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12.02.2013
Major Climate Change Bill Coming to the Senate
Only an hour before President Obama is expected to deliver his State of the Union address—in which he might “go big” on the issue of combating climate change—two Senators announced they will introduce comprehensive climate change legislation this week, presenting a possible vehicle in the Senate for Obama’s ambitions.
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12.02.2013
Climate change science ‘irrefutable’ – Ed Davey
Climate science is “irrefutable” and “screams out from decade upon decade of research” UK Energy and Climate Secretary Ed Davey will tell an audience at the Royal Society later today.
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11.02.2013
New climate Bill to set no binding CO2 targets
Draft legislation on climate change to be brought to Cabinet tomorrow will not provide for binding targets for emission reductions, nor a powerful independent commission to ensure Government compliance.
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11.02.2013
A Nepalese perspective on climate change
Nepal nestles beneath one of the greatest wonders of the world – the Himalayas – and this gives Nepalese a unique perspective on the effects of climate change.
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10.02.2013
Climate impacts on Amazon expected to be complex
The Amazon rainforest may be facing less of a threat of destruction than many people think, scientists say – because carbon dioxide, the main greenhouse gas from human activities, can have a beneficial effect.
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08.02.2013
BBC exaggerated climate change in David Attenborough's Africa
The BBC's natural history unit in Bristol is, rightly, respected across the world. No one else can match the professionalism, vision and majesty of its epic, beguiling programmes about the planet's wildlife. For anyone looking for a reason to justify the BBC licence fee, look no further that the unit's output.
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07.02.2013
US falling short on Obama’s climate targets
As environmentalists praise the President’s latest cabinet pick, World Resources Institute warns more ambitious policies are needed to cut emissions 17 per cent by 2020
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05.02.2013
Climate change could devastate agriculture
Climate change could have a drastic and harmful effect on U.S. agriculture, forcing farmers and ranchers to alter where they grow crops and costing them millions of dollars in additional costs to tackle weeds, pests and diseases that threaten their operations, a sweeping government report said Tuesday.
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