Climate Change News

We highlight some of the latest key stories on global warming from the media.

Climate change: Time for deeds not words to reach emissions target, PwC study warns (3 July)

Severe adverse effects from climate change can be avoided at reasonable cost but only if politicians stop talking and start acting, a major report from PricewaterhouseCoopers says today.

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Lutherans ponder the Christian contribution to a green future (2 July)

Mount Kilimanjaro pokes through the clouds like an inverted cone dipped into white cream. Still, even on a winter's day, from the nearby town of Moshi, the mountain's majestic snow-capped peak shows bald patches, and these are increasing.

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Government says CO2 emissions understated (2 July)

On the eve of a G8 summit due to address climate change, Britain admitted on Wednesday that it, and by implication others, has been drastically understating its true carbon emissions.

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'Green' energy spending on rise (1 July)

Global investment in "green" energy surged ahead in 2007 and has continued to grow this year despite turmoil in financial markets, a report says.

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Prudence: a green virtue (30 June)

Will economic woes push environmentalism down the political agenda? Not when being eco-friendly means saving money.

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Vatican advises greener holidays (26 June)

As the summer holiday season draws near, the Vatican has issued a set of guidelines offering advice on how to make vacations more environmentally friendly. 

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White House Refused to Open Pollutants E-Mail (25 June)

The White House in December refused to accept the Environmental Protection Agency’s conclusion that greenhouse gases are pollutants that must be controlled, telling agency officials that an e-mail message containing the document would not be opened, senior E.P.A. officials said last week.

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Earth Jurisprudence

Humility, generosity, patience and restraint are the four pillars on which Earth Jurisprudence is founded. They will be the principles at the heart of the transition to climate stability, biodiverse environments and resilient livelihoods.

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Reports: Energy Thirst Still Topping Climate Risks (25 June)

Two studies out Wednesday — one on energy trends, one on climate as a security issue — bode poorly for those seeking to prevent global warming from passing dangerous thresholds. Coal and oil use climb relentlessly, at a rate similar to that for growth in wind, solar, and nuclear power, but in vastly larger quantities.

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Put oil firm chiefs on trial, says leading climate change scientist (23 June)

James Hansen, one of the world's leading climate scientists, will today call for the chief executives of large fossil fuel companies to be put on trial for high crimes against humanity and nature, accusing them of actively spreading doubt about global warming in the same way that tobacco companies blurred the links between smoking and cancer.

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