Climate Change
For one night only? Climate change back on election agenda
climate change came back into the election as a live issue yesterday when the three main parties clashed over each other's credentials for fighting global warming.
Inside Climate Change
Parties clash over climate credentials
Monday, 26 April 2010
Includes exclusive videos of party leaders Gordon Brown, David Cameron and Nick Clegg talking about green policy
Tories 'could put climate change agreement at risk'
Monday, 26 April 2010
A historic climate change deal would be put at risk by a Conservative government because of the "injustice" of the way they would fund the battle against global warming in developing nations, David Cameron is warned today.
Obama's climate-change bill stymied by quarrel
Monday, 26 April 2010
Republican Senator stormed out on Saturday after what he called a betrayal by the White House.
Britain reaches milestone for renewable energy
Saturday, 24 April 2010
The UK has reached a milestone of installing 1 gigawatt (GW) of offshore wind farms – enough to power 700,000 homes. It was achieved this week as two new wind farms off the coast began generating electricity.
Empty skies proved that airports cause pollution, say researchers
Thursday, 22 April 2010
Scientists have used the no-flying period caused by the ash cloud to show for the first time that airports are themselves significant causes of pollution.
Anger as Brazil approves Amazon rainforest dam
Wednesday, 21 April 2010
Brazil awarded a domestic consortium rights yesterday to build the world's third-largest hydroelectric dam in the Amazon rainforest amid criticism that the dam will be catastrophic for the environment.
Frogspawn study reveals climate change dangers
Tuesday, 20 April 2010
A study of thousands of records of when UK frogs spawn revealed the amphibians are closely adapted to local conditions - which could put them at risk as the climate changes.
'Tiny' climate changes may trigger quakes
Monday, 19 April 2010
Climate change could spark more "hazardous" geological events such as volcanoes, earthquakes and landslides, scientists warned today.
Is this the end of migration?
Sunday, 18 April 2010
Climate change is affecting bird behaviour at a staggering rate. 20 billion have changed their flight plans.
Climate row: backing for scientists
Thursday, 15 April 2010
Panel finds no evidence of impropriety in East Anglia unit after integrity of researchers was questioned
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