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'Urbanizing African Cities, Vulnerable to Climate Change'
An environmental non-governmental organization, UN-HABITAT, has said that Africa being the world's fastest urbanizing continent, has much to gain from the growth of cities, but is also at a high risk from unchecked chaot...
Arctic Warming Faster say US Scientists
Climate change is continuing to progress in the Arctic, according to the first annual edition of an "Arctic Report Card" issued by a US-led team of scientists.
UN, FoE and WWF Salute Gore & the IPCC
United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today hailed the awarding of the 2007 Nobel Peace Prize to Al Gore and the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) and urged governments to build on the momentum they...
Devastating price to pay for rampant growth
Mahatma Gandhi once said that if China and India were to aspire to a western-style consumer culture, their citizens would quickly strip the earth bare like locusts.
Communication, action and climate change
The Institute of Public Policy Research has produced a follow-up report to its 2006 publication, �Warm Words', on public action and climate change.
Keeping cool in a heatwave: CIBSE briefing
The Chartered Institution of Building Services Engineers (CIBSE) has produced two useful briefing papers on keeping cool in warm weather.
Warm and Dry Winter Ahead for UK
This winter, in the UK, is forecast to be warmer than average. However, it is expected to be noticeably colder than last year, which was the second warmest winter since the UK climate series began in 1914. There is a hig...
UKCIP 08 – A Guide to Climate Scenarios
A new 8-page booklet has been produced to raise awareness about, and give a short overview of what to expect from, the UKCIP08 climate change scenarios.
Study: Growing more rice with less water - WWF
A new method to grow rice could save hundreds of billions of cubic metres of water while increasing food security, according to a study by WWF published today.
New Ipsos–Mori Research: Conservative Green Agenda
To mark the recent release of the Conservative Party's Quality of Life Policy Review, Ipsos-Mori have today released the results of new survey work.