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World's largest wave energy test site scheme launches

Environmental Data Interactive Exchange — 06 September 2010 15:41
Engineers are running final checks after placing a pioneering wave energy scheme on the seabed off the Cornish coast.

...News of Wave Hub's successful installation was welcomed by UK climate change minister Greg Barker who congratulated the Wave Hub team on their...

Scientists to create global weather forecast

M.Guardian — 06 September 2010 10:46
Leading climate scientists will gather in the UK this week to finalise plans for a revolutionary project aimed at...

...2,000 and left millions homeless. Scientists believe that, as climate change takes an increasingly tight grip on the planet, more and more of...

Migratory birds decline in UK due to low African rain

Telegraph.co.uk — 05 September 2010 08:15
Some of Britain's best-known migratory birds have suffered severe declines in their numbers due to dry weather in Africa,..

...a longer-lasting impact. Bird experts now fear that as climate change and changing land use in Africa increasingly cause water shortages, numbers...

Oceans on brink of mass extinction: study

ABC Science — 03 September 2010 02:52
ABC Climate change, over-fishing and other human impacts have pushed the oceans to the brink of a mass extinction that could take tens of millions of years to recover from, an Australian scientist...

...Oceans on brink of mass extinction: study ABC Climate change, over-fishing and other human impacts have pushed the oceans to the brink of a mass...

Openness urged on UK's emissions

BBC News UK — 03 September 2010 00:49
The UK government's chief environment scientist has called for more openness in admitting Britain's apparent cuts in...

...main story End Quote A spokesman for the Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC) said this phenomenon was acknowledged by the government.

India among 40 countries to attend Swiss climate change meet

Daily News & Analysis — 01 September 2010 15:36
Switzerland will host an informal summit of 40 countries, including India, on global warming on Friday to discuss modalities for a new Climate Fund that is expected to unblock the stalled negotiations on the...

...India among 40 countries to attend Swiss climate change meet Switzerland will host an informal summit of 40 countries, including India, on global...

Tiny Antarctic creatures hint at sea level rise

Eco Periodicals — 01 September 2010 09:11
Tiny marine creatures found on the seabed on opposite sides of the vast West Antarctic ice sheet give a strong hint of the.

...give a strong hint of the risks of sea level rise caused by climate change, scientists said on Tuesday. The discovery of very similar colonies...

Bold action is needed to protect the diversity of life on Earth

Guardian.co.uk — 01 September 2010 07:00
Instead of spending taxpayers' money propping up factory farms, UK government should support planet-friendly...

...habitat destruction and the additional atmospheric carbon that is exacerbating climate change there needs to be some urgent rethinking. The good...

Why failure of climate summit would herald global catastrophe: 3.5°

The Independent — 31 August 2010 07:34
The world is heading for the next major climate change conference in Cancun later this year on course for global...

...catastrophe: 3.5° The world is heading for the next major climate change conference in Cancun later this year on course for global warming of up...

Climate 'sceptic' Bjørn Lomborg now believes global warming is one of world's greatest threats

Telegraph.co.uk — 31 August 2010 07:25
One of the worlds most prominent climate change sceptics has called for a $100bn fund to fight the effects of...

...Climate 'sceptic' Bjørn Lomborg now believes global warming is one of world's greatest threats One of the world s most prominent climate change...