Climate Change

Britain rules out climate treaty at summit

Friday, 6 November 2009

Officials say major powers too far apart for legal deal in Copenhagen.

Al Gore denies he is 'carbon billionaire'

Wednesday, 4 November 2009

As he publishes a new book, critics say climate change has made him rich

Copenhagen: What's happening?

Wednesday, 4 November 2009

Giant climate deal is too little says UN chief

Tuesday, 3 November 2009

Michael McCarthy: UN Secretary General questioned proposals for the Copenhagen conference.

Snows of Kilimanjaro will melt 'within 20 years'

Tuesday, 3 November 2009

Steve Connor: Ice on African peak is vanishing at fastest rate for 100 years.

Debategraph: Copenhagen - What’s happening?

Tuesday, 3 November 2009

The balance of probability, if the recent downbeat pronouncements from the UN are to be believed, is that the United Nations Climate Change Conference in Copenhagen next month will end, like a Spike Milligan sketch, with the actors shuffling offstage, staring into the half-distance, mumbling "What are we going to do now? What are we going to do now?"

Steve Howard: We need a clean industrial revolution

Monday, 2 November 2009

Scientists and economists agree we need to more than halve emissions by mid-century. This means every major decision - every investment decision or new policy decision – needs to be a low carbon decision.

Special report: Money is key to the success of Copenhagen

Monday, 2 November 2009

Michael McCarthy: Developing countries want up to £245bn to reduce carbon emissions. But the EU thinks it should cost them as little as £20bn.

The unwanted equation: poverty vs climate change

Monday, 2 November 2009

The proposed Copenhagen climate treaty has plenty of jargon – "mitigation" and "adaptation" are two examples already given. But the key word may yet turn out to be "additionality".

Study claims meat creates half of all greenhouse gases

Sunday, 1 November 2009

Livestock causes far more climate damage than first thought, says a new report