Aussies ponder coastal retreat

The Australian government has been urged to abandon huge stretches of coast and ban housebuilding in coastal areas in the face of rising sea levels.  

Prescott slams nimby crew

John Prescott has lambasted the nimby set for stopping vital wind farm developments across the UK.

Global downturn slashes CO2

The global recession has seen a huge fall in greenhouse gas emissions, according to a report in today’s Financial Times.

Public scepticism growing over climate change

Depressing news today that the great British public are becoming more sceptical about climate change.

Why technology is not always the answer

One of the more dangerous assumptions to pervade the presidency of George W Bush was that climate change could be handled by innovations in technology.

Matching rhetoric with action

Governments are struggling to match rhetoric with action when it comes to climate change legislation, says Vicki Shiel.

Compost kicks up a stink

The ‘green revolution’ is creating vast amount if new things for people to complain about. This week it’s the turn of compost heaps.

Adapting to the inevitable

The government’s latest climate change predictions are likely to have wide-ranging effects on how planners do their jobs.

Elections: Watch this space…

This week is feeling rather like limbo as we wait to see what happens in the wake of the European and council elections.

Forget green roofs, the future is white

It sounds ridiculous but a call from the top US climate scientist to paint our roofs white signals the huge step change that is taking place in plans to tackle climate change across the globe.