Climate Change archive

31.05.2006 The European Commission has launched a 4.7 million Euros awareness-raising campaign, "You control climate change".

31.05.2006 Human induced climate change, rather than naturally occurring ocean cycles, may be responsible for the recent increases in frequency and strength of North Atlantic hurricanes, according to US researchers.

29.05.2006 With world energy prices and climate-altering greenhouse gas emissions ballooning in tandem with a surge in energy demand from the hot economies of China, India and Brazil, the world has a major stake in the success of energy reduction efforts, particularly in those three countries, say experts concluding a four-year international project.

26.05.2006 Results from the largest ever survey of tropical forests could give fresh impetus to a campaign to put forest protection firmly on the global climate change agenda.
* 95 per cent of tropical forests remain at risk

26.05.2006 Green roofs can help reduce the need for air conditioning and drop overall energy use Canadian researchers report.

26.05.2006 "A population of a billion and a half depends on this rain," says Veerabhadran Ramanathan. Unfortunately, the South Asia monsoon that brings this rain may be losing strength thanks to global warming and the brown haze of pollution that hangs over the Indian Ocean.

25.05.2006 Nine in ten motorists in the UK would like to switch to a more environmentally-friendly car, according to recent research.

25.05.2006 New figures released which show that greenhouse gas emissions rose again last year highlight the need for a new law to tackle climate change said a leading environmental campaign group.

25.05.2006 The UK government is a 'climate laggard' when it comes to policies on tackling global warming, MPs say. A report for the all-party environment group of MPs says current efforts are failing to curb emissions from businesses, transport and homes.

24.05.2006 A newly launched organisation will create a multi-dimensional representation of the Earth's natural systems to boost research into issues such as climate change.

24.05.2006 Climate change models have dramatically underestimated the extent to which global warming will raise temperatures, scientists warned.

24.05.2006 Britain's first full survey of household emissions of carbon dioxide, the gas responsible for global warming, was published- and was full of surprises.

23.05.2006 Catherine Brahic reports on how fluctuations in Europe’s emissions market could impede green development in poor countries.

23.05.2006 David Attenborough will this week make his first unequivocal public statement linking humans to climate change - silencing environmentalists who have criticised him for not using his popularity to highlight the dangers posed by global warming.
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22.05.2006 An alternative annual report looks at "Hurricane Halliburton: Conflict, Climate Change and Catastrophe".

22.05.2006 Recognising that global warming may fast be approaching the point of no return and that the world cannot wait for the US government to act, hundreds of US city mayors have pledged to cut emissions of greenhouse gases.

22.05.2006 The 'Usina Verde' project seeks to generate energy in Brazil while eliminating urban waste and helping to curb global warming. But its good intentions have not won over environmental groups because the plan involves burning the garbage.

19.05.2006 Canadian and UK aid agencies have announced a major fund for research into how Africa can adapt to climate change.

19.05.2006 Poor nations are seeking aid and technology to combat global warming with no expectation at UN climate talks that they will be forced to join rich nations and cut emissions of heat-trapping gases.

18.05.2006 India said that poor nations had to give priority to ending poverty rather than fighting global warming at the 189-nation UN climate talks criticised by environmentalists as a rambling talk shop.