Climate Change archive
January 2006
31.01.2006
China's skies have darkened over the past 50 years, possibly due to haze resulting from a nine-fold increase in fossil fuel emissions, according to researchers from the U.S. Department of Energy.
more...From: Environmental News Network Related topics/regions: [China] [Climate change] [Pollution] |
31.01.2006
A national search has begun to find Englands young climate change champions, who will be asked to help raise the profile of green issues among young people in their area. Nine people will be selected as part of a government initiative.
more...Related topics/regions: [United Kingdom] [Youth] [Climate change] |
27.01.2006
The Chinese capital has removed the ban on electric bicycles to ease city traffic, which has become increasingly congested due to the fast rising number of cars.
more...From: People & the Planet Related topics/regions: [China] [Climate change] [Pollution] |
27.01.2006
Asthma sufferers may not be able to buy non-prescription inhalers in the U.S. much longer because the devices contain propellants that harm the ozone layer.
more...From: Environmental News Network Related topics/regions: [United States] [Climate change] [Health] |
26.01.2006
Wave and tide power could provide up to 20% of the UK's current electricity, a new report says.
more...From: Guardian Unlimited Related topics/regions: [United Kingdom] [Climate change] [Renewable energy] |
26.01.2006
A NASA report says 2005s record warmth is more notable than previous record-breaking years as there was no boost from the tropical El Niño phenomenon.
more...Related topics/regions: [Climate change] |
26.01.2006
New Zealand ranks first in the world in an environmental performance study produced by environmental experts at two U.S. universities. The U.S. lags behind in 28th place.
more...From: Environment News Service (ENS) Related topics/regions: [United States] [New Zealand] [Environment] [Climate change] |
25.01.2006
The UK Government is still failing to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, new Government figures reveal.
more...From: Friends of the Earth England, Wales and Northern Ireland Related topics/regions: [United Kingdom] [Climate change] [Pollution] Image: G8 Edinburgh 2005, Climate Change banner © Peter Armstrong
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24.01.2006
Plants are not driving climate change despite the huge levels of methane they emit, say the researchers behind that discovery.
more...From: SciDev.Net Related topics/regions: [Climate change] Image: Plants are not to blame for global warming, say researchers © Bernard Suprin / The World Conservation Union
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24.01.2006
Signing a climate saving agreement with WWF-Denmark, pharmaceutical giant Novo Nordisk has pledged significant reductions in its global emissions. So far, ten corporations have become part of WWF's Climate Savers programme.
more...Related topics/regions: [Denmark] [Corporations] [Climate change] [Narcotics] |
23.01.2006
The Swedish Minister for Sustainable Development, Mona Sahlin, has announced plans to break the country's dependence on oil by 2020.
more...Related topics/regions: [Sweden] [Energy] [Climate change] |
23.01.2006
The UK government announces a formal public consultation of UK energy policy today. It will be launched with a statement of current evidence on the 2003 Energy White Paper goals and the government's plans for engagement with the public.
more...From: Friends of the Earth England, Wales and Northern Ireland Related topics/regions: [United Kingdom] [Energy] [Climate change] |
20.01.2006
Very low-cost electricity that is not just clean but potentially beneficial for the environment, and comes from a flexible source that can be set up on any river without altering its course is the promise a Canadian company made in Brazil this week.
more...From: Inter Press Service (IPS) Related topics/regions: [Canada] [Brazil] [Energy] [Business] [Climate change] |
20.01.2006
A promise made three years ago to rid Sub-Saharan Africa of leaded petrol has been met. This month saw the complete phase out of leaded petrol and diesel fuel from the region. And by 2008, the whole world should be using lead-free vehicle fuels.
more...From: People & the Planet Related topics/regions: [Africa] [Climate change] [Pollution] Image: Leaded petrol and diesel phased out in Sub-Saharan Africa © Dan Gerber
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19.01.2006
Beijing is setting up an "energy police" force to crack down on excessive lighting and heating and other power waste in shopping malls and office buildings, the China Daily said.
more...Related topics/regions: [China] [Energy] [Climate change] Image: Energy saving light bulbs, on and off © Peter Armstrong
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17.01.2006
Woodland managers have been advised to start taking steps now to combat the future effects of climate change in order to protect landscapes for future generations.
more...Related topics/regions: [United Kingdom] [Climate change] [Conservation] [Forests] Image: Hedgerley Goldgreen woods, Oxford, UK © Peter Armstrong
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17.01.2006
New nuclear power stations would do little to combat climate change, according to a leading expert who has hit out at what he calls the "abysmal" standard of debate on the issue in the UK.
more...From: Guardian Unlimited Related topics/regions: [United Kingdom] [Climate change] [Nuclear Issues] |
17.01.2006
Climate change-related increases in the number and intensity of typhoons and hurricanes will together produce a rising danger of landslides, according to a report by the United Nations University, Kyoto University and UNESCO.
more...Related topics/regions: [Climate change] |
16.01.2006
The relentless drought across East Africa is deepening because of global climate change as well as the continuing destruction of forests, grasslands, wetlands and other critical ecosystems, the UN Environment Programme is warning.
more...From: Environment News Service (ENS) Related topics/regions: [East Africa] [Climate change] [Forests] |
16.01.2006
Global warming is set to accelerate alarmingly because of a sharp jump in the amount of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere.
more...Related topics/regions: [Climate change] |
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