ClimatePrediction.net has been around for some time, but is about to get some promotion from BBC Four.
Using the same principle as SETI@Home and various other projects, climateprediction.net is a world-wide project aiming to predict the climate changes in the 21st century.
The experiment works by making use of your spare processing power. All you have to [...]

New Values Community has pointed us to this site, which presents some thought-provoking numbers regarding global warming and the US response.

The Commons Science and Technology Committee has conducted a report showing that Carbon Capture would cost roughly the same as using renewable energy.
Unfortunately, capturing the CO2 in the first place can be difficult, and costly to implement.
Reference: BBC article UK ’should pursue’ carbon capture.
Technorati Tags: Carbon Capture, renewable energy, CO2

PM Tony Blair doesn’t believe that taxation can reduce air travel, unless it’s a “fairly hefty whack”.
He’s hoping that more environmentally friendly aircraft and other new technologies will help reduce emissions.
Reference: BBC article: Cutting air travel ‘unrealistic’

BBC News reports disagreement between different UK Government departments over the emissions target for the UK to 2010. This is partly to be expected, since where someone stands on an issue usually depends on where they sit! DEFRA, concerned about the environment, wants to cut UK carbon emissions by 8 million tonnes [...]