Climate Change

  • A plan for the land

    A plan for the land

    England’s first ever land use framework aims to maintain domestic food production while freeing land for nature, development and energy. Can it carry off such a delicate balancing act?

  • UK reliance on fresh produce from climate-vulnerable areas exposed

    UK reliance on fresh produce from climate-vulnerable areas exposed

    Brits need to eat more fruit and veg. That much we knew. But will there be enough to go around and is it affordable? A new study published in Nature Food suggests maybe not. “The increased reliance on fruit and…

  • Cows, coffee and COP 21

    DESPITE A CANCELLED climate march, COP 21 in Paris has started strongly amid tight security. Countries are keen to show their commitment with 150 world leaders, such as Cameron, Obama and Merkel, turning up to show their support. Europe is…

  • Temperatures to rise one degree

    CLIMATE CHANGE triggered by temperatures warming by four degrees will put 5.9 million UK residents at risk from rising sea levels. A two-degree rise will threaten 3.9 million people. The findings, published by Climate Central, come as the UK’s Met…

  • Voluntary agreements won’t deliver food security

    FOOD BUSINESSES want more regulation to help them tackle issues linked to sustainability, including food security.                   In their research for a new report, published today, WWF and the Food Ethics Council…

  • New study narrows the gap between climate models and reality

    A NEW study led by a University of York scientist addresses an important question in climate science: how accurate are climate model projections?                       Climate models are used to estimate…

  • Climate change will have far reaching effects on UK agriculture, say Hutton scientists

    WITH 2014 reported as the warmest year since records began, continuing a strong trend in recent years, we ignore the implications for agriculture in the UK in the medium to long term at our peril.          …

  • Buildings and infrastructure ill-prepared for changing climate

    THE RESILIANCE of transport networks, homes, hospitals and water supplies in England need to be enhanced to counter the more frequent and severe flooding and heatwaves that can be expected in future. This is the key finding of a new…

  • Developed countries must stop exporting climate change

    WWF HAS called on developed countries to clean up their act for good by immediately and publicly committing to end all forms of export credit support for coal. This call comes as the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD)…

  • A new natural environment

    RECENT STORMS have opened up opportunities to think creatively about living with environmental uncertainty, says Professor Robert Tregay.                           Climate change is natural and continuing. Unpredictability and extreme…