By Joe Churcher

http://www.independent.co.uk

Efforts to secure a legally-binding climate change deal failed last week because talks were “held to ransom” by a small number of countries, Gordon Brown said today. Continue Reading »

By John Vidal, Jonathan Watts and Suzanne Goldenberg

http://www.guardian.co.uk

Hopes for a strong deal on climate change appeared slim last night with countries so far failing to agree on fundamental issues and blaming each other for the descent towards a humiliating end. Continue Reading »

Talks at the UN climate summit resumed on Monday afternoon after protests from developing nations forced a suspension.

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By Richard Black

http://news.bbc.co.uk

Negotiations at the UN climate summit have been suspended after developing countries withdrew their co-operation. Delegations were angry at what they saw as moves by the Danish host government to sideline talks on more emission cuts under the Kyoto Protocol. Continue Reading »

By Michael McCarthy

http://www.independent.co.uk

Global warming scientists join attack on email theft as Copenhagen summit begins.

It has been billed as the most important meeting for half a century, and yesterday, with 15,000 people in attendance, the Copenhagen Climate Conference opened with a robust and angry defence of the science of global warming by two of the world’s leading climate science figures. Continue Reading »

by Roger Harrabin

http://news.bbc.co.uk

This year will be one of the top five warmest years globally since records began 150 years ago, according to figures compiled by the Met Office. Continue Reading »

by Richard Black

http://news.bbc.co.uk

Average temperatures across the world are on course to rise by up to 6C without urgent action to curb CO2 emissions, according a new analysis. Continue Reading »

by Leo Hickman

http://www.guardian.co.uk

Scaring kids might not be the best approach, but we shouldn’t avoid talking about ’scary’ subjects with children altogether. Continue Reading »

The United States of America is the nation least concerned about climate change according to a new survey.

The HSBC Climate Confidence Monitor polled consumers from 12 nations – Australia, Brazil, Canada, China, France, Germany, Hong Kong, India, Malaysia, Mexico, the UK and the USA – on their attitudes and behaviour regarding the threat of climate change. Continue Reading »