David Adam

Loss of Arctic ice leaves experts stunned

Experts say they are “stunned” by the loss of ice, with an area almost twice as big as the UK disappearing in the last week alone.

September 5, 2007

Society

Cleaning up the Big Smoke: Livingstone plans to cut carbon emissions by 60%

A detailed plan to slash London’s carbon emissions by 60% within 20 years and place the city at the forefront of the battle against climate change will be announced by Mayor Ken Livingstone.

February 28, 2007

Royal Society tells Exxon: stop funding climate change denial

Britain’s leading scientists challenge ExxonMobil to stop funding dozens of groups that “misrepresented the science of climate change by outright denial of the evidence”.

September 21, 2006

UK: Minister unveils carbon swipe-card plan

The environment minister, David Miliband, today unveiled a radical plan to cut greenhouse gas emissions. Under the scheme, all UK citizens from the Queen down would be allocated an identical annual carbon allowance stored as points on an electronic card. Surplus points would be tradable.

July 20, 2006

50m environmental refugees by end of decade, UN warns

States urged to prepare for victims of climate change. Natural disasters displace more people than wars.

October 12, 2005

US in race to unlock new energy source

Green groups warn against moving methane hydrates from beneath seabed

April 3, 2005

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