Background

02.07.2004 In spring 2003, Friends of the Earth commissioned two ground-breaking studies by independent experts, to establish ExxonMobil's contribution to climate change since 1882.

23.06.2004 Tom Athanasiou reviews the issue of global warming.

18.06.2004 Negotiations are underway in Bonn, Germany, June 16-25 2004.

04.06.2004 The International Conference for Renewable Energies finishes up today in Bonn, Germany.

28.05.2004 A new alliance has been forged to tackle the environmental crime of illegal trade in ozone-depleting substances (ODS), following a meeting last week of governments, international agencies, chemical producers and non-governmental organisations (NGOs).

27.05.2004 A report by Roger Williamson based on the Wilton Park Conference WP730 - Climate Change: What needs to be done in the North and South. This conference was held at Wilton Park from 17-20 November 2003, in cooperation with the Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, LEAD International and IIED.

16.05.2003 Fossil fuel consumption is predicted to increase into the future with disastrous effects on our climate, however new research outlines the hugely encouraging potential of 'new renewables', including wind, solar, tidal power, and of hydrogen as the clean fuel of tomorrow.

01.05.2003 There is much agreement on climate change, but many issues remain the subject of fierce debate. This site gathers together different perspectives on the science of global warming.

23.04.2003 Earth Day is celebrated this week, meanwhile the Kyoto Protocol is in shambles and the environment continues to be an invisible casualty if war. More than ever, honoring the natural world impels us to resist those in power, writes Mark Engler.

14.04.2003 This feature examines the tourism industry's concern at the effects of climate change on its business, and questions the industry's own contribution to the causes of global warming.