Bonn conference hears more than half world population will suffer acute water shortage in twenty years.
25/5/2013 New Scientist Act now to avert a global water crisis. Read the rest of this entry »
More than half the world’s population will be short of water in 20 years.
24/5/2013 Guardian Global majority faces water shortages ‘within two generations’. Read the rest of this entry »
Needed: a politically sellable vision of a prosperous low-carbon economy.
24/5/2013 Guardian Have the climate sceptics really won? Read the rest of this entry »
Mount Everest’s glaciers are melting at a faster rate
23/5/2013 Guardian Mount Everest’s glaciers shrinking at increasing rate, say researchers. Read the rest of this entry »
UK approves world’s biggest wave power farm off Western Isles
23/5/2013 BBC Ministers approve plans for world’s biggest wave farm in Western Isles. Read the rest of this entry »
China launches its first carbon trading scheme to reduce carbon emissions
22/5/2013 Guardian China unveils details of pilot carbon-trading programme. Read the rest of this entry »
Myles Allen refutes climate change denier Matt Ridley
22/5/2013Guardian Matt Ridley has joined the real climate debate. Read the rest of this entry »
Alaskans are suffering from global warming
18/5/2013 Guardian he slow-moving disaster being visited on the village of Newtok is a familiar one in Alaska. Read the rest of this entry »
Oklahoma tornado kills at least 51
21/5/2013 BBC Oklahoma tornado: Dozens killed in Moore. Read the rest of this entry »
Heartland Institute pathetically tries to cast doubt on global warming
20/5/2013 Guardian Heartland Institute wastes real scientists’ time – yet again. Read the rest of this entry »
US policy on the Arctic is focussed on exploitation
20/5/2013 Guardian Obama’s Arctic strategy sets off a climate time bomb. Read the rest of this entry »
Canadian artist hits back at government censorship about tar sands
20/5/2013 Gurdian Artist finds inspiration in Canadian government’s attempt to silence her. Read the rest of this entry »
Slower global warming for a few years is no comfort for climate change deniers and the longer term increase is not affected
20/5/2013 BBC Climate slowdown means extreme rates of warming ‘not as likely’. Read the rest of this entry »
Study extrapolates from last decade’s global temperature rise.
19/5/2013 New Scientist A second chance to save the climate. Read the rest of this entry »
James Hansen speaks out against tar sand extraction
19/5/2013 Guardian Tar sands exploitation would mean game over for climate, warns leading scientist. Read the rest of this entry »
US New York heat wave deaths will rise 22% in the next decade due to clmate change
19/5/2013 Guardian Heatwave deaths in New York city could rise by up to 22%, study shows. Read the rest of this entry »
Climate change: Human disaster forecast with 4°C global warming
19/5/2013 Guardian Climate change meltdown unlikely but human disaster looms, claims new research. ° Read the rest of this entry »
James Hansen explains again that global warming has not stalled
18/5/2013 Guardian Global warming has not stalled, insists world’s best-known climate scientist. Read the rest of this entry »
London one quarter of all properties is now at risk of flooding
18/5/2013 Guardian Flooding threatens one in four London properties. Read the rest of this entry »
Claim that Fox News Management ordered its journalists to deny climate change
17/5/2013 Guardian Zombie climate sceptic theories survive only in newspapers and on TV. Read the rest of this entry »
Ice tsunamis hit lakes in US and Canada
17/5/2013 New Scientist Ice tsunamis overwhelm lakeside homes. Read the rest of this entry »
Alaska communities forced to evacuate by climate change
17/5/2013 Guardian Statutory limits prevent effective response to communities at climate risk. Read the rest of this entry »
97 percent of publications by scientists working on the climate say humans are causing global warming.
`6/5/2013 Guardian Climate research nearly unanimous on human causes, survey finds. Read the rest of this entry »
UK sea level rises threaten the Thames Barrier designed to protect London
15/5/2013 Guardian Floods could ‘overwhelm Thames Barrier by end of century’. Read the rest of this entry »
Report of more detailed assessment of sea level rise by 2100
15/5/2013 New Scientist Seas will rise no more than 69 centimetres by 2100. Read the rest of this entry »
UK Unusual weather as snow and high winds hit the south-west in late May
15/5/2012 BBC Snow and winds of 65mph hit Devon and Cornwall. Read the rest of this entry »
More accurate predictions gve higher estmates of sea level rises due to ice melting
14/5/2013 BBC ‘Best estimate’ for impact of melting ice on sea level rise. Read the rest of this entry »
Alaskan people know how fast global warming is changing the world
14/5/2013 Guardian What happens in the Arctic affects the rest of the world. Read the rest of this entry »
The Amazon rainforests generate their own rainfall and the wind needed for wind-power.
14/5/2012 BBC Rainforest plays critical role in hydropower generation. Read the rest of this entry »
Syrian civil war involves oil and international politics
13/5/2013 Guardian Peak oil, climate change and pipeline geopolitics driving Syria conflict. Read the rest of this entry »
UK government claiming to act on climate change has opposed EU car efficiency targets
13/5/2013 Guardian UK government to oppose 2025 European vehicle emissions target. Read the rest of this entry »
Chief of European Bank for Reconstruction and Development opposes reducing carbon emissions as “ideological”.
13/5/2013 Guardian European energy chief puts forward case for funding coal. Read the rest of this entry »
Climate change threatens to make agriculture fail across entire continents
12/5/2013 Observer Climate change ‘will make hundreds of millions homeless’. Read the rest of this entry »
400ppm carbon dioxide means governments have failed for decades to curb carbon emissions
12/5/2013 Observer Climate change: swift political action can avert a carbon dioxide crisis. Read the rest of this entry »
When global warming hits 2C half of plant species and one-third of animals will suffer serious damage to their habitats.
12/5/2013 BBC ‘Dramatic decline’ warning for plants and animals. Read the rest of this entry »
Arctic ocean is 35 per cent more acidic than it was, because of carbon emissions
11/5/2013 Independent The Arctic Ocean is absorbing carbon dioxide at a far greater rate than was previously thought, Read the rest of this entry »
Scientists call for action as carbon reaches 400ppm in troposphere
11/5/2013 BBC Scientists call for action to tackle CO2 levels. Read the rest of this entry »
Carbon in the troposphere hits 400ppm – George Monbiot
10/5/2013 Guardian Climate milestone is a moment of symbolic significance on road of idiocy. Read the rest of this entry »
The Arctic was 8°C hotter and sea levels 40m higher, the last time carbon levels were this high 3m years ago.
°9/5/2013 Guardian Meteorite crater reveals future of a globally warmed world. Read the rest of this entry »
UK Prince Charles speaks out against climate change deniers and corporate lobbyists
9/5/2013 Guardian Prince Charles attacks global warming sceptics. Read the rest of this entry »
Academics warn against further tar-sand extraction in Canada
9/5/2013 Guardian Academics warn Canada against further tar sands production. Read the rest of this entry »
Climate change is causing severe water shortage for many in Bangladesh
8/5/2013 Guardian Safe drinking water disappearing fast in Bangladesh. Read the rest of this entry »
Arctic ice melt is affecting the jetstream and therefore the weather.
7/5/2013 Guardian This isn’t the weather we grew up with. Read the rest of this entry »
Fossil fuels are rapidly acidifying the Arctic seas. it will take tens of thousands of years to get back to normal.
6/5/2013 BBC Arctic Ocean ‘acidifying rapidly’- by Roger Harrabin. Read the rest of this entry »
UK warned that global warming will bring malaria
5/5/2013 Guardian Climate changes could bring malaria to the UK Read the rest of this entry »
Is China really leading the way on climate change?
4/5/2013 Guardian Is China really a climate change leader? Read the rest of this entry »
Claim that burning whole wood biomass for energy is worse than coal
4/5/2013 Guardian The biomass industry should come clean about its environmental impact. Read the rest of this entry »
Sea level irregularities and the counter intuitive effects of polar melting
3/5/2013 New Scientist Where melting ice means retreating seas. – by Stephen Battersby. Read the rest of this entry »
Effects of polar melting on weather systems and ocean currents.
3/5/2013 New Scientist Additional information about counter intuit ive effects on sea levels of Arctic and Antarctic melting. Read the rest of this entry »
Campaign for divestment from fossil fuel polluters – also needs to target big ‘green’ organisations
3/5/2013 Guardian The giants of the green world that profit from the planet’s destruction. Read the rest of this entry »
Do the Math: The Movie, is a new 42 minute movie with Bill McKibben
For more information and a trailer Go to: http://act.350.org/event/do_the_math_film/create/?akid=3095.250078.h_TjEG&rd=1&t=3
Deniers of climate change are ‘framing’ the scientists in the media.
3/5/2013 Guardian How climate scientists are being framed. Read the rest of this entry »
US government advised that arctic summer melt is a runaway process with food shortage implications
2/5/2013 Guardian White House warned on imminent Arctic ice death spiral. Read the rest of this entry »
World Met Org confirms 2012 was among top ten warmest years since 1850
2/5/2013 World Meteorological Organisation Annual Climate Statement Confirms 2012 as Among Top Ten Warmest Years. Read the rest of this entry »
Fossil fuel industries get huge subsidies
2/5/2013 Guardian Scientist Roy Spencer is wrong: fossil fuels are expensive. Read the rest of this entry »
UK Environmental protection does not include the precautionary principle – George Monbiot
2/5/2013 Guardian Stewards of the natural world do not understand the precautionary principle. Read the rest of this entry »
Hurricane Sandy put 11bn gallons of sewage into waterways.
1/5/2013 Guardian Hurricane Sandy dumped 11bn gallons of raw sewage in eastern US waterways. Read the rest of this entry »
China is becoming world leader in fighting climate change
30/4/2013 New Scientist China is fast becoming a world leader in the fight against climate change. Read the rest of this entry »
Humans began to change the Earth using fire 5000 years ago.
30/4/2013 New Scientist Humans’ indelible stamp on Earth clear 5000 years ago. Read the rest of this entry »
Government science advisers are lobbyists for government agendas. George Monbiot
30/4/2013 Guardian Beware the rise of the government scientists turned lobbyists. Read the rest of this entry »
Tributes to James Hansen, pre-eminent climate scientist on his retirement
29/4/2013 Guardian What’s climate scientist James Hansen’s legacy? Read the rest of this entry »
400ppm record level of carbon dioxide in the troposphere in the next few days
29/4/2013 Guardian Global carbon dioxide levels set to pass 400ppm milestone. Read the rest of this entry »
UK Government wants to remove teaching of climate change in schools
29/4/2013 Guardian PR smokescreen cannot hide the holes in climate teaching proposals. Read the rest of this entry »
Burma is opening up dirty fossil fuels
29/4/2013 Guardian The dirty fossil fuel secret behind Burma’s democratic fairytale. Read the rest of this entry »
Carbon bubbles means Australia’s coal industry is overvalued
28/4/2013 Guardian Carbon bubble makes Australia’s coal industry ripe ‘for financial implosion’. Read the rest of this entry »
Ocean circulation currents keep the Northern Hemisphere hotter than the Southern
26/4/2013 New Scientist Ocean pump keeps northern hemisphere hot. Read the rest of this entry »
Berners-Lee, Mike and Clark, Duncan 2013 The Burning Question.
Berners-Lee, Mike and Clark, Duncan 2013 The Burning Question: We Can’t Burn Half the World’s oil, coal and gas. Read the rest of this entry »
Expert answer to skeptics claim of weaker climate sensitivity and lessening global warming
26/4/2013 realclimate.org The answer is blowing in the wind: The warming went into the deep end. Read the rest of this entry »
Project Censored News that failed to get media coverage
26/4/2013 Project Censored These items were selected by Project Censored because they failed to get news coverage in the media. Read the rest of this entry »
Obama campaign seeks to shame climate change deniers in Congress
26/4/2013 Guardian Obama campaign launches plan to shame climate sceptics in Congress. Read the rest of this entry »
San Francisco and Seattle pull funds from fossil fuel firms
26/4/2013 Guardian San Francisco and Seattle lead US cities pulling funds from fossil fuel firms. Read the rest of this entry »
Greenpeace board coal ship peacefully to give message
25/4/2013 Guardian Greenpeace activists board ship carrying Australian coal. Read the rest of this entry »
Reuters is puzzled by global warming accelerating.
24/4/2013 Guardian Why is Reuters puzzled by global warming’s acceleration? Read the rest of this entry »
UK carbon emissions are still growing despite promises and targets
24/4/2013 BBC UK CO2 emissions rising, government advisers warn. Read the rest of this entry »
Biggest fossil fuel companies are 40 to 60 percent overvalued because they must not use most of their resources
23/4/2013 New Scientist ‘Carbon bubble’ threatens climate negotiations. Read the rest of this entry »
George Monbiot on the failure of the EU Cap and Trade scheme
23/4/2013 Guardian This faith in the markets is misplaced: only governments can save our living planet. Read the rest of this entry »
75 years ago Guy Callandar published evidence that carbon emissions raise global temperatures
22/4 2013 Guardian How the burning of fossil fuels was linked to a warming world in 1938. Read the rest of this entry »
Will Hutton – Burn our planet or face financial meltdown. Not much of a choice.
21/4/2013 Observer Burn our planet or face financial meltdown. Not much of a choice. Read the rest of this entry »
Appeal for businesses to inform about climate change.
20/4/2013 Guardian Climate fight needs businesses to sway consumers, says Method pioneer. Read the rest of this entry »
US dispute on whether 2012 drought was caused by global warming
20/4/2013 New Scientist Climate’s role in US droughts is under scrutiny. Read the rest of this entry »
Gamble that fossil fuels will not be restricted risks 6 trillion dollars
19/4/2013 Guardian How your pension is being used in a $6 trillion climate gamble. Read the rest of this entry »
A financial bubble of unburnable carbon will result when emission reductions are enacted
20/4/2013 Guardian Carbon bubble will plunge the world into another financial crisis – report. Read the rest of this entry »
Firms own unburnable fossil fuels if promised action to reduce carbon emissions is enacted
20/4/2013 BBC Firms ‘own unburnable fossil fuels’ . Read the rest of this entry »
Going green is NOT enough.
18/4/2013 Guardian Going Green is Not enough. Read the rest of this entry »
Extinction debt means a delay of decades or more before cause ends in extinction.
18/4/2013 New Scientist Extinction debt suggests endangered species are doomed. Read the rest of this entry »
Desertification is spreading in 108 countries. Demand for food wll increase 60 percent
18/4/2013 Guardian Desertification crisis affecting 168 countries worldwide, study shows. Read the rest of this entry »
James Hansen’s post ‘Making Things Clearer: Exaggeration, Jumping the Gun, and The Venus Syndrome’.
15/4/2013 James Hansen document. ‘Making Things Clearer: Exaggeration, Jumping the Gun, and The Venus Syndrome’. Read the rest of this entry »
UK 11 to 16 year old children are deeply worried about climate change
17/4/2013 Guardian British children ‘deeply concerned’ about the impact of climate change. Read the rest of this entry »
Photosynthesis is used to produce hydrogen as clean fuel from water at a controlled rate
16/4/2013 Independent Science moves step closer to developing hydrogen as cheap and clean energy form. Read the rest of this entry »
Antarctic ice is melting 10 times faster than it did 600 years ago
16/4/2013 New Scientist Antarctic ice melting faster than in past 1000 years. Read the rest of this entry »
Developments in waste heat technology
15/4/2013 New Scientist Smart heat nets fire the next energy revolution. Read the rest of this entry »
Jeremy Grantham interview on climate change PART 1
15/4/2013 Guardian Jeremy Grantham on population growth, China and climate sceptics. Read the rest of this entry »
Antarctic is melting at a record rate new 364metre core shows
15/4/2013 Guardian Antarctic ice melting at record rate, study shows. Read the rest of this entry »
UN says that its climate change goals are put at risk by the surge in carbon emissions
15/4/2013 Reuters World climate change goal at risk as emissions surge – UN. Read the rest of this entry »
UK letter signed by senior environmentalists decries cutting climate change out of the curriculum
14/4/2013 Observer Plans to drop climate debate from national curriculum ‘unacceptable’. Read the rest of this entry »
Millions face starvation as planet warms
13/4/2013 Observer Millions face starvation as world warms, say scientists. Read the rest of this entry »
Jeremy Grantham environmental philanthropist speaks out
13/4/2013 Guardian Jeremy Grantham, environmental philanthropist: ‘We’re trying to buy time for the world to wake up’. Read the rest of this entry »
Copenhagen heads fast towards becoming a low carbon city.
13/4/2013 Guardian Copenhagen’s ambitious push to be carbon-neutral by 2025 Read the rest of this entry »
Face up to consumption not recycling says Monbiot
13/4/2013 Guardian Let’s stop hiding behind recycling and be honest about consumption. Read the rest of this entry »
US only 35% of Republican voters support the party’s opposition to action on climate change.
12/4/2013 New Scientist Republican voters want action on climate change. Read the rest of this entry »