UK pilot carbon capture plant takes out 0.25% of carbon gases and uses more fuel to do so.
30/11/2011 Guardian The largest carbon capture and storage pilot plant fitted to a live power station in the UK Read the rest of this entry »
UK Budget announcements – false economy is the death of ‘greenest government ever’ by Damian Carrington
30/11/2011 BBC George Osborne’s false economy is the death of ‘greenest government ever’by Damian Carrington. Read the rest of this entry »
Rapidly warming world – evidence from World Meteorological Organization – will Durban summit do anything to stopmit?
29/11/2011 BBC Despite non-record temperatures this year, the Earth’s surface is continuing to get warmer, Read the rest of this entry »
USA White House Office (OIRA) has changed 80+% of Environmental Protection rules for the worse
29/11/2011 Guardian Report highlights Obama’s broken environmental promises – by Suzanne Goldenberg. Read the rest of this entry »
UK 2011 not among hottest years but confirms warming trend
29/11/2011 Guardian As spring bulbs burst into life in gardens around the UK, Read the rest of this entry »
David Attenborough warns about climate change and fast melting ice at North Pole
28/11/2011 Independent Sir David Attenborough has warned that there will be “open water at the North Pole in summer within the next few decades” Read the rest of this entry »
UK government is giving taxpayers’ money to the most energy-intensive mega-businesses
28/11/2011 Guardian From the 99% to the 1%: Osborne bails out the energy fat cats. Read the rest of this entry »
Canada will not make further carbon cuts and may formally withdraw from Kyoto commitment
28/11/2011 BBC Climate summit sees Canadian strike on Kyoto treaty – by Richard Black. Read the rest of this entry »
Rich nations accused of using ‘bullying tactics’ on developing countries at climate talks
28/11/2011 Guardian Western nations ‘used bullying tactics’ at climate talks – by John Vidal. Read the rest of this entry »
UK’s oldest Environmental Protection non-governmental organisation forced to close by government cuts
28/11/2011 Guardian Environmental Protection UK forced to shut. Read the rest of this entry »
Climate summit faces big emitters’ stalling tactics by Richard Black
27/11/2011 BBC Some of the developing world’s biggest greenhouse gas emitters are bidding to delay talks on a new climate agreement. Read the rest of this entry »
Durban summit – rich countries threaten poor ones with aid cuts to force lack of action on climate change
27/11/2011 Independent Britain and other rich countries are using aid money as a lever to bully developing countries over climate change Read the rest of this entry »
Durban summit – Why are the big emitters gambling with all our fates? – by John Vidal
25/11/2011 Guardian The planet suffers, yet there is little appetite for a new deal in Durban. Read the rest of this entry »
Durban – your guide to the latest vital climate summit – Fred Pearce
26/11/2011 New Scientist Climate negotiators meet in Durban, South Africa, from Monday to discuss controls on greenhouse gas emissions. Read the rest of this entry »
Durban summit starts with deadlock over carbon cuts
26/11/2011 Independent It will involve 10,000 officials from 194 countries in a massive, complex negotiation. Read the rest of this entry »
UK Sir David Attenborough has warned that there will be “open water at the North Pole in summer -
26/11/2011 Independent Sir David Attenborough has warned that there will be “open water at the North Pole in summer within the next few decades” Read the rest of this entry »
Population – Professor Aubrey Manning’s lecture at Edinburgh University.
22/11/2011 You Tube recording – one hour twenty minutes including questions- Read the rest of this entry »
One climate model suggests climate sensitivity may be a bit less than thought – more research needed
25/11/2011 New Scientist The climate may be less sensitive to carbon dioxide than we thought Read the rest of this entry »
UK 4,000 corporate social responsibility (CSR) of environmental impact show many gross errors
25/11/2011 Guardian Two companies both managed to excise, completely legally, a huge coal plant Read the rest of this entry »
Climate research leaked emails – what do they mean?
25/11/2011 Guardian The leaked climate science emails – and what they mean. Read the rest of this entry »
Worldwide poll shows there is little support for nuclear power – except in UK
25/11/2011 BBC Nuclear power ‘gets little public support worldwide’ – by Richard Black. Read the rest of this entry »
Science report on climate sensitivity to atmospheric carbon says “drastic” but a little less imminent
25/11/2011 BBC Climate sensitivity to CO2 probed. – by Jennifer Carpenter. Read the rest of this entry »
UK East Anglia University more emails released – just before Durban conference on climate change
24/11/2011 New Scientist Climategate 2: Hacked emails released. Read the rest of this entry »
United Nations’ environment chief warns against rich nations’ plan to delay action on climate change
24/11/2011 Guardian Achim Steiner called the planned delay a ‘political choice’. – by Fiona Harvey. Read the rest of this entry »
UK East Anglia University email – the scandal is not the emails but the attacks by deniers – comment
24/11/2011 Guardian The “real climategates are the tip of an iceberg of venality enveloping anti-science interests and their enablers”, Read the rest of this entry »
UK East Anglia University defends latest leaked emails on climate change research
24/11/2011 Guardian More than 39,000 pages of emails to and from scientists at the University of East Anglia were loaded onto a Russian server Read the rest of this entry »
United Nations Environment Programme report details carbon cuts that could be achieved.
24/11/2011 BBC Carbon emissions divide ‘can be bridged’ by Richard Black. Read the rest of this entry »
Himalayas – four countries agree collaboration on action to stop climate change
23/11/2011 New Scientist Himalayan nations agree to collaborate on climate action. Read the rest of this entry »
UK Report shows that going ahead with shale oil gas will defeat carbon reduction efforts
23/11/2011 Guardian The UK will fail to meet its climate change targets if industry and politicians back controversial new plans Read the rest of this entry »
UK report of more emails from East Anglia University on climate change research
23/11/2011 Guardian A new round of hacked emails between climate scientists has been released online. Read the rest of this entry »
More emails from East Anglia University about climate change research
23/11/2011 BBC ‘New release’ of climate emails – by Richard Black. Read the rest of this entry »
Rich nations ‘give up’ on new climate treaty until 2020.
21/11/2011 Guardian Rich nations ‘give up’ on new climate treaty until 2020. Read the rest of this entry »
Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change Chairman expects a storm of denial over the Report on extreme weather..
21/11/2011 Guardian IPCC chief braced for storms of denial over extreme weather report. Read the rest of this entry »
Extreme weather is caused by carbon emissions – “We are gambling with lives…” by Damian Carrington
20/11/2011 Guardian Extreme weather: We’re gambling with lives at ever worsening odds. Read the rest of this entry »
Climate change has affected European bird migration – delayed a month for some species.
21/11/2011 BBC Autumn’s birds delay migration. by Victoria Gill. Read the rest of this entry »
UN report on climate change effects on extreme weather events
20/11/2011 Independent UN predicts more rainfall and heatwaves. Read the rest of this entry »
Pacific ocean temperatures, etc will be sampled as 4 robotic boats begin 33,000 nautical mile voyage
20/11/2011 BBC Robots attempt record breaking Pacific Ocean voyage. Read the rest of this entry »
Egypt – a study in the mounting crises caused by climate change – John Vidal reports
19/11/2011 Guardian In 10 days’ time, 195 parties and 17,000 delegates will descend on Durban for the latest round of global climate talks. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Special Report on extreme weather’ by 220 top scientists for IPCC says climate change will seriously affect the whole world
19/11/2011 Guardian Heavier rainfall, fiercer storms and intensifying droughts are likely to strike the world Read the rest of this entry »
Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change Report warns of extreme weather due to climate change
17/1/2011 BBC IPCC: Climate impact risk set to increase. Read the rest of this entry »
Building new fossil fuel power stations while negotiating carbon emissions cuts is absurd
17/11/2011 New Scientist New power plants and factories lock us into hot future. Read the rest of this entry »
USA – will not be allowed to view the final Climate Change episode of Frozen Planet TV series.
18/11/2011 Guardian The final episode of the Frozen Planet TV series with David Attenborough will not be screened in th USA because it describes climate change. Read the rest of this entry »
Hyperwarming of the poles – newly discovered positive feedbacks – 10C warmer if we continue to burn carbon as we do now
17/11/2011 New Scientist Hyperwarming climate could turn Earth’s poles green. Read the rest of this entry »
Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change will confirm climate change causes more extreme weather
IPCC expected to confirm link between climate change and extreme weather. Read the rest of this entry »
Major Report asks – How much less meat should we eat to reduce carbon emissions?
17/11/2011 New Scientist Just how much meat can eco-citizens eat? Read the rest of this entry »
UK habits are changing – people are wasting far less food but still wasting too much
17/11/2011 Independent British households are throwing away a lot less food than they were four years ago Read the rest of this entry »
USA within a decade climate change extreme storms could flood a third of New York
17/11/2011 Guardian Within a decade climate change extreme storms could flood a third of New York. Read the rest of this entry »
Extreme weather – how much is due to climate change?
15/11/2011 New Scientist A chance to blame extreme weather on climate change. Read the rest of this entry »
Monster leap in carbon emissions in 2010 as wrold economy de-greens
15/11/2011 New Scientist Huge rise in emissions as world economy de-greens. Read the rest of this entry »
What should be target to minimise the damage to our climate due to carbon emissions? 350ppme
15/11/2011 Guardian A man watches a screen showing a counter constantly updating the greenhouse gases in the Earth’s atmosphere Read the rest of this entry »
UN chief asks at Dhaka summit for fund to help countries affected by climate change
15/11/2011 BBC UN chief Ban Ki-moon makes climate plea at Dhaka summit – by Anbarasan Ethirajan. Read the rest of this entry »
UK has exceeded European limits on air pollution since 2005 killing people
14/11/2011 BBC 14 UK air pollution ‘puts lives at risk’ – by Richard Black. Read the rest of this entry »
Study show big differences in media coverage of climate change denial across countries and impact of lobbying
12/11/2011 Guardian by Leo Hickman – During a trip to Italy earlier this year, I asked a local journalist whether climate sceptical views get much of an airing Read the rest of this entry »
Severity of forest fires in Amazon and other places are links by research to ocean temperatures
12/11/2011 BBC Amazon fire season ‘linked to ocean temperature’ – by Mark Kinver. Read the rest of this entry »
UK ‘rivers’ in the sky caused worst floods
11/11/2011 New Scientist Atmospheric rivers caused the UK’s worst floods. Read the rest of this entry »
Abstract of James Hansen paper on weather anomolies that can be attributed to global warming
10/11/2011 James Hansen ABSTRACT of Climate Variability and Climate Change: The New Climate Dice. Read the rest of this entry »
Keystone XL tar sands pipeline delayed until 2013 by Obama for thorough environmental assessment
11/11/2011 www.350.org We won. You won. Read the rest of this entry »
Legal actions may stop businesses emitting carbon especially if link is proven to extreme weather events
11/11/2011 New Scientist There’s a way to curb carbon emissions without having to wait for governments to forge a global climate deal. Read the rest of this entry »
Durban summit must end the fossil fuel subsidy of $409bn compared with $66bn for renewables.
10/11/2011 Guardian Emissions are rising by record amounts, and time is running out to avoid catastrophic warming. Read the rest of this entry »
International Energy Authority – if no effective international controls on carbon emissions by 2017 we go above 2° safety limit.
9/11/2011 Guardian Any fossil fuel infrastructure built in the next five years will cause irreversible climate change, according to the IEA. Read the rest of this entry »
Polar scientists warn that ice loss from Arctic Sea and Antarctic is accelerating – clear signs of global warming
9/11/2011 Independent Climate change melting polar regions faster than ever before. Read the rest of this entry »
Australia passes carbon tax legislation through Senate
9/11/2011 Independent Australia, one of the world’s worst per capita carbon emitters, yesterday passed landmark laws to introduce a tax on polluting industries, Read the rest of this entry »
UK prestige TV documentary Panorama distorts rising energy costs against renewables.
9/11/2011 Guardian Viewers of Panorama would be forgiven for thinking all the rises in energy bills were the result of subsidies for offshore wind farms. Read the rest of this entry »
Durban COP 17 – Pessimism but Climate Vulnerable Forum of poor and vulnerable countries acts.
8/11/2011 Guardian As the next round of climate talks – the COP17 climate change conference in Durban Read the rest of this entry »
UK is the 3rd worse in G20 for failing to cut carbon emissions
8/11/2011 Guardian China’s economy was steady last year in the emissions pumped out to grow the economy:the UK’s got worse. Read the rest of this entry »
Permafrost thaw may produce more carbon dioxide than methane due to micro-organisms
7/11/2011 New Scientist As the Arctic permafrost melts over the coming decades, long-frozen microorganisms will thaw out and start feasting on the soil. Read the rest of this entry »
UK’s own emissions grew faster than the economy last year for the first time since 1996
7/11/2011 Independent – as a cash-strapped population relegated the environment down its league of concerns and spent more money keeping warm, according to a new report. Read the rest of this entry »
USA Thousands protest at the White House against Keystone XL pipeline
7/11/2011 Guardian The Keystone project has emerged as a defining issue for Obama, cast as a choice between the environment and the economy. Read the rest of this entry »
2010 global carbon emissions rose by record 6% – biggest polluter now China
6/11/2011 Independent Soaring carbon dioxide emissions from China and the US have driven the world’s output of greenhouse gases to its highest level, Read the rest of this entry »
Durban summit split on key issues about carbon emissions
6/11/2011 Guardian Climate summit set for rows on flying, cash and history. Read the rest of this entry »
Japan Engineer Yasuyuki Fuijimura show how we could live with very little electricity
5/11/2011 Guardian Yasuyuki Fujimura runs the Atelier Non-Electric company and advocates a lifestyle without electricity. Read the rest of this entry »
China’s chief climate change official says developing countries must cut carbon emissions
5/11/2011 Guardian China’s chief climate change official, Xie Zhenhua, called on emerging economies Read the rest of this entry »
Antarctica – sea ways across the continent possible – in 1000 years?
4/11/2011 New Scientist Seaways across Antarctica could open in 1000 years. Read the rest of this entry »
Sahel – population + increases in climate change reducing crops =hunger for many millions
4/11/2011 Independent I imagine most people would be hard put to place Burkina Faso on a map; Read the rest of this entry »
Is the ‘peak consumption’ hypothesis correct? by George Monbiot
4/11/2011 Guardian I won’t deny it: my first reaction on seeing the results of Chris Goodall’s research Read the rest of this entry »
Global carbon emissions have increased by a record 6 per cent – more than the worst IPCC prediction
4/11/2011 Guardian The output of greenhouse gases has jumped by the highest amount on record. Read the rest of this entry »
Antarctica – Pine glacier – vast iceberg forming
4/11/2011 BBC Major berg forming in Antarctica – by Jonathan Amos. Read the rest of this entry »
India 3 km thick layer of pollution probably increases cyclones – study shows
3/11/2011 Guardian Pollution may increase the likelihood of such storms. Read the rest of this entry »
UK shipping should be included in carbon emissions
3/11/2011 BBC Action urged on ships’ carbon emissions – by Richard Black. Read the rest of this entry »
USA Military thinktank says cut oil use as national security imperative
2/11/2011 Guardian Report from Military Advisory Board says US must reduce energy imports over the next decade as a national security imperative. Read the rest of this entry »
Intergovernmental Panel on Climate – climate change means weather extremes at huge cost
1/1/2011 Guardian Wild weather worsening due to climate change, IPCC confirms. Read the rest of this entry »
UK Consumption across a wide range has fallen since 2001 – by Duncan Clark
2/11/2011 Guardian From food to paper and water, Britain has gradually been guzzling less over the past decade. Read the rest of this entry »
USA climatologist Michael Mann given legal permission for lawsuit against American Tradition Institute
2/11/2011 Guardian American climatologist Michael Mann is one of the originators of a graph of temp. trends dubbed the ‘hockey stick’. Read the rest of this entry »
Why the world is burning more coal.- by Fred Pearce for Yale Environment 360.
1/11/2011 Guardian The inconvenient truth is that coal remains a cheap and dirty fuel Read the rest of this entry »
The six natural resources most drained by our 7 billion people
1/11/2011 Guardian For how long can we realistically expect to have oil? Read the rest of this entry »