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Reducing highway speed helps beat climate change
Environmentalists and Transport Canada have come to the same conclusion -- slowing down doesn't just save lives on the road it can help save the planet.
Early Marriages Blamed on Climate Change
Climate change has been blamed for increasing social problems such as early marriages, a report has stated.
Failure to tackle climate peril 'criminally irresponsible', IPCC told
The Nobel-winning panel of world climate experts on Monday launched a debate over a landmark report after a top UN official warned any failure to curb global warming would be "criminally irresponsible."
Most ready for 'green sacrifices'
Most people are ready to make personal sacrifices to address climate change, according to a BBC poll of 22,000 people in 21 countries. Four out of five people indicated they were prepared to change their lifestyle - eve...
English Core Cities Commit to Climate Change Challenge
Three major English cities are set to develop tailored action plans to slash their CO2 emissions under a new scheme, Minister for Climate Change Joan Ruddock announced today.
New database on climate change
A new dedicated database of information - the Climate Change Tools Database - to help councils co-ordinate their efforts to reduce emissions and combat climate change is now available.
Climate change is like 'World War Three'
The agency's chief executive Baroness Young said current measures to adapt to a changing climate were "too little, too slowly", and an huge effort was needed to address the crisis.
Rwanda: Polythene? No, thanks!
Although everybody knows that the thin black plastic shopping bags are not to be used anymore, there is still confusion as to other polythene products. Yet there needn't be, as REMA has issued a clear directive on the ma...
Energy crisis caused by climate change - Migereko
Industrialised nations should provide mitigation measures to Africa's energy crisis because they are the major contributors to climate change, which has affected the continent's hydro-power generation.
Rich Must Cut GHGs Fast
The world's richest countries must drastically reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions to mitigate climate change impacts, says the lead author of a United Nations report, due for release later this month, that focuses on ...