MAD Climate – Making a Difference

New Zealand launched an emissions trading scheme Thursday in a bid to curb the greenhouse gases responsible for climate change but the scheme has angered both businesses and environmentalists.

New Zealand launched an emissions trading scheme Thursday in a bid to curb the greenhouse gases responsible for climate change but the scheme has angered both businesses and environmentalists.

THE number of new wind farms being built in the UK needs to be dramatically stepped up in order to meet climate targets, a key report has warned.

THE number of new wind farms being built in the UK needs to be dramatically stepped up in order to meet climate targets, a key report has warned.

European Union plans to fight climate change until 2020 will cost hundreds of billions of dollars but give scant benefits, a study commissioned by a self-styled "Skeptical Environmentalist" said on Thursday.

Many climate researchers worry that scepticism about global warming is on the rise. Jeff Tollefson investigates the basis for that concern and what scientists are doing about it.

As a general rule I hate clichés and overused phrases. I also try to avoid the afternoon session at conference programmes. However at ‘Sustainability 2010’ in Norwich, I managed to break both of these rules with a 13:00 slot on ‘Our Journey to Sustainability’!

James Murray, BusinessGreen , Wednesday 30 June 2010 at 09:09:00 Report warns recent cuts in greenhouse gas emissions are largely the result of the recession The independent Committee on Climate Change (CCC) will today release its second annual report on progress towards a low-carbon economy, predicting the UK will comply with its first-five year carbon budget, but only due to emission cuts ...

The Committee on Climate Change says Britain's green efforts are just "good intentions" and the coalition government needs to make a "step change" to meet climate change targets, reports Science Correspondent Julian Rush.

THE UK needs to plant 20 million trees a year for the next half century to tackle climate change, protect wildlife and provide benefits for people, the Woodland Trust said yes