Climate change articles

The silent alarm of climate change

drought

Will Nichols argues it is time for businesses to wake up to the alarms raised in the latest climate impact report

26 Jan 2012

Defra: Flooding is businesses' number one climate risk

People sandbagging flooded streets

Major report warns of catastrophic climate impacts for UK unless urgent adaptation measures are adopted

26 Jan 2012

Part of the solution: Mining and climate change

John Drexhage is director of climate change at the International Council on Mining and Metals

Can the mining and metals industry offer much of the expertise needed to tackle climate change?

24 Jan 2012

The Doomsday Clock is broken - and we have a replacement

The Sceptic Tank reckons the Doomsday Clock is so depressing we need a green economy alternative

12 Jan 2012

Ex-UN climate chief says business should get ready for low-carbon world

Last month's Durban climate talks have given a strong signal that governments are serious about tackling global warming

06 Jan 2012

Success in Durban can not disguise need for climate adaptation

DNV's Bjørn Kj. Haugland makes the case for a risk-based framework for tackling unavoidable climate risks

28 Dec 2011

Durban Summit – success or failure?

James Murray weighs up what the opposing reactions to the Durban Summit mean for green firms

12 Dec 2011

Businesses hail 'great result' at Durban Summit

Agreement broadly welcomed, but business leaders warn there is a long way to go to deliver sufficiently ambitious treaty

12 Dec 2011

Durban delivers "historic" last-gasp climate deal

Early hours deal promises roadmap to legal agreement, formation of Green Fund, and extension of Kyoto Protocol

11 Dec 2011

Durban Summit heads into over time

Deal still hangs in the balance as negotiations on crucial second text continue

10 Dec 2011

Energy giants lay out climate resilience plans

Defra releases new reports detailing Big Six plans to bolster climate adaptation efforts

10 Dec 2011

Draft Durban text sets out roadmap towards “legal framework”

Text leaked to Guardian reveals last ditch efforts to broker deal

09 Dec 2011

Pressure mounts on US, India and China as Durban Summit prepares for long night

Stand-off continues as diplomats prepare to extend summit into Saturday

09 Dec 2011

Durban: Will Germany or Mexico host Green Fund?

Reports suggest ministers are on the brink of agreement over structure of Green Climate Fund

09 Dec 2011

Durban deal hangs in balance as EU roadmap secures fresh support

EU claims "high ambition coalition" is forming, but further movement needed from large polluters before deal can be done

09 Dec 2011

Durban: What is so special about 2015?

The proposal to agree a climate deal by 2015 suggests politicians understand we're on the verge of a clean technology breakthrough

09 Dec 2011

Updated: Durban close to breakthrough climate deal

Observers report deal on Green Fund close to being signed off, as minister edge towards agreement on new roadmap

08 Dec 2011

US insists it supports EU calls for climate treaty roadmap

US official: "It is completely off base to suggest the US is proposing it will delay action to 2020"

08 Dec 2011

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