Full Coverage: Climate change

23.03.2005 Activists concerned about America's oil addicition have declared April 1 a national day of intervention to help Ford--called the worst gas-guzzler in the auto industry--to break its addition. "Interventions" will take place at Ford dealerships all over the country. You can join in or organize your own.

22.03.2005 If the government's climate change strategy is to have any credibility, the rate of carbon dioxide emissions should be falling, preferably significantly. Figures published yesterday instead show that emissions are rising - significantly.

16.03.2005 Asia--the world's most populous region--could face severe economic problems as glaciers on the Himalayan mountain ranges melt away due to global warming, causing river levels to surge and then decline, warns the World Wildlife Fund. Dwindling rivers would seriously affect agriculture and industry, the group explains to a meeting of the 20 largest energy using economies in the world taking place in London.

09.03.2005 WASHINGTON, D.C., Mar 9 (OneWorld) - The worldwide pursuit of prosperity and material luxury--long dubbed 'the American dream'--will lead to global nightmares unless China and other nations retool their economies to rein in consumption and generate growth without doing so much harm to the planet, a think tank here said Wednesday.

09.03.2005 As coal and wood still remain an important fuel source at domestic level, the need for alternative energy sources is crucial to tackle climate change. The development of renewable energy sources is a priority in the new national strategy to guide South Africa's response to climate change.

08.03.2005 Air travel for government employees is headline news in the Sustainable Development Strategy announced yesterday. This clear analysis of the issues and policy options may assist civil servants in facing up to their new responsibilities.

02.03.2005 The government's Climate Change Programme review ends today, a process overshadowed by the failure to reduce carbon dioxide emissions in 8 years of power. An extension of the European emissions trading scheme to sectors of UK industry is amongst the recommendations presented by Friends of the Earth.

01.03.2005 A troop of A-list stars including Leonardo DiCaprio and Salma Hayek among many others arrived eco-stylishly at the Academy Awards on Sunday in advanced technology low-emission vehicles--or hybrid cars--to demonstrate how the choices we make can impact the environment for better or for worse.