Posted on August 10th 2008
It may be a wet summer in the UK at the moment, but remember the devastating fires that have plagued Australia, Greece, California and Turkey over the last few years? Well these are likely to become common in the UK within years according to the Fire Brigades Union, which claims there has been a huge rise in the […]
Posted on August 3rd 2008
A traditional childhood pastime could provide a breakthrough in renewable energy, after successful experiments in flying a giant kite at one of Europe’s top research centres. Scientists from Delft University of Technology in the Netherlands harnessed energy from the wind by flying a 10-sq metre kite tethered to a generator, producing 10 kilowatts of power. […]
Posted on August 3rd 2008
A group of the world’s biggest pension funds brought together by The Prince of Wales and known informally as the P8 (an allusion to the G8 group of the world’s wealthiest nations) is to release an action plan on fighting climate change later this summer. The plan will be sent to global policy makers with the aim […]
Posted on July 31st 2008
The Guardian (Thursday July 31 2008) reports that climate change activists have occupied the proposed site for Britain’s first coal-fired power station in 30 years, claiming the development will cause huge damage to the environment if it goes ahead. More than 150 protesters descended on the site near the village of Kingsnorth in Kent ahead of next […]
Posted on July 19th 2008
Article by Kevin Dowling in the Times
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A Channel 4 documentary that argued that global warning was a fraud is to be criticised by the UK’s media regulator. On Monday Ofcom is expected to publish a long-awaited report that upholds […]
Posted on July 18th 2008
An independent report commissioned by Centrica, which owns British Gas, has warned that gas prices could rise by up to 700% over the next two years. See Julia Kollewe’s article in The Guardian today for more.
Meanwhile across the Atlantic, Al Gore threw down the gauntlet on renewable energy in the US, in a speech given […]
Posted on July 16th 2008
By Hannah Strange, from Times Online, July 15 2008
US government scientists have warned of a rising death toll from heat waves, wildfires, disease and smog caused by global warming, in a study the White House repeatedly tried to bury to avoid regulating greenhouse emissions.
In a 149-page analysis released last night, experts for the first time […]
Posted on May 14th 2008
Rise in chief greenhouse gas worse than feared
· Earth may be losing ability to absorb CO2, say scientists
The concentration of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere has reached a record high, according to the latest figures, renewing fears that climate change could begin to slide out of control.
Posted on April 15th 2008
By David Adam and John Vidal, environment editors for The Guardian. Photograph: Peter Parks/AFP/Getty images.
Developing countries, including China and India, are unwilling to sign up to a new global climate change pact to replace the Kyoto protocol in 2012 because the rich world has failed to set a clear example on cutting carbon emissions, according […]
Posted on March 16th 2008
By Juliette Jowit, environment correspondent for The Observer. Photograph: Alamy
For centuries, writers, painters and photographers have been drawn to the wild and seemingly indestructible beauty of glaciers. More practically, they are a vital part of the planet’s system for collecting, storing and delivering the fresh water that billions of people depend on for washing, drinking, […]