Tropical forest destruction much worst in Indonesia/Malaysia - report
31/5/2008 New Scientist citing Swiss Federal Institute of Technology report Read the rest of this entry »
635m. years ago - research indictates methane release tipping point.
31/5/2008 New Scientist Report published in Nature, vol 453, p. 642 Read the rest of this entry »
US agriculture - more weeds with climate change
31/5/2008 New Scientist US Department of Agriculture Report Read the rest of this entry »
Increase methane emissions probably due to wetlands
23/5/2008 BBC Higher atmospheric levels of the greenhouse gas methane noted last year are probably related to emissions from wetlands, Read the rest of this entry »
MEP’s include aviation in C trading scheme + i year earlier
28/5/2008 Guardian MEPs voted overwhelmingly to include aviation in Europe’s emissions trading scheme (ETS) a year earlier than planned. Read the rest of this entry »
Crisis talks on global food prices
27/5/2008 Guardian Global food crisis · Summit in Rome follows record spikes in cost of rice, wheat and dairy products Read the rest of this entry »
Billions wasted on UN climate programme
26/5/2008 Guardian (front page, John Vidal) Energy firms routinely abusing carbon offset fund, US studies claim Read the rest of this entry »
Barcelona forced to import emergency water
14/5/2008 Guardian The tanker Sichem Defender arrived at the port of Barcelona yesterday carrying nearly 23m litres of drinking water Read the rest of this entry »
Rise in chief greenhouse gases worse than feared
13/5/2008 Guardian World carbon dioxide levels highest for 650,000 years, says US report· Read the rest of this entry »
Struggle to prevent Amazon rail forest tipping point.
13/5/2008 BBC Frontline battle to save Amazon forest. By Gary Duffy, Paragominas Read the rest of this entry »
US drivers reduce consumption because of rise in fuel prices.
10/5/2008 New Scientist Economists in USA say changes in drivers behaviour could help to reduce greenhouse gases. Read the rest of this entry »
Warming oceans may become oxygen deserts unable to suppport life
10/5/2008 New Scientist Gloabl warming may turn large areas of oceans into oxygen desets unable to sustain life. Read the rest of this entry »
Destruction of mangrove forests in Burma left coastal areas exposed
6/5/2008 BBC -Destruction of mangrove forests in Burma left coastal areas exposed to the devastating force of the weekend’s cyclone, Read the rest of this entry »
Fife diet good idea but far from “carbon neutral”.
6/5/2008 BBC A project based on a “carbon-neutral” diet has attracted hundreds of supporters, Read the rest of this entry »
Hundreds of UK power substations and water plants at risk of flooding
7/5/2008 BBC Hundreds of UK power substations and water treatment plants are potentially at risk from flooding, Read the rest of this entry »
The potential for tree carbon sequestration
3/5/2008 New Scientist Carbon Lockdown - a summary of the 4 page article. Read the rest of this entry »
Nuclear power - uranium mining causing more emissions
30/4/2008 BBC The case for nuclear power as a low carbon energy source to replace fossil fuels has been challenged in new report by Australian academics. Read the rest of this entry »
Focus on greening homes and offices ignores landscape of our cities
29/4/2008 BBC 21st Century urban spaces must undergo a green revolution. Read the rest of this entry »
Prediction rejected - no slow global warming for 10years
1/5/2008 BBC Reported research saying global warming may slow for 10 years is contradicted by www.realclimate.org climate experts. Read the rest of this entry »