Climate Change Archives
September 3, 2010
Openness urged on UK's emissions
The UK government's chief environment scientist has called for more openness in admitting Britain's apparent cuts in greenhouse gases are an illusion.
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August 31, 2010
Stricter controls urged for the UN's climate body
The UN's climate science body needs stricter checks to prevent damage to the organisation's credibility, an independent review has concluded.
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August 25, 2010
Geoengineering 'not a solution' to sea-level rise
Even the most extreme geoengineering approaches will not stop sea levels from rising due to climate change, a study suggests.
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August 13, 2010
Energy efficiency ratings to be compulsory for home sales
EU legislation means that from 2012 all homes for sale will require an energy efficiency rating to be carried out upfront.
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August 11, 2010
Spain's electric car sales off target
Spain's plans to have 2,000 electric cars on the road by the end of 2010 have been dealt a blow as figures showed just 16 have been sold.
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Climate change 'partly to blame' for sweltering Moscow
Global climate change is partly to blame for the abnormally hot and dry weather in Moscow, cloaked in a haze of smoke from wildfires, say researchers.
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August 9, 2010
Climate change talks 'backslide' at Bonn
Global climate change talks have moved backwards since last year, say negotiators from both rich and poor nations at discussions in Germany.
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August 3, 2010
Climate target 'could cost £8bn'
The cost to the taxpayer of meeting Scotland's climate change target has been put at about £8bn by 2020.
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August 2, 2010
WWF says sorry to Saudi Arabia over vandalism
Environmental group WWF has apologised to Saudi Arabia after one of its workers vandalised the country's nameplate at a climate conference.
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July 30, 2010
Coalition sets out ambitious emissions targets
Chris Huhne set out some ambitious climate change targets as part of his first Annual Energy Statement to the House of Commons.
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Groups calling for mandatory carbon reporting
A group of UK businesses, including Aviva, Microsoft and BT, are calling for compulsory carbon reporting to be introduced by the end of the year.
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New car emissions dropped 5%
The level of carbon emissions produced by new vehicles in the UK has dropped by almost five percent, according to new figures.
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July 29, 2010
DECC low carbon programmes spending cuts detailed
The Department of Energy and Climate Change has released further information on £34m of spending cuts to their Low Carbon Technology programmes.
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July 28, 2010
Incentives for low carbon cars confirmed
The transport secretary Phillip Hammond has confirmed that motorists will be given an incentive to encourage them to purchase low carbon cars.
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July 23, 2010
Climate study funding at Norfolk university suspended
Scientists at the University of East Anglia (UEA) have had funding of $200,000 (£131,000) suspended by the US government in a row over e-mails.
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US Senate will not pass a full climate bill
The US Senate will not pass a full climate bill in its current session, majority leader Harry Reid has said.
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July 20, 2010
Govt is sending 'mixed messages' over low carbon economy
Friends of the Earth is claiming that the UK government is sending "mixed messages" with regard to the low carbon economy.
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UK 'must accelerate' on low-carbon road
The UK risks being left behind in the low-carbon future unless government spending is first protected and then increased, say advisers.
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July 19, 2010
Comparative photos of Mount Everest 'confirm ice loss'
Photos taken by a mountaineer on Everest from the same spot where similar pictures were taken in 1921 have revealed an "alarming" ice loss.
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Renewables see 'resilient growth' in 2009
The building of new renewable energy sources continued to outstrip new fossil fuel power plants in Europe and the US during 2009, a report has shown.
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July 9, 2010
CRU climate scientists 'did not withold data'
Climate scientists at a top UK research unit have emerged from an inquiry with their reputations for honesty intact but with a lack of openness criticised.
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July 7, 2010
Climate e-mail inquiry prepares to report
An inquiry into questions raised by the so-called ClimateGate affair will release its conclusions on Wednesday.
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July 2, 2010
Formula One embarks on carbon-cutting drive
The notoriously gas-guzzling sport of Formula One is on track to curb its carbon footprint.
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Solar Impulse plane postpones record night flight bid
Pilot Andre Borschberg has announced he is postponing an attempt to make aviation history because of a technical problem.
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June 29, 2010
Advisors urge new UK climate policies
Major changes in policy are still needed to meet climate targets despite emission cuts brought about by the recession, say government advisors.
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June 22, 2010
Study examines scientists' 'climate credibility'
Some 98% of climate scientists that publish research on the subject support the view that human activities are warming the planet, a study suggests.
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Edinburgh experts to monitor how trees absorb CO2
Scientists from Edinburgh University are to take to the skies to gain a clearer picture of how the world's forests could alleviate climate change.
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June 21, 2010
UK time change 'would save CO2 emissions'
Moving the clocks forward one hour would save hundreds of thousands of tonnes of carbon dioxide each year, campaigners say.
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June 18, 2010
Can painting a mountain restore a glacier?
Slowly but surely an extinct glacier in a remote corner of the Peruvian Andes is being returned to its former colour, not by falling snow or regenerated ice sheets, but by whitewash
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Ancient climate change 'link' to CO2
A "global pattern" of change in the Earth's climate began 2.7 million years ago, say scientists.
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June 17, 2010
Sheffield Forgemasters' £80m nuclear parts loan axed
A factory's expansion plans - which would have created 180 jobs - have been halted after the government cancelled an £80m loan.
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June 16, 2010
Water CO2 calculator for UK homes goes online
A website that helps people to work out how much CO2 is being emitted to heat water in their homes has gone online.
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Solar plane set for night flight
A solar-powered plane is getting ready to hit the skies once again - this time, at night.
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Sperm whale faeces 'offset CO2 emissions'
Sperm whale faeces may help oceans absorb carbon dioxide from the air, scientists say.
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Climate panel chief welcomes climate debate
The head of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, Rajendra Pachauri, says he welcomes "the development of a vigorous debate" on climate science.
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June 15, 2010
Barack Obama calls for clean-energy push
US President Barack Obama has called on his party and supporters to back a "new future" of clean energy.
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Green Revolution's diet of big carbon savings
The Green Revolution of the 1960s raised crop yields and cut hunger - and also saved decades worth of greenhouse gas emissions, a study concludes.
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June 11, 2010
Rich countries accused of carbon 'cheating'
Some rich countries are seeking new rules under the UN climate convention that campaigners say would allow them to gain credit for "business as usual".
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Rich countries accused of carbon 'cheating'
Some rich countries are seeking new rules under the UN climate convention that campaigners say would allow them to gain credit for "business as usual".
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June 9, 2010
British companies plan to up spending on climate change
Despite the tough economic climate more than three quarters of corporate executives in the UK say they plan to increase spending on climate change initiatives between now and 2012.
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New UN climate chief calls for more ambition
The incoming head of the UN climate convention has said rich nations must pledge bigger emission cuts if climate change is to be tackled effectively.
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June 7, 2010
Climate change made apes vanish in ancient Europe
Great apes were wiped out in ancient Europe when their environment changed drastically some nine million years ago, scientists say
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June 4, 2010
London Olympic Games site wind turbine scrapped
Plans to build a wind turbine in east London's Olympic Park site have been scrapped.
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June 3, 2010
EU 'half way to 2020 emissions target'
The EU is more than halfway to its target of cutting emissions by 20% from 1990 levels by 2020, a report shows.
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June 1, 2010
Society to review climate message
The UK's Royal Society is reviewing its public statements on climate change after 43 Fellows complained that it had oversimplified its messages.
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May 26, 2010
Polar bears face 'tipping point' due to climate change
Climate change will trigger a dramatic and sudden decline in the number of polar bears, a new study has concluded.
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Thermal imaging scheme aims to reducing heating costs
Infra-red technology is to be used to "photograph" homes across Scotland in a bid to cut CO2 emissions and make properties cheaper to heat.
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May 21, 2010
UK 'will push EU on CO2 targets'
The UK government will push the EU to move to a higher target for cutting greenhouse gas emissions. It will urge the EU to cut emissions by 30% from 1990 levels by 2020, rather than the current 20% target, partly through more support for renewables.
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May 20, 2010
Why China holds 'rare' cards in the race to go green
From electric cars to wind turbines, environmentally-friendly technology around the world needs rare earth metals. But China - where over 90% of these minerals are mined - is saying it now wants to keep more for its own industry.
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New UN climate head demands ambition and transparency
The new head of the UN's climate convention has called for ambition and transparency in UN climate talks.
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Climate change is 'distraction' on malaria spread
Climate change will have a tiny impact on malaria compared with our capacity to control the disease, a study finds.
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May 12, 2010
US senators Kerry and Lieberman to unveil climate bill
The details of a long-awaited US bill on climate change are to be made public later, but analysts are warning it faces a tough battle to be made law.
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Steep rise in India greenhouse gas emissions
India's annual greenhouse gas emissions increased by nearly 60% between 1994 and 2007, a government study says.
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Europe to examine case for bigger CO2 cuts
Europe's climate commissioner Connie Hedegaard is to set out the case for a unilateral 30% EU cut in CO2.
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May 11, 2010
Academics urge radical new approach to climate change
A major change of approach is needed if society is to restrain climate change, according to a report from a self-styled "eclectic" group of academics.
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April 27, 2010
Australia shelves key emissions trading scheme
The Australian government has put plans for a flagship emissions trading scheme on hold until 2013 at the earliest.
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US Senate climate bill postponed over immigration row
Monday's unveiling of a climate bill in the US Senate has been postponed, after a row over immigration reforms.
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April 26, 2010
Indonesia hosts world's biggest geothermal energy forum
Indonesia is hosting what is being called the world's biggest geothermal energy conference.
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April 20, 2010
'Paltry' Copenhagen carbon pledges point to 3C world
Pledges made at December's UN summit in Copenhagen are unlikely to keep global warming below 2C, a study concludes.
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April 19, 2010
Bolivia hosts talks on rights of Mother Earth
Delegates are gathering in the Bolivian city of Cochabamba for a grassroots alternative to last year's UN climate change summit in Copenhagen.
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April 15, 2010
Low solar activity link to cold UK winters
The UK and continental Europe could be gripped by more frequent cold winters in the future as a result of low solar activity, say researchers.
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April 14, 2010
'Climategate' panel set to report
The second of three reviews into hacked climate e-mails from the University of East Anglia (UEA) is set to be released later.
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April 13, 2010
'Slim' prospects for climate deal this year
Prospects of finalising a new binding agreement on climate change by the end of the year are "slim", according to UN climate convention chief Yvo de Boer.
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April 9, 2010
UN climate talks to resume amid fear of more divisions
The first round of UN climate talks since December's bitter Copenhagen summit opens in Bonn on Friday with the future of the process uncertain.
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April 8, 2010
Solar plane prototype in first test flight
A prototype solar-powered plane has made its first full test flight - coming closer to the goal of using solar energy to fly around the world.
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April 6, 2010
London’s hydrogen network plans unveiled
London is set to create a "Hydrogen network" by 2012 to help accelerate the wider use of this non-polluting, zero-carbon energy source in the capital.
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April 1, 2010
Carbon emission reduction scheme comes into effect
A new scheme to cut carbon emissions from big businesses and other organisations has come into effect.
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March 31, 2010
Climate science must be more open, say MPs
MPs investigating the climate change row at the UK's University of East Anglia (UEA) have demanded greater transparency from climate scientists.
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Lovelock: 'We can't save the planet'
Professor James Lovelock, the scientist who developed Gaia theory, has said it is too late to try and save the planet.
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March 30, 2010
Wylfa in Anglesey 'could house next UK nuclear plant'
The UK's next nuclear power plant could be constructed on the island of Anglesey by 2020.
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March 26, 2010
More needed in climate change fight, MPs say
Far more needs to be done by the government to help the UK adapt to climate change, MPs have said.
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China steams ahead on clean energy
China overtook the US during 2009 to become the leading investor in renewable energy technologies, according to a new analysis.
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March 24, 2010
UN body to look at meat and climate link
UN specialists are to look again at the contribution of meat production to climate change, after claims that an earlier report exaggerated the link.
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March 22, 2010
Chair announced for 'Climategate' science probe
A chairman has been appointed to an independent review into the science published by the research unit at the centre of the "Climategate" row.
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Builders’ get a new green rulebook
Changes to the country’s building regulations to make homes, shops and offices warmer and cheaper to run and to take Britain a step closer to meeting its low-carbon commitments were announced last week.
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Clean coal competition
E.ON and ScottishPower have received funding for design and development studies as part of the competition to build one of the world's first commercial-scale carbon capture and storage (CCS) demonstration plants.
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March 19, 2010
UK emissions cut 22% on 1990 levels
The UK has reduced its emissions by almost a quarter on 1990 levels, according to the first annual emissions report based on the carbon budgets system.
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March 17, 2010
Africans 'take blame for climate change'
Many Africans blame themselves for climate change even though fossil fuel emissions there are less than 4% of the global total, a new survey suggests.
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Copenhagen climate summit undone by 'arrogance'
The "disappointing" outcome of December's climate summit was largely down to "arrogance" on the part of rich countries, according to Lord Stern.
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Climate change 'exaggerated' in government adverts
Two government press adverts which used nursery rhymes to raise awareness of climate change have been banned by the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA).
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March 16, 2010
Climate 'fix' could poison sea life
Fertilising the oceans with iron to absorb carbon dioxide could increase concentrations of a chemical that can kill marine mammals, a study has found.
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March 12, 2010
MEPs demand extra funding for low carbon energy technologies
The EU should invest a minimum of EUR 2 billion a year in low carbon technologies, Members of the European Parliament (MEPs) have said in a resolution adopted on 11 March.
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Climate change 'makes birds shrink' in North America
Songbirds in the US are getting smaller, and climate change is suspected as the cause.
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March 10, 2010
EU 'imports' a third of its carbon emissions
Rich countries including several EU nations are "importing" about a third of their CO2 emissions, says a study.
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March 9, 2010
Met Office seasonal forecasts to be scrapped
The Met Office is to stop publishing seasonal forecasts, after it came in for criticism for failing to predict extreme weather.
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March 5, 2010
Climate change human link evidence 'stronger'
A review from the UK Met Office says it is becoming clearer that human activities are causing climate change.
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March 2, 2010
MPs quiz 'climategate' scientist
MPs have quizzed the scientist at the centre of the "climategate" scandal, the first time he has been questioned in public since the row erupted.
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February 25, 2010
Biofuel power plant plan refused
An application to build a biofuel power station at Avonmouth, capable of powering 25,000 homes, has been refused by city councillors.
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February 22, 2010
Science damaged by climate row says NAS chief Cicerone
Leading scientists say that the recent controversies surrounding climate research have damaged the image of science as a whole.
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February 18, 2010
Top UN climate official resigns
Yvo de Boer, the UN's top climate change official, says he will resign after nearly four years in the post.
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February 16, 2010
Zero-emissions taxi launched
An all electric prototype of the London-licensed Mercedes Vito taxi was launched this week by Eco City Vehicles (ECV) plc, a developer and supplier of eco-friendly commercial vehicles.
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February 15, 2010
Industrialised nations' carbon cut plans 'are pathetic'
Industrialised nations have set "pathetic" targets to reduce carbon emissions, says one of India's senior negotiators at the Copenhagen summit.
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'Climategate' expert Jones says data not well organised
Phil Jones, the professor behind the "Climategate" affair, has admitted some of his decades-old weather data was not well enough organised.
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February 10, 2010
Sweden wants explanation on Baltic nuclear 'dumping'
The Russian military allegedly dumped nuclear waste into the Baltic Sea in the early 1990s, according to a report on Swedish television.
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Climate change will make world more 'fragrant'
Climate change will make the world more fragrant.
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February 9, 2010
India backs embattled climate chief Pachauri
India has firmly backed climate change chief Rajendra Pachauri - who has been under attack over recent scientific errors - at UN-led talks in Delhi.
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Climate scepticism 'on the rise', BBC poll shows
The number of British people who are sceptical about climate change is rising, a poll for BBC News suggests.
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February 3, 2010
UEA e-mails leak climate scientist defends his work
The scientist at the centre of a row over climate change research has defended himself against claims that he manipulated data.
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55 countries send UN their carbon-curbing plans
Fifty-five countries have submitted pledges for curbing greenhouse gas emissions to the UN climate convention.
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February 1, 2010
Flight management key to aviation emission cuts
The quickest way to cut emissions from aircraft could be better flight management rather than new technology, an Oxford University study has found.
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Ed Miliband defends climate change science
Recent controversies over scientific data have not undermined efforts to tackle global warming, Climate Change Secretary Ed Miliband has insisted.
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States renew vows to reduce greenhouse gas emissions
Governments around the world have reaffirmed their plans to cut greenhouse gas emissions in support of last month's Copenhagen climate summit.
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January 29, 2010
Climate change research sound, chief UK scientist says
The government's chief scientist says his confidence in climate science remains unshaken despite allegations about the withholding of research data.
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January 28, 2010
Temperature and CO2 feedback loop 'weaker than thought'
The most alarming forecasts of natural systems amplifying the human-induced greenhouse effect may be too high, according to a new report.
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Climate e-mails row university 'breached data laws'
A university unit involved in a row over stolen e-mails on climate research breached rules by withholding data, the Information Commissioner's Office says.
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January 27, 2010
China has 'open mind' on cause of climate change
China's lead climate change negotiator has said he was keeping an "open attitude" as to whether global warming was man-made or due to natural cycles.
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Economic growth 'cannot continue'
Continuing global economic growth "is not possible" if nations are to tackle climate change, a report by an environmental think-tank has warned.
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I will not go, says climate chief
The chairman of the UN's climate science body said he would not resign in the wake of a row about a mistake on glaciers that appeared in a key report.
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January 25, 2010
Copenhagen 'fails forest people'
A multi-billion dollar deal tabled at the Copenhagen climate summit could lead to conflicts in forest-rich nations, a report has warned.
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January 21, 2010
UN climate deadline turns out to be 'flexible'
The UN climate convention says nations signing up to the accord reached at last month's summit will not have to do so by the deadline of 31 January.
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January 20, 2010
UN climate body admits 'mistake' on Himalayan glaciers
The vice-chairman of the UN's climate science panel has admitted it made a mistake in asserting that Himalayan glaciers could disappear by 2035.
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January 18, 2010
EAC warns on climate deal.
The Environmental Audit Committee has warned that, without a global emissions deal, UK action to reduce its own greenhouse gas emissions could be rendered meaningless.
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January 15, 2010
Radical sea defence rethink urged
Rising sea levels and more storms could mean that parts of at-risk cities will need to be surrendered to protect homes and businesses, a report warns.
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January 8, 2010
Household waste could power low carbon transport
Transport could be fuelled by domestic waste in the future according to a new report commissioned by the UK government and the Renewable Fuels Agency (RFA).
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January 6, 2010
Methane release 'looks stronger'
Scientists have uncovered what appears to be a further dramatic increase in the leakage of methane gas that is seeping from the Arctic seabed.
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January 5, 2010
Copenhagen climate talks disappointing, says UK
The UK government has said it is "disappointed" the Copenhagen climate talks did not achieve legal commitments to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
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Copenhagen climate talks disappointing, says UK
The UK government has said it is "disappointed" the Copenhagen climate talks did not achieve legal commitments to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
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January 4, 2010
Copenhagen climate deal 'satisfies' Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia says it is "satisfied" with the conclusion of last month's UN climate summit in Copenhagen.
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December 22, 2009
China rejects UK claims it hindered Copenhagen talks
China has dismissed claims made by a British minister that it "hijacked" efforts to reach an agreement at the climate summit in Copenhagen.
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December 19, 2009
Key powers reach compromise at climate summit
Key states have reached what they call a "meaningful agreement" at the Copenhagen climate summit.
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December 18, 2009
Copenhagen climate deal meets qualified UN welcome
UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon has welcomed a US-backed climate deal in Copenhagen as an "essential beginning".
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December 17, 2009
Slow progress at Copenhagen talks
Talks remain deadlocked at the climate summit in Copenhagen with just two days left to seal a global emissions pact.
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December 16, 2009
Copenhagen police fire tear gas at climate protesters
Police have fired tear gas as hundreds of protesters tried to break through a perimeter fence at the UN climate summit venue in Copenhagen.
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December 15, 2009
UN climate talks 'back on track'
Talks are back on track at the UN climate summit after developing countries won significant concessions.
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December 11, 2009
EU agrees climate pledge that may boost Copenhagen
EU leaders have agreed to pay 7.2bn euros (£6.5bn; $10.6bn) over the next three years to help developing nations adapt to climate change.
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December 10, 2009
Emissions 'higher than reported'
Emissions of some greenhouse gases are substantially higher than companies and countries report, say scientists.
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Global average temperature may hit record level in 2010
The global average temperature could reach a record high in 2010, according to the UK's Met Office.
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UK Met Office warns carbon emissions must peak by 2020
Keeping global temperature rise under 2C (3.7F) will be almost impossible unless carbon emissions begin to fall within a decade, analysis suggests.
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Developing countries split over climate measures
A major split between developing countries has emerged at the UN climate talks in Copenhagen, Denmark.
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December 8, 2009
UK aviation 'must be given some growth room'
Heathrow can expand and people can fly more without ruining the country's carbon targets, says the UK government's official climate watchdog.
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US to regulate greenhouse gas emissions
The US government has declared that greenhouse gases threaten human health.
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UK aviation 'must be given some growth room'
Heathrow can expand and people can fly more without ruining the country's carbon targets, says the UK government's official climate watchdog.
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December 7, 2009
Study shows variability in ocean's CO2 uptake
There are substantial variations in the amount of carbon being absorbed by the North Atlantic Ocean, a study shows.
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Copenhagen summit urged to take climate change action
Danish Prime Minister Lars Loekke Rasmussen has described the UN climate summit in Copenhagen as an "opportunity the world cannot afford to miss".
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December 5, 2009
Website appeal to fund family planning 'to cut CO2'
Meeting the demand for family planning in poor nations is a cheap and effective way to cut CO2 emissions, a new website initiative claims.
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December 4, 2009
Climate e-mail hack 'will impact on Copenhagen summit'
E-mails hacked from a climate research institute suggest climate change does not have a human cause, according to Saudi Arabia's lead climate negotiator.
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UN body probes climate e-mail row
The United Nations panel on climate change is to probe claims UK scientists manipulated global warming data to boost the argument that it is man-made.
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December 2, 2009
Australian Senate rejects Kevin Rudd's climate plan
Australia's Senate has rejected a bill on the government's flagship climate change policy for a second time.
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Scientist in climate change data row steps down
The research director at the centre of a row over climate change data said he would stand down from the post while there is an independent review.
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David Davis warns against climate change 'hair shirt'
Green campaigners must end a "ferocious determination to impose hair-shirt policies" to fight global warming, senior Tory MP David Davis has warned.
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December 1, 2009
Australia opposition vote deals climate law blow
Australia's opposition Liberal Party has elected a climate-change sceptic as its new leader, dealing a blow to the government's carbon trading law plans.
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Major sea level rise likely as Antarctic ice melts
Sea levels are likely to rise by about 1.4m (4ft 6in) globally by 2100 as polar ice melts, according to a major review of climate change in Antarctica.
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November 30, 2009
Past climate anomalies explained
Unusually warm and cold periods in Earth's pre-industrial climate history are linked to how the oceans responded to temperature changes, say scientists.
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Inquiry into stolen climate e-mails
Details of a university inquiry into e-mails stolen from scientists at one of the UK's leading climate research units are likely to be made public next week.
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UN chief urges leaders to 'seal deal' on climate change
The United Nations chief has urged world leaders to "seal a deal" on climate change when they meet in Copenhagen next month.
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November 29, 2009
Commonwealth leaders back climate change fund
Commonwealth leaders have backed a multi-billion-dollar plan to help developing nations to deal with climate change and cut greenhouse gases.
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November 26, 2009
Climate change policies 'improve health'
Cutting emissions to mitigate climate change will also make people healthier, according to research.
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Obama vows greenhouse gas emissions cuts
President Barack Obama is to pledge to cut greenhouse gas emissions in the US in several stages, beginning with a 17% cut by 2020, the White House has said.
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China unveils Copenhagen targets
China has unveiled its first ever firm target for limiting greenhouse gas emissions, two weeks before a global summit on climate change in Copenhagen.
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November 25, 2009
Mandelson urges car industry change
"Business Secretary Lord Mandelson is to invest £1bn in automotive research into whether cars can run on carrots and sticks."
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Climate 'is a major cause' of conflict in Africa
Climate has been a major driver of armed conflict in Africa, research shows - and future warming is likely to increase the number of deaths from war.
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This year 'in top five warmest'
This year will be one of the top five warmest years globally since records began 150 years ago, according to figures compiled by the Met Office.
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Plan to boost UK woodland to tackle climate change
Millions of trees should be planted to cover an extra 4% of the UK in woodland in order to tackle climate change, the Forestry Commission has recommended.
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November 24, 2009
Global warming science alarming, say climate experts
Three UK groups studying climate change have issued a strong statement about the dangers of failing to cut emissions of greenhouse gases across the world.
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US will announce target for cutting carbon emissions
The US will announce a target for reducing greenhouse gas emissions before next month's UN climate summit, according to a White House official.
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November 23, 2009
Banks offer loans for onshore wind farms
As part of a scheme supported by HM Treasury and the Department of Energy and Climate Change, three UK-based banks are to begin offering new loans to eligible onshore wind farms.
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East Antarctic ice sheet may be losing mass
The East Antarctic ice sheet has been losing mass for the last three years, according to an analysis of data from a gravity-measuring satellite mission.
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Copenhagen climate summit: 60 world leaders to attend
Hopes for the Copenhagen climate summit in December have been boosted after it emerged that more than 60 presidents and prime ministers plan to attend.
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November 20, 2009
Hackers target leading climate research unit
The e-mail system of one of the world's leading climate research units has been breached by hackers.
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First test for record solar plane
The prototype of a solar-powered plane destined for a record round-the-world journey has made its first trip across a runway.
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November 19, 2009
Poor women 'bear climate burden'
Women in developing countries will be the most vulnerable to climate change, a report from the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) has warned.
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November 18, 2009
Earth 'heading for 6C' of warming
Average temperatures across the world are on course to rise by up to 6C without urgent action to curb CO2 emissions, according a new analysis.
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Ice retreat creates new CO2 store
Retreating ice in Antarctic has allowed tiny aquatic plants to flourish and absorb 3.5 million tonnes of carbon from the ocean and atmosphere annually.
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November 16, 2009
Climate change talks 'need Obama'
US President Barack Obama and other world leaders "need to" go to the environment summit in Copenhagen, cabinet minister Ed Miliband has said.
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Greenland ice loss 'accelerating'
The Greenland ice sheet is losing its mass faster than in previous years and making an increasing contribution to sea level rise, a study has confirmed.
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Brazil and France in climate deal
Brazil and France have agreed a common position on fighting global warming before next month's UN climate change conference in Copenhagen.
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Apec leaders drop climate target
World leaders meeting in Singapore have said it will not be possible to reach a climate change deal ahead of next month's UN conference in Denmark.
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November 13, 2009
IT is vital weapon in climate change arsenal
Information technology (IT) has a pivotal role to play in reducing carbon emissions, according to an industry analyst.
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Co-op: Travel companies must work together
Travel operators must combine their efforts to ensure a common approach is taken toward climate change, according to The Co-operative Travel.
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November 11, 2009
Eco-friendly 'car-trains' announced
Drivers in Europe are to travel in convoy on motorways to reduce drag and cut carbon emissions, under a new EU project announced yesterday.
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Yangtze 'facing climate threat'
The Yangtze river basin is being increasingly affected by extreme weather and its ecosystems are under threat, environmentalists say.
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November 10, 2009
London launches new domestic carbon reduction scheme
A new scheme, which aims to reduce the carbon emissions in more than one million homes, was launched by the mayor of London today.
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Maldives anger at climate inertia
The president of the Maldives has strongly criticised the world's rich countries for doing too little to stem climate change.
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November 9, 2009
Benn warns on climate change and biodiversity
In delivering the annual Darwin Lecture, the Secretary of State for the Environment, Hilary Benn, is warning that, as climate change begins to take effect, urgent action is needed on an international basis to protect the world’s natural habitats and species.
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November 6, 2009
Climate deal 'unlikely' this year
The UK government says it is highly unlikely that a new legally binding climate treaty can be agreed this year - and a full treaty may be a year away.
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November 4, 2009
Obama urges new effort on climate
President Barack Obama has said it is "imperative" the US and EU redouble efforts to achieve success at next month's climate summit in Copenhagen.
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November 3, 2009
Final round for UN climate talks
The latest round of UN climate talks opens in Barcelona on Monday with major divisions remaining between countries.
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October 30, 2009
EU tackles climate and treaty obstacles
After Europe's emergency economic measures in the last few months, it is longer-term challenges that look set to dominate a two-day EU summit opening in Brussels on Thursday.
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EU seeks to resolve climate rift
European Union leaders will try to break an impasse over funding to help poor countries combat global warming on the last day of their Brussels summit.
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October 29, 2009
Australia coastal living at risk
Australians may have to leave coastal areas as rising sea levels threaten homes, according to a new report.
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October 28, 2009
Climate map shows human impacts
A map designed to show the predicted effects of a 4C rise in global average temperature has been unveiled by the UK government.
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October 22, 2009
India-China climate change deal
Two of the world's biggest polluters, India and China, have signed an agreement to work together on addressing climate change.
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October 21, 2009
Climate treaty now 'more do-able'
Agreeing a new global climate treaty looks more "do-able" after London talks between the big-emitting nations, UK Climate Secretary Ed Miliband has said.
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October 19, 2009
PM warns of climate 'catastrophe'
The UK faces a "catastrophe" of floods, droughts and killer heatwaves if world leaders fail to agree a deal on climate change, the prime minister has warned.
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Carbon capture plant backed by EU
Plans for Britain's first coal-fired power station equipped with carbon capture technology have been backed by the European Commission.
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October 15, 2009
Arctic to be 'ice-free in summer'
The Arctic Ocean could be largely ice-free and open to shipping during the summer in as little as ten years' time, a top polar specialist has said.
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October 12, 2009
'Scary' climate message from past
A new historical record of carbon dioxide levels suggests current political targets on climate may be "playing with fire", scientists say.
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UK 'needs step change' on climate
The UK needs a "step change" in policies to reduce carbon emissions if it is to meet its own climate targets, government advisers have said.
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October 6, 2009
Downturn is 'climate opportunity'
The global recession provides a window of opportunity to curb climate change and build a low-carbon future, says the International Energy Agency (IEA).
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Apple leaves U.S. Chamber of Commerce over climate policy
Apple has resigned its membership in the U.S. Chamber of Commerce “effective immediately” over the organization’s opposition to the Environmental Protection Agency’s decision to regulate greenhouse gas emissions.
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October 1, 2009
Obama hails Senate climate bill
US President Barack Obama has welcomed the publication of a bill to combat climate change.
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$100bn a year for climate safety
Adapting to impacts of climate change will cost $75-100bn (£47-63bn) per year in the developing world from 2010, a World Bank study concludes.
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Britons creating 'more emissions'
Greenhouse gas emissions created by Britons are probably twice as bad as figures suggest, says the government's new chief energy scientist.
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September 29, 2009
Four degrees of warming 'likely'
In a dramatic acceleration of forecasts for global warming, UK scientists say the global average temperature could rise by 4C (7.2F) as early as 2060.
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September 25, 2009
Laser satellite records ice loss
Greenland and parts of Antarctica are losing large volumes of ice to the oceans as their glaciers get thinner, a Nasa satellite has revealed.
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EU in tussle over CO2 emissions
The European Commission is considering pursuing a legal fight with the EU's top court over management of the EU Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS).
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September 23, 2009
UN climate summit: Leaders take small steps towards action on climate change
Outpouring of new pledges of action was precisely what UN chief Ban Ki-Moon intended when he called the summit.
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September 22, 2009
Climate deal in peril, says Brown
The climate deal planned for Copenhagen in 10 weeks' time is in grave danger of failure, the prime minister has said.
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Recession and policies cut carbon
The global recession and a range of government policies are likely to bring the biggest annual fall in the world's carbon dioxide emissions in 40 years.
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Airlines plan 'to cut emissions'
The aviation industry is to pledge to cut carbon dioxide emissions to half the 2005 levels by 2050, the head of BA will tell world leaders later.
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Bid to jump-start climate talks
About 100 world leaders are due to gather at the UN in New York to try to revitalise talks on climate change.
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September 21, 2009
Climate deal in peril, says Brown
The climate deal planned for Copenhagen in 10 weeks' time is in grave danger of failure, the prime minister has said.
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September 18, 2009
Pause in Arctic's melting trend
This summer's melt of Arctic sea ice has not been as profound as in the last two years, scientists said as the ice began its annual Autumn recovery.
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Manure dumped at Clarkson's home
Climate change protesters have dumped a pile of horse manure at the home of Top Gear presenter Jeremy Clarkson in a protest about vehicle emissions.
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September 16, 2009
Bank urges climate 'action now'
Climate change will be a serious barrier to growth in poorer nations and must be curbed, says the World Bank.
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Doctors warn on climate failure
Failure to agree a new UN climate deal in December will bring a "global health catastrophe", say 18 of the world's professional medical organisations.
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September 15, 2009
Fleets introduce carbon dioxide emissions caps
A Fleet News environment survey has revealed that 60% of fleets have introduced carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions caps, with 65% of these opting for the 160g/km Capital Allowance threshold. Above this limit, just 10% of the depreciation cost of the car can be written down against tax.
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Climate Change Committee warns on aviation
The Government’s official advisors on climate matters, the Climate Change Committee, has warned that, in order for the aviation sector to continue to expand, the UK might have to reduce its greenhouse gas emissions by 90% against 1990 levels, by 2050. This represents a sizeable increase over the 80% objective already envisaged for 2050.
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September 11, 2009
UK climate scepticism more common
The British public has become more sceptical about climate change over the last five years, according to a survey.
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EU proposes climate risk billions
The European Commission says the EU should provide $2-15bn each year to help poor countries protect themselves against impacts of climate change.
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September 9, 2009
Planes 'threaten climate targets'
The UK may have to cut emissions of greenhouse gases by 90% by 2050 so the aviation sector can continue to grow.
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Japan vows big climate change cut
Japan's next leader has promised a big cut in greenhouse gas emissions, saying he will aim for a 25% reduction by 2020 compared with 1990 levels.
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September 8, 2009
Maldives to miss climate summit
The president of the Maldives has said that, even though his country is under threat from climate change, he cannot afford to go to a summit on the issue.
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Climate deal is 'in the balance'
Prospects for reaching a new global deal on climate change are "in the balance", according to UK Foreign Secretary David Miliband.
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September 3, 2009
Green pledge campaign launches
A new environmental campaign, backed by a variety of businesses and celebrities, is launching on Tuesday.
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India emissions 'triple by 2030'
India's greenhouse gas emissions will more than triple over the next two decades, a report has projected.
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Australia's warm winter a record
Australia has experienced its warmest August on record amid soaring winter temperatures.
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Coconuts used to capture carbon
The Maldives aims to reduce its CO2 emissions using fertiliser. The "biochar" is a charcoal made from bio-wastes such as coconut shells.
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September 1, 2009
Carbon Disclosure Project urges Global 100 to reflect IPPC scientific recommendations
A new report published by the Carbon Disclosure Project (CDP) has found that the world’s largest companies are running 39 years too slow to avoid dangerous climate change, and that by current reduction levels, are only on track to reach the recommended level of greenhouse gas cuts by 2089.
UN chief in Arctic climate visit
UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon is visiting the Arctic Circle in Norway to draw attention to the need for action at climate change talks in December.
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August 28, 2009
Climate protection 'to cost more'
Protecting societies against the impacts of climate change will be much more expensive than previously believed, according to a new analysis.
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August 27, 2009
Activists gather at climate camp
About 1,000 climate change protesters are making their way to Blackheath in south-east London where they plan to set up camp for a week.
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'Artificial trees' to cut carbon
Engineers say a forest of 100,000 "artificial trees" could be deployed within 10 to 20 years to help soak up the world's carbon emissions.
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August 26, 2009
'Stress' is shrinking polar bears
Polar bears have shrunk over the last century, according to research.
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August 24, 2009
Africa seeks climate change cash
Representatives of 10 African countries are meeting in Ethiopia to try to agree a common position on climate change, months before a crucial UN meeting.
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"100 Hours of Carbon Clean up Campaign"
The Chartered Institution of Building Services Engineers (CIBSE) is to launch its 2009 "100 Hours of Carbon Clean up Campaign" on 3 September 2009, to give organisations another chance to participate in carbon-saving activities. This is the fourth campaign, and around 600 organisations signed up last year including hospitals and local authorities.
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CCS should be fitted for new gas-fired power stations
Executives from a number of leading energy companies are arguing that new gas-fired power stations should be subject to the same carbon capture and storage (CCS) fitment requirements as new coal-fired plants.
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August 20, 2009
Seven arrested over £38m fraud
Six men and a woman have been arrested in connection with a £38m VAT fraud involving the trading of carbon credits in the UK.
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August 19, 2009
Methane seeps from Arctic sea-bed
Scientists say they have evidence that the powerful greenhouse gas methane is escaping from the Arctic sea-bed.
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August 17, 2009
Government departments failing to reduce own carbon emissions
The Environmental Audit Committee has warned that taxpayers could be hit as a result of the failure of Government departments to reduce their own carbon emissions. According to the Committee, the Government is unlikely to achieve its objective of reducing its own emissions by 12.5% by 2011.
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August 14, 2009
Antarctic glacier 'thinning fast'
One of the largest glaciers in Antarctica is thinning four times faster than it was 10 years ago, according to research seen by the BBC.
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August 13, 2009
Australia emissions plan rejected
The Australian parliament has rejected government plans to introduce an ambitious carbon trading scheme to tackle global warming.
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August 11, 2009
Time 'runs short' on climate deal
Time is running short to agree a new treaty on global warming amid deep divisions over key issues, according to the UN's top climate official.
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August 10, 2009
Climate fixes 'pose drought risk'
The use of geo-engineering to slow global warming may increase the risk of drought, according to a paper in Science journal.
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August 6, 2009
Green failures 'may hit taxpayer'
The failure of government departments to cut their carbon emissions could hit taxpayers, MPs have warned.
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August 5, 2009
Government forced to redo maths on corporate carbon conversion rates
The government has been forced to correct mistakes in greenhouse gas conversion rates used by businesses to measure their carbon footprints.
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July 30, 2009
£600,000 allocated for local projects as part of "Big Green Challenge Plus"
The Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC) has announced that, under a new partnership between itself and the National Endowment for Science, Technology and the Arts (NESTA), community projects intended to reduce carbon emissions and promote the development of clean local sources of energy could receive up to £20,000 in funding.
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Review of low carbon technologies for HGVs
The Department for Transport (DfT) has published a report which examines the potential of low carbon technologies for use on heavy goods vehicles (HGVs).
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Universities 'should cut carbon'
The amount of funding universities in England receive could be linked to their reductions in carbon emissions from 2011, under new proposals.
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Carbon trading 'essential' to prevent climate change.
A report commissioned by the Prime Minister, Gordon Brown, has concluded that a global carbon trading network will be essential in helping to prevent dangerous climate change.
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July 27, 2009
Clouds in climate 'vicious cycle'
Clouds over the North-East Pacific dissipate as the ocean warms, according to a study in the journal Science.
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July 23, 2009
Price put on Copenhagen success
The UN's top climate official has said that the richest nations will have to put $10bn "on the table" during the Copenhagen climate change summit.
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July 22, 2009
Tuvalu vows to go carbon neutral
The tiny Pacific island state of Tuvalu has said it wants all its energy to come from renewable sources by 2020.
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July 19, 2009
Clinton in US-India climate plea
Visiting US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has said she hopes India and the US can devise a new plan to deal with the issue of climate change.
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July 16, 2009
UN tackles 'climate harm' ships
The United Nations is discussing rules to cut the soaring emission of greenhouse gases from shipping.
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Low carbon way 'to reshape lives'
Ambitious plans to generate one third of UK electricity from renewables by 2020 form the centrepiece of government plans for a low carbon future.
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July 13, 2009
Consortium lays out carbon strategy
Prior to this week’s G8 meeting in Italy, a worldwide consortium of research institutes has produced a report that sets out a strategy for avoiding an imminent failure in climate policy.
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July 10, 2009
US hopes to lead climate debate
The US is moving toward leading the climate change debate, rather than lagging behind, according to President Obama's chief scientific advisor.
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World powers accept warming limit
Developed and developing nations have agreed that global temperatures should not rise more than 2C above 1900 levels, a G8 summit declaration says.
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July 9, 2009
Key climate meeting looms at G8
Heads of the G8 leading industrial countries are set to meet emerging nation leaders to try to push through a new deal on limiting global warming.
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July 8, 2009
G8 leaders to meet in quake zone
The world's most powerful leaders are preparing to tackle some of its most urgent issues, as they gather for a G8 summit in an Italian earthquake zone.
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'Time to ditch climate policies'
An international group of academics is urging world leaders to abandon their current policies on climate change.
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July 7, 2009
G8 leaders to set emissions goals
The G8 leaders are set this week to deliver their strongest statement so far on global warming.
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July 6, 2009
South Korea to spend billions on energy efficiency
The Government of South Korea has announced a spending programme worth over $84bn to improve energy efficiency in the country.
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July 3, 2009
Government plans G8 climate strategy
As the Government sets out its detailed position prior to global climate talks, Ed Miliband, the Climate and Energy Secretary, said that now was the make or break time for our climate and our future.
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July 2, 2009
Climate change is shrinking sheep
Climate change is causing a breed of wild sheep in Scotland to shrink, according to research.
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July 1, 2009
'Zero carbon hierarchy' for homes outlined
Whitehall is confident that all new homes will meet government targets to be zero carbon by 2016, although some of the savings will be made offsite.
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June 30, 2009
Employers must plan ahead for hotter summers
The Trades Union Congress (TUC) recently urged British employers to plan ahead for hotter summers and all the effects these will bring, including higher temperatures in the workplace, as the Government published its latest http://ukclimateprojections.defra.gov.uk/UK Climate Projections (UKCP) data.
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June 29, 2009
Employers should plan for hotter summers
In the light of the Government's recently published UK Climate Projections data, the Trades Union Congress (TUC) General Secretary, Brendan Barber, has commented that the predictions of much hotter summers for the UK in future years make it crucial that "governments of the world strike a deal and prevent further damaging climate change".
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Consultation on developing the "adaptation power" in the Climate Change Act 2008
The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) has launched a consultation on how to build "adaptation" (changing behaviour to respond to the impacts of climate change) into planning and risk management of climate change.
June 27, 2009
US House supports emissions bill
The US House of Representatives has passed a climate change bill aimed at reducing the country's emissions.
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June 26, 2009
Brown proposes £60bn climate fund
Prime Minister Gordon Brown wants to set up a £60bn annual fund to help poor countries deal with climate change.
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June 25, 2009
Over 50 per cent cut in GHGs needed by 2050 to limit warming by 2 °C
Although there is no safe level for increased temperatures caused by climate change, the Intergovernmental Panel of Climate Change has concluded that we need to limit a temperature rise to no more than 2 °C (relative to pre-industrial 1900 levels) in order to avoid the irreversible effects of climate change.
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June 24, 2009
Electric cars trialled in cities
Electric cars are to be trialled in two cities in the West Midlands.
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June 22, 2009
"Greening" the white van
The Vehicle Certification Agency (VCA), the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT) and the DfT have compiled the online database, which is said to be the largest of its kind in Europe. The database will enable users to search for new van models available on the UK market and compare their relative performance in terms of CO2 emissions and fuel consumption.
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British Property Federation launches climate guide
The British Property Federation (BPF) has launched a guide on the carbon reduction commitment (CRC), which is the mandatory cap and trade scheme that could financially penalise companies that fail to control their carbon emissions.
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June 19, 2009
UK 'must plan' for warmer future
The UK needs to plan now for a future that will be hotter and bring greater extremes of flood and drought, says Environment Secretary Hilary Benn.
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June 16, 2009
Aiming for zero carbon buildings 'counterproductive'
Speaking at a recent trade show, Dr David Strong, Chief Executive of sustainable buildings consultancy, Inbuilt, said that aiming for zero-carbon buildings may be counterproductive to the main target of reducing the carbon footprint of the built environment. He said: "It's great for political grand-standing and headlines, but nothing else."
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June 11, 2009
Japan sets 'weak' climate target
Japan has announced a target of cutting greenhouse gas emissions by 15% over the next 11 years - a figure derided by environmentalists as "appalling".
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June 10, 2009
Fuel emissions focus 'too narrow'
Policymakers must consider more than just "tailpipe" emissions when assessing the impacts of different modes of transport, say researchers.
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Carbon footprinting in focus at Sustainable Business
The role of carbon footprinting was up for debate at a recent event, with speakers outlining what could be achieved by measuring an organisations emissions - but warning that carbon accounting did not lead to overnight miracles.
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June 9, 2009
Government needs to give business a direction for low carbon economy
Business is ready for a low carbon economy but needs more direction from the government, according to the CBI.
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June 8, 2009
We need international co-operation to cut climate change
A leading lawyer has called for international co-operation from governments in order to create a world-wide low carbon economy.
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Report claims UK's carbon offsetting industry 'failing'
A report from Friends of the Earth (FoE) is claiming that the growing carbon offsetting industry, of which Britain is reputed to be at the hub, is failing to have an impact on global greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. FoE is urging governments to drop plans for further expansion of these offsetting schemes.
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June 2, 2009
Climate chief's pledge on energy
America's chief climate negotiator has pledged billions of dollars a year to help developing countries acquire clean energy and adapt to climate change.
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June 1, 2009
Carbon capture technology tested
New carbon capture technology is being tested for the first time in the UK on a working coal-fired power station.
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May 29, 2009
Climate pressure 'building on US'
Climate negotiations are to begin in Bonn with pressure building for the US to deliver deeper emissions cuts.
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May 26, 2009
Climate link to mockingbird songs
Unpredictable weather seems to stimulate chatter among birds - as well as humans - according to researchers.
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May 22, 2009
US CO2 goals 'to be compromised'
US Energy Secretary Steven Chu says the US will not be able to cut greenhouse emissions as much as it should due to domestic political opposition.
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May 21, 2009
UN hopeful about climate change
The head of the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change says he has seen "encouraging developments" in recent climate change negotiations.
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May 18, 2009
UK business' not ready for Carbon Reduction Commitment
Alarming new statistics reveal that more than half of the nation's businesses have not yet considered their contribution to climate change. The statistics are from a survey of businesses from across the UK and show that two-thirds of Britain's bosses are unaware that a new law (the Carbon Reduction Commitment [CRC]) will soon compel them to account for their companies' carbon emissions.
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Ice sheet melt threat reassessed
The collapse of a major polar ice sheet will not raise global sea levels as much as previous projections suggest, a team of scientists has calculated.
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May 14, 2009
Climate 'biggest health threat'
Climate change is "the biggest global health threat of the 21st Century", according to a leading medical journal.
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May 11, 2009
Schools helped to move away from fossil fuels
A school has installed a biomass boiler as part of moves to make educational establishments in the UK less reliant on fossil fuels.
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SDC reports that governmnet will miss own CO2 targets
A report from the Sustainable Development Commission has concluded that the Government is not on course to meet its own targets for reduction of carbon dioxide emissions.
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May 6, 2009
Hot and bothered at work
The Trades Union Congress (TUC) has renewed its call for the introduction of an upper limit on workplace temperature, as UK summers are predicted to get gradually hotter and drier over the coming years.
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April 9, 2009
UN demands more climate ambition
The year's first round of UN climate talks has ended with delegates talking of a clear split between the visions of developed and developing nations.
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April 3, 2009
US to be 'pragmatic on climate'
The US must balance science with what is politically and technologically achievable on climate change, America's lead negotiator has said.
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April 2, 2009
'Spiderman' climbs aboard protest
French urban climber Alain Robert has donned his Spiderman suit and scaled the Lloyd's of London building in the City in protest over climate change.
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March 24, 2009
Setback for climate technical fix
The biggest ever investigation into "ocean fertilisation" as a climate change fix has brought modest results.
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March 23, 2009
Carbon Reduction Commitment - new guide published
The Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC) has published a new guide aimed at assisting businesses to prepare for the introduction of the Carbon Reduction Commitment (CRC) which is scheduled to commence from April 2010. The guide sets out who is covered by the scheme and what is required of its participants.
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EU opens CO2 emissions testing laboratory
"VELA 7", a new facility for testing the fuel consumption and emissions of trucks and buses was opened last week at the European Commission's Joint Research Centre (JRC) in Ispra, Italy.
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China wants export countries to be responsible for CO2 of goods
Li Gao, China's principal climate change negotiator, has suggested that his country ought not be responsible for the costs of reducing emissions arising from the high demands of other countries. He proposed that importers of goods made in China should be responsible for the carbon dioxide emissions associated with their manufacture.
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March 19, 2009
Nasa man's 'extinction' warning
Carbon emissions from new coal-fired power stations could contribute to mass extinctions, a leading climate scientist has warned.
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UN accuses EU over climate change
The UN's climate change chief has accused Europe's politicians of shifting the goalposts in global talks on climate change.
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March 17, 2009
China seeks export carbon relief
China has proposed that importers of Chinese-made goods should be responsible for the carbon dioxide emitted during their manufacture.
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March 16, 2009
Carbon-neutral goal for Maldives
The Maldives will become carbon-neutral within a decade by switching completely to renewable energy sources like wind and solar power, its leader has said.
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March 13, 2009
'Coral lab' offers acidity insight
Carbon dioxide emissions from human activities are acidifying the oceans and threaten a mass extinction of sea life, a top ocean scientist warns.
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Climate fears 'being realised'
The worst-case scenarios on climate change envisaged by the UN two years ago are already being realised, say scientists at an international meeting.
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March 6, 2009
Green custard thrown at Mandelson
Business Secretary Lord Mandelson has had green custard thrown over him by a protester as he arrived at the launch of a low-carbon summit in London.
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March 4, 2009
Climate 'hitting Europe's birds'
Climate change is already having an impact on European bird species, according to British scientists.
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February 18, 2009
Climate curbs need 'people power'
The battle against climate change can only be won "in the hands of the many, not the few", a top scientist has said.
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February 16, 2009
Global warming 'underestimated'
The severity of global warming over the next century will be much worse than previously believed, a leading climate scientist has warned.
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February 12, 2009
Obama 'must act now' on climate
The planet will be in "huge trouble" unless Barack Obama makes strides in tackling climate change, says a leading scientist.
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UK's CO2 plan 'certain to fail'
The UK's plans to cut emissions by 80% by 2050 are fundamentally flawed and almost certain to fail, according to a US academic.
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February 11, 2009
Climate history 'helps conserve'
Understanding a region's climatic history can help locate areas rich in species, scientists say.
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February 9, 2009
UN chief in India climate warning
UN chief Ban Ki-moon has warned a climate change conference in India that failure to tackle the issue will lead to global economic upheaval.
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January 29, 2009
EU urges US climate commitment
The EU is calling on President Barack Obama to cap US carbon emissions and sign up to a global system of carbon trading between rich nations.
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Ocean climate fix remains afloat
Plans to curb climate change by using plankton to draw carbon dioxide into the world's oceans have been boosted.
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January 28, 2009
NHS carbon cutting plan launched
An ambitious plan to slash NHS carbon emissions by 80% by 2050 has been launched by ministers.
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January 27, 2009
'Climate hope' in economic plans
Economic stimulus packages being drawn up around the world show governments are taking the environment seriously, the UN's top climate official believes.
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Global warming is 'irreversible'
A team of environmental researchers in the US has warned many effects of climate change are irreversible.
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January 26, 2009
Next emissions trading system auction date announced
The UK Government intends to hold its second auction in Phase II of the European Union's Emissions Trading System (EU ETS) on 24 March. The bidding window will open at 8am and close at 10am on that day.
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January 23, 2009
Climate shift 'killing US trees'
Old growth trees in western parts of the US are probably being killed as a result of regional changes to the climate, a study has suggested.
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January 22, 2009
Climate satellite set for launch
A Japanese spacecraft is due to launch on a mission to help scientists understand and monitor how the Earth's climate is changing.
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New evidence on Antarctic warming
The continent of Antarctica is warming up in step with the rest of the world, according to a new analysis.
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January 16, 2009
Farms to take heat out of warming
Farmers could help curb rising global temperatures by selecting crop varieties that reflect solar energy back into space, researchers say.
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January 14, 2009
World 'needs radical cuts' on CO2
More carbon dioxide needs to be absorbed than emitted by 2050 in order to prevent catastrophic climate change.
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Challenge to plant methane link
The recent finding that plants could be a major source of the atmosphere's methane is challenged by new research.
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January 12, 2009
Impact of atmospheric particles on climate underestimated
Levels of global secondary organic aerosol (SOA) in the Earth's atmosphere have increased by 60 per cent since pre-industrial times, according to new research, which suggests that the effects of SOA have been previously underestimated.
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Carbon cost of Googling revealed
Two search requests on the internet website Google produce as much carbon dioxide as boiling a kettle, according to a Harvard University academic.
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January 9, 2009
Heat may spark world food crisis
Heat may spark world food crisis
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January 8, 2009
Green parking plan to be extended
A London council has announced plans to extend a scheme that charges the most polluting vehicles more to park.
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December 16, 2008
Rise in CO2 'affects jumbo squid'
Jumbo squid, common to the eastern tropical Pacific, may become rarer if current climate change continues.
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December 15, 2008
Australia sets new climate target
Australia has said it will start a carbon trading scheme by the middle of 2010, despite appeals from the business community for a delay.
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December 13, 2008
Climate talks hit stumbling block
"Two cities, 189 countries, one dream."
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December 12, 2008
Government's CO2 cuts 'too slow'
The UK government is not doing enough to cut its own emissions, its environmental advisory body has said.
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US 'willing to lead climate push'
The US is set to lead the world towards a new climate deal, according to John Kerry - but only if other countries pledge emission curbs too.
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EU leaders focus on climate deal
Leaders of the European Union are said to be close to a compromise agreement on how to achieve ambitious targets to fight global warming.
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December 9, 2008
No deal amid EU climate deadlock
France's Nicolas Sarkozy, the current EU president, has failed to break a deadlock with Eastern member states over an ambitious climate change deal.
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December 6, 2008
Climate bill 'could lead world'
A newly-published Scottish bill to help tackle climate change could be a "world leader", environmental groups have claimed.
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December 3, 2008
UK urged to 'speed up' on climate
The UK government has been urged to speed up the pace of action on climate change by the Confederation of British Industry (CBI).
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Green deal 'can protect motor jobs'
Carmakers based in Britain will have to cut emissions from new vehicles by almost a fifth by 2014, under a new deal agreed in Brussels.
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December 1, 2008
Government urged to cut transport emissions
A new report from the Campaign for Better Transport has urged the Government to do more to cut transport emissions in the UK.
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UN climate summit seeks clarity
This year's round of UN climate talks are opening in Poland with nations attempting to set the terms of a new deal on all aspects of climate change.
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Britain 'needs deeper CO2 cuts'
Britain will need to accept even deeper cuts in greenhouse gases by 2020 to play its part in safeguarding the climate, government advisers will warn.
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RDAs welcome pioneering climate change bill – but say ‘hard work starts here'
England's RDAs have welcomed the news that the UK has become the first country in the world to enshrine stringent CO2 reduction targets in law, but have said that the hard work lies ahead.
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November 28, 2008
'World mandate' on climate action
An opinion poll in 11 countries has produced what organisers term a "global mandate" for action on climate change.
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Faiths in climate change summit
Hundreds of representatives of the world's leading religions are in Sweden for a summit on climate change - said to be the first of its kind.
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Clue to break-up of ice shelves
US researchers have come up with a way to predict the rate at which ice shelves break apart into icebergs.
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November 26, 2008
Centre of excellence on carbon issues for Yorkshire
A group of Yorkshire academics, lawyers and management consultants is joining forces in Leeds to create an international centre of excellence in carbon issues.
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November 25, 2008
Marine life faces 'acid threat'
Man-made pollution is raising ocean acidity at least 10 times faster than previously thought, a study says.
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Climate law 'could cost billions'
The UK's Climate Change Bill - due to become law this week - may represent a poor deal for taxpayers, a former Conservative minister has said.
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Greenpeace: IT firms not tackling climate change
Greenpeace has taken a number of major technology companies to task over their environmental practices, saying they are not doing enough to combat climate change.
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Vancouver business leaders discuss how climate change brings opportunities and tax incentives
On Thursday, November 27, PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) will be hosting local Vancouver business leaders to help them gain insight and clarity on the business impact of climate change, associated business opportunities and tax incentives, as well as how to deal with changing environmental responsibility and compliance.
November 24, 2008
Bid to cut UK transport emissions
UK transport emissions could be cut by a quarter by 2020 if the government shifted its policies, a report claims.
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November 19, 2008
UK to auction carbon permits
The UK government is to auction carbon emissions permits to power firms in a sale projected to raise between 1.5 and 2bn euros (£1.2-1.6bn) by 2014.
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Obama vows climate 'engagement'
US President-elect Barack Obama has pledged to "engage vigorously" on climate change, ahead of next month's UN summit on the issue.
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November 7, 2008
Climate pushing lemmings to cliff
Climate change is bringing wetter winters to southern Norway, a bleak prospect for the region's lemmings.
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November 3, 2008
Polar warming 'caused by humans'
The rise in temperatures at Earth's poles has for the first time been attributed directly to human activities, according to a study.
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China warns on emissions control
China has admitted that controlling greenhouse emissions is a "difficult task" and warned that there is little prospect of an early improvement.
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October 30, 2008
Coventry leads way on carbon emissions
Coventry has become the first in the UK to sign up to a European league of cities fighting carbon emissions.
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Climate damage science studied
The UK's Royal Society is to investigate whether ambitious engineering schemes could reduce the impact of global warming.
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October 29, 2008
Charles warns of 'climate crunch'
Prince Charles has warned that the financial crisis should not distract from the longer-term problem of the "climate crunch".
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UK unveils CO2 footprint standard
A new standard that allows UK firms to measure the size of their goods' carbon footprints has been launched.
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October 28, 2008
Climate link to amphibian decline
Amphibian populations at Yellowstone - the world's oldest national park - are in steep decline, a major study shows.
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Climate bill 'to include planes'
Aviation and shipping look set to be included in a government bill targeting cuts in greenhouse gases, to head off a rebellion by backbench MPs.
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October 26, 2008
WWF warns that climate change is outstripping EU targets
A new report from the WWF claims that climate change is happening faster and to a wider extent than scientists had predicted. The WWF is urging the EU to take drastic action.
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October 24, 2008
Council calls for 80 per cent cut in domestic carbon emissions
The UK Green Building Council (UKGBC) has told the government that it must cut domestic carbon emissions at least 80 per cent by 2050.
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Climate change adaptation - needed in national planning policy
The Landscape Institute has called for climate change adaptation to be included in national planning policy.
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Local transport bill needs carbon at its heart
Local authorities would be required to produce transport policies that cut carbon emissions under an amendment proposed this week to the Local Transport Bill. Labour MP for Sheffield Attercliffe Clive Betts, who tabled the amendment, said: "We need to put climate change at the top of the agenda. That means encouraging local authorities to do everything they can to cut emissions from transport in their areas."
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Health Benefits of a Strong EU Climate Change Policy
A new report commissioned by the Health and Environment Alliance (HEAL), Climate Action Network (CAN) and WWF Europe highlights the significant health benefits to be gained by meeting internationally recommended targets on climate change.
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Recession is the time to build a low-carbon future - Stern
Sir Nicholas Stern, author of 'The Stern Report' looking at the economic consequences of climate change writes: There are two crucial lessons we must learn from the financial turbulence the world has been facing.
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October 23, 2008
Study probes clouds' climate role
An international team of scientists is hoping to shed light on how clouds over the Pacific Ocean are affecting global climate and weather systems.
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MPs rebelling over climate bill
The government is fighting to head off a backbench rebellion over its plans to exclude aviation and shipping from the UK's greenhouse gas targets.
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October 20, 2008
Climate secretary urges EU leaders to honour climate change objectives
The new energy and climate secretary, Ed Miliband, is urging leaders in Europe to hold fast amidst fears of recession and keep hold of their climate change objectives. He maintains that it is still possible to achieve a 20% reduction in greenhouse gas emissions in Europe by 2020.
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EU 'holds firm' on climate goals
EU leaders will maintain their targets and timetable for tackling climate change, despite objections from some nations, the French president has said.
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October 16, 2008
Tougher climate target unveiled
The government has committed the UK to cut greenhouse gas emissions by 80% by middle of this century.
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October 10, 2008
Call to maintain climate targets
Ed Miliband, the new energy and climate secretary, has urged Europe's leaders to withstand recession fears and maintain climate change ambitions.
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October 8, 2008
Disease warning on climate change
Climate change may hasten the spread of diseases that can move from wild animals to humans, warns the Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) in a report.
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October 7, 2008
EU's climate package 'in crisis'
The EU's attempts to lead the world to a new deal on climate change will crumble unless its current policy crisis is resolved, a study has warned.
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UK 'needs tougher climate target'
The UK government's official climate change advisers have raised the bar on ambitions to cut emissions.
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October 6, 2008
Greens welcome new climate dept
Green groups have welcomed the creation of a new energy and climate department in Gordon Brown's government reshuffle.
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Met Office study details climate change ranges
A new study undertaken by the Met Office has found that, in order to avoid the effects of climate change, drastic action is needed worldwide to reduce greenhouse gas emissions within two years.
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October 3, 2008
UK urged to fund climate project
The UK government has been urged to fund the next stage of a major European programme to monitor the effects of global climate change from space.
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Defra refocus on climate change
A new Department for Energy and Climate Change (DECC) has been created, taking on some of the activities that have, up to now, resided in Defra and BERR.
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October 1, 2008
Virgin to join climate experiment
Virgin Galactic is to look at carrying scientific instruments on board one of its space tourism vehicles to gather data on climate change.
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September 30, 2008
Barack Obama and John McCain on climate change, energy and science
To find out where Republicans and Democrats stand Presidential candidates Barack Obama and John McCain were invited by Nature magazine to answer a range of questions on science, energy and climate change.
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Carbon Trust helps UK businesses to save £1bn
The latest figures show that the Carbon Trust has helped UK businesses to save £1 billion in energy costs and to cut carbon emissions by 17 million tonnes since it became operational in 2001. Businesses working with the Carbon Trust cut their carbon footprint by approximately two million tonnes last year. This is an increase of about half a million tonnes compared to the previous year.
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September 25, 2008
UK opposes green aviation target
The UK government is lobbying for aviation to be excluded from an EU target to increase renewable energy.
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Tougher targets for UK CO2 emissions
Prime Minister Gordon Brown has told the Labour Party Conference that he is ready to adopt much tougher targets for the reduction of UK greenhouse gas emissions.
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September 19, 2008
Bosses urge climate change action
A number of UK business leaders have called for "urgent and comprehensive" measures from the main political parties to tackle climate change.
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September 18, 2008
Emissions may be stored under sea
Parts of the sea-bed between Northern Ireland and Scotland could become a storage facility for carbon dioxide, according to a new study.
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UK seeking CO2 trading increase
The UK government wants the right to buy its way out of half its CO2 reduction targets, according to a leaked document.
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No plant CO2 relief in warm world
Plants are unlikely to soak up more carbon dioxide from the air as the planet warms, research suggests.
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September 17, 2008
No 2008 record for Arctic sea ice
Sea ice in the Arctic appears to have passed its minimum extent for 2008 without breaking last year's record.
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September 15, 2008
White roofs could slow global warming
Data released at an annual Climate Change Research Conference in California suggests that the installation of white roofs and reflective pavements in the world's major cities would have a significant cooling effect and help slow global warming.
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September 11, 2008
Power station protesters cleared
Six Greenpeace activists have been cleared of causing criminal damage during a protest over coal-fired power.
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'Extreme waves' worry Australia
Australia's coastline is increasingly being battered by extreme waves that are driven in part by climate change, government scientists say.
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Brown to unveil energy measures
A package of measures designed to help people struggling with rising gas and electricity bills is due to be unveiled by the government later.
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September 10, 2008
Parties 'fail on climate change'
The UK's leading environmental campaign groups have accused the main political parties of failing to prepare for the challenges of climate change.
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Climate inaction 'costing lives'
Failure to take urgent action to curb climate change is effectively violating the human rights of people in the poorest nations, an aid charity warns.
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UK gives Bangladesh climate help
The UK is giving £75m ($133m) to help Bangladesh prepare for the impacts of climate change, the government will announce on Wednesday.
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September 8, 2008
'Climate crisis' needs brain gain
The most brilliant minds should be directed to solving Earth's greatest challenges, such as climate change, says Sir David King.
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Shun meat, says UN climate chief
People should consider eating less meat as a way of combating global warming, says the UN's top climate scientist.
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September 5, 2008
Sea level rise by 2100 'below 2m'
Sea levels globally are very unlikely to rise by more than 2m (7ft) this century, scientists conclude.
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September 4, 2008
Major ice-shelf loss for Canada
The ice shelves in Canada's High Arctic have lost a colossal area this year, scientists report.
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September 2, 2008
County hit by weather change cost
Warwickshire is experiencing more rainfall and higher temperatures, according to a report investigating the possible impact of climate change.
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Climate 'hockey stick' is revived
A new study by climate scientists behind the controversial 1998 "hockey stick" graph suggests their earlier analysis was broadly correct.
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September 1, 2008
Government department for carbon reduction rated "F"
The headquarters of the Government department responsible for reducing carbon emissions from buildings has been found to be amongst the least energy efficient.
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August 29, 2008
Arctic ice 'is at tipping point'
Arctic sea ice has shrunk to the second smallest extent since satellite records began, US
scientists have revealed.
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August 15, 2008
The global politics of climate-change: after the G8
The stock response of many campaigners and activists to the sorts of headline announcements that emerge from G8 summits is that the devil is in the detail.
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Climate 'altering UK bird habits'
A number of UK bird species are laying eggs significantly earlier than they were 40 years ago, a report reveals.
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August 12, 2008
Extinction 'by man not climate'
The extinction of many ancient species may be due to humans rather than climate change, experts say.
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August 11, 2008
Report claims UK emission reduction is incorrect
Reports from the Stockholm Environment Institute (SEI) suggest that the UK is incorrect in claiming to be reducing greenhouse gas emissions.
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August 10, 2008
Eat kangaroo to 'save the planet'
Switching from beef to kangaroo burgers could significantly help to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, says an Australian scientist.
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August 3, 2008
Climate campaigners stage march
Climate campaigners have staged a march and rally in Kent on the first day of a week-long protest against plans to build a new coal-fired power station.
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Melting ice threatens Arctic park
A national park in Canada's Arctic has been partly closed after record high temperatures caused flash flooding.
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August 1, 2008
Greece must embrace renewable energy to meet Kyoto targets
Unlike most other EU Member States, Greece was allowed a limited increase in greenhouse
gas (GHG) emissions under the Kyoto Protocol (25 per cent by 2012 compared with 1990
levels). However, at current rates of increasing emissions, it is unlikely to keep within this
limit.
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UK in 'delusion' over emissions
The UK has been living under a delusion over its claim to be cutting greenhouse gases, according to two reports that will shake the climate change debate.
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July 28, 2008
CO2 emmisions from schools to be included in trading scheme
Environment Secretary Hilary Benn has announced that carbon emissions from state schools are to be included in a new carbon trading scheme for local authorities. The scheme is scheduled to commence in April 2010.
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July 24, 2008
Warming world 'drying wetlands'
More than 700 scientists are attending a major conference to draw up an action plan to protect the world's wetlands.
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July 22, 2008
Climate documentary 'broke rules'
The Great Global Warming Swindle, a controversial Channel 4 film, broke Ofcom rules, the media regulator says.
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July 21, 2008
Ruling expected on climate film
Media regulator Ofcom is due to decide whether a Channel 4 documentary broke rules on accuracy and fairness.
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July 18, 2008
Britain: a leader in tackling climate change? Far from it, says new report
Britain's true contribution to global warming is much higher than official figures show, ministers admit. And it has been rising rapidly at the very time that they have been boasting that it has been falling.
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Whitehall bid to cut IT emissions
The government hopes to be the first in the world to make its computer system "carbon neutral".
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July 14, 2008
Russian ice camp in rapid shrink
Twenty Russian scientists are to be evacuated from their camp on a drifting ice-floe in the Arctic after it started disintegrating sooner than expected.
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MPs criticise government over CO2
Ministers have set government departments guidelines on energy
The government has made "very poor progress" on reaching its own carbon emissions-cutting targets, MPs say.
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DfT considers EC proposal for CO2 regulation of new cars
The Department for Transport (DfT) is consulting on the European Commission's (EC's) proposal for a Regulation concerning the carbon dioxide emissions of new cars. The objective behind the EC's proposal is to encourage manufacturers to produce greener, more fuel-efficient vehicles.
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July 9, 2008
Summit approves climate 'vision'
Leaders from the world's developed nations and rising economic powers have agreed on a "shared vision" on climate change at the G8 summit in Japan.
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July 8, 2008
EU includes aviation in CO2 curbs
The European Parliament has backed a law to include aviation in Europe's CO2 Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS) for cutting greenhouse gases.
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Brown faces climate change revolt
Gordon Brown is facing the prospect of another significant backbench rebellion - this time over climate change.
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G8 vows to halve greenhouse gases
World leaders have agreed to set a global target of cutting carbon emissions by at least 50% by 2050 in an effort to tackle global warming.
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July 7, 2008
Carbon Trust launches new emission reduction scheme
The Carbon Trust has launched a new emissions reduction standard which will allow businesses and public sector organisations that commit to achieving genuine annual reductions in greenhouse gas emissions to be certified, in order to build consumer confidence and tackle "greenwashing".
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July 6, 2008
Japan rues Kyoto climate experience
The Kyoto Protocol on climate change negotiated in 1997 was unfair to Japan, one of the nation's chief climate negotiators has told BBC News.
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July 5, 2008
Australia 'needs carbon trading'
An Australian government advisor on climate change is calling for a national emissions trading scheme to be set up to combat global warming.
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July 4, 2008
Identifying climate change impacts of global imports
The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) is today publishing a report which identifies the CO2 emissions created by goods and services imported into the UK.
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Cost of tackling global climate change has doubled, warns Stern
The author of an influential British government report arguing the world needed to spend just 1% of its wealth tackling climate change has warned that the cost of averting disaster has now doubled.
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July 3, 2008
S Asia climate 'crisis' talks due
Environment ministers from the South Asian regional grouping, Saarc, have gathered in Bangladesh to discuss a plan to tackle climate change.
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June 30, 2008
Car ads to carry climate information
Car advertisements on billboards and in magazines will now have to carry information on individual cars' climate impacts.
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June 23, 2008
Carbon standard 'to renew trust'
A scheme highlighting businesses which have made genuine cuts in emissions is being launched to rebuild public trust in the green claims made by firms.
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June 17, 2008
Climate book is judges' hot pick
A book about global warming has won this year's Royal Society prize for popular science writing.
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June 16, 2008
WTO warns EU against tariffs on climate damaging imports
The Head of the World Trade Organization (WTO), Pascal Lamy, has warned against the idea of unilaterally imposing EU tariffs on non-climate-friendly imports, in the event of the lack of an international accord on how to combat climate change.
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June 14, 2008
Senegal city is 'most threatened'
St Louis in Senegal is the city most threatened by rising sea levels in the whole of Africa, a senior United Nations official says.
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June 13, 2008
US seeks support for climate fund
The US has called on the world's eight most industrialised nations to invest in a $10bn (£5bn) climate change fund.
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Climate talks progress 'feeble'
Progress towards developing a global strategy to cut emissions is too slow, according to environmental group WWF.
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June 9, 2008
Commons publishes report on personal carbon trading
The House of Commons Select Committee on Environmental Audit has published a report on personal carbon trading, which urges the Government not to abandon its work in the area and claims that personal carbon trading has the potential to be a more effective means of cutting carbon emissions in the household sector than green taxes.
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June 7, 2008
US climate change bill is blocked
A US attempt to establish a system of caps and tax relief to cut carbon emissions has been blocked in Congress.
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June 6, 2008
New vision of climate change through Google Earth
Millions of Google Earth users around the world will be able to see how climate change could affect the planet and its people over the next century, along with viewing the loss of Antarctic ice shelves over the last 50 years, thanks to a new project launched today.
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Turkey hints at "significant" moves on climate change
Turkey has dropped its strongest hint yet that it will sign up to the Kyoto Protocol on combating climate change, and will join in international efforts aimed at cutting greenhouse gasses.
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Green energy 'revolution' needed
A leading energy body is calling for a $45 trillion (£23 trillion) green revolution to tackle global warming.
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June 5, 2008
UN calls for treatment of carbon addiction on world environment day
Top United Nations officials have marked World Environment Day by urging individuals, companies and governments alike to kick their addiction to carbon dioxide, a main contributor to global warming.
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June 4, 2008
The great carbon bazaar
Evidence of serious flaws in the multi-billion dollar global market for carbon credits has been uncovered by a BBC World Service investigation.
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May 24, 2008
Exxon facing shareholder revolt over approach to climate change
A shareholder revolt at ExxonMobil led by the billionaire Rockefeller family has won the support of four significant British institutional investors who will call on Monday for a shakeup in the governance of the world's biggest oil company.
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May 23, 2008
Climate change risks tend to be underestimated - survey
Professional services organisation KPMG identified the six most prevalent sectors in danger of risks from climate change, and these were transport, tourism, aviation, healthcare, the financial sector, and the oil and gas sector.
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May 19, 2008
Carbon Capture and Sequestration Conference gets underway in USA
As the seventh annual Carbon Capture and Sequestration Conference gets under way in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA, Greenpeace has published a report that slams the status and promise of carbon capture and storage (CCS) technology.
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May 15, 2008
Charles urges forest logging halt
The halting of logging in the world's rainforests is the single greatest solution to climate change, Prince Charles has said.
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Natural changes pinned to warming
Major changes in the Earth's natural systems are being driven by global warming, according to a vast analysis.
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US lists polar bear as threatened
The United States has listed the polar bear as a threatened species, because its Arctic sea ice habitat is melting due to climate change.
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May 9, 2008
Red hot climate election issue in Australia
The campaign to re-elect the Rudd Government begins in July. It will be an incendiary month for shaping the direction of Australia's climate change policy.
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May 8, 2008
EU must lead on carbon - Miliband
Europe should lead the world in moving to a low-carbon economy, Foreign Secretary David Miliband has said.
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May 4, 2008
Next decade 'may see no warming'
The Earth's temperature may stay roughly the same for a decade, as natural climate cycles enter a cooling phase, scientists have predicted.
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April 30, 2008
Supermarket trials carbon labels
Supermaket chain Tesco has announced that a range of its own-brand products will carry labels showing the size of the goods' carbon footprints.
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April 29, 2008
Warming 'affecting poor children'
Climate change is already affecting the prospects for children in the world's poorer countries, according to Unicef.
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April 28, 2008
Nature's carbon balance confirmed
Scientists have found new evidence that the Earth's natural feedback mechanism regulated carbon dioxide levels for hundreds of thousands of years.
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April 25, 2008
Climate 'fix' could deplete ozone
Research has cast new doubt on the wisdom of using Sun-blocking sulphate particles to cool the planet.
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April 24, 2008
Airline flies slower to cut costs
Belgium's Brussels Airlines has announced it is slowing speeds and reducing weight on some of its aircraft in order to reduce fuel costs.
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Hints of methane's renewed rise
Levels of the greenhouse gas methane in the atmosphere seem to be rising having remained stable for nearly 10 years.
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Summit calls for climate targets
European and Japanese leaders at their annual summit in Tokyo have called for "ambitious and binding" targets for cutting greenhouse gas emissions.
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April 21, 2008
WWF claim EU ETS could bring huge windfall to power companies
A new report commissioned by WWF has claimed that "polluting power companies" in five European States, including the UK, could reap enormous windfall profits, equivalent to more than twice the gross domestic product of Slovenia, during the second phase of the European Union's Emissions Trading Scheme (EU ETS).
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April 18, 2008
Inquiry into business CO2 output
MPs are investigating how best to lower the carbon footprint of Britain's offices, shops and factories.
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More doubt on cosmic climate link
Research has thrown further doubt on the notion that cosmic rays are a major influence on the Earth's climate.
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April 17, 2008
Bush sets new CO2 emission target
US President George W Bush says he is setting an "ambitious" new target of halting growth in US greenhouse gas emissions by 2025.
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April 15, 2008
China 'now top carbon polluter'
China has already overtaken the US as the world's "biggest polluter", a report to be published next month says.
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April 4, 2008
Global temperatures 'to decrease'
Global temperatures this year will be lower than in 2007 due to the cooling effect of the La Nina current in the Pacific, UN meteorologists have said.
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April 3, 2008
'No Sun link' to climate change
Scientists have produced further compelling evidence showing that modern-day climate change is not caused by changes in the Sun's activity.
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EU industry sees emissions rise
Carbon dioxide emissions from Europe's heavy industry sectors rose by 1.1% in 2007, say carbon market analysts.
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April 2, 2008
Concern over 'zero carbon' homes
UK home-owners are not prepared to make the changes needed to live in "zero carbon" homes, according to a report.
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March 31, 2008
Antarctic ice shelf breaks away
The British Antarctic Survey (BAS), which forms part of the Natural Environment Research Council (NERC), has captured dramatic satellite and video images of an Antarctic ice shelf that looks set to be the latest to break off from the Antarctic Peninsula.
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March 28, 2008
All colleges 'forced to go green'
All newly or partly built colleges will have to adopt wind turbines, solar panels or other renewable energy, under plans to cut global warming.
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March 26, 2008
Antarctic shelf 'hangs by thread'
A chunk of ice the size of the Isle of Man has started to break away from Antarctica in what scientists say is further evidence of a warming climate.
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March 22, 2008
EU 'committed' to stiff CO2 cuts
Europe's environment chief Stavros Dimas says the EU's leaders are still committed to ambitious CO2 cuts of up to 30% by 2020, despite the appearance of back-tracking at last week's European summit.
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March 19, 2008
Global IT sector 'needs strong Kyoto'
The global IT sector needs a strong post-2012 Kyoto climate deal if it is going to deliver big carbon savings, a senior businessman has suggested.
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March 17, 2008
Blueprint for a low-emission future
Britain is set to take a leading role in reducing emissions from road transport under guidelines set out by a Government-commissioned report published today.
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March 16, 2008
Glaciers suffer record shrinkage
The rate at which some of the world's glaciers are melting has more than doubled, data from the United Nations Environment Programme has shown.
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March 15, 2008
EU agrees climate plan deadline
EU leaders have agreed to finish talks by the end of the year on an ambitious plan to fight climate change.
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March 14, 2008
What can Blair's climate trip achieve?
The former British prime minister, Tony Blair, has begun a lightning tour of three Asian capitals to try to break the deadlock over climate change.
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March 13, 2008
Climate set to dominate EU summit
Climate change, energy security and reform are set to dominate the European Union's summit in Brussels.
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March 12, 2008
Gas guzzlers set to face £950 tax
The chancellor has set out new plans to encourage the use of less polluting cars in a bid to tackle climate change.
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Budget 2008: New road tax rates
Chancellor Alistair Darling has announced increases to Vehicle Excise Duty D (road tax) from tomorrow.
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March 11, 2008
2007 floods 'no link to climate'
The UK's summer floods of 2007 were a freak event unrelated to global climate change, according to a report from the Centre for Ecology and Hydrology (CEH).
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March 10, 2008
Church to step up climate fight
Leaders of the influential Southern Baptist community in the US have declared their churches have a duty to stop climate change.
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Business CO2 tax 'part success'
A tax meant to persuade businesses to cut their carbon emissions has been only partially successful, according to a report by MPs.
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EU warns of climate change threat
An EU report says climate change will have a growing impact on global security, multiplying existing threats such as shortages of food and water.
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March 7, 2008
Amendment to Climate Bill defeated
Proposals for an amendment to the Climate Change Bill, to reduce carbon dioxide emissions by 80%, rather than 60%, by 2050 have been defeated at the report stage of the Bill.
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February 28, 2008
New US climate offer 'too little'
A senior European official has described America's latest offer on climate change as far too little, far too late.
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February 27, 2008
US to set 'binding' climate goals
The US is ready to accept "binding international obligations" on reducing greenhouse gas emissions, officials say, if other nations do the same.
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February 23, 2008
Antarctic glaciers surge to ocean
UK scientists working in Antarctica have found some of the clearest evidence yet of instabilities in the ice of part of West Antarctica.
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February 21, 2008
Adaptation 'key to climate deal'
The UK's former top diplomat has called for a massive increase in the amount of money available to help developing countries to adapt to climate change.
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February 19, 2008
Porsche challenges C-charge rise
Luxury carmaker Porsche is to challenge plans to increase London's congestion charge to £25-a-day for some vehicles.
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February 18, 2008
Committee urges need for Climate Change Minister
The House of Commons Treasury Committee has published a new report on climate change, which urges the Government to appoint a dedicated Climate Change Minister in order to create an effective champion of climate change across government.
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Warming risks Antarctic sea life
Unique marine life in Antarctica will be at risk from an invasion of sharks, crabs and other predators if global warming continues, scientists warn.
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February 13, 2008
Global warming 'may cut deaths'
The risk of a fatal heatwave in the UK within ten years is high, but overall global warming may mean fewer deaths due to temperature, a report says.
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February 11, 2008
'Ocean thermostat can save coral'
Some coral reefs could be protected from the impacts of climate change by an "ocean thermostat", a study says.
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Experts challenge ice shelf claim
Two scientists have claimed that climate change was not the only cause of the collapse of a 500bn tonne ice shelf in Antarctica six years ago.
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February 7, 2008
E.On joins rush to raise prices
Energy provider E.On is to increase gas prices by 15% and electricity prices by 9.7%, with effect from 8 February.
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February 6, 2008
UK homes urged to 'leave it off'
Britons are being asked to "leave it off" later this month, to show that cutting home energy use can have an impact on climate change.
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February 5, 2008
Lent fast to cut carbon emissions
Two senior bishops are urging people to cut back on carbon for Lent instead of the conventional chocolate or alcohol.
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Calls for climate change minister
The Treasury Committee has called for a new ministerial post to co-ordinate the fight against global warming.
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Climate set for 'sudden shifts'
Many of Earth's climate systems will undergo a series of sudden shifts this century as a result of human-induced climate change, a study suggests.
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February 4, 2008
UK's first emissions zone begins
The most heavily polluting lorries are facing charges of £200 per day to enter Greater London as Britain's first low emission zone (LEZ) comes into force.
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February 2, 2008
Bush's climate talks 'engaging'
The latest US-led climate talks in Honolulu, Hawaii, have been described by delegates as the most frank and engaging climate negotiations so far.
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February 1, 2008
Climate 'could devastate crops'
Climate change could cause severe crop losses in South Asia and southern Africa over the next twenty years, a study in the journal Science says.
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Euro MPs back patio heaters ban
A call for a ban on outdoor heaters has been backed by the European Parliament.
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January 31, 2008
Hawaii hosts Bush climate talks
Climate experts from 16 of the world's largest economies are in Hawaii for the second in the series of President Bush's Major Economies Meetings.
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Carbon emissions show slight fall
The UK's carbon emissions fell by just 0.1% last year, and the government has admitted it must do more to tackle climate change.
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January 28, 2008
'Action needed' on home emissions
European governments and the European Commission are being urged to hasten the development of housing that produces no greenhouse gases.
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UK welcomes EU energy and climate package
The UK has welcomed an ambitious EU package of proposed energy and climate legislation for tackling climate change and delivering a low carbon economy in Europe.
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January 25, 2008
Climate 'clearly out of balance'
The world's climate is "clearly out of balance and is warming", the world's largest society of Earth and space scientists has said in a statement.
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Climate 'clearly out of balance'
The world's climate is "clearly out of balance and is warming", the world's largest society of Earth and space scientists has said in a statement.
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January 23, 2008
Why new EU states can emit more
It may seem unfair but while the old countries of the EU are ordered to slash their carbon emissions, the opposite is likely to be true for the new member states.
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EU to map low-carbon energy path
The European Commission is to unveil proposals setting out how the EU will meet targets on energy and climate.
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January 22, 2008
Barroso trade threat on climate
The president of the European Commmission has threatened to impose carbon tariffs on imports unless the US agrees to a global climate change deal.
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January 18, 2008
MEPs vote against EC's 120g/km target
Members of the European Parliament (MEPs) have voted against the EC's proposals for an average new-car emissions limit of 120g/km by 2012.
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January 17, 2008
'Big climate impact' on UK coasts
Climate change is having a major impact on Britain's coast, the seas around the coast, and the life in those seas, a government-sponsored report concludes.
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January 16, 2008
Climate plans spark EU job fears
Trade unions and business leaders say EU plans to cut carbon emissions could harm European jobs and industry.
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January 11, 2008
Warming fears for China ice show
A famous ice festival in China, that attracts tens of thousands of tourists, appears to be the latest victim of rising global temperatures.
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January 10, 2008
HP to reduce PC energy consumption by a quarter
HP's ambitious plan to slash energy consumption in its PCs by 25 per cent by 2010 has been greeted with scepticism in some quarters.
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January 9, 2008
Climate change contest launched
A £1m competition to find the brightest ideas to help fight climate change is being launched.
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January 8, 2008
Grass biofuels 'cut CO2 by 94%'
Producing biofuels from a fast-growing grass delivers vast savings of carbon dioxide emissions compared with petrol, a large-scale study has suggested.
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January 3, 2008
2007 'second warmest year' in UK
Last year was the second warmest on record in the UK, according to figures released by the Met Office.
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Building industry points the way to zero carbon future
The UK Green Building Council's radical new report "Carbon Reductions in New Non-Domestic Buildings" was published 17 December on the Communities and Local Government (CLG) website.
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January 2, 2008
Pope supports caution on climate change
Pope Benedict XVI has launched a surprise attack on climate change prophets of doom, warning them that any solutions to global warming must be based on firm evidence and not on dubious ideology.
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December 14, 2007
Climate talks near end amid row
World climate talks in Bali have gone into their last scheduled day amid fierce disagreement over targets for cutting greenhouse gas emissions.
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December 12, 2007
Low faith in biofuels for climate
Decision-makers in the climate change field have little faith in biofuels as a low-carbon technology, the World Conservation Union (IUCN) says.
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Tackling climate change - Bali summit
United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon has opened high-level talks at the climate change conference in Bali with a call to action.
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December 10, 2007
Report suggests that home CO2 emissions could be slashed by 2050
A report commissioned by the environment campaign group Friends of the Earth and The Co-operative Bank has concluded that carbon dioxide emissions from UK homes could be slashed by 80% by 2050.
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Climate change goal 'unreachable'
The world is more than 50% likely to experience dangerous levels of climate change, according to science advisers to the UK and German governments.
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December 8, 2007
Global rallies focus on climate
Mass demonstrations have taken place across the UK and worldwide to coincide with UN climate change talks in Bali.
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December 7, 2007
All nations 'need emission goals'
Britain's Trade and Development Minister Gareth Thomas has said that developing countries will need targets for greenhouse gas emissions.
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December 6, 2007
Australia to be 'climate bridge'
Australia's new PM has told China he will act as a bridge between Beijing and the developed world in negotiations on cutting greenhouse gas emissions.
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December 5, 2007
Carbon capture plan for the Forth
New research into capturing carbon dioxide produced by coal-fired power stations and burying it beneath the Firth of Forth has received funding.
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December 4, 2007
'Tropics expand' as world warms
Climate change is causing the tropics to widen, with possible impacts on the global food supply, research suggests.
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Climate cause fires ice cream guru
Ben and Jerry's likes to portray itself as an ethical brand.
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December 3, 2007
Key climate summit opens in Bali
Governments at a key UN climate summit will discuss how to reduce greenhouse gas emissions after the current Kyoto Protocol targets expire in 2012.
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November 30, 2007
Business call for plan on climate
Global businesses have called for a legally-binding and comprehensive international deal on climate change.
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November 29, 2007
Venus offers Earth climate clues
Observations of the planet Venus might assist efforts to tackle the threat of climate change here on Earth.
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November 28, 2007
Homes 'can cut CO2 by up to 80%'
Carbon dioxide emissions from UK homes could be cut by up to 80% by 2050, according to a low carbon strategy produced by Oxford University.
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November 27, 2007
Poorest 'in climate front line'
Nations must agree an action plan to curb climate change or face an "unprecedented reversal" in human development, a UN assessment warns.
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November 23, 2007
Campaigners slam aviation emissions trading
Protestors interrupted a summit on aviation emissions trading to protest that the scheme will allow the aviation industry to continue emitting carbon while claiming they are being green.
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IPCC synthesis report published
The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) has published the final part of its Fourth Assessment Report (AR4) 'Climate Change 2007'.
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November 22, 2007
Carbon calculator can cut business emissions
Government-funded climate company the Carbon Trust has launched a major new campaign to help business reduce its greenhouse gas emissions.
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November 19, 2007
PM outlines climate action plan
Prime Minister Gordon Brown has said there will be a "green hotline" to advise people on what they can do to cut their impact on the environment.
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Climate 'will undo Asian success'
Climate change will reverse decades of social and economic progress across Asia, campaigners claim.
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UN challenges states on warming
United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon has challenged governments to act on the findings of a major new report on climate change.
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November 15, 2007
German cars 'least green in EU'
Most cars sold in Europe are becoming more fuel-efficient, but German carmakers are going backwards according to a study by a green pressure group.
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Australians named worst emitters
A study of the world's power stations has shown the extent to which developed countries produce more carbon dioxide per head than emerging economies.
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November 9, 2007
California sues US over car fumes
California is suing the US federal government over its failure to back the state's tough new anti-pollution laws regulating greenhouse gas emissions.
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Event highlights what Londoners can do to tackle climate change
The City of London has launched a series of events addressing 'environmental justice'.
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November 8, 2007
Prince 'alarm' at climate change
Prince Charles has warned that climate change is the biggest challenge facing society.
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Palm oil warning for Indonesia
Land clearances in Indonesia to meet the growing global demand for palm oil pose a serious threat to the environment, a report has warned.
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November 6, 2007
Climate bill's 60% emission cut
Prime Minister Gordon Brown has committed the UK to reducing carbon dioxide emissions by 60% before 2050 to help tackle global warming.
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Minister agrees to extend emissions trading scheme for businesses
An Irish minister has met with other international representatives to discuss how businesses and nations could get involved in a global emissions trading scheme.
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November 5, 2007
Clinton project will help cities go green
More than 1,000 US cities will be able to save money on green products and technology after teaming up with Bill Clinton's climate project.
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Climate Change Bill 'strengthened'
The Government's Climate Change Bill will be amended to increase transparency and accountability, ministers have announced.
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Greenpeace warns on carbon storage technologies
The environment pressure group, Greenpeace, has published a briefing on the technology of carbon dioxide capture and storage (CCS), describing it as "unproven" and promotion of the technology as "unwise".
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November 2, 2007
US mayors meet on climate change
More than 100 US mayors are attending a summit in the western city of Seattle to share and develop policies aimed at tackling climate change.
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October 31, 2007
Climate change to top the bill at CBI conference
The role of business in tackling climate change will be one of the issues topping the bill at the Confederation of British Industry's annual conference this year.
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October 29, 2007
Merkel resists speed limit push
Germany's Chancellor Angela Merkel has rejected a call from her Social Democrat (SPD) coalition partners for a speed limit on the country's motorways.
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MPs in call for new climate body
A powerful new body must be established to drive climate change policy after a decade of failure by the government, a Commons committee has said.
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October 24, 2007
Climate threat to biodiversity
Global temperatures predicted for the coming centuries could trigger a mass extinction, UK scientists have warned.
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'Unexpected growth' in CO2 found
Carbon dioxide (CO2) levels in the atmosphere have risen 35% faster than expected since 2000, says a study.
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October 23, 2007
MPs' concerns over UK carbon plan
MPs have asked the government to provide evidence that the EU Emissions Trading Scheme (EU ETS) is helping cut the UK's greenhouse gas emissions.
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October 22, 2007
Oceans are 'soaking up less CO2'
The amount of carbon dioxide being absorbed by the world's oceans has reduced, scientists have said.
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October 19, 2007
Ships' CO2 'twice that of planes'
Global emissions of carbon dioxide from shipping are twice the level of aviation, one of the maritime industry's key bodies has said.
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October 18, 2007
'Warm wind' hits Arctic climate
The Arctic is being hit by melting ice, hotter air and dying wildlife, according to a US government report on the impact of global warming there.
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October 15, 2007
Gore says prize must spur action
Al Gore says his Nobel Peace Prize is an "honour" and a chance to "elevate global consciousness" about the threat posed by climate change.
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October 12, 2007
Climate change in the garden
The British don't normally need an excuse to talk about the weather, but after an unusually wet and stormy summer, the country has had more to discuss than usual. But what if, rather than being a seasonal one-off, such a tumultuous weather pattern is here to stay? What does that mean for the nation's gardens?
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Water companies need to adapt to climate change: experts
Water management companies will face huge challenges due to climate change and need to start adapting their strategies, experts warned in Amsterdam on Friday.
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Climate change disaster is upon us, warns UN
A record number of floods, droughts and storms around the world this year amount to a climate change "mega disaster", the United Nation's emergency relief coordinator, Sir John Holmes, has warned.
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Gore and UN panel win Nobel prize
Climate change campaigner Al Gore and the UN's Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change have been jointly awarded the Nobel Peace Prize.
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October 11, 2007
Warmth makes the world more humid
The atmosphere is becoming more humid in a pattern consistent with man-made climate change, researchers have found.
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Gore climate film's 'nine errors'
A High Court judge who ruled on whether climate change film, An Inconvenient Truth, could be shown in schools said it contains "nine scientific errors".
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October 10, 2007
Pre-budget 2007: tailored to cut carbon?
Ways of developing low-carbon cars were highlighted in the Government's pre-budget report yesterday - but there was criticism over plans to widen motorways.
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Councils urged to use green ideas
Local councils could introduce a range of measures to speed up the reduction of carbon emissions, a report says.
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Butterflies used to check climate
Moths and butterflies are to be used by the Scottish Government as an indicator of the state of the environment.
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Cars 'safer, cleaner and greener'
Cars are safer, more economical and cleaner than ever before, according to a new report published today.
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October 5, 2007
EU could regulate shipping emissions by 2012, lawyers warn
The shipping industry needs to prepare to be included in the EU emissions trading scheme as early as 2012, environmental lawyers have warned.
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UK 'exporting emissions' to China
The UK's increasing dependence on Chinese goods is contributing to a rise in carbon emissions, a report suggests.
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October 4, 2007
Democrats eye key climate summit
A team of leading US Democrats is planning to send a delegation to a key UN climate conference to rival President Bush's official team.
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October 3, 2007
Fuel-cell cars to get test drive
The general public can sign up for a test drive online
A leading car manufacturer is to give drivers the chance to try out hydrogen-powered vehicles.
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Climate film allowed in schools
Ex-US vice president Al Gore's climate change documentary can be shown in England's secondary schools, a High Court judge has said.
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October 2, 2007
EU stands firm on aviation emissions
The European Union has said it will not back down on plans to introduce an aviation emissions trading scheme despite failure to reach an international agreement.
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September 29, 2007
Bush climate plans spark debate
A plan by US President George W Bush for countries to set their own targets for reducing greenhouse gas emissions has drawn considerable criticism.
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September 28, 2007
Gordon Brown's first speech at Labour Conference as PM indicates new approach to Climate Change Bill
Gordon Brown has delivered his first speech at the Labour Party Annual Conference in Bournemouth as leader of the Labour Party and Prime Minister, indicating that he may strengthen some of the targets contained in the Climate Change Bill.
US urges climate change consensus
US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice has said climate change is a real problem, and world leaders should forge a new global consensus on tackling it.
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Equality 'threatened by climate'
Climate change is the "greatest long-term threat" to achieving global equality, UK Foreign Secretary David Miliband has told the United Nations.
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September 27, 2007
Legal battle on Gore climate film
A parent is urging a judge to reconsider a ruling that the government did not break the law when it sent schools copies of a film by Al Gore.
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Bush hosts climate change talks
Delegates from the world's top 16 polluting nations are meeting in Washington to discuss ways of tackling climate change.
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Lovelock urges ocean climate fix
Two of Britain's leading environmental thinkers say it is time to develop a quick technical fix for climate change.
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Fortis group buys carbon rights
A bank from the Netherlands has emerged as the winning bidder in an auction which marks a new phase in the global "carbon market".
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September 25, 2007
Man causing climate change - poll
Large majorities in many countries now believe human activity is causing global warming, a BBC World Service poll suggests.
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September 24, 2007
World leaders at climate summit
Leaders of 80 countries are expected to attend a special UN meeting in New York to discuss the effects of global warming and the ways to combat it.
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September 22, 2007
Online database rates green cars
Car-buyers will be able to check out the green credentials of thousands of cars at the click of a mouse, following the launch of a new website.
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September 21, 2007
Warning over home carbon target
The government is in danger of missing its target for all new homes to be carbon neutral by 2016, the UK body for housing associations has warned.
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September 20, 2007
Bog helps build climate insights
A 55-million-year-old British bog uncovered by the Channel Tunnel rail link is giving scientists insights into a ancient period of global warming.
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September 19, 2007
Firms sign up for carbon rating
Nine leading companies including Coca-Cola and Cadbury have signed up to a scheme to measure and reduce the carbon footprint of certain products.
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State loses car climate-link case
A US federal judge has dismissed a case brought by California against six leading carmakers over alleged damage caused by cars' CO2 emissions.
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September 18, 2007
Making EU climate goal 'unlikely'
The European Union's goal of keeping the global temperature rise to 2C is unlikely to be met, a leading climate researcher has warned.
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Easyjet to back green air taxes
The budget airline Easyjet is expected to announce its support for a green tax on air travel later.
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Floating concrete - the latest weapon in the climate war
A scheme using floating concrete to harness wave energy has received a £150,000 grant from the Carbon Trust.
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Greens throw down gauntlet in the UK
Politicians should slash the motorway speed limit to just 55mph if they are serious about their commitment to climate change, the Green party said today.
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Airlines are heating up the environment
Low profits, falling margins, rising competition and high exit barriers are some of the problems that the aviation sector is facing. But these are not the only once.
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September 17, 2007
UK 'needs carbon neutral target'
The Lib Dems are calling for Britain to become entirely carbon neutral by 2050 in an "ambitious" attempt to reclaim the green agenda.
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September 16, 2007
Warming 'opens Northwest Passage'
The most direct shipping route from Europe to Asia is fully clear of ice for the first time since records began, the European Space Agency (Esa) says.
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September 15, 2007
Climate change and water use deserve more attention - US government agency
Climate change has not been made a priority by US Federal agencies, despite the fact that they manage over 600 million acres of land - almost 30% of land area in the United States - and more than 150,000 square miles of protected waters.
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September 14, 2007
Bush aide says warming man-made
The US chief scientist has told the BBC that climate change is now a fact.
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September 12, 2007
Guide helps companies calculate carbon
An increasing number of companies, from the smallest SME to the multinational megacorps, are now recognising the importance of calculating their carbon footprint and the benefits which reducing it can bring.
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September 10, 2007
China backs Kyoto at Australian talks
China's President Hu Jintao has said he believes the UN's Kyoto Protocol should remain the 'core mechanism' for global efforts to address climate change, in an apparent snub to US and Australian ambitions to rewrite international agreements.
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Apec leaders reach climate deal
Asia-Pacific leaders meeting in Sydney have agreed an "aspirational" goal to restrain the rise of greenhouse gas emissions to tackle climate change.
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September 7, 2007
Hi-tech meters will save businesses money and CO2 emissions
An independent electricity company has become the first in the industry to introduce free hi-tech meters that can read be read remotely.
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September 5, 2007
BBC switches off climate special
The BBC has scrapped plans for Planet Relief, a TV special on climate change, the BBC News website has learned.
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September 4, 2007
EU climate flight plans 'deluded'
European Union proposals to reduce the climate impact of flying will not work, a report concludes.
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September 3, 2007
Green taxes 'are making billions'
The government is raising billions of pounds more in green taxes than it needs to remove the UK's "carbon footprint", a report says.
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September 2, 2007
Howard to press new climate deal
Australian Prime Minister John Howard has urged fellow Asian leaders to find a new way forward on climate change.
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September 1, 2007
UK peatlands face future stress
Severe erosion and climate change could result in a vast volume of carbon from the UK's peatlands being released into the atmosphere, scientists have warned.
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August 31, 2007
Higher CO2 levels could lead to more summer floods
Rising levels of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere will lead to higher river levels and an increase in the risk of summertime flooding because plants will be less able to soak up rainwater from waterlogged soil, the Met Office has found.
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Brits 'addicted' to cheap flights
Britons are "addicted" to cheap flights and confused about the climate impact of flying, according to research.
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August 30, 2007
Climate flooding risk 'misjudged'
Climate change may carry a higher risk of flooding than was previously thought, the journal Nature reports.
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August 29, 2007
Merkel presses China on climate
German Chancellor Angela Merkel has urged China to address the issue of climate change, as she starts a three-day visit to the country.
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August 27, 2007
Vienna meeting seeks climate plan
Delegates from more than 150 countries are meeting in Vienna to discuss ways to widen and extend the United Nations Kyoto protocol on climate change.
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August 24, 2007
Bank launches climate change fund with $20 million
A major regional development bank has put up US$20 million to start a new fund to help Latin American and Caribbean countries tackle climate change.
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Climate activists end camp with protest blitz
Climate change protesters ended their week long camp on the outskirts of Heathrow with a 24-hour flurry of protests across England.
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'Super green' kitchens could help reduce emissions
Kitchen appliances such as fridges and freezers using a 'dynamic demand' control could be able to reduce the amount of electricity Brits consume during peak periods, a new government report suggests.
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August 23, 2007
UK 'may miss 2020 target for CO2'
Further promises by the government to meet greenhouse gas targets look unlikely to be met, a think tank says.
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August 22, 2007
Rich 'can pay poor to cut carbon'
Rich nations should be absolved from the need to cut emissions if they pay developing countries to do it on their behalf, a senior UN official has said.
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August 20, 2007
Downing Street warns Heathrow climate change protesters
Downing Street has warned climate change protesters at Heathrow that any action to disrupt the operation of the airport would be unacceptable.
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August 19, 2007
And the weather for 2014...
Over the next ten years, climate will continue to warm and 2014 is likely to be 0.3 °C warmer than 2004, a new report by the Met Office shows.
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August 17, 2007
More driving linked to obesity and higher CO2 emissions
Increased use of cars is causing higher levels of obesity as well as rising carbon dioxide emissions, says a new report published this week by the Institute for European Environmental Policy (IEEP).
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Atlantic yields climate secrets
Scientists have painted the first detailed picture of Atlantic ocean currents crucial to Europe's climate.
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Climate fear for visiting birds
Climate change is to blame for a drop in the number of some birds that visit Britain each winter, the RSPB says.
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August 13, 2007
EU's climate targets 'ambitious'
Downing St has said its climate change targets are "ambitious" but it remains fully committed to renewable energy.
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Is the EU Emissions Trading Scheme fit for purpose?
The think tank Open Europe has published a new report on the EU Emissions Trading Scheme (EU ETS) that claims that the first phase of the scheme (2005 to 2007) has not worked and the second (2008 to 2012) will not work, as key new problems emerge.
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August 10, 2007
Ten-year climate model unveiled
Scientists say they have developed a model to predict how ocean currents, as well as human activities, will affect temperatures over the next decade.
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Soot 'influences Arctic climate'
Measurements from ice cores suggest that soot released by industrial activities has influenced climate change in the Arctic.
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August 6, 2007
Department of Transport advise on "green" cars
The Transport Minister Jim Fitzpatrick has launched the Department for Transport's "Best on CO2" car rankings, in order to allow car buyers to find the most environmentally friendly vehicles for their needs.
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European heatwaves 'have doubled'
The duration of heatwaves in Western Europe has doubled since 1880, a study has shown.
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Teeth knocked out of BAA injunction
A far-reaching injunction which could have restricted the movement and behaviour of up to 5 million potential protesters at Heathrow has been significantly watered down by a High Court judge.
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August 3, 2007
Asia's brown clouds 'warm planet'
Clouds of pollution over the Indian Ocean appear to cause as much warming as greenhouse gases released by human activity, a study has suggested.
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Tougher carbon targets law urged
The government's proposals to tackle climate change need to be tougher and legally enforceable, say MPs and peers.
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August 2, 2007
No room for complacency in changing climate, says UK Environment Minister
Businesses have found more opportunities to improve energy efficiency, Environment Minister Phil Woolas told Parliament last week.
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Climate change worries for bird
A rare mountain bird is to be radio tracked following concerns that its numbers are declining because of climate change.
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July 31, 2007
PC World claims first mass-market carbon neutral PC
PC World has developed a prototype that, it claims, could change the world of computers - the UK’s first carbon-neutral mass-market PC.
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July 27, 2007
Ozone has 'strong climate effect'
Ozone could be a much more important driver of climate change than scientists had previously predicted, according to a study in Nature journal.
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July 24, 2007
Humans 'affect global rainfall'
Human-induced climate change has affected global rainfall patterns over the 20th Century, a study suggests.
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July 23, 2007
Centre for Alternative Technology proposes "zero-carbon Britain" by 2027
The Centre for Alternative Technology (CAT), a Welsh-based eco-centre, has published a report outlining a strategy to achieve a "zero-carbon Britain" by 2027, using personal carbon trading.
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MPs support carbon offset schemes
People should be encouraged and offered help to use schemes that offset their carbon emissions, MPs have said.
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July 20, 2007
Code will bring clarity to unregulated offsetting industry
A new offsetting code is to be launched by the Government later this year, as a response to widespread criticism of the carbon offsetting industry.
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July 19, 2007
India's climate plan underway
India has taken the first steps towards developing a national plan on tackling the effects of climate change.
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July 18, 2007
MEPs signal tough line on car CO2
The European Parliament's industry committee has backed proposals to sharply cut CO2 emissions from cars, but failed to specify a deadline.
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July 16, 2007
India makes climate change move
India has taken the first steps towards developing a national plan on tackling the effects of climate change.
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Emissions don't make Europe happy
Europe's carbon emissions have risen markedly over the last 40 years, but the extra fuel use has brought little increase in happiness, a report says.
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July 14, 2007
Benn unveils climate action campaign
A new advertising campaign aimed at inspiring people to make small changes to cut their impact on climate change was launched by government this week.
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Britain 'could be carbon neutral in 20 years'
Environmental pioneers at the Centre for Alternative Technology in rural Wales have produced a report claiming that the UK could go carbon neutral by 2027 - and outlining how to get there.
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July 13, 2007
Biofuels can help fight poverty and climate, declares Brazilian President
Ethanol generates more than one million jobs in Brazil - both directly and indirectly - 'with higher than average salaries', said Brazilian President Lula da Silva in an interview with the European Parliament before last week's EU-Brazil Summit.
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July 12, 2007
Local authorities key to climate fight - Benn
New Environment Secretary, Hilary Benn, wants to see councils in the forefront of the fight against climate change.
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'New thinking' needed on climate
The international climate debate needs to embrace a "new way of thinking" to tackle the problem, UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon has urged.
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July 11, 2007
Individual action won't cut it on climate change - campaigner
A veteran environmental campaigner has told Londoners that individual gestures like reducing car use and watching energy consumption in the home are not enough to address the urgent issue of climate change.
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Garlic 'may cut cow flatulence'
Scientists in Wales tackling the impact flatulent cows and sheep have on global warming may have an answer - putting garlic in their food.
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'No sun link' to climate change
A new scientific study concludes that changes in the Sun's output cannot be causing modern-day climate change.
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July 5, 2007
Global warming 'made lake vanish'
Scientists in Chile have blamed climate change for the sudden disappearance of a lake in the south of the country.
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July 3, 2007
'Scepticism' over climate claims
The public believes the effects of global warming on the climate are not as bad as politicians and scientists claim, a poll has suggested.
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June 28, 2007
Heatwaves will 'boost death rate'
The increasing number of deaths caused by heatwaves as the climate changes will not be offset by fewer deaths in milder winters, US research claims.
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June 26, 2007
Icebergs are 'ecological hotspot'
Drifting icebergs are "ecological hotspots" that enable the surrounding waters to absorb an increased volume of carbon dioxide, a study suggests.
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June 25, 2007
Climate fears for heritage sites
Campaigners say the UN must take urgent action to protect six World Heritage sites, including Mount Everest, from the impact of climate change.
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Climate fears for heritage sites
Campaigners say the UN must take urgent action to protect six World Heritage sites, including Mount Everest, from the impact of climate change.
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Climate change poses dual challenge for NHS
As one of the UK's largest carbon emitters and an organisation which will have to deal first hand with the health impacts of intense weather and natural disasters, the NHS is in an unenviable position when it comes to climate change.
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June 21, 2007
London lights off for environment
London's famous Piccadilly Circus lights are to be switched off for the first time in 68 years in support of a climate change event.
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June 20, 2007
ina building more power plants
China is now building about two power stations every week, the top climate change official at the UK Foreign Office, John Ashton, has said.
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June 19, 2007
Arctic spring's 'rapid advance'
Spring in the Arctic is arriving "weeks earlier" than a decade ago, a team of Danish researchers have reported.
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June 18, 2007
'Scapegoat' claim over plane CO2
Air transport is being used as a scapegoat for global warming, a group for UK commercial pilots has claimed.
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Green PC service pilot to tackle 'cyber-warming'
The Manchester City Council is to launch a new green PC service to tackle 'Cyber-Warming' and reduce CO2 emission levels in the IT Industry, which some experts claim is at the same level of emissions as the airline industry.
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June 13, 2007
Google backs green computer plan
Search engine giant Google and US semiconductor firm Intel have thrown their weight behind a massive scheme to reduce carbon dioxide emissions.
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June 11, 2007
Indonesia number three carbon emitter
Indonesia is the world's third biggest carbon criminal, according to a new report on climate change published in earlier this week by the World Bank and the Department for International Development.
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G8 fails to deliver binding emissions targets
A gathering of the leaders of the world's richest countries has agreed that substantial reductions should be made to their greenhouse gas emissions but has failed to put any figures on these cuts.
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Taskforce to cut 'cyber warming'
Reducing carbon dioxide emissions from the production, operation and disposal of computers is to be the aim of a new government taskforce.
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June 9, 2007
Bristol development will be first to meet Carbon Challenge
The site of a former hospital in Bristol is to be used to demonstrate that zero carbon building is economically feasible on a large scale.
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June 8, 2007
New York to get its first luxury green hotel
A luxury hotel planned for New York City will seek to demonstrate that going green does not mean self-sacrifice and hairshirts.
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G8 leaders agree to climate deal
Leaders of the G8 nations have agreed to seek "substantial" cuts in emissions in an effort to tackle climate change.
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June 7, 2007
FlyBe labels carbon impact
Bleary-eyed passengers boarding some early flights at Birmingham, Bristol and Belfast airports this morning will be confronted with a colour-coded sticker rating the damage they are doing to the planet.
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Antarctic glaciers 'flow faster'
Satellite data confirms glaciers on the Antarctic Peninsula are flowing faster.
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US rejects German G8 climate goal
Washington says it will not agree to a deal on slashing greenhouse gas emissions at the G8 summit in Germany.
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June 5, 2007
Carbon trade scheme 'is failing'
The EU's carbon trading scheme has increased electricity bills, given a windfall to power companies and failed to cut greenhouse gases, it is claimed.
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June 4, 2007
UN warning over global ice loss
Hundreds of millions of livelihoods will be affected by declining snow and ice cover as a result of global warming, a UN report has warned.
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China unveils climate change plan
China has unveiled its first national plan for climate change, saying it is intent on tackling the problem but not at the expense of economic development.
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June 3, 2007
Australia PM pledges climate plan
Australian Prime Minister John Howard has announced a shift in policy on climate change, promising to set up a carbon trading scheme to cut pollution.
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June 1, 2007
US seeks new greenhouse gas goals
US President George W Bush has urged countries to agree on long-term goals for greenhouse gas emissions.
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May 31, 2007
UK 'must pay more for emissions'
The UK must donate more money to poorer countries to help them cope with climate change, according to a charity.
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May 29, 2007
Great apes 'facing climate peril'
Great apes are facing an "inevitable crisis" arising from climate change, a leading conservationist has warned.
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May 27, 2007
US 'opposes' G8 climate proposals
The US appears to have rejected draft proposals by Germany for G8 members to agree tough measures in greenhouse gas emissions, leaked documents have shown.
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May 26, 2007
Organic move to cut food flights
Food flown into the UK may be stripped of organic status in a move being considered by the Soil Association.
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May 25, 2007
Blair: US may back carbon deal
The US may be willing to back an agreement at next month's G8 summit on cutting carbon dioxide emissions, Tony Blair has said on BBC TV.
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May 18, 2007
Polar ocean 'soaking up less CO2'
One of Earth's most important absorbers of carbon dioxide (CO2) is failing to soak up as much of the greenhouse gas as it was expected to, scientists say.
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May 15, 2007
Call to tax 'wasteful' plasma TVs
Governments should tax plasma screen televisions because of the large amount of energy they consume, according to a leading expert on climate change.
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Climate messages are 'off target'
Alarmist messages about global warming are counter-productive, the head of a leading climate research centre says.
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May 14, 2007
Climate change in spotlight
A forum on how climate change will affect mankind in the future is to be held at Coventry University's Techno Centre.
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US seeks G8 climate text changes
The US is trying to block sections of a draft agreement on climate change prepared for next month's G8 summit, according to documents seen by the BBC.
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Charity warns of migration crisis
The effects of climate change could make at least one billion people homeless between now and 2050, says the charity Christian Aid.
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May 11, 2007
Cathedrals join climate change battle
England's faithful were called upon this week to help curb global warming by adapting the nation's churches and cathedrals to a changing climate.
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May 10, 2007
China warns over climate change
The Chinese authorities have announced that the country is likely to be hit by more adverse weather this year than at any time in the past decade.
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May 8, 2007
Experts seek new climate strategy
Delegates to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change and its Kyoto Protocol are meeting in the German city of Bonn.
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World Bank publishes carbon report
The World Bank has published its seventh annual carbon market intelligence study, documenting a "booming" global carbon market and noting that the market tripled in 2006, when it was worth US$30 billion, compared with US$10 billion in 2005.
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May 4, 2007
Law challenge to Gore school film
The government faces a legal challenge for sending every secondary school in England a copy of Al Gore's climate change film An Inconvenient Truth.
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Climate change 'can be tackled'
The growth in greenhouse gas emissions can be curbed at reasonable cost, experts at a major UN climate change conference in Bangkok have agreed.
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May 2, 2007
CO2 row threatens climate report
Environmentalists fear that a key climate report to be published this week is using outdated science, and will lead to dangerous climate change.
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May 1, 2007
Arctic melt faster than forecast
Arctic ice is melting faster than computer models of climate calculate, according to a group of US researchers.
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April 30, 2007
Bangkok hosts key climate summit
Climate change experts are meeting in Bangkok for a major conference to discuss ways to combat global warming.
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April 27, 2007
April weather set to break record
The UK Met Office has released figures showing that this month is likely to be the warmest April since records began.
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Canada sets reduced climate goal
The Canadian government has published its strategy on climate change, which acknowledges that the country will not meet its Kyoto Protocol commitment.
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April 25, 2007
'We're in this together' say Government and business
Leading corporations have teamed up with Government to launch a campaign to encourage members of the public to take steps to reduce their individual carbon emissions.
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April 24, 2007
UK must lead on climate - Blair
The UK must show "leadership" on the environment if countries such as China, India and Brazil are to reduce their carbon emissions, Tony Blair has said.
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Lost world warning from North Sea
Archaeologists are uncovering a huge prehistoric "lost country" hidden below the North Sea.
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China sees climate impacts ahead
Climate change will bring major impacts to several regions of China, according to a major report from its government.
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April 19, 2007
EU to tackle shipping emissions
Ship emissions came under fire this week with the EU set on tackling CO2 from shipping through the ETS, and on-going discussions on regulating other air pollutants from maritime transport.
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Eurostar to build on green track record
Cross Channel train company Eurostar has announced plans to cut its carbon emissions and make rail an even more environmentally attractive means of travel.
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April 18, 2007
First climate debate divides UN
The United Nations Security Council has held its first ever debate on climate change with some members arguing it was not the place for such a discussion.
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April 12, 2007
Schwarzenegger: Make climate hip
The environmental movement must become "hip and sexy" if it is to succeed, California's Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger has said.
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April 10, 2007
Snowy forests 'increase warming'
Planting trees in snowy areas may worsen global warming as their canopies absorb sunlight which would otherwise be reflected by the snow, a study says.
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April 6, 2007
Billions face climate change risk
Billions of people face shortages of food and water and increased risk of flooding, experts at a major climate change conference have warned.
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April 5, 2007
'Health warnings' for holiday ads
Adverts for flights, holidays and cars should carry tobacco-style health warnings about climate change, a think tank has said.
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April 3, 2007
US 'has to act' on climate report
European environment leaders have said the US and Australia must alter their stance on climate change, as talks opened in Brussels on a major report.
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March 31, 2007
Sydney in climate change blackout
Lights have been turned off across Australia's largest city, Sydney, in a hour-long event aimed at raising awareness of global warming.
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March 29, 2007
Gore in hunt for Live Earth venue
Environmental campaigner Al Gore is struggling to find a venue for his US climate change rock concert Live Earth.
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UK greenhouse emissions show rise
The UK's net carbon dioxide emissions rose by 1.25%, to 560.60 million tonnes in 2006, according to provisional data from the government.
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'Preserve peat bogs' for climate
The UK government should conserve peat bogs as a way of curbing climate change, the National Trust is urging.
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March 28, 2007
Climate focus 'brings security'
Dealing with climate change would not only help the environment but bring a "peace dividend", Environment Secretary David Miliband has said.
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Emissions soar from UK generators
Carbon dioxide emissions from Britain's power stations have grown markedly in recent years, a report has concluded.
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March 21, 2007
US officials 'edited out climate message'
A white house official edited evidence for the greenhouse effect out of government documents on hundreds of occasions, according to documents released by the US House of Representatives committee on Monday.
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Farmers count cost of climate change: $5bn in lost crops
American researchers have estimated that the impact of climate change on the productivity of cereal farms around the world has cost the global economy US$5bn over 20 years.
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FSB voices concern over Climate Change Bill
Small businesses will find it difficult to prove they are meeting targets to reduce carbon dioxide emissions set out in the Government’s Climate Change Bill (CCB), according to the Federation of Small Businesses (FSB).
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March 20, 2007
MPs protest zero-tax flights
A parliamentary committee has called for tougher aviation taxes to curb the fast growth of flight emissions, on the eve of a Budget that is likely to focus on greening cars and leave aviation in its current fiscally-privileged state.
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Global carbon market on the horizon
The volume of carbon being traded this year is likely to soar, but the value of the sector will rise at a much more modest rate, according to an in depth analysis of the market.
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March 17, 2007
Caution urged on climate 'risks'
Two leading UK climate researchers have criticised those among their peers who they say are "overplaying" the global warming message.
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March 14, 2007
BA green scheme fails to take off
British Airways has been accused of failing to properly market a scheme to "offset" emissions by planting trees.
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March 13, 2007
'Binding' carbon targets proposed
The government has unveiled plans to set a "legally binding" target to cut carbon emissions by 60% by 2050.
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Climate bill set to be unveiled
The government is due to announce its draft climate change bill, aiming to cut Britain's carbon dioxide emissions by 60% by the year 2050.
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March 9, 2007
EU agrees on carbon dioxide cuts
European Union leaders at a climate change summit in Brussels have agreed to slash carbon dioxide emissions by 20% from 1990 levels by the year 2020.
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March 8, 2007
EU leaders face climate challenge
European leaders are expected to commit their countries to tough new emissions targets at a European Union summit focused on tackling global warming.
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March 7, 2007
Climate talks 'key moment' for EU
The next few days could be a "defining moment for the EU" as its leaders consider tough new emissions targets, the EU Commission president says.
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March 6, 2007
Swiss resorts tackle snow decline
Some of Switzerland's most famous ski resorts have compiled a report on how to cope with climate change.
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March 5, 2007
Transport emissions soar as EU attempts to tackle gases
The desire to travel is threatening to wreck efforts to tackle pollution as rising transport emissions are undermining the progress made in other areas by European states.
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March 2, 2007
UN chief warns on climate change
UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon has warned that climate change poses as much of a danger to the world as war.
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US CO2 emissions 'violate rights'
A delegation of Inuit has travelled to Washington to argue that the US government's climate change policies violate human rights.
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March 1, 2007
Hold your breath, save the planet
Somebody call Al Gore and tell him he can leave the lights on in his house for as long as he likes: some academics in Bristol have solved the climate change crisis. Oh yes, and they want their $25m prize money from Richard Branson, thankyewverymuch.
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Canadian ice - half normal levels at Baffin Island
The edge of the ice floe along Davis Strait and southern Baffin Island has moved closer to shore this year, Environment Canada says.
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February 28, 2007
Winter 'second warmest on record'
The UK has experienced its second warmest winter on record, with a mean temperature of 5.47C (41.8F), provisional Met Office figures show.
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Mayor unveils climate change plan
London Mayor Ken Livingstone has called on Londoners and businesses to unite in the fight against global warming.
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Gore accused of energy hypocrisy
Former US Vice-President Al Gore has been accused of hypocrisy for apparently guzzling energy while he lectures the world on climate change.
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February 23, 2007
Poles 'vital for climate science'
Research in the polar regions has never been more important in the quest to understand impacts of climate change, according to the UK's science minister.
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Poles 'vital for climate science'
Research in the polar regions has never been more important in the quest to understand impacts of climate change, according to the UK's science minister.
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February 22, 2007
Reducing carbon emissions not a priority for small firms
More than three-quarters of small firms do not view reducing carbon emissions as a priority, according to energy supplier npower, as they fail to see the business benefits of helping to prevent global warming.
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February 21, 2007
Climate campaign targets offsets
Climate campaigners have occupied the offices of one of Britain's leading carbon management companies to protest against carbon offsetting.
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Climate campaign targets offsets
Climate campaigners have occupied the offices of one of Britain's leading carbon management companies to protest against carbon offsetting.
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February 20, 2007
Business calls for carbon targets
An international grouping of corporate leaders has called on governments to take more action on climate change.
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Carbon offsets 'harm environment'
The current trend for "offsetting" carbon emissions by planting trees is doing more harm to the environment than good, MPs have been told.
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EU reaches deal on emissions cuts
EU environment ministers have agreed in principle to cut greenhouse emissions by 20% from 1990 levels by 2020.
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EU agrees tough greenhouse cuts
Proposed EU-wide greenhouse cuts of 20% by 2020, or 30% if other industrialised nations join in the European effort, received the backing of the Environment Council on Tuesday.
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February 19, 2007
Show 'hidden emissions', UK urged
Official greenhouse gas figures hugely underestimate Britain's contribution to climate change, a report concludes.
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February 18, 2007
'Now or never' for climate action
All EU nations must back proposals to cut harmful emissions by 30% by 2020 or risk jeopardising the global effort to curb climate change, warn ministers.
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February 16, 2007
Mountain glacier could 'vanish'
The disappearance of a glacier high in the Andes could provide the clearest evidence yet of global climate change, a senior academic has warned.
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Over-50s 'worst carbon culprits'
People aged between 50 and 64 have the UK's largest "carbon footprints", according to research.
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Politicians sign new climate pact
Leading international politicians have reached a new agreement on tackling climate change, at a Washington summit.
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February 15, 2007
Hope for end of climate deadlock
Leading US politicians are meeting legislators from the EU, China, Japan and India to seek a breakthrough in the international climate deadlock.
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February 14, 2007
Blair calls for post-Kyoto deal
The prime minister has said there is a "tremendous opportunity" for action on climate change, following a meeting with German Chancellor Angela Merkel.
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February 12, 2007
Carbon-linked parking fees get go-ahead
Councillors at the London Borough of Richmond-upon-Thames have voted to implement a radical new system of parking charges that will see residents in controlled parking zones (CPZs) pay fees for their permits based on the carbon dioxide emissions of their vehicles.
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February 9, 2007
Branson launches climate prize
Millions of pounds are on offer for the person who comes up with the best way of removing significant amounts of carbon dioxide from the atmosphere.
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February 8, 2007
Car firms attack pollution plans
European car makers have described plans to force them to cut back on harmful exhaust emissions as "unbalanced" and "damaging".
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February 7, 2007
Brazil scolds rich on environment
Brazilian President Luis Inacio Lula da Silva has accused developed countries of failing to do enough to fight against global warming.
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Stern assumptions 'implausible'
The Stern report into climate change is based on "implausible" economic and scientific assumptions, former Chancellor Lord Lawson has told MPs.
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Car firms facing pollution curbs
The European Commission is proposing to force carmakers to make an 18% cut in CO2 emissions from new cars by 2012.
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February 6, 2007
UK 'must do more' on carbon gases
Tony Blair has said Britain needs to do more to reduce its carbon emissions, during a grilling by MPs.
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February 2, 2007
UK set to double Kyoto carbon cuts
Britain is on course to cut greenhouse emissions by almost double its Kyoto target for 2010, but set to miss the Government's own target, according to latest Government figures.
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Bush's aides accused of doctoring climate reports
The Bush administration was yesterday accused of systemic tampering with the work of government climate.
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Blame for warming pinned on man
Climatic changes seen around the world are "very likely" to have a human cause, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) has concluded.
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France 'dims' for climate protest
The lights of Paris dimmed for five minutes on Thursday in a nationwide "lights out" campaign, aimed at raising public awareness over global warming.
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February 1, 2007
Tiny pollutants tracked by NASA
Scientists at NASA have been engaged in the difficult task of tracking tiny aerosols and trying to gauge their impact on climate change.
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Power companies quiet on climate change as emissions outweigh profits
Less than half the electric utility companies asked for information on their greenhouse gas emissions have chosen to respond to the request from financial institutions with shared investment assets of US$40 trillion.
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Taxes 'fail to curb travel CO2'
Current UK green tax plans are unlikely to curb the growth in greenhouse gas emissions from travel, a study says.
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January 30, 2007
Melting of glaciers 'speeds up'
Mountain glaciers are shrinking three times faster than they were in the 1980s, scientists have announced.
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January 29, 2007
Blair sees hope of climate deal
Tony Blair has told the World Economic Forum a major breakthrough on long-term climate change goals could be close.
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January 24, 2007
Climate 'to affect nuclear sites'
Rising sea-levels, increased wave height and increased storm surge height must all be considered in the planning of the UK's future nuclear stations.
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Bush 'must fight climate change'
Chief executives of some of the largest companies in the US have urged President George W Bush to introduce measures to tackle global warming.
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January 19, 2007
Your PCs forecast climate future
A computer model of climate run on home PCs in conjunction with the BBC has yielded its first results.
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Charles flies into hypocrisy row
Prince Charles has been accused of hypocrisy for planning a 7,000-mile round trip to the US to pick up an environmental award later this month.
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January 18, 2007
Standard for offsetting to deliver much needed clarity .. but at what cost?
People offsetting their carbon emissions will soon be able to do so with greater clarity and certainty with the development of a voluntary standard for offsetting, released for public consultation today.
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Defra ups carbon offset standards
The UK government is to define criteria for carbon offsetting schemes to bring "greater clarity" to the industry.
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Climate resets 'Doomsday Clock'
Experts assessing the dangers posed to civilisation have added climate change to the prospect of nuclear annihilation as the greatest threats to humankind.
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January 17, 2007
UN 'should take lead on climate'
The top UN official on climate change says the failure of world leaders to agree on global warming means it is time for the UN to take the lead.
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January 16, 2007
Stern upbeat over climate action
Economist Sir Nicholas Stern has told MPs he is encouraged by the progress being made around the world to tackle climate change.
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January 15, 2007
EU plans attack on car emissions
The cost of "gas-guzzling" cars could soar in five years' time under plans from the European Commission.
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January 11, 2007
Big businesses' climate meeting
Major UK companies such as BT, Tesco and BA are to meet to collaborate on tackling climate change.
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January 10, 2007
Chrysler questions climate change
Chrysler's chief economist Van Jolissaint has launched a fierce attack on "quasi-hysterical Europeans" and their "Chicken Little" attitudes to global warming.
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Climate food threat to porpoises
Climate change is disturbing the food supply of the harbour porpoise, one of Britain's sea mammals, research shows.
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New EU path on climate and energy
The European Commission is due to unveil a wide-ranging set of proposals on energy and climate issues.
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January 9, 2007
House-builders acclimatise to a warming Britain
Reaching Government targets of making all new homes carbon-neutral within ten years calls for better insulation against the winter cold and the summer heat alike, a green building summit heard on Tuesday.
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Make climate change top priority - London's resolution
It will warm the hearts of environmentalists to hear that Ken Livingstone, London's Mayor, has vowed to make tackling climate change his top political concern this year.
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Blair defends long-haul holidays
Tony Blair has said he will not give up long-haul holiday flights - and said a green agenda should not lead to people feeling they cannot have a "good time".
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January 5, 2007
Ryanair hits back in 'green' row
Ryanair boss Michael O'Leary has hit back at criticism from the climate change minister, saying his airline was "the greenest in Europe".
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Airlines savaged over environment
A minister has launched an outspoken attack on the airline industry over failure to tackle carbon emissions.
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January 4, 2007
2007 to be 'warmest on record'
The world is likely to experience the warmest year on record in 2007, the UK's Met Office says.
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January 3, 2007
Climate 'benefits' for UK farming
A project that highlights the economic opportunities, as well as the environmental threats, from climate change is being launched for farmers.
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January 2, 2007
Norway to offset flight emissions
Norway has announced plans to offset the greenhouse gases produced by public employees when they fly abroad by buying emissions credits.
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December 29, 2006
Huge Arctic ice break discovered
Scientists have discovered that an enormous ice shelf broke off an island in the Canadian Arctic last year, in what could be sign of global warming.
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December 23, 2006
Bears Give Up Hibernation
Bears have stopped hibernating in the mountains of northern Spain, scientists revealed yesterday, in what may be one of the strongest signals yet of how much climate change is affecting the natural world.
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December 19, 2006
Airlines could cash in on emissions trading
Airlines could make billions of pounds following the inclusion of aviation in European emissions trading despite small reductions in air traffic that higher ticket prices would bring, two separate reports warn this week.
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EU concern over climate progress
European environment ministers have warned that the pace of international negotiations on climate change need to be "accelerated considerably" in 2007.
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December 17, 2006
Tesco to run fleet on green fuel
Tesco, the UK's largest supermarket chain, has announced plans to run three quarters of its delivery fleet on biodiesel from January next year.
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December 16, 2006
Care needed with carbon offsets
Planting forests to combat global warming may be a waste of time, especially if those trees are at high latitudes, new research suggests.
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December 15, 2006
Gore tells scientists to be vocal
The former US Vice President Al Gore has told scientists to speak out more on the issue of climate change.
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December 14, 2006
Sea level rise 'under-estimated'
Current sea level rise projections could be under-estimating the impact of human-induced climate change on the world's oceans, scientists suggest.
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Asia's greenhouse gas 'to treble'
Asia's greenhouse gas emissions will treble over the next 25 years, according to a report commissioned by the Asian Development Bank (ADB).
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2006 sets British heat records
Several records for temperatures in Britain have been broken during 2006.
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Methane ices pose climate puzzle
Scientists drilling ocean sediments off Canada have discovered methane ices at much shallower depths than expected.
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December 13, 2006
Sea creatures' global warming fix
A simple sea creature could help to address the problem of global warming, a scientist claims.
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December 12, 2006
Arctic sea ice 'faces rapid melt'
The Arctic may be close to a tipping point that sees all-year-round ice disappear very rapidly in the next few decades, US scientists have warned.
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Climate 'would reel from A-bombs'
Even a small-scale nuclear war would have far-reaching consequences for the global climate, say scientists.
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December 11, 2006
Carbon 'credit card' considered
Carbon "credit cards" could be issued as part of a nationwide carbon rationing scheme, Environment Secretary David Miliband has suggested.
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December 10, 2006
Rights focus sought over climate
Attention to human rights is needed in tackling climate change, according to former UN human rights chief and former Irish President Mary Robinson.
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December 8, 2006
Do flat-screen TVs eat more energy?
Flat-screen TVs - a Christmas "must-have" in many households - are among the latest gadgets to be black-listed by environmentalists for their heavy power consumption. But are they really the 4x4s of home entertainment?
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December 7, 2006
Brown to double taxes on flights
Taxes on flights from the UK will double, Chancellor Gordon Brown has announced, in most cases a rise to £10.
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December 5, 2006
Big ice shelf's disappearing act
Sediments extracted from the Antarctic seafloor show the world's largest ice shelf has disintegrated and reappeared many times in the past.
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December 4, 2006
Cameron climate policy 'too soft'
David Cameron is being pressed to adopt tougher targets to deal with climate change, the BBC has learned.
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December 3, 2006
MPs urge 'climate change' budget
MPs are urging Gordon Brown to put climate change at the heart of his pre-Budget report next week.
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November 30, 2006
Climate 'altering UK marine life'
The biodiversity and productivity of seas around the UK could already be suffering the consequences of climate change, a report has concluded.
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US court considers CO2 limit case
The US Supreme Court is considering whether carbon dioxide (CO2) should be defined as a pollutant and therefore subject to a law regulating emissions.
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November 29, 2006
EU to set phase two carbon limits
The European Union is to establish carbon limits for the second phase of the carbon trading scheme, a key way to cut greenhouse gas emissions.
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November 28, 2006
Carbon emissions show sharp rise
The rise in humanity's emissions of carbon dioxide has accelerated sharply, according to a new analysis.
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November 27, 2006
Tory plan for business carbon tax
The Conservatives are planning a carbon tax on British businesses to persuade them to reduce their emissions, shadow chancellor George Osborne has said.
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Emissions trading could cover more than carbon
The EU is considering putting a price on emissions of greenhouse gases other than carbon dioxide, it was announced this week
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Cameron holds secret talks with EU leader over climate change
David Cameron has held secret talks with the head of the European Commission over tackling climate change, a sign that he is prepared to work with Brussels on his green agenda.
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November 23, 2006
Hong Kong 'climate change threat'
A leading Hong Kong think-tank has released the first study examining the likely impact of climate change on Hong Kong and the Pearl River delta.
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November 22, 2006
Global methane rise slowing down
The rise in concentrations of the greenhouse gas methane in the atmosphere has slowed down considerably in recent years, research suggests.
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November 21, 2006
Scheme to cut 'carbon footprint'
Companies are urged to consider the size of their "carbon footprint"
A scheme designed to help companies measure the total amount of carbon emissions from their goods and services has been launched by the Carbon Trust.
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November 20, 2006
Nairobi climate talks end in deal
The UN climate talks in Nairobi have ended with agreement reached on all outstanding matters.
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November 15, 2006
Climate insurance urged for poor
The UN wants insurance companies to help protect the world's poor against the impacts of climate change.
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Call for post-Kyoto climate deal
Environment Secretary David Miliband has called for a binding global deal on reducing greenhouse gas emissions which goes beyond the Kyoto Protocol.
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Annan chides inaction on climate
UN chief Kofi Annan has criticised a "frightening lack of leadership" in tackling global warming, at a major UN climate summit in Nairobi.
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C-charge considers carbon as LEZ consultation begins
The political pressure on London motorists to steer away from gas guzzling cars has shifted up a gear this week with the announcement that the city's congestion charge will soon be tied more closely to carbon emissions.
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November 14, 2006
Polluting cars face charge rise
Vehicles causing the most pollution in central London are to face huge increases in the congestion charge, mayor Ken Livingstone has announced.
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Call for post-Kyoto climate deal
The Environment Secretary David Miliband has called for a binding global deal on reducing greenhouse gas emissions which goes beyond the Kyoto Protocol.
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November 13, 2006
Cash row looms at climate talks
Disagreement over management of a fund to help poorer countries adapt to climate change threatens the second week of UN climate talks in Nairobi.
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November 8, 2006
Stern vision 'needs new targets'
The Stern Review's recommendations on curbing climate change need a fresh set of global emissions targets, according to a leading environmental economist.
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November 6, 2006
Climate campaigners urge action
Thousands of climate change campaigners have attended a rally in London, calling for world leaders to act urgently on the issue.
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The birth of a quieter, greener plane
More and more of us fly every year. As we do so, the political pressure to act to curb greenhouse gas emissions from planes is rising.
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Africa focus for climate summit
Delegates are gathering in Nairobi for the latest round of UN climate talks, which will focus on helping poorer countries adapt to a changing climate.
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November 3, 2006
Greenhouse gases hit record high
Levels in the atmosphere of the greenhouse gases blamed for climate change continued to rise last year, a UN agency has announced.
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November 2, 2006
Coventry firm's amazing battery van
Coventry could be the birthplace of ultra-green motoring if a revolutionary new van proves successful.
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November 1, 2006
Corals get climate survival guide
Strategies to help vulnerable marine ecosystems survive the impact of climate change have been published by conservationists.
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October 31, 2006
Australia defends climate stance
Australian Treasurer Peter Costello has said there is "no point" in Australia signing the Kyoto Protocol on climate change unless China and India do too.
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Greenhouse gas emissions rising
The UN has released new data showing an upward trend in emission of greenhouse gases, and called for urgent action from rich countries.
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October 30, 2006
Climate change 'brings huge cost'
Climate change could shrink the global economy by a fifth at a cost of up to £3.68 trillion unless drastic action is taken, a review is to warn.
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October 29, 2006
Report's stark warning on climate
The Stern Review says that climate change represents the greatest and widest-ranging market failure ever seen. And on the basis of this intellectually rigorous and thorough report, it is hard to disagree.
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October 28, 2006
Climate change 'hitting Africa'
Climate change is already affecting people across Africa and will wipe out efforts to tackle poverty there unless urgent action is taken, a report says.
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Car ads 'should show emissions'
A Labour MP has launched a bid to force car makers to display more information on carbon emissions in their adverts.
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October 27, 2006
Ocean array acts as climate alert
Measurements from a network of monitors stretching across the Atlantic Ocean could offer an early warning of "sudden climate change", scientists have said.
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October 26, 2006
Carbon trading could save threatened forests
Better management of tropical forests could cut carbon emissions while creating wealth for some of the world's poorest people, according to the World Bank.
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Warming link to amphibian disease
A fungal disease that threatens to wipe out many amphibians is thriving because of climate change, a study suggests.
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October 25, 2006
Most car brands 'failing on CO2'
Three-quarters of Europe's car brands are failing to improve fuel efficiency fast enough to meet a key European emissions target, a study has claimed.