mechanisms for compensating tropical countries for their reductions of greenhouse gas emissions from deforestation and forest degradation, important questions remain: How much will REDD cost? Will it benef
2007-12-03 00:00:00
Climate change predicted to drive trees northward A study based on an extensive data-gathering effort concludes that expected climate change this century could shift the ranges of 130 North American tree species northward by hundreds of kilometers and shrink the ranges by more than half.
2007-12-03 00:00:00
Toll of climate change on world food supply could be worse than thought Global agriculture, already predicted to be stressed by climate change in coming decades, could go into steep, unanticipated declines in some regions due to complications that scientists have so far inadequately considered, say three new scientific report
2007-12-03 00:00:00
Rising food prices threaten world's poor people Income growth, climate change, high energy prices, globalization and urbanization are all converging to transform food production, markets and consumption, according to a new report by the International Food Policy Research Institute. As a result, global
2007-12-03 00:00:00
Fall in green taxes shows Brown is not green - Huhne <P>Commenting on figures released today by the Office of National Statistics
showing a fall in the proportion of total taxes coming from green taxes,
<B>Liberal Democrat Shadow Environment Secretary</B>, <B>Chris Huhne MP
<
2007-12-03 00:00:00
Bali climate talks: press briefing On 3-14 December, the thirteenth annual negotiating conference for members of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change will take place in Bali, Indonesia. Friends of the Earth is lobbying parties at the talks for an ambitious roadmap to m
2007-11-30 13:07:00
Business call for plan on climate Firms such as Nike, Tesco and Nokia call for a legally binding international deal on climate change.
2007-11-30 07:39:37
PRINCE OF WALES BUSINESS INITIATIVE ON CLIMATE IS MAJOR STEP FORWARD Today’s call (Friday)by over 150 business leaders from around the world [1] calling for a comprehensive, legally-binding UN framework to tackle climate change has been warmly welcomed by Friends of the Earth.
2007-11-30 00:15:00
Mountain summits in the Alps becoming increasingly similar Alpine summit vegetation will become increasingly homogenized as a result of climate change, say researchers from the University of Bayreuth and the Helmholtz Center for Environmental Research writing in the international Journal of Vegetation Science. Th
2007-11-30 00:00:00
GOVERNMENTS MUST SAY NO TO BIOFUELS Biofuels must not be promoted as a solution to climate change, Friends of the Earth International said today, just a few days before key United Nations climate change talks start in Bali, Indonesia.
2007-11-29 15:50:00
Having the climate cake and eating it, too Is it possible to solve climate change, reduce poverty and save biodiversity at a single stroke? It might seem like a dream, but this is exactly the issue that is being discussed at the United Nations Climate Change Conference in Bali Dec. 3-14, 2007. The
2007-11-29 00:00:00
European Union forests expanding, absorbing carbon at surprisingly high rate: study University of Helsinki researchers say European Union forests are expanding and absorbing carbon at a higher than expected rate. And they say at least partial credit for nurturing its carbon sink through forest expansion is likely needed by the EU to rea
2007-11-29 00:00:00
Wildlife Conservation Society study finds seasonal seas save corals with 'tough love' Finally, some good news about the prospects of coral reefs in the age of climate change. According to a new study by the Wildlife Conservation Society, corals may actually survive rising ocean temperatures in 'tough love' seas with wide-ranging temperatur
2007-11-29 00:00:00
New research discredits $100B global warming 'fix' Scientists have revealed an important discovery that raises doubts concerning the viability of plans to fertilize the ocean to solve global warming, a projected $100 billion venture. According to Dr. Michael Lutz at UM's Rosenstiel School of Marine and A
2007-11-29 00:00:00
Venus offers Earth climate clues Observations of Venus might assist efforts to tackle the threat of climate change here on Earth.
2007-11-28 18:33:16
Government Publishes Planning Bill “The Planning Bill will not tackle climate change as Hazel Blears would have us believe. It will fast track roads, airports and incinerators – substantially adding to the UKs carbon footprint.
While we welcome moves to simplify the planni
2007-11-28 15:05:00
Poorest 'in climate front line' The UN says nations must curb climate change or risk an "unprecedented reversal" in human development.
2007-11-27 12:28:05
Climate change and life in the Southern Ocean A 10-week expedition to the Lazarev Sea and the eastern part of the Weddell Sea opens this year's Antarctic research season of the German research vessel Polarstern. Starting Nov. 28, scientists from eight nations will focus much of their work on climate-
2007-11-27 00:00:00
Biodiesel could reduce greenhouse gas emissions A CSIRO report released today confirms that using pure biodiesel or blending biodiesel with standard fuel could reduce greenhouse gas emissions from the transport sector.
2007-11-27 00:00:00
BROWN MUST RETHINK AVIATION AND PLANNING POLICIES Gordon Brown’s speech to the CBI today backing airport expansion and planning reform has been criticised by Friends of the Earth. The PM also talked about the potential role of nuclear power in tackling climate change. Last week Mr Brown gave his fi
2007-11-26 14:54:00
Voices from communities affected by climate change new report A new report published today, November 26 2007, provides nine testimonies from people around the world who have dramatic first-hand experience of the devastating impacts of climate change.
The Friends of the Earth International report “Voices fro
2007-11-26 01:00:00
Planting carbon deep in the earth -- rather than the greenhouse University of Leeds research shows how storing carbon dioxide deep below the earth's surface could be a safe, long-term solution to one of the planet's major contributors to climate change.
2007-11-26 00:00:00
Climate Change Bill must be strengthened - Lord Teverson <P>Ahead of the Second Reading of the Climate Change Bill in the House of Lords
tomorrow, the Liberal Democrats have called on the Government to significantly
strengthen the Bill.</P>
<P><SPAN>Commenting, <B>Liberal Demo
2007-11-26 00:00:00
Environmental exodus Climate change is likely to intensify droughts, storms and floods, which will undoubtedly lead to environmental migrations and potential conflicts in the areas migrated to. In the aftermath of environmental disasters such as Hurricane Katrina in the US, R
2007-11-26 00:00:00
Human safety, prosperity depend on better ocean observing system: Scientists The Partnership for Observation of the Global Oceans says warming seas, over-fishing and pollution are among profound concerns that must be better measured to help society respond in a well-informed, timely and cost-effective way.
2007-11-25 00:00:00
Environmental monitoring goes high-tech in Switzerland How can we prepare for the natural hazards that will result from environmental change? How can we predict the effect of climate change on the Alps and other regions of Switzerland? How can we assess whether the use of natural resources is sustainable? By
2007-11-23 00:00:00
Strengthened Carbon Trust needed to reduce emissions - Huhne <P>Commenting on today's [Thursday] Nation Audit Office report into the
performance of the Carbon Trust, <B>Liberal Democrat Shadow Environment
Secretary</B>, <B>Chris Huhne MP </B>said:</P>
<P>"While th
2007-11-22 00:00:00
HEATHROW EXPANSION PLANS MUST BE SCRAPPED The Government must abandon airport expansion plans – including a third runway at Heathrow airport - if it is serious about tackling climate change, Friends of the Earth said today. A public consultation into Government proposals to build a third ru
2007-11-21 15:52:00
Are current projections of climate change-impacts on biodiversity misleading? A recent study, published in Ecography, has profound implications for the future study of diversity on Earth. The article challenges the current view that patterns of current climate are sufficient to explain and predict diversity, and proposes that histo
2007-11-21 00:00:00
New research shows climate change triggers wars and population decline Climate change may be one of the most significant threats facing humankind. A new study shows that long-term climate change may ultimately lead to wars and population decline. The study, published Nov. 19 in the early edition of the journal Proceedings of
2007-11-21 00:00:00
Heathrow should not be expanded further - Kramer <P>Ahead of the launch of the public consultation into further expansion of
Heathrow airport, the Liberal Democrats have demanded that the Government listen
to the concerns of local residents. </P>
<P>Commenting, <B>Liberal De
2007-11-21 00:00:00
Scientists unravel plants' natural defenses A team of researchers, led by the University of Sheffield and Queen Mary, University of London, has discovered how plants protect their leaves from damage by sunlight when they are faced with extreme climates. The new findings, which have been published i
2007-11-21 00:00:00
BROWN'S GREEN SPEECH MUST BE FOLLOWED BY URGENT ACTION Gordon Brown’s pledge to make Britain a world leader in tackling climate change has been welcomed today by Friends of the Earth. But the environmental campaign group said his words must now be matched by urgent action to cut UK carbon dioxide emissi
2007-11-19 16:09:00
Brown to outline climate targets Gordon Brown is set to give his first major speech on the environment and will urge action on climate change.
2007-11-19 11:29:21
Sunbathing tree frogs' future under a cloud Animal conservationists in Manchester are turning to physics to investigate whether global warming is responsible for killing sun-loving South American tree frogs.
2007-11-19 00:00:00
MIT sees acceleration in US greenhouse emissions US greenhouse gas emissions could grow more quickly in the next 50 years than in the previous half-century, and technological change may cause increased emissions rather than control them, according to a new study by an MIT economist and his colleague.
2007-11-19 00:00:00
'Noah's flood' kick-started European farming The flood believed to be behind the Noah's Ark myth kick-started European agriculture. This research paper assesses the impact of the collapse of the North American (Laurentide) Ice Sheet, 8,000 years ago. The results indicate a catastrophic rise in globa
2007-11-18 00:00:00
IPCC report highlights the urgency to tackle climate change - Huhne <P>Commenting on the IPCC report on climate change, launched today by UN
Secretary General Ban Ki-moon, <B>Liberal Democrat Shadow Environment
Secretary</B>,<B> Chris Huhne MP</B> said: </P>
<P>"This rep
2007-11-17 00:00:00
IPCC to warn of 'abrupt' warming Climate change may bring "abrupt and irreversible" impacts, the UN's climate advisory panel is set to announce.
2007-11-16 17:15:54
Submission shows Government's failure on flooding - Huhne <P>Commenting on the Local Government Association’s submission to a report into
the summer’s floods published today (Friday), <B>Liberal Democrat Shadow
Environment Secretary</B>,<B> Chris Huhne MP</B>
2007-11-16 00:00:00
Climate Change Bill should be tougher - Huhne <P>Commenting on the Climate Change Bill published today, <B>Liberal Democrat
Shadow Environment Secretary</B>,<B> Chris Huhne MP</B> said:</P>
<P></P>
<P>"The principle of this Bill is right,
2007-11-15 00:00:00
Forests damaged by Katrina may contribute to global warming The widespread damage to Gulf Coast forests caused by Hurricane Katrina poses a significant setback in the battle against global warming, according to researchers led by Tulane University biologist Jeffrey Chambers.
2007-11-15 00:00:00
First-ever 'State of the Carbon Cycle Report' finds troubling imbalance The first "State of the Carbon Cycle Report" for North America, released online this week by the US Climate Change Science Program, finds the continent's carbon budget increasingly overwhelmed by human-caused emissions. North American sources r
2007-11-14 00:00:00
CGD ranks CO2 emissions from power plants worldwide CO2 emissions of 50,000 power plants worldwide, the globe's most concentrated source of greenhouse gases, have been compiled into a massive new data base, called CARMA -- Carbon Monitoring for Action.
2007-11-14 00:00:00
MEPs FAIL TO BACK TOUGH ACTION ON AVIATION AND CLIMATE CHANGE EU plans to tackle aviation’s increasing climate change impacts through the Emissions Trading Scheme remain inadequate after MEPs failed to significantly strengthen European Commission proposals in Strasbourg earlier today (13 November. Aviation is
2007-11-13 14:29:00
MEPs VOTE ON EU PLAN TO TACKLE AVIATION S CLIMATE IMPACT MEPs are being urged to support proposals to strengthen EU plans to cut aviation’s contribution to climate change in a crucial vote in Strasbourg on Tuesday 13 November.
2007-11-13 01:01:00
Ice age imprint found on cod DNA An international team of researchers, led by the University of Sheffield, has demonstrated how Atlantic cod responded to past natural climate extremes. The new research could help in determining cods vulnerability to future global warming.
2007-11-13 00:00:00
Climate change: urgent action and robust policies must match dire warnings Friends of the Earth has called for tough action to combat the threat of climate change as national governments debate the adoption of a synthesis report on climate change at the symposium of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) in Valenci
2007-11-12 17:18:00
Councils must be able to boost re-cycling - Huhne <P>Commenting on today's Local Government Association report which finds that
the UK dumps more waste in land-fill than any other EU country, <B>Liberal
Democrat Shadow Environment Secretary</B>, <B>Chris Huhne MP</B><
2007-11-12 00:00:00
Liberal Democrats select European Parliament candidates for England <P>The Liberal Democrats today announced their candidates in England for the
European Parliament elections in 2009. </P>
<P>The candidates were elected by Liberal Democrat members in each of the
English regions that they will be see
2007-11-10 00:00:00
Liberal Democrats announce European Parliament candidates for England <P>The Liberal Democrats today announced their candidates in England for the
European Parliament elections in 2009. </P>
<P>The candidates were elected by Liberal Democrat members in each of the
English regions that they will be see
2007-11-10 00:00:00
LEADING ENGLISH CITIES MAKE CLIMATE COMMITMENT A commitment by leaders of England’s eight biggest cities (outside London) to “show leadership in tackling climate change” has been welcomed by Friends of the Earth. The environmental campaign group has called on the Government to comple
2007-11-08 16:02:00
Prince 'alarm' at climate change Prince Charles tells businesses he finds evidence of climate change "frightening" and "alarming".
2007-11-07 14:12:25
Engineered weathering process could mitigate global warming Researchers at Harvard University and Pennsylvania State University have invented a technology, inspired by nature, to reduce the accumulation of atmospheric carbon dioxide caused by human emissions. By electrochemically removing hydrochloric acid from th
2007-11-07 00:00:00
Tory euro confusion on climate change - Huhne <P>David Cameron’s alliance with Czech President Vaclav Klaus exposes the
shallowness of his commitment to the environment, the Liberal Democrats said
today.</P>
<P>The Conservative leader is meeting with Mr Klaus before t
2007-11-07 00:00:00
Health toll of climate change seen as ethical crisis The public health costs of global climate change are likely to be the greatest in those parts of the world that have contributed least to the problem, posing a significant ethical dilemma for the developed world, according to a new study.
2007-11-07 00:00:00
Climate bill's 60% emission cut Gordon Brown commits the UK to cut carbon dioxide emissions by 60% before 2050 to help tackle climate change.
2007-11-06 12:02:23
Bills pave way for nuclear power Bills on energy, planning and climate change will pave the way for a new generation of nuclear power stations.
2007-11-06 11:58:09
Climate Change Bill full of holes - Huhne <P>Commenting on the Climate Change Bill announced in today's Queen's Speech,
<B>Liberal Democrat Shadow Environment Secretary</B>, <B>Chris Huhne MP
</B>said:</P>
<P>"A climate change bill could be a us
2007-11-06 00:00:00
Climate change could diminish drinking water more than expected As sea levels rise, coastal communities could lose up to 50 percent more of their fresh water supplies than previously thought, according to a new study from Ohio State University. Hydrologists here have simulated how saltwater will intrude into fresh wa
2007-11-06 00:00:00
QUEEN'S SPEECH: CLIMATE LAW NEEDS STRENGTHENING, PLANNING LAW NEEDS RETHINK The expected inclusion of a climate change bill in Tuesday’s Queens Speech has been welcomed by Friends of the Earth. But the environmental campaign group is urging the Prime Minister, Gordon Brown, to strengthen the proposed new law to ensure that
2007-11-05 16:13:00
Most ready for 'green sacrifices' A global poll suggests that people are prepared to make tough lifestyle changes to combat global warming.
2007-11-05 00:09:29
Cities face disastrous flood risk - Huhne <P>More British cities will face disastrous effects from flooding and other
extreme weather events if there is not a step change in 'ramshackle and
ineffective' government action, according to<B> Liberal Democrat Shadow
Environment Secre
2007-11-05 00:00:00
US mayors in climate summit More than 100 US mayors attend a summit in Seattle to share policies aimed at tackling climate change.
2007-11-02 00:06:45
Why do so many species live in tropical forests and coral reefs? The latest development in a major debate over a controversial hypothesis of biodiversity and species abundance will be published in the Nov. 1, 2007, issue of Nature. The authors report good agreement between the species richness of two of the most vulne
2007-10-31 00:00:00
Wildfire drives carbon levels in northern forests Far removed from streams of gas-thirsty cars and pollution-belching factories lies another key player in global climate change. Circling the northern hemisphere, the conifer-dominated boreal forests -- one of the largest ecosystems on earth -- act as a v
2007-10-31 00:00:00
Brown and Cameron are creating population hysteria - Cable <P>Speaking at the launch of a new CentreForum book titled <I>Globalisation: A
liberal response</I>, <B>Acting Leader of the Liberal Democrats</B>, <B>Vince
Cable</B> <B>MP</B> said: </P>
&l
2007-10-30 00:00:00
New waste powers for councils welcome - Huhne <P>Commenting on the announcement that the Government will allow councils to
introduce charges on waste collections, <B>Liberal Democrat Shadow Environment
Secretary, Chris Huhne MP </B>said: </P>
<P>"We still have
2007-10-30 00:00:00
Climate Change Bill: Friends of the Earth Comment Responding to Hilary Benn’s announcement on the Climate Change Bill today (29 Oct) Friends of the Earth Director Tony Juniper said:
2007-10-29 13:06:00
MPs in call for new climate body A powerful new body must drive climate change policy after a decade of failure by the government, MPs warn.
2007-10-29 00:07:14
Agricultural soil erosion not contributing to global warming, study shows Agricultural soil erosion is not a source of carbon dioxide to the atmosphere, according to research published online today in Science. The study was carried out by an international team led by researchers at the Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Belgium, t
2007-10-25 00:00:00
Like it or not, uncertainty and climate change go hand-in-hand Despite decades of research, it appears the more likely it is that conditions will cause climate to warm the more uncertainty exists about how much warming will actually take place, according to two University of Washington scientists.
2007-10-25 00:00:00
Agricultural soil erosion is not adding to global warming Agricultural soil erosion is not a source of carbon dioxide to the atmosphere, according to research published online today (Oct. 25) in the journal Science.
2007-10-25 00:00:00
TORY MEPs MUST SUPPORT PARTY LINE AND NOT COMPROMISE ON TOUGH CLIMATE CHANGE ACTION Conservative MEPs must support the recommendations of their Quality of Life working group and not promote a much weaker compromise in a key vote on European climate change policy tomorrow (Wednesday, 24 October 2007), said Friends of the Earth.
2007-10-24 11:18:00
Texel paleothermometer for climate reconstruction perfected Spanish researcher Carme Huguet further refined the recently developed TEX 86 paleothermometer during her doctoral research at the Royal Netherlands Institute for Sea Research. The thermometer measures seawater temperature dependent changes in the cell wa
2007-10-24 00:00:00
Brown is not green - how the Prime Minister is shirking the environmental challenge <P>A year on from the publication of the Stern report, the Prime Minister us
failing to match up his rhetoric on climate change with action. </P>
<P 2>This has been confirmed by Gordon Brown's own environmental adviser,
Jonathan Por
2007-10-24 00:00:00
Renewable targets needed to tackle climate change - Huhne <P>Commenting on reports that the Government plans to water down its commitments
on renewable energy, <B>Liberal Democrat Shadow Environment Secretary</B>,
<B>Chris Huhne MP</B> said:</P>
<P>"The Governm
2007-10-23 00:00:00
Massive California fires consistent with climate change The catastrophic fires that are sweeping Southern California are consistent with what climate change models have been predicting for years, experts say, and they may be just a prelude to many more such events in the future -- as vegetation grows heavier t
2007-10-23 00:00:00
Seeing the carbon for the trees A scheme to offer nations an economic incentive to protect tropical forests is vital in the battle against climate change.
2007-10-22 09:11:36
Consensus declaration on coral reef futures The world has a narrow window of opportunity to save coral reefs from the destruction caused by extreme climate change, according to a statement issued today by over 50 leading Australian scientists. The call for action is the outcome of a National Forum
2007-10-21 00:00:00
'Warm wind' hits Arctic climate The Arctic is being hit by melting ice, hotter air and dying wildlife, a US report on the impact of global warming says.
2007-10-18 04:08:03
Concern for Scotland's rare bugs Unusual insects are clinging to survival against threats from pollution and climate change, say conservationists.
2007-10-17 23:13:18
UK scientists defend Gore film Two leading UK scientists criticise a High Court judge for his controversial ruling on the climate change film An Inconvenient Truth.
2007-10-17 14:55:00
Lula promotes biofuels in Africa Brazil's President Lula urges African countries to use biofuels to help fight climate change.
2007-10-16 00:46:00
GOVERNMENT TO ABANDON NATIONAL ROAD TOLLS? Abandoning plans for national road tolls would be a further indication of the Government’s incoherent approach to tackling transport’s contribution to climate change, Friends of the Earth said today. The Daily Telegraph reports today that mini
2007-10-15 14:13:00
Arctic life drowning in climate shift It is time for the industrialised world to change its behaviour before the Arctic, its people and its wildlife are lost forever.
2007-10-15 11:49:41
Government failing to make the case for road user pricing - Kramer <P>Commenting on reports that the Government is to abandon plans for a national
road pricing scheme, <B>Liberal Democrat Shadow Transport Secretary</B>,
<B>Susan Kramer MP </B>said:</P>
<P>"Gordon Brown
2007-10-15 00:00:00
