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BSI launches Kitemark scheme for carbon reduction verification

New standard to certify organisations' efforts at lowering emissions.

Adrift on denial

Adrift on denial

There is a danger of a permanent gap opening up between climate scientists and the general public.

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The green fig leaves

The green fig leaves

Observations on Brazil

Securing Britain's energy

Securing Britain's energy

Lib Dem leader Nick Clegg warns Gordon Brown not to go ahead with a new generation of coal power plants, starting with Kingsnorth, and says our future must be low carbon

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Has global warming really stopped?

Mark Lynas responds to a controversial article on newstatesman.com which argued global warming has stopped

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An American spanner in the works

Peter Hardstaff reports on the anger felt at the Bali climate conference over the US stance on cutting emissions

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Mark Lynas's Green Grid

Mark Lynas's Green Grid

Should the incremental approach of Kyoto be extended, or ditched for something more ambitious? Read the arguments for and against and vote in our climate choice poll

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Happy 10th birthday Kyoto

As people at the Bali conference sing 'happy birthday dear Kyoto' Peter Hardstaff reports on America's blocking game

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Dr Quack's miracle climate remedies

Roll up, roll up to hear some global warming solutions

A new Kyoto?

At the Bali conference, Peter Hardstaff reflects on the differences between campaigning for and campaigning against

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More in Global Warming

Blogging Bali

The World Development Movement's Peter Hardstaff reports from the Bali conference on climate change

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No election? Is it good or bad?

Following Gordon Brown's confirmation there will be no autumn poll Sian Berry reflects on the up and downsides to not having an election at the moment

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Green papers, white lies, hot air

Britain's policy on global warming remains mired in confusion, with too much debate and too little action. But there is a solution ...

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Can America go green?

Why are Americans so sceptical about global warming? Possibly because they really don't want to do anything about it, argues Elizabeth Kolbert

Letting climate change happen

All shades of opinion are in denial about the magnitude of the environmental challenge facing us. Our need to be comfortable may be stronger than our will to survive, argues John Gray

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Fly and be damned

We could close every factory, lock away every car and turn off every light in the country, but it won't halt global warming if we carry on taking planes as often as we do. A voluntary no-flying movement offers the only hope, argues Mark Lynas

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The media column - Peter Wilby gives a science lesson

My advice to journalists is the same as that given to Woodward and Bernstein at the start of the Watergate investigation: follow the money

US sinners repent

Observations on global warming

Bush faces trade sanctions

Observations on global warming

Global warming: make the guilty pay

Countries and corporations that belch out carbon emissions and shun Kyoto might think again if they were taken to court

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Facebook’s $1.6bn woman

Sheryl Sandberg: Facebook’s $1.6bn woman

A witch-hunt?

A witch-hunt against the Sun?

Osborne's woes

Osborne hoisted with his own petard

Marr's monarchism

Enough of this royal deference

The interview

Preview: Ken Livingstone: “The world is run by monsters”

On Syria

Intervention in Syria won’t work, so how do we stop Assad?

The interview

Preview: Boris Johnson: “I’ll tell you what makes me angry – lefty crap”

GOP race so far

Infographic: Republican primary race 2012
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