Climate Change

Delegates will meet Sunday and Monday to discuss the impacts of climate change on vulnerable countries.

The International Energy Agency has warned that if fossil fuel infrastructure is not radically and rapidly re-thought, the world will 'lose for ever' the chance to avoid devastating climate change.

Manchester United, Ofgem, Asda, Scottish Power and Center Parcs are among the top 100 names in the performance league table published by the Environment Agency under its Carbon Reduction Commitment Energy (CRC) Efficiency Scheme.

NASA scientists are monitoring an iceberg the size of New York or Berlin forming over a vulnerable Antarctic glacier which is about to break off.

Queen Elizabeth II, in visit in Australia, opened the 21st Commonwealth heads of government meeting Thursday, amid demands to take a tough stand against violation of human rights.

According to the United Nations State of World Population Report 2011, the world's population will reach seven billion people by October 31 and could surpass 10 billion by 2083 pushing us to face new challenges and implications.

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...

Caroline Spelman was said by many commentators to have had her card marked for demotion after her handling of the forest sell off controversy, but her latest comments on the proposed referendum on EU membership prove she may have the makings of a baroness!

British Gas owner Centrica Plc has responded to mounting criticism from politicians about high energy bills by pledging not to raise its energy prices this winter.

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

The profit margin for energy companies has risen to £125 per customer per year, from £15 in June, says regulator Ofgem.

A T-shaped design has been announced of the winner of a competition to find the new design of the next generation of pylons

The discovery of Lake Ellsworth in Antartica has got the world hooked into what may exist in those mysterious waters. It has been miraculously been cut off from the world for at least 125,000 years. The ice sheet covering the lake has trapped the Earth's geothermal heat, preventing it from freezing. The solid ice sheet above the lake is almost 3 kilometers thick. It is one of Antartica's 387 known Subglacial lakes. Now, a team of British explorers are all set for an expedition into the ...

The economic troubles and debt crises currently affecting Britain, the U.S.A. and most obviously the eurozone are not, according to Chancellor George Osborne, an "act of God" but are the result of human folly and will be solved be human ingenuity.

Ahead of the Conservative Party conference in Manchester, British Home Secretary Theresa May suggested that this might be a good time to abolish the Human Rights Act.

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.

Poor farmers worldwide are being displaced and left destitute by land takeovers, a study by Oxfam warns.

UK Customers Feel Rising Energy Prices, Energy Hikes Roundup

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.

A group of UK polar scientists say the Times Atlas of the World was wrong to claim it was forced to re-draw its map of Greenland due to climate change.

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

New research by the European Space Agency has discovered a marked decrease in Arctic ice levels, posing a significant threat to several of the region's indigenous species.

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.

Prince Charles Warns of Mass Extinction in Keynote WWF Address

In order to forestall global warming, a new team led by British academics are working towards recreating an artificial volcano that would inject particles into the stratosphere and cool the planet. The team plans to use a tethered balloon with a size equivalent to Wembley stadium and suspend it 20km above Earth while linking it to the ground by a giant garden hose

As climate change and its impacts on our planet and society are still debated, a new report by the Climate Institute of Australia warns against the devastating effects of extreme weather events on communities' mental health.

An experiment led by scientists, which aimed at studying how clouds form, suggests that some climate models may need to be "substantially revised", Nature journal reports.

A theory that climate change could be a cause in triggering conflict, has been given a new boost after a new scientific study found an unmistakeable link between climate fluctuations and violence.

Christmas may soon need to find a new tune, as Turtle Doves are one of the UK's most endangered species, according to a new report.