Climate Change archive
April 2006
29.04.2006
Snowfall has increased dramatically in northern Pakistan because of human-induced climate change, say researchers.
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28.04.2006
I'm not a Tory but if the Party were to embrace Contraction and Convergence internationally and carbon rationing domestically, I would happily tear up my Green Party card and come aboard the Cameron bandwagon, says Mark Lynas.
more...Related topics/regions: [United Kingdom] |
28.04.2006
Research by motor insurer MORE TH>N reveals that motorists would be willing to switch to greener hybrid cars, provided the right incentives were provided.
more...Related topics/regions: [United Kingdom] |
27.04.2006
The UK car industry is not doing enough to reduce carbon dioxide emissions from new cars, a leading environmental campaign group said in response to new pollution figures from the UK motor industry.
more...From: Friends of the Earth England, Wales and Northern Ireland Related topics/regions: [United Kingdom] Image: © Centre for Science and Environment © Centre for Science and Environment
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27.04.2006
Gordon Brown's newly polished green credentials were tarnished when the Labour-controlled Commons Treasury select committee condemned the budget decision to freeze air passenger duty for the fifth successive year as incoherent and unconvincing.
more...From: Guardian Unlimited Related topics/regions: [United Kingdom] |
26.04.2006
A leading U.S. government storm researcher said that the record hurricane season last year can be attributed to global warming.
more...From: Environmental News Network Related topics/regions: [United States] Image: © NOAA, U.S. Dept. of Commerce
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26.04.2006
Worldwide momentum is gathering for a major international switch from fossil fuels to renewable bioenergy, the UN Food and Agriculture Organisation said.
more...From: Environment News Service (ENS) |
25.04.2006
A World Bank report has outlined how it can increase support for clean energy production in developing nations.
more...From: SciDev.Net |
25.04.2006
A top environmental group is advising the Indonesian government to consider setting up an early warning system for disasters that result from climate change as part of efforts to mitigate its effects.
more...Related topics/regions: [Indonesia] |
25.04.2006
Climate change and environmental degradation may lie behind a sharp rise in the number of natural disasters, according to a new World Bank report.
more...From: People & the Planet |
24.04.2006
A Spanish bank, Santander, and BP's solar energy branch have launched what they claim is Europe's largest single investment project in solar power.
more...Image: Solar panels © Peter Armstrong
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21.04.2006
U.S. greenhouse gas emissions during 2004 increased by 1.7 percent from the previous year, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency says. This was the largest annual amount ever produced by any country on record.
more...Related topics/regions: [United States] Image: - © Anne Ward
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21.04.2006
Shock findings suggest vital Atlantic currents are slowing dramatically. Will this soon plunge Europe into winter, turn the Amazon into grassland and cause famine in Asia?
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20.04.2006
Two US explorers plan to start a four-month summer expedition to the North Pole next month to gather information on the habitat of an animal they believe could be the first victim of global warming -- the polar bear.
more...Image: © Ken Whitten / SaveOurEnvironment.org
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20.04.2006
A quarter century into the HIV/AIDS pandemic, researchers fear that a lack of preparedness for large-scale social changes, driven by factors like armed conflict and climate change, could lead to explosive new outbreaks affecting millions of people.
more...From: Inter Press Service (IPS) |
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19.04.2006
UK homeowners wanting financial help to install microgeneration technology to make their homes more energy efficient must first install more basic energy saving features.
more...*What you can do *Getting Down to Detail on Carbon countdown Related topics/regions: [United Kingdom] Image: Solar Panels © Peter Armstrong
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19.04.2006
A million-year-old ice sample drilled from 3 kilometres under the Antarctic and unveiled in Tokyo could yield vital clues on climate change, Japanese scientists said.
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19.04.2006
Canada's new Conservative government is to make deep cuts in spending to combat global warming in order to fund tax cuts, according to cabinet documents obtained by the Canadian media.
more...From: People & the Planet Related topics/regions: [Canada] |
19.04.2006
Chancellor Gordon Brown will this week call for a new £11 billion pounds World Bank fund to help developing countries invest in alternative energy sources in order to combat climate change.
more...Related topics/regions: [United Kingdom] |
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