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Even the most extreme geoengineering approaches will not stop sea levels from rising due to climate change, a study suggests.
Even the most extreme geoengineering approaches will not stop sea levels from rising due to climate change, a study suggests.
The cost to the taxpayer of meeting Scotland’s climate change target is put at about £8bn over the next 10 years.
The UK’s Royal Society reviews its statements on climate change after 43 Fellows complained it had oversimplified its messages.
Costa Rican diplomat Christiana Figueres is to be the new head of the UN climate convention, BBC News understands.
Climate change could wipe out 20% of the world’s lizard species by 2080, according to a global-scale study.
The chances of forging a binding agreement on climate change are small, says the UN climate chief at a meeting in Copenhagen.
MPs investigating the recent climate change e-mail row demand greater transparency from climate scientists.
Scientists confirm that there is no slowing of the Gulf Stream ocean current, as predicted by some models of climate change.
Far more needs to be done by the government to help the UK adapt to climate change, MPs have said.
Two government press adverts aimed at raising awareness of climate change are banned for overstating the risks.
Many Africans blame themselves for climate change despite relatively low emissions from the continent, a survey of 1,000 people suggests.
The UK Met Office says evidence that human activity is causing climate change is stronger now than in a 2007 assessment.
Yvo de Boer, the UN’s top climate change official has said he will resign after nearly four years in the post.
The British public has become increasingly sceptical about climate change, a poll for BBC News suggests.
India gives its full support to embattled climate change chief Rajendra Pachauri, under attack over recent scientific errors.
The climate change secretary denies that controversies over scientific data have undermined efforts to tackle global warming.
The IPCC gave the wrong date for Himalayan glacier melt, but says it does not change the picture of climate change.
Rising temperatures linked to global warming are not just a sign of climate change but are also a cause of it, a study suggests.