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9-Jul-08

Cheney accused of suppressing testimony on climate change's risks

"The US vice-president, Dick Cheney, intervened to gag a senior official from testifying last year to the public health problems caused by climate change, according to a Bush administration whistleblower."


8-Jul-08

G8 aims to halve greenhouse gases

"World leaders say they will aim to set a global target of cutting carbon emissions by at least 50% by 2050 in an effort to tackle global warming. "

Category: Climate Change

8-Jul-08

Slowing the biofuel bonanza

"When biofuels sprang to political prominence a few years ago - endorsed by Tony Blair among others - the world was rapidly running out of options for a liquid fuel that could keep the wheels of transport turning after the oil...


7-Jul-08

Climate change report like a disaster novel, says Australian minister

"A new report by Australia's top scientists predicts that the country will be hit by a 10-fold increase in heatwaves and that droughts will almost double in frequency and become more widespread because of climate change."

Category: Climate Change

3-Jul-08

Climate change in Bangladesh

A personal report from a Bangladeshi witnessing first hand the effects of climate change that are already destroying his country.

Category: Climate Change

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