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Warnings from the past: climate change could cause food crisis
Large investments in adaptation to climate change are required if we are to avoid a global food crisis caused by heat stress and crop failure.
Farmers: strategies for adapting to climate change
Climate change could have a significant influence on agriculture. However, the impacts will largely depend on how farms are managed to adapt to change.
Tackling climate change will help us fight poverty and beat the downturn, says new report
A new coalition of leading UK environmental and social justice groups, convened by Oxfam and nef (the new economics foundation) and including Friends of the Earth and the Royal College of Nursing, says the government can...
New Google program tracks home energy use
Google has unveiled a computing platform to track home electricity use, staking out the company's interest in "smart grid" technologies, which are grabbing national attention for their potential to revolutionize energy u...
Road transport has biggest long–term impact on global warming
Emissions from transport affect the climate both in the short and long term. New research explored the size and mix of emissions with short and long-lived effects and found that road transport has the largest effect on g...
Obama 'must act now' on climate
The planet will be in "huge trouble" unless Barack Obama makes strides in tackling climate change, says a leading scientist.
NHS – Saving Carbon, Improving Health
The NHS has published a new strategy, 'Saving Carbon, Improving Health', in which it pledges to help drive change towards a low carbon society.
DfT Report – Exploring Public Attitudes to Climate Change and Travel Choices
In the UK, transport accounts for around a quarter of domestic greenhouse gas emissions.
World Wide Wet – Google Sinks
Google is expanding 'Google Earth' to include large swathes of the ocean floor and abyssal plain.
Japan set to outline limited options for climate action
The Japanese government is about to miss its last chance to rejoin the group of nations leading the world in the fight against climate change, says WWF.