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‘It will be as different as night from day’, is how Senator John Kerry described the impact of Barack Obama’s... Read more

Commenting on the outcome of the United Nations climate change conference in Copenhagen, Nicholas Stern... said: "It is disappointing that the Copenhagen climate change conference has not succeeded in producing a political agreement that has been signed by all countries. However, it is very important to note the progress that has been made on the way to, and at, Copenhagen." Read more

As new data shows world temperatures are rising, Bob Ward from the Grantham Research Institute says we should stop being... Read more

Bob Ward: The ‘expert sceptic’ is a mining geologist whose academic credibility is based on a book riddled with dodgy... Read more

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Countries meeting at the United Nations climate change conference may be closer than some observers realise to agreeing the emissions... Read more

Samuel Fankhauser outlines the areas of dispute—as well as possible compromises   Read more

Bob Ward: Despite a complete lack of evidence, the leaked emails hysteria has encouraged more deniers to emerge from the... Read more

Speaking ahead of a major speech about the prospects for the Copenhagen meeting, Lord Stern... said: "It is possible to create a 50-50 chance of avoiding a rise in global average temperature of more than 2˚C, which many scientists regard as the threshold for 'dangerous' climate change. To do this we need to halt and reverse the growth of annual emissions of carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases..." Read more

As climate talks approach a climax in Copenhagen, Nicholas Stern calls for decisive action to tackle the twin challenges of... Read more