Government should focus on quality not quantity of legislation - Swinson Commenting on the Queen rsquo;s Speech, Liberal Democrat Shadow Scottish
Secretary, Jo Swinson MP said:
"The Government is again going for quantity, rather than quality, of
legislation. The Government should be repealing unnecessary laws that comprom
2006-11-15 00:00:00
Green taxes crucial to cutting emissions - Huhne Responding to the announcement of a climate change bill in the Queen's
Speech, Liberal Democrat Shadow Environment Secretary, Chris Huhne MP
said:
"The climate change bill is right to set binding targets for carbon
emissions, but there have to be a
2006-11-15 00:00:00
Australia Isolates Itself at Climate Change Negotiations NAIROBI, KENYA, November 14, 2006 – Friends of the Earth International today accused the Australian Government of offending the 165 nations that have ratified the United Nations Kyoto Protocol by insisting that the “Conventional Dialogue”
2006-11-14 13:01:00
"Mind the Gap" - Miliband Must Take a Lead at Nairobi Climate Talks As UK Environment Secretary David Miliband arrives at the UN climate change negotiations in Nairobi today (Tuesday), leading UK environment groups called on him to inject much needed urgency and ambition into the discussions.
2006-11-14 11:27:00
Call for post-Kyoto climate deal The UK environment secretary calls for a global agreement on reducing greenhouse gases beyond the Kyoto Protocol.
2006-11-14 05:28:12
Call for post-Kyoto climate deal The UK environment secretary calls for a global agreement on reducing greenhouse gases beyond the Kyoto Protocol.
2006-11-14 05:28:12
Global warming increases species extinctions worldwide Global warming has already caused extinctions in the most sensitive habitats and will continue to cause more species to go extinct over the next 50 to 100 years, confirms the most comprehensive study since 2003 on the effects of climate change on wild spe
2006-11-14 00:00:00
Flood defence cuts risk disaster - Huhne Today the Liberal Democrats will launch a new campaign against Defra's flood
defence cuts, ahead of the launch of the Environment Agency's Flood Warning
Campaign.
The website has an online petition and comments page to compile a detailed
picture of
2006-11-14 00:00:00
Saving space According to a recent study, predicting the impact of climate change on organisms is more complicated than simply looking at species northern and southern range limits. Studying the California Sea Mussel -- Mytilus californianus -- Brian Helmuth (Univers
2006-11-14 00:00:00
Climate change creates dramatic decline in red-winged black bird population Global warming strikes again. A University of Illinois researcher reports that a red-winged black bird population in Ontario, Canada has decreased by 50 percent since 1972. The decrease is related to a positive shift in the North Atlantic Oscillation whic
2006-11-13 00:00:00
Some animals won't adapt to climate change In a fascinating study appearing in the November issue of the American Naturalist, biologists investigated the response of small animals to climate change on a remote sub-Antarctic Island. From an evolutionary standpoint, acclimatizing to a change in circ
2006-11-13 00:00:00
Building energy rating needed to reduce emissions - Stunell Commenting on the 'reasoned opinion' sent from the EU to the UK for failing
to introduce an EU building directive, Liberal Democrat Shadow Communities
and Local Government Secretary, Andrew Stunell MP said:
"The Government has been caught out again,
2006-11-13 00:00:00
Cash row looms at climate talks A row over managing a fund to help poor nations adapt to climate change threatens UN talks in Nairobi.
2006-11-12 22:56:53
CLIMATE BILL MUST INCLUDE ANNUAL CUTS IN CARBON DIOXIDE The Government is expected to announce a Climate Change Bill in the Queen’s Speech on Wednesday 15 November 2006.
The campaign for a Climate Change Bill was initiated by Friends of the Earth through The Big Ask campaign. The campaign was launche
2006-11-10 15:45:00
Global climate efforts 'woeful' Efforts to help poor nations adapt to climate change are "woefully inadequate", a UN report says.
2006-11-09 13:00:11
Climate changes are linked between Greenland and the Antarctic Even if climate records from Greenland and Antarctic ice cores look different, climate of Artic and Antarctic are directly linked. Investigations of an Antarctic ice core indicate a principle connection between both hemispheres by a "bipolar seesaw.&
2006-11-09 00:00:00
YOUNG PEOPLE LOBBY TONY BLAIR OVER CLIMATE CHANGE Six school children, between the ages of 8 and 17, met Tony Blair at Downing Street today (8 November) to highlight their concerns about climate change and urge him to take action, including introducing a new law to cut UK carbon dioxide emissions. The si
2006-11-08 17:11:00
New report cites ethics and justice as critical in world's approach to climate change Ethics, human rights, and distributive and procedural justice must be an integral component of international negotiations seeking any comprehensive solution to climate change, according to a new report released here today at the United Nations Climate Cha
2006-11-08 00:00:00
Limited time left to tackle global warming - Huhne Commenting on today rsquo;s report by the Institute of Public Policy Research on
climate change, Liberal Democrat Shadow Environment Secretary, Chris
Huhne MP said:
"This report quite rightly highlights the limited time we have left to halt
the dam
2006-11-08 00:00:00
Reef warns of sea level rise Margaret River in Western Australia, famed for its wine, is about to become famous for another reason -- warning coastal dwellers what they may have to cope with under global warming. A fossil coral reef, lying several metres above today's high tide mark
2006-11-08 00:00:00
Cutting flood defence budgets madness - Huhne Responding to the Association of British Insurers Report, warning of a big
increase in flooding risk across eastern England, Liberal Democrat Shadow
Environment Secretary, Chris Huhne MP said:
"This report highlights the madness of cutting flood defe
2006-11-07 00:00:00
Birth of a quieter, greener plane Researchers produce a radical new aircraft design that could make a major contribution to curbing climate change.
2006-11-06 04:30:43
Young people say not enough is being done to tackle climate change Almost two thirds of young people believe we aren’t doing enough to tackle climate change, a new survey reveals today (6 November) [1]. Friends of the Earth polled 1000 young people asking them for their view on climate change as part of a S
2006-11-06 01:00:00
Many weather factors needed for accurate climate change predictions Current climate change impact models that consider only one weather variable, such as increasing temperature, sometimes spawn unsubstantiated doomsday predictions, according to researchers at Purdue and North Carolina universities.
2006-11-06 00:00:00
Team moves toward silent, eco-friendly plane MIT and Cambridge University researchers will unveil the conceptual design for a silent, environmentally friendly passenger plane at a press conference Monday, Nov. 6, at the Royal Aeronautical Society in London.
2006-11-06 00:00:00
Accelerating loss of ocean species threatens human well-being An international group of ecologists and economists has shown that the loss of biodiversity is profoundly reducing the ocean's ability to produce seafood, resist diseases, filter pollutants and rebound from stresses such as overfishing and climate change.
2006-11-06 00:00:00
Climate rally to call for action Protesters are to gather in London calling for world leaders to act urgently on climate change.
2006-11-04 12:23:39
Greenhouse gases hit record high Levels of heat-trapping greenhousegases in the atmosphere hit a record last year, a UN agency says.
2006-11-03 14:57:56
Space sunshade might be feasible in global warming emergency Developing renewable energy is the only permanent solution to global warming, University of Arizona astronomer Roger Angel concludes. But should Earth be faced with an abrupt climate crisis, a space sunshade is a technically feasible solution.
2006-11-03 00:00:00
Accelerating loss of ocean species threatens human well-being In a study published in the November 3 issue of the journal, Science, an international group of ecologists and economists show that the loss of biodiversity is profoundly reducing the ocean's ability to produce seafood, resist diseases, filter pollutants
2006-11-02 00:00:00
Building more roads won't stop climate change - Carmichael Government transport statistics released today show that, as well as
traffic reaching record levels, there has also been a massive rise in spending
on road schemes, while the amount raised from road tax has actually fallen.
Commenting, Liberal Dem
2006-11-02 00:00:00
Corals get climate survival guide Conservationists publish strategies to help coral reefs and mangroves survive the impact of climate change.
2006-11-01 00:48:24
Shift toward services industries won't end global warming The shift toward a service-based economy won't automatically reduce the amount of greenhouse gases in the air, a University of Minnesota researcher has found. His research contradicts assumptions about global warming often preferred by some economists and
2006-11-01 00:00:00
Mayor Joins Friends of the Earth to Call for Climate Bill The Mayor of London Ken Livingstone, today (Tuesday 31 October) joined with Friends of the Earth to support their ‘The Big Ask’ climate change campaign and its call for a Climate Change Bill requiring annual cuts in UK carbon dioxide emissions
2006-10-31 17:59:00
New research house to guide future home development The University of Nottingham is helping to battle climate change on the home front -- with the construction of a new experimental house on campus that will cut "greenhouse gas" emissions by 60 per cent.
2006-10-31 00:00:00
New research house to guide future home development The University of Nottingham is helping to battle climate change on the home front -- with the construction of a new experimental house on campus that will cut "greenhouse gas" emissions by 60 percent.
2006-10-31 00:00:00
MIT survey: Climate change tops Americans' environmental concerns According to a recent MIT survey, Americans now rank climate change as the country's most pressing environmental problem -- a dramatic shift from three years ago, when they ranked climate change sixth out of 10 environmental concerns.
2006-10-31 00:00:00
Government's Climate Bill Step in Right Direction A new law to tackle climate change, announced by Environment Secretary David Miliband, is an important first step in the fight against global warming, Friends of the Earth said today (Monday). But the organisation added that any legislation must include
2006-10-30 17:20:00
Greenhouse gas emissions rising UN data shows industrialised countries' greenhouse gas emissions rising overall, despite cuts by some nations.
2006-10-30 16:35:25
Stern Measures Required A tough package of measures to reduce UK emissions, including legally-binding annual targets, must follow the publication of the Stern Report, Friends of the Earth urged today. The report, which looks at the economic costs of climate change, shows that g
2006-10-30 12:49:00
Climate change 'brings huge cost' Climate change could end up shrinking the global economy by up to 20% unless action is taken, a key report warns.
2006-10-30 01:26:28
Government must act now to halt climate change - Huhne Commenting on Sir Nicholas Stern's report on climate
change published today, Liberal Democrat Shadow Environment Secretary,
Chris Huhne MP said:
"Nick Stern has an impressive global reputation thanks to his time as chief
economist at the World Ban
2006-10-30 00:00:00
Green taxes must not be stealth taxes - Huhne Commenting on the leaked report that the Government is seriously considering
green taxes to curb climate change, Liberal Democrat Shadow Environment
Secretary Chris Huhne, said:
"If this report is confirmed, the Government's conversion to the need f
2006-10-29 00:00:00
More than warm words needed on environment - Campbell Commenting ahead of the launch of the Stern Report, Liberal Democrat
Leader Sir Menzies Campbell, said:
ldquo;Until now the environmental debate has been based on moral and scientific
grounds. Tomorrow rsquo;s report will show the enormous economic
2006-10-29 00:00:00
Inaction on climate change financially costly - Huhne Commenting ahead of the Stern Review on the economics of climate
change, Liberal Democrat Shadow Environment Secretary, Chris
Huhne MP said:
"The Stern review will strip away the final argument for doing nothing: the
science is clear, and now so i
2006-10-29 00:00:00
Climate change 'hitting Africa' Climate change is already hitting Africa and will wipe out anti-poverty efforts unless action is taken, a report says.
2006-10-28 23:44:57
Global warming 'threat to growth' Global warming may cut world annual economic output by as much as 20%, an influential report is expected to say.
2006-10-27 23:21:35
Stern Review to Reveal Cost of Climate Change The economic costs of climate change are expected to be revealed on Monday 30 October when the Government publishes the long-awaited Stern Review. The report is expected to warn of a global economic catastrophe unless urgent immediate action is taken to
2006-10-26 16:22:00
Ocean array acts as climate alert Measurements from a series of monitors spanning the Atlantic offers an early warning of "sudden climate change".
2006-10-26 12:12:29
Campbell ready to right Labour wrongs on environment Leader of the Liberal Democrats Sir Menzies Campbell will today spell out
four reasons why the Government should be condemned for its transport policies.
He will contrast Labour rsquo;s record with one of the leading Liberal Democrat local
councils,
2006-10-26 00:00:00
Fighting poverty and helping environment can go hand-in-hand - Kramer Liberal Democrat Shadow International Development Secretary, Susan
Kramer MP, is calling on the UK Government to rethink its attitude to
overseas development aid.
Speaking in parliament today, she will say:
"A pro-poor approach to development must c
2006-10-26 00:00:00
More than a meteor likely killed dinosaurs 65 million years ago Growing evidence shows that the dinosaurs and their contemporaries were not wiped out by the famed Chicxulub meteor impact alone, according to a paleontologist who says multiple meteor impacts, massive volcanism in India and climate changes culminated in
2006-10-26 00:00:00
Urgent action needed to halt desertification - Huhne Responding to new research from the Met Office showing that an additional
quarter of the Earth's land surface could be affected by drought by the end of
this century, Liberal Democrat Shadow Environment Secretary, Chris
Huhne MP said:
"This is yet
2006-10-26 00:00:00
Friends of the Earth Launches New Online Shop Friends of the Earth has launched its new online “Shop” offering a range of books covering topics from ethical living to climate change, real food and waste. Shop makes it possible to do your bit for the planet and support Friends of the Eart
2006-10-25 16:04:00
Warming link to toad disease A disease that threatens to wipe out many amphibians is thriving because of climate change, a study says.
2006-10-25 12:15:42
Friends of the Earth reaction to reports on climate change bill The Guardian newspaper reported today (Wednesday 25th October) that the Government is committed to introducing a climate change bill in the Queen’s Speech this November and is considering setting 10 year targets for reductions of carbon dioxide.
2006-10-25 10:53:00
Most car brands 'failing on CO2' Three quarters of Europe's car makers are failing to improve fuel efficiency fast enough to meet a key climate change target, a study claims.
2006-10-25 01:17:42
Public Says Politicians Must Do Better on Climate Change Despite Prime Minister Tony Blair’s claim that Europe must lead the way on conversion to a low carbon economy at last week’s EU energy summit, the public have given him a thumbs down on his record of achievement on the issue, according to a ne
2006-10-25 01:00:00
Liberal Democrat Council proposes green tax switch for residents parking Richmond upon Thames Council in southwest London has drawn up proposals to
charge more for residents rsquo; parking permits for those with cars that produce
higher CO2 emissions and less for the least polluting cars.Under the
proposals, to go before
2006-10-25 00:00:00
Soot from wood stoves in developing world impacts global warming more than expected New measurements of soot produced by traditional cook stoves used in developing countries suggest that these stoves emit more harmful smoke particles and could have a much greater impact on global climate change than previously thought, according to a stu
2006-10-24 00:00:00
Geologists make better estimates of rock ages, study global climate change Ohio State University geologists have found that important rocks from Niagara Gorge -- rock formations that are used to judge the ages of rocks and fossils around North America -- formed five times faster than previously thought. The finding means that s
2006-10-23 00:00:00
Plutonium or greenhouse gases? Weighing the energy options Can nuclear energy save us from global warming? Perhaps, but the tradeoffs involved are sobering: thousands of metric tons of nuclear waste generated each year and a greatly increased risk of nuclear weapons proliferation or diversion of nuclear material
2006-10-23 00:00:00
Government complacent over emissions - Huhne Commenting on Friends of the Earth research showing that UK carbon emissions
are set for a substantial rise, Liberal Democrat Shadow Environment
Secretary, Chris Huhne MP said:
"The Government is being far too complacent about our own record on clim
2006-10-23 00:00:00
Global warming and your health Global warming could do more to hurt your health than simply threaten summertime heat stroke, says a public health physician. Although heat-related illnesses and deaths will increase with the temperatures, climate change is expected to also attack human h
2006-10-23 00:00:00
Far more than a meteor killed dinos There's growing evidence that the dinosaurs and most their contemporaries were not wiped out by the famed Chicxulub meteor impact, according to a paleontologist who says multiple meteor impacts, massive volcanism in India and climate changes culminated in
2006-10-23 00:00:00
Climate water threat to millions Climate change is jeopardising water supplies for millions of the world's poor, a Tearfund report warns.
2006-10-20 00:01:01
Expect a warmer, wetter world this century, computer models agree Recent heat waves, long dry spells and heavy bursts of rain and snow hint at longer-term changes to come, according to a new study based on several advanced climate models. Much of the world will face significant changes in extreme weather events by the e
2006-10-19 00:00:00
UN to talk on climate adaptation A climate summit in Nairobi will focus on plans to help poor nations adapt to climate change, a UK minister says.
2006-10-18 09:28:41
Radiohead Singer puts The Big Ask to MP Thom Yorke, lead singer of Radiohead called for the introduction of a Climate Change Bill in the Queen's Speech when he met with his MP this week. The meeting is part of 'The Big Ask, Big Month, Big Lobby', a month of activity during which hundreds of peo
2006-10-17 12:06:00
Failure on energy efficiency a national scandal - Stunell A European ruling condemning the Government for failing to bring in energy
efficiency measures on time has been highlighted by the Liberal Democrats as an
example of the Government rsquo;s failure to tackle climate change.
Heating buildings accounts
2006-10-17 00:00:00
UK 'must act' on plane emissions Britain cannot meet its targets on climate change without curbing demand for air travel, a report concludes.
2006-10-16 23:18:03
Nuclear needs 'huge expansion' The world needs a 20-fold expansion in nuclear energy to prevent global warming, an industry head says.
2006-10-16 15:04:51
Blair-s last chance to stop climate chaos On Wednesday 11 October, Stop Climate Chaos coalition (SCC) turned up the heat on Prime Minister Tony Blair with the launch of its I Count campaign - highlighting that as Blair-s premiership melts away, climate change is the most important single issu
2006-10-16 11:25:29
Jet set Cabinet fuelling carbon emissions - Huhne Despite its commitment to tackling climate change, Tony Blair's Cabinet
notched up a staggering 6.5 million air miles last year, according to research
released by the Liberal Democrats.
The survey of ministerial travel for 2005-2006 reveals:
Com
2006-10-16 00:00:00
First direct evidence that human activity is linked to Antarctic Ice Shelf collapse The first direct evidence linking human activity to the collapse of Antarctic ice shelves is published this week in the Journal of Climate. Scientists from the British Antarctic Survey, the Center for Polar Observation and Modeling, University College Lo
2006-10-16 00:00:00
Radar opens new window into the ice for Antarctic scientists Scientists are getting their first glimpse into the inner secrets of an ice shelf, thanks to the innovative application of a new radar technique developed by British Antarctic Survey (BAS). Getting a clearer view of how ice behaves is important because it
2006-10-16 00:00:00
Europe's first polar-orbiting weather satellite ready for launch Following the roll out to the launch pad and erection at the launch tower at the weekend, MetOp is ready for launch at 18:28 CEST tomorrow from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. The launch of Europe's first polar-orbiting weather satellite is set to
2006-10-16 00:00:00
GOVERNMENT 'LIKELY' TO INTRODUCE NEW CLIMATE LAW - REPORT NEW CLIMATE BILL IN QUEEN’S SPEECH
Friends of the Earth has welcomed reports that a “climate change bill is likely to be included in next month's Queen's Speech” [1]. Friends of the Earth has led the campaign for a new climate c
2006-10-13 13:15:00
ECONOMISTS WARN CLIMATE CHANGE WILL COST WORLD TRILLIONS IF GOVERNMENTS FAIL TO ACT The cost of allowing global temperatures to increase by two degrees or more above pre-industrial levels will run into trillions of pounds and the environmental and social costs will be incalculable, a survey of over one hundred economic and scientific pap
2006-10-13 07:16:00
Climate change bill must achieve results not just set targets - Huhne Commenting on the announcement that the Government is considering a climate
change bill in the forthcoming Queen rsquo;s speech, Liberal Democrat Shadow
Environment Secretary, Chris Huhne MP said:
"Targets are a good first step, but if targets could
2006-10-13 00:00:00
Government energy plans outrageous - Howarth Responding to the revelation that the 10m announced by the Government
for investment in renewable technologies came from cutting funds for energy
efficiency projects, Liberal Democrat Energy Spokesperson,
David Howarth MP said:
"This is outrageous
2006-10-13 00:00:00
