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Climate Change Impacts and Adaptation – Call for Papers
The Met Office and University of Exeter have formed a strategic partnership to tackle the pressing issues surrounding the science of climate change. Meeting the challenge of climate change requires better predictions of...
One million people turn to Act on CO2 calculator
The ACT ON CO2 calculator - which helps people to work out and reduce their carbon footprint - has received its one millionth unique visitor, the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs announced today.
Google Earth & Climate Change
New vision of climate change through Google Earth Millions of Google Earth users around the world will be able to see how climate change could affect the planet and its people over the next century, along with viewing t...
Employment implications of adaptation – TUC study
The TUC has commissioned the environmental consultancy AEA, to carry out a study on the implications of climate change adaptation for employment.
Funding boost for regional climate adaptation
A cash boost of �450,000 this year and a further two year commitment to boost projects that help England's regions adapt to climate change was announced by Climate Change Minister Joan Ruddock today.
Climate Adaptation Advice for Local Authorities
'Be aware, be prepared, take action' LGA/UKCIP/EA guidance to LAs published 21 May 2008 The Local Government Association, UKCIP and Environment Agency have today published new guidance on integrating climate change adapt...
Japan environment chief says industry may face tough pollution limits
Japan will have to impose carbon taxes and other tough measures on the industrial sector to meet its long-term goals of reducing greenhouse gas emissions, the environment minister said Wednesday.
Climate change risks tend to be underestimated – survey
Professional services organisation KPMG identified the six most prevalent sectors in danger of risks from climate change, and these were transport, tourism, aviation, healthcare, the financial sector, and the oil and gas...
Building Better Cities: Cities as Villages
New concepts and new design ideas are helping to make cities more sustainable.
'£1.6bn must be spent on climate change'
The British government has been warned that it must spend all of a £1.6bn windfall on new technology to combat climate change.