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EU Report (grossly over-optimistic – Ed.)says UK will probably face bigger costs from climate change than most EU countries

31/1/2011 BBC By Richard Black The UK is likely to feel bigger costs from climate change than most other EU countries, a report concludes. Read the rest of this entry »

Cutting down on meat to 4% ‘could reduce ‘greenhouse gas’ – Report

30/1/2011 Independent Cutting out almost all meat from the nation’s diet could help reduce greenhouse emissions, a new report out today claims. Read the rest of this entry »

Ban Ki-moon’s green growth agenda can bring climate to the heart of the UN by Yvo de Boer

31/1/2011 Guardian  UNFCCC The Cancún climate change conference in December brought the UN negotiating process back from the precipice. Read the rest of this entry »

Greenpeace protests at Koch brothers’ rally

31/1/2011 Guardian  The Greenpeace airship flying abover Rancho Mirage, California, as billionaires David and Charles Koch convened Read the rest of this entry »

UN Secretary General says the World’s economic model is ‘environmental suicide’

29/1/2011 Guardian Ban Ki-moon:  says the World’s economic model is ‘environmental suicide’. Read the rest of this entry »

UK plans to cope with climate change

28/1/2011 BBC Defra’s UK climate-proofing plans unveiled by David Shukman. Read the rest of this entry »

China and USA cooperate to develop new nuclear and carbon capture coal energy

28/1/2011 New Scientist Climate bad boys join forces to clean up the planet. Read the rest of this entry »

USA – Analysis reveals Obama is less interested in climate change than Bush was.

28/1/2011 Guardian Climate change: Barack Obama less interested than Bush, analysis reveals. Read the rest of this entry »

UN secretary general Ban Ki-moon ends hands-on involvement in climate change talks

28/1/2011 Guardian  Ban Ki-moon, the United Nations secretary general who made global warming his personal mission, is ending Read the rest of this entry »

Energy – Efficiency could cut world energy use by 74% cutting CO2 emissions massively.

27/1/2011 New Scientist by Helen Knight -Simple changes like installing better building insulation could cut the world’s energy demands by three-quarters, according to a new study. Read the rest of this entry »

Greenland – some glaciers run slower in summer – the effect of melt water lubrication is complex

27/1/2011 BBC  Some Greenland glaciers run slower in warm summers than cooler ones, meaning the icecap may be more resistant to warming than previously thought. Read the rest of this entry »

Greenland ice sheet is more stable than thought but wider risks of global warming remain

27/1/2011 Guardian Greenland ice sheet is safer than scientists previously thought. Read the rest of this entry »

UK – Global warming means skiing in Yorkshire not palm trees, experts warn

26/1/2011 Daily Telegraph We are more likely to be skiing in Yorkshire than basking under palm trees, a leading climate change expert has warned Read the rest of this entry »

US – Climate sceptic ‘misled Congress over funding from oil industry’

26/1/2011 Guardian  Environment Climate change Climate sceptic ‘misled Congress over funding from oil industry’. Read the rest of this entry »

Global Thermohaline Circulation

Global Thermohaline Circulation. Read the rest of this entry »

Arctic ice – survey to probe extent of melting

26/1/2011 BBC Survey to probe Arctic ice melt by Richard Black. Read the rest of this entry »

IEEP report warns the EU that forced use of biofuels means less food

10/11/2010 Guardian  Making European motorists use more biofuel could actually increase carbon emissions and force up food prices, hitting the world’s poorest the hardest, Read the rest of this entry »

How much warmer will the planet get? Best answer about 4ºC.

25/1/2010 Guardian  Scientists usually provide a range of possible future temperature changes for any one emissions scenario. Read the rest of this entry »

ClimateGate affair: ‘Learn and move on’, say MPs by Richard Black

25/1/2010 BBC  Critics said weather station data was mislaid or hidden, though the reviews found otherwise. Read the rest of this entry »

China is destroying its ecosystems and the whole world will suffer the consequences

25/1/2010 Independent The Choking of China – and the World. Read the rest of this entry »

Temperature global land-ocean rises since 1880

Temperature global land-ocean rises since 1880. Read the rest of this entry »

Ice melt – moulins which carry melt water to base of glacier

Ice melt – moulins which carry melt water to base of glacier. Read the rest of this entry »

Energy – global generation by types

Energy – global generation by types. Read the rest of this entry »

CO2 cumulative emissions per person across world

CO2 cumulative emissions per person across world. Read the rest of this entry »

CO2 World emissions since 1965

CO2 World emissions since 1965. Read the rest of this entry »

Energy renewables – Paris returns to traditional delivery

For some deliveries, the old ways were much more sustanable Read the rest of this entry »

Energy renewable – London uses hydrogen powered bus

London uses hydrogen powered bus. Zero pollution emissions and much smaller carbon cost if the hydrogen is produced from renewable source. Read the rest of this entry »

Energy renewables – Portugal installs wave generator

Portugal installs floatin ‘duck’ wave generator. Read the rest of this entry »

Energy renewables – wave for India

Energy renewables – wave for India. Read the rest of this entry »

Energy renewables: wave for Scotland

UK wave generator for Invergordon Scotland. Read the rest of this entry »

UK Report on radical measures to mitigate serious effects of global warming

23/1/2011 Independent on Sunday Scores of radical measures are planned to help us and our wildlife cope with climate change by Matt Chorley. Read the rest of this entry »

UK Polluters should pay: Nuclear power generators will face £1bn in clean-up costs after an accident

23/1/2010  Observer  Chris Huhne says he wants to introduce new rules to ensure that there would be no public subsidy for nuclear power generators. Read the rest of this entry »

Let’s debate the environmental issues and drop the death threats by George Monbiot

22/1/2010 Guardian Let’s debate the environmental issues and drop the death threats Read the rest of this entry »

UK influential climate denial think-tank anonymous funding revealed

21/1/2011 Guardian Global Warming Policy Foundation donor funding levels revealed. Read the rest of this entry »

2010 hottest global temperature since records began in 1850, confirming global warming.

20/1/2011 BBC 2010 hits global temperature high by Richard Black. Read the rest of this entry »

Geothermal energy: All the benefits of nuclear – but none of the problems by Damian Carrington

20/1/2010 Guardian Geothermal energy: All the benefits of nuclear – but none of the problems. Read the rest of this entry »

Mobilising the ‘home front’ to fight climate change by Caroline Lucas

20/1/2010 Guardian Mobilising the ‘home front’ to fight climate change. Read the rest of this entry »

ExxonMobil warns carbon emissions will rise by 25% in 20 years (so we will fail on climate change).

20/1/2010 Guardian  ExxonMobil says demand for power will increase by nearly 40% in the next 20 years, lifting emissions by around 0.9% a year at least until 2030. Read the rest of this entry »

Arctic ice retreat 2009 compared with average

Arctic ice retreat 2009 compared with average. Read the rest of this entry »

Ice melt – Everest glacier retreat

Ice melt – Everest glacier retreat. Read the rest of this entry »

Ice melt – ‘Calving’ from Brynmawr Glacier Alaska

Ice melt – ‘Calving’ from Brynmawr Glacier Alaska. Read the rest of this entry »

Ice melt – iceberg breaks off the Ross Ice shelf

Ice melt – iceberg breaks off the Ross Ice shelf Antarctica. Read the rest of this entry »

Ice melt – Mertz glacier east Antarctica breaks off.

Ice melt – Mertz glacier east Antarctica breaks off (map and 2 images). Read the rest of this entry »

Ice melt – Ayles ice shelf breaks off Canada

Ice melt – Ayles ice shelf breaks off Canada 2005. Read the rest of this entry »

Ice melt – Glacier in Peru

Ice melt – Glacier in Peru. Read the rest of this entry »

Ice melt – Boulder Glacier retreating

Ice melt – Boulder Glacier retreating. Read the rest of this entry »

Global dynamics – bluegreen algae

Global dynamics – bluegreen algae – just off shore. Read the rest of this entry »

Global dynamics – plankton off coast of Ireland

Global dynamics – plankton off coast of Ireland (coloured blue). Read the rest of this entry »

Pollution – bleached coral

Pollution – bleached coral. Read the rest of this entry »

Global dynamics – the Gulf Stream

Global dynamics – the Gulf Stream. Read the rest of this entry »

Is it virtually impossible to keep CO2 within ‘safe’ limits – by Roger Harrabin

19/1/2010 BBC Harrabin’s Notes: Mission impossible?In his regular column, BBC environment analyst Roger Harrabin examines the claims Read the rest of this entry »

UK -Eco power lists: Fatuous, invidious and misrepresentative by George Monbiot

Eco power lists: Fatuous, invidious and misrepresentative. Read the rest of this entry »

China – megacities have most green-minded citizens

18/1/2010 New Scientist Chinese megacities foster unlikely green citizens. Read the rest of this entry »

India – Gujurat State plans Asia’s first commercial tidal power generator

18/1/2010 BBC India plans Asian tidal power first by Richard Black. Read the rest of this entry »

Arctic – temperatures over past 2000 years

Arctic – temperatures over past 2000 years. Read the rest of this entry »

Arctic – sea temperature changes graphic

Arctic – sea temperature changes graphic. Read the rest of this entry »

Arctic – sea ice extent graphic

Arctic – sea ice extent graphic. Read the rest of this entry »

Arctic/Northern hemisphere – land surface temperatures anomaly 2010

Arctic – oscillation 2010. Read the rest of this entry »

Arctic – graph of ice decline

Arctic – graph of ice decline. Read the rest of this entry »

Arctic – a view of ice melting

Arctic – a view of ice melting. Read the rest of this entry »

Antarctica map of melt water ponding

Antarctica map of melt water ponding. Read the rest of this entry »

Antarctica mass change map of ice loss

Antarctica mass change map of ice loss. Read the rest of this entry »

Antarctica a simplified map

Antarctica a simplified map. Read the rest of this entry »

Antarctica diagram of the dynamics of the ice

Antarctica diagram of the dynamics of the ice. Read the rest of this entry »

Antarctica coast view

Antarctica coast view. Read the rest of this entry »

Antarctica areas of hidden water

Antarctica areas of hidden water. Read the rest of this entry »

Antarctica main regions of melting

Antarctica main regions of melting. Read the rest of this entry »

CO2 emissions by country

CO2 emissions by country. Read the rest of this entry »

Pollution: Sand storm in Beijing

Sand storm in Beijing. Read the rest of this entry »

How much CO2 do electric cars emit (from the generation of the power they use etc)?

18/1/2011 Guardian Do electric cars really produce fewer emissions? by Leo Hickman. Read the rest of this entry »

Marianas Trench – deepest part of the oceans is explored to discover climate change effects.

17/1/2011 BBC Climate secrets of Marianas Trench probed by Rebecca Morelle. Read the rest of this entry »

UK Tyndall Centre calls for moratorium on UK shale gas until environmental implications are known

17/1/2011 BBC Tyndall Centre calls for UK shale gas moratorium by Roger Harrabin. Read the rest of this entry »

Hamilton, Clive 2010 Requiem for a Species: Why We Resist the Truth about Climate Change

Hamilton, Clive Requiem for a Species: Why We Resist the Truth about Climate Change Earthscan 2010 ISBN 978-1-84971-081-7 Read the rest of this entry »

Andrews, Cecile & Urbanska,Wanda 2009 Less is More

Andrews, Cecile & Urbanska,Wanda New Society Publishers 2009 267 pages ISBN 978-0-86571-650-6. Read the rest of this entry »

The population explosion. This year there will be 7 billion people living on earth.

14/1/2011 Guardian by Leo Hickman Read the rest of this entry »

UK news media ignore news that 2010 was the joint hottest global year since 1850

14/1/2011 Guardian Why have UK media ignored climate change announcements? Read the rest of this entry »

La Niña – the Pacific weather link to floods

14/1/2011 Guardian How common is flooding in the areas affected? Read the rest of this entry »

Historic fall of empires partly caused by wild climate shifts

14/1/2011 New Scientist Fall of Roman Empire linked to wild shifts in climate by Michael Marshall. Read the rest of this entry »

Global warming. 2010 was joint warmest on record, say climatologists

12/1/2011 Guardian  The Earth had its joint warmest year since records began in 2010. Read the rest of this entry »

Australia floodwater threatens overwhelming damage to Great Barrier Reef

13/1/2011 Independent The great deluge is pumping contaminated water into the ocean, with potentially disastrous results. Read the rest of this entry »

US Report shows huge military expenditure compared with clean energy – China is doing much better.

13/1/2011 Guardian Military v climate spending: How China outguns the US on clean energy. Read the rest of this entry »

UK Targets to boost recycling may backfire, say engineers

13/1/2011 BBC By Roger Harrabin. Read the rest of this entry »

Climate scientists should not be apologising for their errors

12/1/2010 Independent when they could win hearts and minds by patient explanation, argues Evelyn Fox Keller. Read the rest of this entry »

Population -9 billion people by 2050 could be fed – claims study

12/1/2010 New Scientist  The 9 billion people projected to inhabit the Earth by 2050 need not starve Read the rest of this entry »

Pacific ocean -The world’s rubbish dump: a tip that stretches from Hawaii to Japan

5/1/2011 Independent By Kathy Marks, Asia-Pacific Correspondent, and Daniel Howden. Read the rest of this entry »

UK Climate Weekly survey finds 4 out of 5 motivated to take action on climate change

Climate Week also commissioned another survey, this time conducted by ICM and involving a sample of 2003 adults. Read the rest of this entry »

Al Gore, Gary Neville or Cheryl Cole: who would you trust on climate change? by Leo Hickman

10/1/2011 Guardian We are often told that we are living in the “age of celebrity”. Read the rest of this entry »

Glaciers in the European Alps could shrink by 75% by the end of the century, according to new research

10/1/2011 Guardian Glacier shrinkage will hit European Alps hardest, study claims.. . Read the rest of this entry »

EU £1bn fund for UK carbon capture is means to get MORE OIL production

9/1/2011 Independent Carbon dioxide capture plans could add £60bn to UK coffers. Read the rest of this entry »

UK Police Undercover officer infiltrated and spied on green activists for seven years

10/1/2011   Guardian investigation reveals details of PC Mark Kennedy’s infiltration of dozens of protest groups’. Read the rest of this entry »

UK Committee of Environment Dept say government must become greener

10/1/2011 BBC David Cameron ‘must act to green Whitehall’, say MPs by Roger Harrabin. Read the rest of this entry »

UK Rise in flood risk could make one million homes uninsurable

9/1/2011 Independent on SundayFirms warn of effect of government spending cuts on planned defences by Andrew McCorkell. Read the rest of this entry »

Scientists find ‘drastic’ changes in North Atlantic ocean currents changing weather in Europe and USA

8/1.2011 Independent Scientists have found evidence of a “drastic” shift since the 1970s in north Atlantic Ocean currents that usually influence weather in the northern hemisphere, Read the rest of this entry »

‘Clean coal’ myth debunked by film ‘Dirty Business’

8/1/2011 Guardian Dirty Business film debunks Dirty Business, the new documentary from the Centre for Investigative Journalism, Read the rest of this entry »

Greenland melt tipping point 2040

5/1/2011 New Scientist Last chance to hold Greenland back from tipping point. Read the rest of this entry »

Climate change bribery won’t work by Jonathan Glennie

6/1/2011 Guardian Climate finance aid to poor countries is a sideshow to the main event, which is- Read the rest of this entry »

Gulf of Mexico oil leak may give Arctic climate clues by Richard Black

6/1/2011 BBC  Almost all of the methane released in the Gulf of Mexico oil leak was quickly swallowed by bacteria – but arctic is different – Read the rest of this entry »

World food prices enter ‘danger territory’ to reach record high

6/1/2011 Guardian Soaring prices of sugar, grain and oilseed drove world food prices to a record in December, Read the rest of this entry »

UK December 2010 was coldest for 100 years but globally one of warmest on record – Met office

6/1/2011 BBC by Richard Black Environment correspondent, BBC News Read the rest of this entry »

China will take 300 years to reclaim land lost to desertification

5/1/2011 Guardian China has gained a sliver of ground in its ancient battle against the desert sands, Read the rest of this entry »

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