Climate Change
I give up, says Brazilian minister who fought to save the rainforest
Brazil has been accused of turning its back on its duty to protect the Amazon after the resignation of its award-winning Environment Minister fuelled fresh fears over the fate of the forest.
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Climate change plea from tribe of herders who face extinction
Saturday, 10 May 2008
Olav Mathias-Eira is a reindeer-herder. So was his father. And his father's father. He is a member of the Sami community, one of the largest indigenous groups remaining in Europe, and his family have been herding reindeer in the same stretch of the Norwegian Arctic since the 1400s.
MPs warn of 'inadequate' flood cash
Wednesday, 7 May 2008
The amount of money pledged by the Government to prevent a repeat of last summer's devastating floods is "inadequate", MPs warned today.
Airline emissions 'far higher than previous estimates'
Tuesday, 6 May 2008
The aviation industry's failure to curb its soaring carbon emissions could lead to the "worst case scenario" for climate change, as envisaged by the United Nations.
Insects 'will be climate change's first victims'
Tuesday, 6 May 2008
Tropical insects rather than polar bears could be among the first species to become extinct as a result of global warming, a study has found.
Sinking without trace: Australia's climate change victims
Monday, 5 May 2008
Ron and Maria Passi, who operate Murray Island's only taxi, were out driving the night the king tide struck. Neighbours flagged them down, asking for help, and so it was not until some time later that they saw their own grandchildren standing in the road. "They were shouting 'Granddad, stop the car, the water is coming in the house'," says Ron. "I just slammed on the brakes."
High petrol prices see Americans ditch SUVs
Saturday, 3 May 2008
America's love affair with sports utility vehicles (SUVs) and pick-up trucks is finally over.
Green tax revolt: Britons 'will not foot bill to save planet'
Friday, 2 May 2008
More than seven in 10 voters insist that they would not be willing to pay higher taxes in order to fund projects to combat climate change, according to a new poll.
Rockefeller's descendants tell Exxon to face the reality of climate change
Thursday, 1 May 2008
Descendants of John D Rockefeller, America's first and biggest oil industry magnate, say that ExxonMobil, a company spawned from his 19th-century monopoly Standard Oil, faces becoming obsolete if it does not step up the search for alternative fuels.
Climate change could force 1 billion from their homes by 2050
Tuesday, 29 April 2008
As many as one billion people could lose their homes by 2050 because of the devastating impact of global warming, scientists and political leaders will be warned today.
Biggest onshore wind farm plan rejected
Tuesday, 22 April 2008
Plans for Britain's biggest land-based wind farm were turned down by the Scottish government yesterday, in a landmark decision with wide implications for the future development of renewable energy in the UK.
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