Most recent studies convince the UN that there is no reversing the effect of existing greenhouse gases on ice sheets and the subsequent rise in sea levels. The IPCC will detail in a report in April, how this will affect coastlines and areas at risk in attempt to prepare countries for the inevitable rise [...]

The British Government has been forced by a legal ruling to re-do its energy review. The High Court has ruled that the Government did not undertake adequate public consultation in its rush to complete its Energy Review Report in the summer of 2006. The court ruling followed an appeal by Greenpeace. [...]

Meanwhile, the lower house of the Canadian Parliament has passed a bill which forces the Conservative Government to produce, within 60 days, a plan for compliance with Kyoto Protocol emissions targets. The Canadian Government, like their ideological soul-mates in Australia and the USA, has been hostile to the Kyoto Treaty.
“The Conservative [...]

The chance of success for a second-round Kyoto Protocol rose, with the signing of a declaration in Washington this week of an agreement by representatives of the Group of 8 Leading Developed Nations and 5 Major Developing Countries (Brazil, China, India, Mexico and South Africa). Although the declaration is non-binding, the fact that representatives [...]

The sea-change in US politics last November with the Democrats taking a majority in the House of Representatives and the Senate may now be having an effect on climate change policy. The FT reports that many Democrat and even some Republican politicians are backing a cap-and-trade carbon emissions policy.
“Judged by the flurry of [...]