http://uk.oneworld.net/section/uk/climatechange en_US The best of selected climate change news and comment from around the world http://uk.oneworld.net/link/gotolink/addhit/83719 Climate scientists are ready to bet serious money that recent global cooling predictions are wrong. From: RealClimate http://uk.oneworld.net/link/gotolink/addhit/83705 Global production of solar photovoltaic cells increased 51 percent in 2007, to 3,733 megawatts. http://uk.oneworld.net/link/gotolink/addhit/83699 Climate change is happening faster than predicted and the world could be as much as seven degrees hotter by the end of the century, an Australian scientist says. From: Sydney Morning Herald http://uk.oneworld.net/link/gotolink/addhit/83693 A study by the world's leading experts has revealed that airlines are pumping 20 per cent more carbon dioxide into the atmosphere than estimates suggest. From: The Independent http://uk.oneworld.net/link/gotolink/addhit/83690 Global warming will take its biggest toll on insects in the tropics--home to more than half the world's species, scientists predict. From: ScienceNow http://uk.oneworld.net/link/gotolink/addhit/83672 Like Kiribati and Tuvalu, the islands of the Torres Strait are slowly being submerged. But unlike their Pacific neighbours, the plight of their inhabitants is being overlooked. From: The Independent http://uk.oneworld.net/link/gotolink/addhit/83671 Scientists report that the rising temperature of Lake Baikal, located in frigid Siberia, shows that this region is responding strongly to global warming. From: Terra Daily http://uk.oneworld.net/link/gotolink/addhit/83670 Policymakers should not succumb to pumping vast amounts of taxpayers money into the elusive promise of carbon capture and storage, concludes Greenpeace in a new report. http://uk.oneworld.net/link/gotolink/addhit/83660 Caribou may serve as an indicator species for global warming, says a biology professor. It seems that the timing of peak food availability no longer corresponds to the timing of caribou births. From: Science Daily http://uk.oneworld.net/link/gotolink/addhit/83659 The American Petroleum Institute has just begun running a feel-good commercial that argues "America's future" lies in drilling out domestic reserves of oil and natural gas. From: Gristmill http://uk.oneworld.net/link/gotolink/addhit/83656 Just as the need for renewables becomes critical, the oil giants signal an alarming retreat, writes Jeremy Leggett. From: The Guardian http://uk.oneworld.net/link/gotolink/addhit/83655 "Dead zones" containing too little oxygen for fish to breathe are growing as global temperatures increase. From: New Scientist http://uk.oneworld.net/link/gotolink/addhit/83632 The Energy Bill being debated by parliament needs to be amended to guarantee a premium payment - known as 'feed-in tariffs' - for all the green energy generated by householders, businesses and local communities, says Friends of the Earth. http://uk.oneworld.net/link/gotolink/addhit/83630 Demand for biofuels is destroying tribal peoples’ land and lives, according to a new report. Palm oil is one of the most destructive crops followed by sugar cane, soy, corn, manioc and jatropha. From: Survival http://uk.oneworld.net/link/gotolink/addhit/83610 In the United States, even the people with the lowest usage of energy are still producing, on average, more than double the global per-capita average, an MIT class has estimated. From: Science Daily