World leaders need to remain alert to latest scientific thought on climate change A new Institute of Physics' report, Climate change prediction: A robust or flawed process?, published today reveals that while there is general consensus on the underlying causes of the changes in our atmosphere, there is not unanimity.
2007-09-26 00:00:00
North America's northernmost lake affected by global warming Analyses conducted by researchers from Université Laval's Center for Northern Studies reveal that the continent's northernmost lake is affected by climate change. The research team reports that life in Ward Hunt Lake, located on a small island in the
2007-09-26 00:00:00
Impact of Arctic heat wave stuns climate change researchers Unprecedented warm temperatures in the High Arctic this past summer were so extreme that researchers with a Queen's-led climate change project have begun revising their forecasts.
2007-09-26 00:00:00
Researchers discover forests of endangered tropical kelp A research team led by San Jose State University and the University of California, Santa Barbara has discovered forests of a species of kelp previously thought endangered or extinct in deep waters near the Galapagos Islands. The discovery has important im
2007-09-26 00:00:00
Cave records provide clues to climate change Using stalagmites found in two different caves in Borneo, Georgia Tech researchers found that the tropical Pacific may play a much more active role in historic climate change events than was previously thought.
2007-09-26 00:00:00
Gordon Brown Speech Friends of the Earth Comment Responding to Gordon Brown’s announcement Government’s Climate Change Bill in his speech to the Labour Party Conference today, Tony Juniper, Friends of the Earths Executive Director said:
2007-09-25 15:16:00
Man causing climate change - poll Large majorities of people across the world agree that humans are causing global warming, a BBC poll indicates.
2007-09-25 00:13:02
Scientists, policymakers and industry leaders gather to discuss ocean iron fertilization On Sept. 26-27, scientists at the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution will host an international, interdisciplinary conference on the proposed "iron fertilization' of the ocean as a means to combat rising concentrations of greenhouse gases in the at
2007-09-25 00:00:00
Amazonian forest 'more resilient' The Amazon may survive climate change better than computer models have suggested, according to research.
2007-09-24 13:53:35
CLIMATE JUSTICE NEEDED TO ADDRESS GLOBAL WARMING The Chair of Friends of the Earth International, Meena Raman, will warn the world's Heads of State today that 'climate justice' needs to be urgently addressed in the fight against global warming.
2007-09-24 10:25:00
World leaders at climate summit World leaders are set to take part in a special UN meeting in New York to discuss global warming.
2007-09-24 02:19:13
Global corporate climate change report released The Carbon Disclosure Project, a collaboration of over 315 institutional investors managing more than $41 trillion of assets, releases new global reports, the largest and most comprehensive database of strategies from the world's largest corporations rega
2007-09-24 00:00:00
Extraterrestrial impact likely source of sudden Ice Age extinctions What killed the wooly mammoths? An international team of scientists, including Peter Schultz of Brown University, suggests that a comet or meteorite exploded over the planet roughly 12,900 years ago, causing the abrupt climate changes that led to the exti
2007-09-24 00:00:00
Climate fears spook companies Ever more companies see climate change as a threat, though there are also firms that see it as an opportunity, a report finds.
2007-09-23 23:02:28
Liberal Democrats would increase flood defences without delay <P>The Liberal Democrat Autumn Conference today backed measures to substantially
increase funding on flood defences and give the Environment Agency strategic
control of Britain’s whole flood management system.</P>
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2007-09-20 00:00:00
Power switch The wisest energy strategy for the United States and other countries facing similar challenges is to move away from their reliance on large-scale centralized coal and nuclear plants, and instead, invest in renewable energy systems and small scale decentra
2007-09-20 00:00:00
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Bog helps build climate insights Excavations for the Channel Tunnel rail link show scientists a glimpse of climate change 55 million years ago.
2007-09-19 20:05:37
WATCH: New TV film - "Envrionment: Act Now" <P>The latest Liberal Democrat TV film (PPB) persuasively puts the case for
urgent action to protect our environment.</P>
<P>"It is our duty to future generations to act and to act now. Only the Liberal
Democrats have the visio
2007-09-19 00:00:00
Ancient British bog provides clue to global warming Dr. Richard Pancost from the University of Bristol and colleagues, publishing today in Nature, show that carbon isotope values of hopanoids -- compounds made by bacteria -- suddenly decrease in a manner that can only be explained by switching to a diet of
2007-09-19 00:00:00
UK 'needs carbon neutral target' The UK's electricity supply must be carbon neutral by 2050 to defeat global warming, the Lib Dems say.
2007-09-17 09:09:23
Liberal Democrats back plans for zero carbon Britain Liberal Democrats today endorsed plans for a
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2007-09-17 00:00:00
Lib Dems back plans for zero carbon Britain <P>The Liberal Democrat Autumn Conference today backed proposals to make Britain
carbon neutral by 2050.</P>
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2007-09-17 00:00:00
Lib Dems to back British tourism The Liberal Democrats will today discuss proposals to
help revitalise the British tourism industry.
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tourism market has f
2007-09-17 00:00:00
Whitehall targets for local government should be scrapped - Stunell <P></P>
<P>All nationally set targets for local government in England would be scrapped
under plans passed today by the Liberal Democrats.</P>
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2007-09-16 00:00:00
Bush aide says warming man-made The US chief scientist John Marburger says climate change is almost certainly down to human activities.
2007-09-14 11:52:26
Neanderthal climate link debated A study challenges a theory that abrupt and catastrophic climate change extinguished the last Neanderthals.
2007-09-13 16:30:49
MPs CLIMATE REORT WELCOMED Friends of the Earth today’s publication (Thursday) of ‘Climate Change; the citizens agenda’ by the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee.
2007-09-13 00:51:00
NASA keeps eye on ozone layer amid Montreal Protocol's success NASA scientists will join researchers from around the world to celebrate the 20th anniversary of the Montreal Protocol, an international treaty designed to reduce the hole in Earth's protective ozone layer. The United Nations Environment Program will host
2007-09-13 00:00:00
Peat and forests save permafrost from melting Scientists find that the demise of the permafrost may be exaggerated because peat and forest cover, which protect the permafrost, have not been factored into research regarding climate change.
2007-09-13 00:00:00
New evidence on the role of climate in Neanderthal extinction The mystery of what killed the Neanderthals has moved a step closer to resolution after an international study led by the University of Leeds has ruled out one of the competing theories -- catastrophic climate change -- as the most likely cause.
2007-09-12 00:00:00
TUC CALLS FOR TOUGHER CLIMATE LAW The TUC has today passed a motion calling on the Government to strengthen its “insufficiently ambitious” plans for a new law to tackle climate change. The move has been welcomed by Friends of the Earth which has led the campaign for new legisl
2007-09-11 09:00:00
Tories heading for a major bust up over climate change - Huhne <P>Commenting on environmental proposals due to be published this week by the
Conservatives’ Quality of Life group, <B>Liberal Democrat Shadow Environment
Secretary</B>, <B>Chris Huhne MP</B> said:<BR><
2007-09-11 00:00:00
Deep vents 'no climate haven' The exotic creatures that inhabit deep-sea vents will not be immune to the effects of climate change, research claims.
2007-09-10 09:30:12
Icy calculations on a hot topic University of Utah mathematicians have arrived at a new understanding of how salt-saturated ocean water flows through sea ice -- a discovery that promises to improve forecasts of how global warming will affect polar icepacks.
2007-09-10 00:00:00
AGU journal highlights -- Sept. 6, 2007 Solving the mystery of booming sand dunes, South Asian monsoon shifts south since 1400, Ozone-destroying chemicals wane, Robotic probes improve ocean analysis, Universal rule for repeating earthquakes?, Abrupt climate change clues in tropical Africa, Anta
2007-09-09 00:00:00
Apec leaders reach climate deal Asia-Pacific leaders meeting in Sydney unveil an agreement on climate change, but no commitments.
2007-09-08 09:10:22
HILARY BENN TO ADDRESS FRIENDS OF THE EARTH CONFERENCE Environment Minister Hilary Benn will be urged to include the UK’s share of international emissions from aviation and shipping in Government plans for a new climate change law, when he attends the Friends of the Earth’s annual local groups con
2007-09-07 01:29:00
TAU scientists probe 'deep' questions aboard EcoOcean's environmental research ship TAU scientists and Swedish environmental philanthropist Andreas Weil are collaborating on an adventure in research aboard "The Mediterranean Explorer." The floating laboratory and educational facility is taking on some of the deepest mysteries o
2007-09-07 00:00:00
BBC DROPS PLANET RELIEF Friends of the Earth has expressed disappointment after the BBC said that it would not ho ahead with plans for a TV special on climate change.
2007-09-05 12:59:00
Refugia of the Brazilian Atlantic rainforest could be the basis for its regeneration Changes that have occurred in Brasil tropical rainforest for more than 100 000 years were studied by a team of IRD researchers. They combined data from botany, palynology and genetics. Results indicated that this tropical. Such a finding should be useful
2007-09-05 00:00:00
Climatic variations influence the emergence of cholera in Africa In studies aiming to understand better the emergence and persistence of cholera in Africa, IRD and CNRS researchers showed the strong correlation that exists between outbreaks and the different parameters linked to climate changes in West Africa. This res
2007-09-05 00:00:00
Role reversal as humans suck life out of leeches Global warming may be to blame for the gradual extinction of cold-loving species, and the European land leech in particular, according to a study which will be published in the December issue of Springer’s journal Naturwissenschaften. The findings sh
2007-09-05 00:00:00
SCIENTISTS WARN THAT EU PLANS TO CURB AVIATION EMISSIIONS MUST BE STRENGTHENED Current proposals to include aviation in the EU Emissions Trading Scheme will have very little impact on aviation’s contribution to climate change, a new report by leading climate scientists warns today. Friends of the Earth, which commissioned the
2007-09-04 01:01:00
UK peatlands face future stress Erosion and climate change could release a vast volume of carbon from the UK's peatlands, a study finds.
2007-09-01 20:17:11
Friends of the Earth dismisses claims made on wind farm documentary Friends of the Earth defended the viability of wind farms following a BBC Radio Four documentary claimed that ‘the power of the wind to deliver electricity is being overestimated by companies keen to cash in on big subsidies.’
2007-08-31 15:00:00
NASA study predicts more severe storms with global warming NASA scientists have developed a new climate model that indicates that the most violent severe storms and tornadoes may become more common as Earth's climate warms.
2007-08-30 00:00:00
Weird 'Engine of The Reef' Revealed A team of coral researchers has taken a major stride towards revealing the workings of the mysterious ‘engine’ that drives Australia’s Great Barrier Reef, and corals the world over. The science has critical importance in understanding why c
2007-08-30 00:00:00
Climate flooding risk 'misjudged' Climate change may carry a higher risk of flooding than was previously thought, the journal Nature reports.
2007-08-29 17:00:27
Liberal Democrats reveal plans for zero carbon Britain <P>The Liberal Democrats today revealed radical proposals to transform Britain
into an international leader in tackling climate change, making the country
carbon neutral by 2050. <BR><BR>The measures, which will be debated at the
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2007-08-28 00:00:00
Greenhouse gases likely drove near-record US warmth in 2006 Greenhouse gases likely accounted for over half of the widespread warmth across the continental United States in 2006. Researchers found that it was very unlikely that the 2006 El Nino played any role, though other natural factors likely contributed to th
2007-08-28 00:00:00
September Geology and GSA Today media highlights Topics include: discovery of Sudbury impact event debris in Michigan; climate change and dispersal of early modern humans out of Africa; relationship of mantle plumes and supercontinent cycles; relationship of San Andreas fault system activity and the eas
2007-08-28 00:00:00
Merkel presses China on climate Germany urges China to address climate change, but China says it should still be allowed to grow economically.
2007-08-27 08:03:55
Vienna meeting seeks climate plan Delegates from 150 countries meet in Vienna to discuss progress on steps to tackle climate change.
2007-08-27 04:10:28
UK MAY MISS CARBON TARGETS - NEW REPORT A report released today by respected independent think tank energy analysts Cambridge Econometrics forecasts that the Government will miss its own 2010 policy goal for a 20% cut in carbon emissions. It is also unlikely to achieve this even by 2020 unless
2007-08-23 13:59:00
UK 'may miss 2020 target for CO2' A think tank warns the UK government greenhouse gas targets for 2020 look likely to be broken.
2007-08-23 00:08:28
Climate change goes underground Scientists from around the world have begun to scratch the surface of the impact climate change has on water and soil below the earth's surface. Developing research has exposed the need for more information that will be vital to land and water management
2007-08-22 00:00:00
Corals and climate change A modest new lab at the Rosenstiel School is the first of its kind to tackle the global problem of climate change impacts on corals. Fully operational this month, this new lab has begun to study how corals respond to the combined stress of greenhouse warm
2007-08-22 00:00:00
Scientists: Polar ice clouds may be climate change symptom As the late summer sun sets in the Arctic, bands of wispy, luminescent clouds shine against the deep blue of the northern sky. To the casual observer, they may simply be a curiosity, dismissed as the waning light of the midnight sun. But to scientists, th
2007-08-20 00:00:00
Climate fear for visiting birds Climate change is causing a decline in the number of some birds visiting Britain each winter, the RSPB says.
2007-08-17 01:50:19
HIPs extension another stumbling step in a flawed scheme - Stunell <P>Commenting on today’s announcement that Home Information Packs (HIPs) will be
extended to include all three-bedroom properties put up for sale from
10<SUP>th</SUP> September, <B>Liberal Democrat Shadow Communities
2007-08-17 00:00:00
Ecological restoration -- a global strategy for mitigating climate change The Society for Ecological Restoration International issued a position statement on global climate change during its joint conference with the Ecological Society of America "Ecological Restoration in a Changing World" held last week in San Jose
2007-08-17 00:00:00
Call for network to monitor Southern Ocean current The senior science advisor to the World Climate Research Program has called for the establishment of a Southern Hemisphere network of deep ocean moorings to detect any change in ocean circulation that may adversely influence global climate.
2007-08-17 00:00:00
EU's climate targets 'ambitious' Downing Street calls EU climate change targets "ambitious" following claims the UK will fail to reach them.
2007-08-13 15:44:25
Climate change isolates Rocky Mountain butterflies Expanding forests in the Canadian Rocky Mountains are slowly isolating groups of alpine butterflies from each other, which may lead to the extinction of the colourful insects in some areas, says a new study from the University of Alberta.
2007-08-13 00:00:00
New study warns limited carbon market puts 20 percent of tropical forest at risk In an ironic twist, 11 countries that have avoided widespread destruction of their tropical forest are at risk of being left out of an emerging carbon market intended to promote rainforest conservation to combat climate change.A new study warns that "
2007-08-13 00:00:00
Soot 'influences Arctic climate' Ice cores show that soot released by industrial activities has influenced climate change in the Arctic.
2007-08-10 09:27:54
Ten-year climate model unveiled Scientists unveil a climate model offering 10-year forecasts of global warming, compared to existing long-term ones.
2007-08-09 20:12:35
Climate change and permafrost thaw alter greenhouse gas emissions in northern wetlands Permafrost -- the perpetually frozen foundation of the north -- isn't so permanent anymore, and scientists are scrambling to understand the pros and cons when terra firma goes soft.Permafrost serves like a platform underneath vast expanses of northern for
2007-08-09 00:00:00
Experiment suggests limitations to carbon dioxide 'tree banking' While 10 years of bathing North Carolina pine tree stands with extra carbon dioxide did allow the trees to grow more tissue, only those pines receiving the most water and nutrients were able to store significant amounts of carbon that could offset the eff
2007-08-07 00:00:00
Heathrow Ruling Friends of Earth Comment “The judge’s decision is a victory for common sense. It sends a clear message to BAA that they cannot use their corporate muscle to stop people from engaging in lawful, peaceful protests on issues such as climate change.”
2007-08-06 18:10:00
Brown downgrades environment - Huhne <P>The Liberal Democrats have questioned Gordon Brown’s commitment to tackling
climate change following the downgrading of the key cabinet committee on the
environment.</P>
<P>The Ministerial Committee on Energy and the En
2007-08-06 00:00:00
Iowa State researchers work to track North American climate change Iowa State University researchers are part of an international project that will run computerized climate models to see how climate change may affect North America or even individual states.
2007-08-06 00:00:00
Bush calls climate change talks US President George Bush invites leading countries to a climate change conference in Washington in September.
2007-08-03 15:18:30
Tougher carbon targets law urged The government's proposals to tackle climate change need to be tougher, say MPs and peers.
2007-08-03 07:23:13
Liberal Democrats plan to double investment in railways <P>The Liberal Democrats will today [Friday] launch new transport polices to
create a zero carbon transport system by 2050.<BR><BR>The plans include a
commitment to double investment in the railways by introducing a toll on road
fr
2007-08-03 00:00:00
Government must set sights higher for climate change bill - Howarth <P>Commenting on the publication of today's [Friday] report by the Draft Climate
Change Bill Committee, <B>Liberal Democrat committee member</B>, <B>David
Howarth MP</B> said:<BR><BR>"This is a&a
2007-08-03 00:00:00
Solar Juice at the Jamboree! P&P, Solar Generation and 40,000 scouts from over 150 countries have joined together at the World Scout Jamboree to help tackle climate change.
2007-08-02 13:52:44
Climate change worries for bird A rare mountain bird is to be radio tracked in an effort to better understand its declining numbers.
2007-08-02 09:58:44
'Extreme analytical chemistry' will help unravel Mars' mysteries Sam Kounaves is spearheading the chemical analysis of Martian soil and ice for the NASA Phoenix Mars mission that will launch in early August and land on Mars next May. Kounaves examines big questions of planetary science by applying "extreme analyti
2007-08-02 00:00:00
UC experts detail new standard for cleaner transportation fuels University of California experts today released their much-anticipated blueprint for fighting global warming by reducing the amount of carbon emitted when transportation fuels are used in California. This "Low Carbon Fuel Standard," designed to
2007-08-02 00:00:00
Asia's brown clouds 'warm planet' Air pollution over Asia is warming the lower atmosphere as much as greenhouse gas emissions, a study suggests.
2007-08-01 18:34:48
Pollution amplifies greenhouse gas warming trends to jeopardize Asian water supplies Scientists have concluded that the global warming trend caused by the buildup of greenhouse gases is a major contributor to the melting of Himalayan and other tropical glaciers. Now a new analysis of pollution-filled "brown clouds" over south As
2007-08-01 00:00:00
MIT aims for kinder, gentler scallop dredge An MIT scientist has developed a new dredge for catching scallops that is more environmentally friendly than the standard devices used in the industry.
2007-07-31 00:00:00
Home Information Packs bungled by catastrophic cooper - Stunell <P>The Liberal Democrats today called Yvette Cooper’s handling of the
introduction of Home Information Packs, which come into force tomorrow, as
‘catastrophic’.<BR><BR>Commenting <B>Liberal Democra
2007-07-31 00:00:00
