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Up the Yangtze
Sam Geall
11th April, 2008
A moving cinematic tale of life on Asia’s longest river raises questions about ecology, development and China’s future more...
Tourists bring threat of Antarctic ‘lawns’
News
29th January, 2008
Increasing numbers of tourists and research centres in Antarctica are bringing with them seeds, spores, lichens and mosses alien to the continent. more...
US wants to cut 2020 emissions target
News
10th December, 2007
The United States is reported to be behind moves to drop tough targets for greenhouse gas emissions cuts, according to Reuters. more...Phil England interviews David Miliband
29th November, 2007
The Government's Climate Change Bill is a critical piece of legislation in tackling the UK's contribution to global warming. That is why there is so much conflict over its content.In this exclusive interview Phil England speaks to the then Environment Minister David Miliband about the introduction of the bill. more...
Weather forecast
News
14th November, 2007
Catastrophic wildfires, hurricanes and intensive rainfall will increase in frequency as climate change takes hold, warned a respected scientist last night. more...
Shell slapped down for flower refinery advert
News
7th November, 2007
The Advertising Standards Agency (ASA) has upheld a complaint by Friends of the Earth against Shell over the oil company's claims that it uses its waste CO2 to grow flowers. more...
Carbon footprint of IT the same as aviation
News
6th November, 2007
Concerns are growing as awareness of the carbon footprint of IT equipment grows. more...
Power On - Clean Coal
Jon Hughes and Mark Anslow
1st November, 2007
Clean Coal Carbon capture and storage (CCS) is the technology of stripping carbon dioxide from the exhaust gases of fossil fuels and then burying it as a liquid underground.more...
Power On - Energy from Waste
Jon Hughes and Mark Anslow
1st November, 2007
Each year, UK livestock produce some 60 million tonnes of collectable faeces. If left to run into water-courses or even spread on fields, this waste can lead to the same problems associated with excessive fertiliser use – algal blooms and aquatic life starved of oxygen.more...
Power On - Nuclear Power
Jon Hughes and Mark Anslow
1st November, 2007
Even among green campaigners, nuclear energy is quietly gaining ground as a potential solution to the impending energy crisis. However several issues – particularly those of raw materials, cost and waste – remain unaddressed within the mainstream of opinion.more...
Power On - Hydrogen
Jon Hughes and Mark Anslow
1st November, 2007
There is much talk of the possibility of a future ‘hydrogen economy’, which will power all our vehicles and homes. It is important to remember that hydrogen is not an energy source; it is an energy carrier. To obtain hydrogen it must be split from either natural gas or water molecules. The former, most widely used, method not only requires energy but also gives off carbon dioxide (CO2) in the process. Hydrogen produced in this way requires more energy to make than will eventually be returned when it is used. It makes more sense from a climate perspective to burn the natural gas itself than to convert and re-convert it to hydrogen in this way.more...
Power On - Wind
Jon Hughes and Mark Anslow
1st November, 2007
The UK has been described as the ‘Saudi Arabia’ of wind, with some 50 TWh of onshore and at least 450 TWh of offshore power available every year, well in excess of our current electricity demand.more...
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Power On - Tidal Power
Jon Hughes and Mark Anslow
1st November, 2007
The potential for the use of tidal power in the UK is enormous, amounting to, at the very least, 20 per cent of our electricity needs.more...
Power On - Solar Power
Jon Hughes, Mark Anslow
1st November, 2007
Every year, each square metre of the UK receives between 900 and 1200 kWh of solar radiation. Capturing just some of this energy could make a significant contribution to fulfilling our energy requirements.more...
Ocean CO2 'sponge' effect slowing down
News
22nd October, 2007
A ten year study by scientists at the University of East Anglia has concluded that the ocean is absorbing less CO2 than it was ten years ago. more...
US greenhouse gas bill proposed
News
19th October, 2007
Two US Senators have proposed a bill which would force the country to cut greenhouse gas emissions by at least 60 per cent by 2050. more...
Big Coal sent packing in Iowa
News
17th October, 2007
Campaigners in the US are celebrating a victory against a proposed coal power plant in Iowa, Environmental News Services reports. more...
UK trying to wriggle out of renewables commitments
News
15th October, 2007
A leaked document revealed by the Guardian over the summer showing how the Government was preparing to dodge its EU commitments on renewable energy has been borne out in a new round of EU talks. more...
Brits have biggest air travel footprint in world
News
11th October, 2007
Britons are the world's worst polluters in terms of emissions from aviation, a new study has revealed. more...
A climate of inequity
Mara Hvistendahl
11th October, 2007
While governments argue over responsibility for global warming, development experts are thinking about the humanitarian consequences for the world’s poor. Mara Hvistendahl reports from the United Nations. more...
Greenpeace shut down coal-powered monster in Kent
News
9th October, 2007
Greenpeace campaigners yesterday shut down Kingsnorth coal power station in Kent to send a message that expansion plans for coal power in the UK are outdated and dangerous. more...
Biofuels drive could cause more harm than good
News
8th October, 2007
China has announced a major drive towards the use of biofuels such as ethanol and biodiesel - just as another report pours more water on the idea that biofuels will end the energy crisis. more...
The Vanishing Arctic
Vivienne Raper
4th October, 2007
One of the most memorable parts of Al Gore’s film 'An Inconvenient Truth' was the cartoon polar bear trying to climb on the last piece of sea-ice in the Arctic, failing, and despondently swimming off into the sunset. With scientists this week reporting that autumn Arctic sea-ice coverage reached a record low this year, Al Gore’s cartoon may not be as far-fetched as it seems. more...
Howard downplays climate risks to farmers
News
27th September, 2007
Australian Prime Minister John Howard has brushed off the risks posed by climate change to the continent's farmers, saying that a 'sense of proportion' was needed. more...
No more greenwash, groups tell Government
News
20th September, 2007
The government's own quango, the Energy Saving Trust, and centre-left think-tank the Institute for Public Policy Research have accused the government of succumbing to greenwash and not making it easy for the public to understand how they can reduce CO2 emissions. more...Members
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