global warming

MPs to back 'world class' climate laws

Tue, 28 Oct 2008 07:52:44 GMT

MPs are expected to back what is being described as a 'world class' climate change law.

Snow joke for summer Santas

Wed, 23 Jul 2008 10:18:20 GMT

More than 150 Father Christmases have gathered in Denmark for a Santa Claus Congress.

Latest Environment News

Tue, 22 Jul 2008 12:16:03 GMT

Europe's largest wind farm - turning rubbish into fuel - Bamboo lemur survives against the odds

Economic concerns outweigh terror fears

Thu, 10 Jul 2008 09:05:41 GMT

Britons are more worried about the cost of living than the threat of terrorism, crime or global warming, a survey has found.

World News (Morning) for July 10th, 2008

Thu, 10 Jul 2008 05:19:15 GMT

US: Iran missile shield needed - 2 arrested over US embassy blast - Eavesdropping laws in US changed

G8 cool on global warming

Sun, 06 Jul 2008 08:28:01 GMT

Hopes of a meaningful deal to tackle global warming at the G8 summit in Japan are being played down.

World News (Evening) for July 3rd, 2008

Thu, 03 Jul 2008 16:16:45 GMT

Colombian hostage re-united with family - G8 condemned over climate - Trial over Concorde crash

France's Spiderman upstaged

Fri, 06 Jun 2008 08:59:47 GMT

France's Spiderman was not alone when he scaled a New York skyscraper to raise awareness of global warming.

McCartney urges people to 'turn veggie'

Mon, 21 Apr 2008 16:29:27 GMT

Sir Paul McCartney has said turning vegetarian is the biggest change anyone could make in their lifestyle to help the environment.

Lake in Chile vanishes

Sat, 12 Apr 2008 15:53:10 GMT

A large lake in Chile has mysteriously disappeared.

Antarctic ice shelf collapse

Wed, 26 Mar 2008 16:54:01 GMT

A large chunk has broken off a massive ice shelf in western Antarctica.

Chilling prediction

Wed, 12 Mar 2008 13:22:54 GMT

Dramatic pictures show extent of global warming on a glacier in Argentina

Chilling prediction for giant glacier

Wed, 12 Mar 2008 07:37:28 GMT

Scientists are warning that a giant glacier in Patagonia could disappear within 60 years.

Heather ratty over global warming

Mon, 19 Nov 2007 17:43:32 GMT

Heather Mills has launched a new campaign urging people to adopt a more plant-based diet by asking: "Why don't we drink rats' milk?"

Hopes climate warning will prompt action

Sun, 18 Nov 2007 07:37:32 GMT

A new push to combat climate change will be announced by Gordon Brown this week, in the wake of a major international report.

Warning of climate change menace

Sat, 17 Nov 2007 12:35:42 GMT

An international conference on global warming has warned time is running out to avoid "abrupt and irreversible" climate change.

Map 'shows effects of climate change'

Mon, 03 Sep 2007 19:09:40 GMT

The effects of global climate change can be seen on a new atlas that shows shrinking lakes and rising sea levels, a map maker has said.

Scientists link rainfall to climate change

Wed, 25 Jul 2007 09:08:02 GMT

Scientists have claimed there is a link between the extreme weather and climate change.

Madonna accused of climate hypocrisy

Mon, 09 Jul 2007 11:14:27 GMT

Madonna has been dubbed "a climate-change catastrophe" despite her appearance at this weekend's Live Earth concert.

Consumers 'not going green'

Thu, 07 Jun 2007 10:29:12 GMT

Fewer than one in three people in the UK intend to reduce their carbon emissions despite the threat posed by global warming.

Greenland feels global warming effect

Wed, 06 Jun 2007 12:22:02 GMT

Greenland's ice cap is melting, and faster than scientists had thought possible.

Climate concerns on the rise

Tue, 05 Jun 2007 14:14:08 GMT

Concerns about global warming have increased around the globe and many people want more action from the government, according to a survey.

US set for environmental face-off at G8 summit

Fri, 11 May 2007 14:49:30 GMT

The US intends to dilute a declaration on global warming to be made at next month's G8 summit, sources have revealed.

Campaign to save polar bears

Thu, 03 May 2007 15:48:39 GMT

The explorer Jim McNeil has travelled to the Arctic to report on the effect global warming is having on polar bears.

Sydney in global warming blackout

Sat, 31 Mar 2007 14:29:37 GMT

Sydney's businesses and homeowners switched off their lights on Saturday evening to highlight the fight against global warming.

Major climate study focuses on poles

Tue, 27 Feb 2007 09:44:30 GMT

An international programme is being launched to investigate the effects of global warming on the Arctic and Antarctic ice sheets.

Climate change deal agreed

Fri, 16 Feb 2007 08:29:44 GMT

An international agreement has been reached on tackling climate change.