As US climatologists and scientists are urging the world that greenhouse gas emissions be curbed rapidly to prevent runaway global warming, the UK Met Office appears to be back pedalling on human induced climate change. Peter Bunyard reports on some mixed messages
… UK Met Office's forecast on human induced climate change - a mixed message? Peter Bunyard | 18th February 2009 Comment Climate Change Met Office Greenhouse Gases Global Warming Climatel Comments And Analysis Climate Change …
Sir David King is credited with bringing climate change to serious political attention. But he is also a campaign of GM crops. How does that square?
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Dan Box teaches a class about climate change and its effects on the Carteret Islands, which are sinking due to rising sea levels, and how children can help stop climate change.
… Dan Box Blog: learning about climate change Dan Box | 26th March 2009 Comment Dan Box Blogs Children Climate Change Carteret Islands Blog Climate Change Children Blog Climate Change …
Global Leaders at the Paris summit in 2015 tasked the IPCC to compile a report of all known science on the impacts of climate change. That report is now ready to be released
… World's top climate panel to agree on United Nations' 1.5° … report Arthur Wyns | 3rd October 2018 News Climate Change UN Framework Convention On Climate Change IPCC Science And Technology …
Climate manipulation must be regulated at the UN level to avoid countries taking matters into their own hands, says a committee of MPs
… say MPs The Ecologist | 18th March 2010 News Climate Change Geoengineering Science And … say the UN should regulate geoengineering Climate manipulation must be regulated at the … unilateral action to control the earth’s climate say MPs. The report by the Science …
In a hard-hitting new investigation, Naomi Oreskes & Erik M. Conway report on the scientists prepared to distort the truth on the key issues of our time - from tobacco to climate change to coal fired power stations
… England | 10th September 2010 Reviews Science Climate Change Tobacco Reviews Science And … the key issues of our time - from tobacco to climate change to coal fired power stations In … and government regulation. Similarly with climate change, as early as 1979 the basic …
Technology firm becomes latest in line of high-profile departures after federation opposes efforts to reduce emissions
… Apple quits Chamber of Commerce over climate denial Suzanne Goldenberg | 6th October 2009 News Science And Technology Climate Change Apple gennew.gif Technology … US Chamber of Commerce over its policies on climate change. In a letter to the chamber …
As negotiators haggle in Copenhagen over the levels of financial assistance to be provided to less-industrialised nations, Anna Da Costa highlights the difference this money could make
… Solar India: why climate finance is so important Anna Da Costa … December 2009 Comment Science And Technology Climate Change Copenhagen COP15 ccountsgif.gif … need for international support to enhance its climate change efforts. Indian Prime Minister …
It's time to say no to scientists and politicians considering geoengineering as a way of tackling climate change, says Jim Thomas
… | 4th May 2010 Comment Science And Technology Climate Change Geoengineering home.gif It's … geoengineering as a way of tackling climate change, says Jim Thomas That … is no secret round these parts. Whether climate change, depleted fresh water, build-up …
New research has revealed that a lack of finance and political commitment lie at the heart of the slow take-up of renewables, as a UK think tank calls for cash for low-carbon technology to be ringfenced
… News Investigations Science And Technology Climate Change Politics And Economics IPPR G8 Italy Global Climate Network US Germany India Nigeria … Copenhagen Carbon Renewables turbine.jpg A climate change deal will require more …
'Open source' is a familiar concept to many web users, providing free, well-supported software across the internet. But could the same principles be used to rapidly disseminate low-carbon technologies around the world?
… Could open source technologies help us solve climate change? Jamie Andrews | 4th May 2010 News Science And Technology Climate Change Open Source GNU Creative … technologies have the same effect in tackling climate change? One of the main problems that …
The IPCC, a UN based organisation made up of over 1200 climate experts from 40 countries and the most respected global authority on Climate Change science, has said the rise in global temperatures could be as high as 6.4°C by 2100. The report also predicts sea level rises and increases in the frequency of hurricanes.
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The launch of the Royal Society's report on geo-engineering raises the spectre of a quick-fix solution to climate change. But is it that simple?
… Geo-engineering: climate solution or dangerous distraction? The … | 1st September 2009 News Geo-engineering Climate Change Science And Technology … raises the spectre of a quick-fix solution to climate change. But is it that simple? The …
Relying on unproven technologies such as Carbon Capture and Storage is a dangerous distraction from the more systematic changes required to tackle climate change.
… Corporate Watch | 25th January 2019 News Climate Change Science And Technology … more systematic changes required to tackle climate change. The idea of Carbon Capture and … Agreement - the latest attempt to tackle climate change within the United Nations …
Biochar - the charcoaled remains of agricultural waste - is being hailed as a huge opportunity to reduce the levels of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere. But is the science sound, and do we have enough waste to go around?
… 30th June 2009 News Biochar Food And Farming Climate Change Science And Technology Carbon … Turnbull has condemned the government’s climate policy as inadequate. Not because the … in power, refused to take any action against climate change) now advocates that the country …
Somebody somewhere has to have a cunning plan to fix our environmental problems and save the world – right? Jim Thomas sorts through the big tech ideas you’ll be reading about this year
… of sorts. In all three cases, ‘solving climate change’ was presented as the excuse … ago, the idea of re-engineering the Earth’s climate was considered politically … intentional large-scale manipulation of the climate, is poised to enter mainstream climate …
Renewables good, fossil fuels bad... unless, of course, renewables begin to take up more and more land in order to meet our energy needs. Paul Kingsnorth adds fuel to a tricky debate.
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Climate change due to human interference with fragile ecosystems? No problem - we can just dump 20 tonnes of iron sulphate into the ocean
… into the ocean, or, how to 'geo-engineer' the climate Jim Thomas | 24th February 2009 … Sea Ocean Fertilisation Techno-fix Technology Climate Change Science And Technology Iron_Sea_MAIN.jpg Climate change due to human interference with …
The third report of the year from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) is expected to green-light nuclear power and large-scale biofuel production as a way of tackling climate change, to the dismay of environmentalists worldwide.
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On 12 January, chief scientific adviser Sir David King told the Guardian, ‘any approach that does not focus on technological solutions to climate change – including nuclear power – is one of “utter hopelessness”.’
… does not focus on technological solutions to climate change – including nuclear power – is … environmental crisis. In Dr King’s view, climate change is caused by technology and so … framing of the situation. It’s not just climate change that threatens us, but …
As industrial development and human encroachment intensifies globally, academics believe the study of natural soundscapes could teach us much about how ecosystems function - and how they are under threat
… main drivers of change in soundscapes, while climate change is another. Can the study of … is wrong in an ecosystem? Understanding climate change ‘Because geophony is a reflection of climate we think we’ll be able to use it as a …
A new report has revealed that a change in the way we manage agricultural land could help sequester a quarter of the world's carbon dioxide emissions every year
… world’s greenhouse gas emissions. Mitigating Climate Change Through Food and Land Use , a … farming with perennials; adopting a more climate-friendly approach to livestock … ‘Farming is on the front line of tackling climate change,’ said a spokesperson. ‘Through …
In a surprise move, the Department for Energy and Climate Change (DECC) has appointed Cambridge Professor David Mackay as its Chief Scientific Adviser
… The Ecologist | 3rd September 2009 News Climate Change Energy Science And Technology … surprise move, the Department for Energy and Climate Change (DECC) has appointed Cambridge … adamant in his book that avoiding dangerous climate change will require the end of …
Britain lingers near to the bottom of the European league table for renewable energy, so why does it seem that the government are willing to add more coal nails to the coffin?
… time at Number 10. The world’s most eminent climate scientist, a director of NASA and one … hinge upon our success in stabilizing the climate.’ His letter to Downing Street also … carbon capture, we will lock in future climate disasters associated with passing …