Climate Change

Why Canada is the best haven from climate change

A group of islands with the potential to develop into a tourist paradise has been named as the country least equipped to withstand the effects of climate change.

Inside Climate Change

CO2 emissions up by nearly a fifth in 12 years

Wednesday, 2 July 2008

Carbon dioxide emissions caused by UK consumers increased by almost a fifth between 1992 and 2004, research revealed today.

Bovine growth hormone 'could cut CO2 emissions'

Tuesday, 1 July 2008

The use of bovine growth hormone to boost milk production – a bête noire of the organic food movement – could cut emissions of greenhouses gases substantially, according to a study that makes a strong environmental case for the controversial cattle injections.

The Big Question: What are eco-towns, and how green are they in reality?

Tuesday, 1 July 2008

Energy bills will rise by £213 to meet EU emissions targets, study warns

Monday, 30 June 2008

Every household in the country will face a £213 rise in their annual energy bills if the UK is to meet European Union emissions targets, according to an Ernst & Young report, which also warns that half of all Britons are not prepared to pay.

Exclusive: Scientists warn that there may be no ice at North Pole this summer

Friday, 27 June 2008

It seems unthinkable, but for the first time in human history, ice is on course to disappear entirely from the North Pole this year.

The Big Question: Is flooding really as big a risk to Britain now as terrorism?

Thursday, 26 June 2008

MI5: revealing areas at mercy of collapsing dams is a terror threat

Thursday, 26 June 2008

MI5 and flood risk experts are at odds over whether to publish inundation maps highlighting areas under threat if any of the country's dams were to collapse. The Security Service says that the information could show terrorists where an attack on a dam might have the most impact.