Climate change
Asia leading the way in reforestation (23 February 2011)
We hear lots of bad news about the continued destruction of rainforests and other green areas around the world. The world's forests are estimated to be shrinking by 52,000km2 every year. That's a huge area that will take a long...
Meat Free Monday: Can you give up meat for one day a week? ( 3 March 2010)
While there has been a massive focus on greenhouse gas emissions from planes, boats and road traffic, these are overshadowed by the impact of the meat food chain. Alex Renton's article in The Times last week gave a good overview...
Earth Hour 2009 (29 March 2009)
A great set of pictures reflecting Earth Hour 2009
Channel 4's great climate swindle (23 July 2008)
The Great Global Warming Swindle was controversial when it was aired by Channel 4 and now Ofcom has found that it failed to present an impartial view and treated interviewees unfairly.
The green generation ( 8 February 2008)
Adults today are aware of our impact on the environment, but making the necessary change is hard for us. The generation that follows us must be ready to make those hard decisions.
UN Climate Change Conference starts today ( 3 December 2007)
The UN Climate Change Conference 2007 in Bali, Indonesia, will progress the world's policies for implementation after phase 1 of the Kyoto Protocal ends in 2012.
The ultimate climate change argument (16 June 2007)
This YouTube video talks through the logic of doing nothing or doing something about climate change - reaching an inescapable conclusion. But do you agree?
World Environment Day ( 5 June 2007)
Don't forget to switch off your P.C when you leave your office!
Global warming video from the Green Party ( 2 June 2007)
I came across this video from the Belgium Green Party aimed at raising awareness on the affects of climate change. Stick with it, the end is quite powerful....
I don't trust President Bush on climate change ( 2 June 2007)
President Bush has turned from environmental denier to wanting to take a leadership position. But, as The Independent puts it, does he just want to look busy while doing nothing?
London - greenest capital city in the world? ( 8 March 2007)
Ken Livingstone, the Mayor of London, wants to reduce the city's emissions by 60% and make London the greenest capital city in the world.
Climate Dome now touring ( 7 March 2007)
DEFRA's Climate Dome will be touring North East England this autumn, educating people on global warming and what they can do to help.
1 billion Euro investment in clean technology ( 1 March 2007)
Venture capital investment in the cleantech sector is rising fast and while it may lead to a bumpy ride for the industry, it should benefit the green consumer and the environment.
Smack climate change deniers on the head (25 February 2007)
The Stern Report Smack'em game gives you the opportunity to whack the climate change deniers - but watch out for our hero - David Attenborough.
Global warming hits ice hockey fan (24 February 2007)
Be Sustainable has a video of a good Friends of the Earth advert about the impact of global warming. I know how this bloke who can't play ice hockey on the pond feels. We went skiing in Bulgaria earlier this...
Even The Archers get climate change (20 February 2007)
Even BBC Radio 4's The Archers are debating global warming.
England's kids to see Inconvenient Truth ( 3 February 2007)
An Inconvenient Truth is to be shown in all secondary schools in England.
It's all our fault - official ( 2 February 2007)
The IPCC report - the most authorative to date - confirms that global warming is "very likely" to be caused by humans, and could raise temperatures by up to 4C.
Environment coverage leading to action (29 January 2007)
The media coverage of global warming has been sustained and is leading to some real changes in behaviour among both businesses and consumers.
Climate change needs to be personal (17 January 2007)
Awareness of climate change came a long way in 2006 but the message needs to become more personal to convice people to change their behaviours.
Making the most of global warming (11 December 2006)
My friend wants to do his bit to help prevent climate change, but as he thinks it'll happen anyway he plans to make the most of it.
Sunday telegraph: Climate change is a conspiracy (22 November 2006)
The Sunday Telegraph debunks the myth of global warming. But with flaws in the data and logic in such a prominent article, it's disappointing fare from a 'serious' paper.
Stern report - what they are saying about it ( 3 November 2006)
The Stern Report has led to plenty of debate with huge support from environmetalists to challenges of the assumptions from those who don't believe in climate change.
Stern Report – a summary ( 2 November 2006)
The Stern Report, commissioned by the British government, reviews the economics of climate change. It says that change needs to happen now and the cost won't damage the global economy.
Global poll on energy (28 October 2006)
A BBC poll in 19 countries gives an excellent picture of the awareness in different countries of the impact our energy usage is having and the attractiveness of alternative solutions.
George W Bush on climate change - not (27 October 2006)
Will Ferrell does a good impression of George W Bush talking about climate change and how he and 'Condee' Rice are deeply concerned about it - between games of frisbee!
An Inconvenient Truth (22 September 2006)
Last night I watched Al Gore's film, An Inconvenient Truth. I was expecting to be disappointed after having seen so much hype for it and not having been impressed by Gore in the interview he did a week or so...
