The Committee on Climate Change has warned the Government that the UK water sector is near its limits in coping with climate change in its newly-published second progress report.

The Committee on Climate Change, the UK Government’s independent advisors on tackling and preparing for climate change has said that the UK’s greenhouse gas emissions rose 3% in 2010 and that more needs to be done to meet official government targets.

Drainage and degradation of coastal wetlands emit significant amounts of carbon dioxide directly to the atmosphere and lead to decreased carbon sequestration, a new World Bank report has found.

The first round of United Nations (UN) climate change negotiations since the Cancun summit in December, being held in Bangkok from April 3-8, will start on the work plan agreed at Cancun for 2011.

Roads, railways, energy and water supply networks and other infrastructure all need to be able to cope with the effects of a changing climate. The first batch in a series of reports produced by organisations which maintain national infrastructure and published by Defra today set out potential risks and solutions – with flooding, coastal and river erosion among the key risks.

 

 

Investors responsible for the management of US$15 trillion funds have issued a statement calling for policies to unlock the vast potential of low-carbon markets and avoid economic devastation caused by climate change.

According to the United Nations’ top climate change official, a lack of global leadership on climate change is seriously hampering efforts to combat global warming.

The House of Commons Environmental Audit Committee (EAC) has today published the results of its inquiry into the adequacy of the current structure and operation of government in dealing with the challenge posed by climate change. The Committee is calling for the creation of a new post of climate change minister.

Ofwat has today published a comprehensive policy statement on climate change and the water sector in England and Wales.

According to a new European Commission survey, Europeans are highly concerned about climate change and clearly willing to take action against it.