News & commentaries

Climate change blamed as records show 2014 is warmest year since records began
2014 has managed to break records – according to the Met Office, the period from January to September this year was the warmest such period for the UK since records began in 1910. read more »

Lord Lawson’s charity ‘blurring fact and comment on climate change’
Global Warming Policy Foundation promoting political agenda rather than educational views, says Charity Commission read more »

Lord Lawson and his climate change sceptics broke charity bias rules
Ex-Chancellor’s Global Warming Policy Foundation guilty of blurring fact and comment read more »

Lord Nicholas Stern – BBC HARDtalk interview
Lord Stern discusses climate change and the economy with Zeinab Badawi read more »

Beyond climate change treaties: ‘a deal in Paris is not essential’
Ahead of the climate conference in Paris, there is increasing discussion of a new way forward that does not depend on international agreements, reports Yale Environment 360 read more »

Climate Challenges
BBC World Service, In the Balance, 28 September 2014: Following the major United Nations climate gathering in New York we ask if the summit’s premise – that economic growth is … read more »

La croissance est-elle l’ennemie du climat ?
Le Monde, 26 September 2014: Ceux que la glose sur le réchauffement fatigue, agace ou désespère peuvent utilement se référer à l’édition du 18 septembre du New York Times. Dans … read more »

A Global Climate Treaty Is Crucial
New York Times, 28 September: A strong international agreement on climate change signed in Paris next year will be crucial because it will reinforce and encourage investments and policy decisions … read more »

Climate change could be slower than forecast
The Times, 26th September, 2014: Carbon dioxide emissions have less impact on the global average temperature than has been claimed by the UN’s climate change advisory body, according to a … read more »

Facts and Fictions About New Climate Change Report
Huffington Post, 25th September, 2014: The New Climate Economy Report has been endorsed by a wide range of politicians, businesspeople and commentators since it was published on 16 September, but … read more »


