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Scientists shed light on Greenland glacier melt - and what it means for sea...
A new study estimates how much Greenland's glaciers could raise sea level under a warming climate - and it could be as much as 8.5 cm by 2100. This is less than some previous models suggest, but not...
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Britain can't afford to surrender to the greens on shale gas Energy and climate change committee member Peter Lilley says government opposition to UK shale gas development could mean "the inexorable...
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From good life to global catastrophe
In a recent BBC Radio 4 programme on the origins of the Centre for Alternative Technology (CAT), the founders discussed why, in 1973, they'd felt moved to set up an eco-centre in an old Welsh slate...
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New study tells three million-year old story of the Arctic
The Arctic wasn't always as cold and icy as it is now. Three million years ago, carbon dioxide levels were similar to today - but summer temperatures were eight degrees Celsius higher and Greenland...
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Coming to sites across the UK soon The Independent claims the countryside could be "dotted with hundreds of naked flames several metres high" as fracking methane leakages are burnt off, and green...
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Carbon dioxide passes symbolic mark For the first time in millions of years, carbon dioxide in the atmosphere has passed 400 ppm. This milestone is a sobering reminder of the rapid pace of climate...
View ArticleBBC interview with Ian Marchant
The prospect of being in power when the lights go out is a politician's worst nightmare - and one that outgoing chief of energy company SSE, Ian Marchant, recently argued could come true in the next...
View ArticleFive facts to impress your friends on smart meter day
It's smart meter day, and as the Energy and Climate Change (ECC) Committee devotes itself to scrutinising the government's £12 billion energy management scheme, the little LED-lit boxes will doubtless...
View ArticleDaily climate and energy links - 14th May 2013
Centrica stokes energy fears by revealing EDF nuclear timescale has doubled Energy company Centrica has heaped yet more doubt on the UK government's plans to build a fleet of nuclear power stations by...
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How scientists take earth’s temperature: an interview with meteorologist...
For more than a hundred years, scientists have known greenhouse gases warm the atmosphere. But despite trapping more and more heat, earth's surface temperature over the past decade and a half has...
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The US's resurgence as a fossil fuel power
The US surge in oil and gas production is transforming the global market more profoundly than expected, according to a new report. But it warns other countries are unlikely to see a similar surge in...
View ArticleThe rhetoric of new nuclear
There might be a new generation of reactors - referred to in industry and politics as 'new nuclear' - but the rhetoric used to promote them is strikingly similar to previous generations. The rhetoric...
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Scientists warn of up to 70 cm of sea level rise by 2100, but is this better...
From Tuvalu to Alaska, some communities are already feeling the effects of rising sea levels - but knowing just how much melting ice is contributing to sea level rise, and what we can expect in the...
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Environmental impacts shale gas extraction
As the energy minister Michael Fallon encourages companies to explore for shale gas, concerns remain that the extraction process is safe. We asked at what so-called fracking will do to the local...
View ArticleStudy finds less than one per cent of papers reject human caused global warming
Research suggests support for climate change action increases if the public is aware of a scientific consensus on the evidence for human causes. But how many scientists really agree? A new study, out...
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Survey finds 97% of climate science papers agree warming is man-made A new study shows fewer than one per cent of climate change papers refute that humans are causing global warming. The Australian...
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Decc's latest fuel poverty figures in three charts
Government figures released today show around four million households in fuel poverty, slightly fewer than a year before. Three things in particular affect the numbers: energy prices, household...
View ArticleWhat's happening with the EU oil investigation
The European Commission is investigating oil companies for possible Libor-like offences related to price reporting in the transport petrol market. Which is fine if you know what any of this stuff...
View ArticleDaily climate and energy links - 17th May 2013
Families to pay £600 a year towards green energy by 2020, says think-tank study A new report from thinktank Civitas says the cost of hitting European Union targets on green energy is likely to be more...
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Double dose of climate science from the BBC's Today programme
The BBC's Today programme has seven million listeners, so how it covers climate science is quite important. This morning's programme saw a report on climate change and recent temperature rise,...
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