Climate Change archive

27.10.2005 The European Union has voted to ignore its own Environment Committee's recommendations to tightly regulate global-warming gases.

27.10.2005 Wal-Mart, under mounting attack from critics, has pledge to invest hundreds of millions of dollars a year to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.

26.10.2005 Half of the world’s coral reefs may die within the next 40 years unless urgent measures are taken to protect them from climate change, the World Conservation Union warns in a new report released.

25.10.2005 The European Union can cut a third of its greenhouse gas emissions by 2020 through energy efficiency and renewable energies, as well as with a strong emissions trading system, says leading environment group.

24.10.2005 Scientists warn that the Amazon rainforest, now suffering from the worst drought in 40 years, could turn from a carbon sink into a carbon emitter.

21.10.2005 Two hydroelectric power projects in Honduras have become the first facilities to generate certified emission reductions under the Kyoto Protocol.

20.10.2005 The government of Brazil has declared a state of emergency in the Amazon as a result of unusual drought conditions, which some believe are being caused by unusually high temperatures in the Atlantic Ocean.

18.10.2005 China is in a position to become the world leader in wind power, according to a report by a leading environmental group.

17.10.2005 South Africa is to host the first national conference on climate change, bringing together experts and concerned groups.

14.10.2005 With the Amazon rainforest experiencing its worst drought for 40 years, Brazil has declared many cities in the region's largest state, Amazonas, as disaster areas.

13.10.2005 A fuel economy ranking issued by the US government puts the two hybrid-electric cars far out in front.

12.10.2005 The solar thermal power industry could be worth 16.4 billion Euros and create 54,000 jobs worldwide by 2025, according to a new report.

11.10.2005 Ongoing uncertainty over oil supplies coupled with supportive EU legislation will boost the market for biofuels in Europe, research analysts have claimed.

10.10.2005 A climate change meeting between Australia, the United States and four Asian nations including China and India is reported to have been postponed.

05.10.2005 Nuclear power was dead in the water - wildly expensive, deeply unpopular and a nightmare to clean up. But now the government is talking about a new generation of reactors.

05.10.2005 Climate change could increase the risk of infectious diseases and lead to large-scale displacement of people in the Asia-Pacific region, says a report.

05.10.2005 Global warming in the Arctic could be soaring out of control, scientists warned yesterday as new figures revealed that melting of sea ice in the region has accelerated to record levels.

05.10.2005 Local authorities around the UK are working more effectively than the private sector on tackling climate change, according to a new survey.

03.10.2005 Sinking villages perched on thawing permafrost, an explosion of timber-chewing insect populations, record wildfires and shrinking sea ice are among the most obvious and jarring signs that Alaska is getting warmer as the global climate changes, scientists say.