ENVIRONMENT

There can be no doubt of the bitter disappointment that Chris Huhne, Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, must have felt when the consortium led by Scottish Power walked away from the chance of establishing and operating Britain's first power plant with Carbon Capture (CCS) and reported by the media on 19 October 2011. The consortium led by Scottish Power, a subsidiary of Spanish utility firm Iberdrola though its headquarters is in Glasgow, also included National Grid and Shell...

A critically endangered species of rhino has been poached to extinction in Vietnam, with the last Javan rhino found dead with its horn cut off.

More than 200 have been killed and 1.000 injured in eastern Turkey as a 7.2 magnitude earthquake hit the area on Sunday.

NASA have said that the hole in ozone layer above the Antarctica remains significantly large.

Animals and plants across the world are shrinking from the effects of climate change on their habitats, scientists warn.

Scientists with NASA's Operation IceBridge are set to embark on its third year of aerial surveys of Antarctica's changing ice cover.

Scientists have discovered a link between changes in solar activity and recent cold temperatures in parts of Europe and North America.

September 2011 saw ice levels in the Arctic Sea drop to the second-lowest extent on record, according to data released by NASA and the National Snow and Ice Data Center at the University of Colorado in Boulder.

Many typhoons have battered the Philippines already this year, and another two struck last week. These pictures show the devastation after Typhoon Nalgae hit the Philippines on Saturday.

A new pay-as-you-go mobile phone charging system could make solar power a more affordable option for customers in the developing world.

The remains of a previously-undiscovered prehistoric crocodile measuring 20 feet long has been discovered by U.S. researchers in a Columbian coal mine.

Scientists have discovered a huge hole in the ozone layer above the Artic roughly five times the size of Germany, allowing harmful ultraviolet radiation to hit parts of Canada, Russia and Europe this spring.

Killing sharks is set to be banned across a huge area of the Pacific Ocean after the Marshall Islands government decided to create the largest shark sanctuary in the world, covering nearly two million sq km (750,000 sq miles) of ocean, which cover about eight times the size of Britain.

A Canadian advisory panel on business and the environment is warning that greenhouse gas emissions could cost the Canadian economy up to $43 billion each year by 2050 if the government does not come up with a domestic plan to tackle global warming.

British Holiday Makers Warned Over Deadly Jellyfish Invasion. British holiday makers heading to their favourite Mediterranean spots have been warned of the increase in deadly jelly fish.

A Devon man who uses his kayak as a fishing vessel was towed half a mile out to sea after he hooked a 6-foot shark.

At least seven people have died as Typhoon Nesat struck the Philippians' main island.

Honda is paving the way for hydrogen power, opening the UK's first open-access refuelling station in Swindon as the company pushes to bring hydrogen powered cars to the masses.

NASA's Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer (WISE) has uncovered data suggesting the family of asteroids thought to be responsible for the dinosaurs' extinction 65 million years ago may not have been the culprit.

The Earth's deep oceans could temporarily conceal the effects of global warming for up to a decade, according to a new study by the U.S. National Center for Atmospheric Research.

The deep oceans of the world can absorb enough heat to conceal the effects of global warming for up to a decade; according to a new study by the National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR).

About 300 local people and 23 tourists were rescued by Indian troops after a powerful earthquake hit the northeast Indian state of Sikkim Sunday, said local media on Monday.

As with most climate change articles it must be stressed that this writer does not believe climate change is made up.

The new edition of the Times Comprehensive Atlas of the World shows how a large area of Greenland has become "green", proving how much the ice has retreated in the space of ten years.

The climate change debate has taken a new turn as a new study found that despite previous claims, greater reliance on natural gas would not help slow down climate change.

Hurricane Katia Smashes Irish Coast [VIDEO FOOTAGE]

As the remnants of hurricane Katia are heading to the UK, habitants and travellers alike have been warned against high and powerful winds of up to 80mph accompanied by heavy rains.

As Hurricane Katia continues its march toward Britain, here is the latest weather and travel information to keep you updated.

Prince Charles Warns of Mass Extinction in Keynote WWF Address