The article presents the speech "The Uk and Global Climate Change," by Ian Pearson, Minister of State for Climate Change and Environment for the United Kingdom, delivered at the United Kingdom Climate Impacts Programme...
The ten deadliest weather events of the last 20 years and how they were fuelled by climate change 31 Oct31st October Video, 1 minute 47 seconds 1:47 What caused the floods in Spain? 31 Oct31st October Explainer Explainer The 'DANA' weather system behind Spain's extreme rainfall ...
Nearly one-third of the world's species could be at risk for extinction because of climate change if the world does nothing to reduce global warming, according to a new analysis from Science. University of Connecticut researcher and biologist Mark Urban found that while some species are...
More and more companies in the UK are developing strategies to address the challenges of climate change. We focus on the UK retail sector and explore the role of partnership in shaping the climate change commitments and actions taken by retail companies. We use a social capital approach to firs...
The United Kingdom started the Climate Change Levy (CCL) in April 2001 and the UK Emissions Trading System (ETS) in April 2002. These complementary systems are intended to promote UK's ambitious domestic target of reducing CO_2 emissions by 20 per cent by 2010,in addition to her internation...
Michael Morecroft from Natural England said: "Climate change is undoubtedly going to be one of the greatest influences, both positive and negative, on the future status of birds and other biodiversity in Britain."
Since its launch a year ago, UKRI has awarded nearly 4,600 research and innovation grants and supported 24,000 projects. ESRC executive chair Jennifer Rubin said: "The UK faces major opportunities and challenges, from climate change, low productivity and the increasing prevalence of obesity, to...
UK prime minister Gordon Brown has created a Department of Energy and Climate Change. The announcement, made on 3 October as part of a wider reorganization of the government, was widely praised by environmentalists, who hope that the department will unify the nation's efforts to reduce greenhou...
In May, a report by the Committee on Climate Change - an independent public body - set out recommendations for what individuals, the government and businesses can do, saying a"big transition" is requiredin the way we live our lives.
Our two panel discussions then provided further colour on how British businesses are combatting climate change from their operations in China. InUK businesses in China – Sustainability Efforts, we heard insights from leading British ...