Big freeze plunged Europe into ice age in months, finds study
(Mon 30/11)
In the film, ‘The Day After Tomorrow’ the world enters the icy grip of a new glacial period within the space of just a few weeks. Now new research shows that this scenario may not be so far from the truth after all.
The Commonwealth Climate Change Declaration - text in full
(Sun 29/11)
Port of Spain Climate Change Consensus: The Commonwealth Climate Change Declaration
Living buildings could mop up carbon dioxide
(Thu 26/11)
Architecture could help us tackle climate change, if we start to design our buildings with ‘living’ materials, says Dr Rachel Armstrong, UCL Bartlett School of Architecture.
Oceans absorbing CO2 more slowly, finds milestone study
(Tue 24/11)
The world’s oceans are absorbing less carbon dioxide, a Yale geophysicist has found after pooling data taken over the past 50 years.
Europe's first greenhouse gas balance figures published
(Mon 23/11)
Researchers from 17 European countries cooperating in the EU-Integrated Project CarboEurope have compiled the first comprehensive greenhouse gas balance of Europe.
Government unveils new CO2 ad campaign
(Mon 23/11)
The latest phase in the Act on CO2 campaign has been unveiled and includes huge billboard adverts appearing in over 900 locations across England depicting typical British seasons that could soon look very different becau
Oceans' uptake of man-made carbon is slowing down
(Thu 19/11)
The oceans play a key role in regulating climate, absorbing more than a quarter of the carbon dioxide that humans put into the air. Now, the first year-by-year accounting of this mechanism during the industrial era sugge
Women central to efforts to tackle climate change
(Wed 18/11)
Women bear the disproportionate burden of climate change, but have so far been largely overlooked in the debate about how to address problems of rising seas, droughts, melting glaciers and extreme weather, according to a
New climate treaty could put species at risk, says study
(Mon 16/11)
Plans to be discussed at the forthcoming UN climate conference in Copenhagen to cut deforestation in developing countries could save some species from extinction but inadvertently increase the risk to others, scientists
The green push for sustainable food production
(Thu 12/11)
We don't need to go vegetarian to feed a booming world population and save the planet from climate change and forest destruction - and can produce enough food for everyone without factory farming, new research from Frie
Incentives the key to boost recycling, says industry group
(Tue 10/11)
Momentum is building behind household waste recycling, according to RecycleBank and a recent report issued by the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA).
Lightning may add to global warming, warn NASA scientists
(Mon 02/11)
The Earth gets struck 1.2 billion times a year, but what is the environmental cost of lightning?
Climate change could lead to a £6.50 loaf and millions hungry
(Wed 28/10)
Researchers predict it will cost £6.50 for a loaf of bread, £7 for a box of cornflakes and £18 for a pint of beer in 2030 unless urgent action is taken to prevent dangerous climate change.
UK households waste £2.9 billion a year heating poorly insulated homes
(Tue 27/10)
UK home owners waste a staggering £2.9 billion on energy bills and inadvertently pump 15,529,410 tonnes of carbon dioxide into the atmosphere every year by failing to adequately insulate their homes, reveals new researc
Successful wind farm planning approvals slump to just 25%
(Wed 21/10)
Figures revealed today at the UK wind industry's annual conference reveal that local council approvals of wind farm applications have fallen to a shocking new low of just 25 percent.
