Fresh water supplies across the planet are being overused.
30/6/2011 Independent Fresh water supplies are going to run out, so what can do to make the taps keep running? Read the rest of this entry »
UK “must act” on climate change emissions say Committee on Climate Change.
30/6/2011 BBC Climate policies ‘need new tools’, advisers say – by Richard Black. Read the rest of this entry »
UK former government adviser says Prime Minister must speak out about climate change
29/6/2011 Guardian David Cameron must show heads of state the way forward on climate change, says
former government chief scientific adviser Sir David King. Read the rest of this entry »
ExxonMobil and other oil companies gave $1 million to a prominent climate change denier.
29/6/2010 Guardian Willie Soon received over $1m from oil companies including ExxonMobil, documents reveal. Read the rest of this entry »
Climate change models underestimate risk and may fail to predict disaster in time
29/6/2011 BBC ‘Fatigue’ in the climate system. Read the rest of this entry »
2010 was the joint hottest year on record and climate change brought extreme weather
28/6/2011 Guardian Climate change hots up in 2010, the year of extreme weather. Read the rest of this entry »
USA extreme drought in south as climate change impacts: El Paso leads the way in water conservation.
28/6/2011 Guardian How El Paso is beating the worst drought in a generation. Read the rest of this entry »
01 TIME FOR REALITY about climate change: that is what 350 ppm really means.
350 ppm is the level of carbon dioxide in the upper atmosphere that we need to get back down to – Read the rest of this entry »
Sun’s activity is at an unusually extended low point on the 11 year cycle.
14/6/2011 New Scientist Sluggish sun may ‘sit out’ next solar cycle. Read the rest of this entry »
UK’s biggest solar farm connects to the national grid. up to 682MWh
27/6/2011 Guardian UK’s biggest solar energy farm connects to national grid. Read the rest of this entry »
Climate change will make the Baltic Sea less salty and may undermine the entire food chain
26/6/2011 Independent Fears for Baltic’s marine life as global warming decreases the salt in the sea. Read the rest of this entry »
USA Climate change has made a warming planet that is struggling to feel itself
4/6/2011 New York Times A warming planet struggles to feel itself by Josh Haner. Read the rest of this entry »
Australia’s climate change confrontation desends to abuse, threats, hysteria.
22/6/2011 New Scientist Abuse, threats, hysteria: Australia’s climate debate. Read the rest of this entry »
Major shipping company is building lower carbon emissions fleet.
24/6/2011 Guardian Maersk’s announcement of a giant Triple E ship is good news for sustainability. Read the rest of this entry »
24/6/2011 Guardian Citizens across world oppose nuclear power, poll finds.by Read the rest of this entry »
US Ageing nulcear reactors are kept going by weakening the safety standards
23/6/2011 Guardian The timebomb of ageing US nuclear reactors revealed.An investigation by AP reveals how the industry has found a simple solution to ageing: weaken safety standards until creaking plants meet them. Read the rest of this entry »
UN chief official on climate change warns it will drive instability
21/6/2011 New York Times Climate Change Drives Instability, U.N. Official Warns.- by JOHN M. BRODER. Read the rest of this entry »
Report warns of mass extinctions of fish and other marine life – urges slashing CO2 emissions
22/6/2011 New Scientist Mass extinctions are seldom pretty, but this one would transform Earth’s oceans forever, especially coral reefs. Read the rest of this entry »
UK International Policy Network – a climate change denial think-tank has shut down
21/6/2011 Independent Climate change sceptic think tank shuts down – by Brendan Montague. Read the rest of this entry »
Charles Secrett appeals to environmental activists to work together
22/6/2011 Guardian An open letter to the green movement. Read the rest of this entry »
Oceans marine life faces mass extinction ‘within one human generation’
21/6/2011 Independent Oceans on brink of catastrophe- by Michael McCarthy. Read the rest of this entry »
New website monitors greenhouse emissions in southern hemisphere
21/6/2011 Independent New website to monitor greenhouse gases. Read the rest of this entry »
Fukushima report from IAEA shows that nulcear power can never be safe or cheap
21/6/2011 Guardian Fukushima report shows nuclear power can never be safe and cheap – by Damian Carrington. Read the rest of this entry »
Speech in 1847 predicted human-induced climate change and abuse of natural resources
21/6/2011 Guardian The 1847 lecture that predicted human-induced climate change – by Leo Hickman. Read the rest of this entry »
World’s oceans are in ‘shocking decline’ – far worse than previously thought and impacting on humans
21/6/2011 BBC World’s oceans in ‘shocking’ decline by Richard Black. Read the rest of this entry »
What would happen to global warming if the sun went into a new Grand Minimum – study shows not much.
20/6/2011 realclimate.org What if the Sun went into a new Grand Minimum? Guest commentary by Georg Feulner. Read the rest of this entry »
Forests have a small direct effect on global warming (but do affect climate change)
20/6/2011 New Scientist The UN is failing to accurately measure the global climate benefits of preserving forests. Read the rest of this entry »
China – More than 5 million people affected by severe floods after months of drought
20/6/2011 BBC China floods: Millions affected by deadly downpours Buses are stranded in a flooded tunnel in Wuhan in Hubei province. Read the rest of this entry »
Pole to Pole flights are collecting climate change data
17/6/2011 Independent Pole-to-pole flights gather the data vital to predict climate change. Read the rest of this entry »
Global warming due to climate change has been computer-modelled to 2100
17/6/2011 Independent A team of climate scientists in the United States have produced a detailed global study of the temperature increases expected in different regions over the coming century. Read the rest of this entry »
UK The owners of Daily Mail newspaper take climate change seriously so why does the paper prints climate denial
17/6/2011 Guardian The latest annual report of the Daily Mail and General Trust boasts that the company has reduced its emissions of carbon dioxide by more than 13% since 2007. Read the rest of this entry »
Sun variations controlled earths climate until human emissions which now have the overwhelming impact
17/6/2011 BBC Solar predictions bring heat and light. by Richard Black. Read the rest of this entry »
UN Top climate change official warns that climate change will bring instability, hunger and violence
14/6/2011 New York Times Climate Change Drives Instability, U.N. Official Warns by JOHN M. BRODER. Read the rest of this entry »
UK Scotland’s energy companies plan to use pipleine for carbon capture
16/6/2010 BBC Energy giants’ plan for new Scots onshore CO2 pipeline by Jo Perry. Read the rest of this entry »
350 Video One Million Letters
Video Million Letters from 350 Read the rest of this entry »
World-wide weather is becoming more extreme due to climate change
14/6/2011 Guardian Warning: extreme weather ahead. Read the rest of this entry »
UK nearly half of UK top companies do not have targets on carbon emissions years after legislation.
15/6/2011 Guardian Most of the FTSE 100 is subject to the Carbon Reduction Commitment, which ranks them by energy efficiency. Read the rest of this entry »
Cleaning up black carbon emissions would slow global warming substantially.
15/6/2010 Diesel vehicles are one of the sources of black carbon. Read the rest of this entry »
Europe’s forests are ‘vital for climate goal’
14/6/2011 BBC Europe’s forests ‘vital for climate goal’ by Mark Kinver. Read the rest of this entry »
UK criticism of ‘green’ campaigning organisations.
14/6/2011 Guardian The green movement is “out-of-touch, ineffective and bureaucratic”, according to the campaigner Read the rest of this entry »
Unchecked climate change will cause extremely hot summers within decades – study
14/6/2010 Independent By 2050, the coolest summers in the tropics and parts of the northern hemisphere will still be hotter than the most scorching summers Read the rest of this entry »
Global map of ocean salinity
Global map of ocean salinity Read the rest of this entry »
UK Government adviser intends to take climate change out of the national education curriculum
13/6/2010 Guardian Leaving climate change out of the curriculum would allow sceptical teachers not to teach their pupils about climate change. Read the rest of this entry »
France – 3.6 kilometre solar tunnel helps to power electric high speed international trains
13/6/2011 Independent Solar tunnel powers part of Paris-Amsterdam train line. Read the rest of this entry »
Climate change disaster happened before – warning revealed in ancient rocks
12/6/2011 Independent Dire climate warning locked in ancient rocks. Read the rest of this entry »
Global jellyfish – huge increase cause by carbon emissions threatens marine food chain
12/6/2011 Observer Dramatic global increase in jellyfish swarms is in danger of damaging the marine food chain. Read the rest of this entry »
How ice cores give us information about climate change going back nearly a million years
11/6/2011 Guardian We often hear strong opinions in the media about climate change. Read the rest of this entry »
Global warming since 1995 is statistically significant
11/6/2011 BBC Global warming since 1995 ‘now significant’ by Richard Black. Read the rest of this entry »
Japan – Fukushima radiation fallout was greater than reported
10/6/2011 New Scientist Fukushima fallout greater than thought. Read the rest of this entry »
UK Ethical Award for James Lovelock
10/6/2011 Guardian James Lovelock is known for proposing the Gaia hypothesis, in which he postulates that the Earth functions as a kind of superorganism. Read the rest of this entry »
International Energy Agency says Natural gas is not a panacea for fossil fuel industry
7/6/2011 Guardian Gas is not the “panacea” to climate change that lobbyists for the fossil fuel industry have claimed, Read the rest of this entry »
Australian climate scientists suffer death threats
7/6/2011 Guardian Several of Australia’s leading climate scientists have been moved into safe accommodation after receiving death threats Read the rest of this entry »
Japan -Fukushima radiation may have been double what we were told.
7/6/2011 Guardian Japan has been criticised for its handling of the Fukushima disaster, the world’s worst nuclear accident since Chernobyl in 1986. Read the rest of this entry »
Japan – Fukushima had ‘melt-through’ – worse than previous reports.
8/6/2011 Guardian Japan’s prime minister, Naoto Kan, said transparency about Fukushima was essential to regain international confidence. Read the rest of this entry »
USA – A Perfect Storm of Stupid by Amy Goodman
9/6/2011 Guardian by Amy Goodman. More than 100 people have been killed in Missouri, Oklahoma and Kansas as tornadoes hit central and southern US, Read the rest of this entry »
UK government is failing on 12 out of 13 carbon reducing targets – CBI report
9/6/2011 Guardian The UK government is failing on almost every environmental indicator, the Confederation of British Industry warned Read the rest of this entry »
Climate change will hit fruit and nut crops
6/6/2011 Independent Climate change to deal blow to fruits, nuts: study. Read the rest of this entry »
China – annual state of the environment report
Pollution and biodiversity loss feature prominently in the government’s annual state of the environment report. But is this a case of ‘could do better?’ Read the rest of this entry »
UN Climate Change Chief says we may now have to such carbon out of the upper atmosphere to prevent worse climate change.
6/6/2011 Guardian Greenhouse gas emissions soared last year by a record amount, the International Energy Agency found. Read the rest of this entry »
UN climate change talks begin at Bonn – still no signs of effective action being taken.
5/6/2011 Observer A couple of things are certain about the latest round of UN climate change talks that begin tomorrow in Bonn. Read the rest of this entry »
Japan plans a ‘green’ town using smart technology
4/6/2011 Independent Firms create ‘smart town’ of the future
A “smart town” of the future, incorporating technology that makes the community greener, more energy-efficient and comfortable for its inhabitants, is to be built in Japan. Read the rest of this entry »
Tropical areas – severe food shortages caused by climate change mean malnurished children
3/6/2011 BBC Climate to wreak havoc on food supply, predicts report – by Jennifer Carpenter. Read the rest of this entry »
James Hansen’s speech on climate change in New Zealand and letter to Prime Minister
James Hansen’s speech on climate change in pdf file with grpahics Read the rest of this entry »
Japan Fukushima nuclear power station was certified proof aganist tsunamis
2/6/2011 New Scientist Fukushima was certified tsunami-proof. Read the rest of this entry »
Palm oil is wrecking the environment and causing carbon emissions
2/6/2011 Guardian by Caroline Lucas In my mail bag at the end of last week was a letter from the minister for
agriculture and food, Jim Paice, Read the rest of this entry »
Carbon trading system has “suffered almost total collapse”.
2/6/2011 Guardian The UN carbon market is deeply dependent on the European emissions trading
system, Read the rest of this entry »
UN climate change chief – we must limit global temperature rise to 1.5C
2/6/2011 Guardian Christiana Figueres says her 1.5C target has the support of the group of about 40 small island states, as well as most African countries and other least developed countries. Read the rest of this entry »
Global growth economics are increasing carbon emissions – the economy must be re-designed
31/5/2011 Guardian Climate change demands we re-engineer the world economy now. Read the rest of this entry »
Japan altruism – group of elderly volunteer to work at damages Fukushima nuclear power stations
31/5/2011 BBC Japan pensioners volunteer to tackle nuclear crisisBy Roland Buerk. Read the rest of this entry »