Human CO2 Emissions Increase Ocean Adicity by 30%

Scientists say ocean acidity has increased 30% since the Industrial Revolution
"Ocean acidification will be one of the biggest environmental concerns of this century, with major and far-reaching impacts," said Nature and Marine Environment Minister Huw Irranca-Davies.
BBC News

Scottish Government to make announcement on CCS this week

Scottish First Minister Alex Salmond said on Monday 27 April that he would be making an announcement on CCS later this week, adding Scotland had the potential to lead the way in capturing and safely storing carbon emissions.
Scottish Government

Scottish Climate Change Adaptation Framework

Scottish climate change minister Stewart Stevenson launched on Monday 27 April the second stage of a consultation looking at how Scotland should plan for the “unavoidable consequences” of climate change. He said Scotland needed to take innovative action to adapt to the impacts of climate change.
Scottish Government

Unambiguous evidence, Arctic warming is accelerating

Scientists say they now have unambiguous evidence that the warming in the Arctic is accelerating.

If this process continues, it will extend the melting season for Arctic ice, delaying the onset of winter freezing and weakening further the whole system. "You start affecting the temperature gradient between the Arctic and equator which affects atmospheric patterns and precipitation patterns. Exactly how this is going to play out, we really don't know yet. Our research is in its infancy."
BBC News

Environment Agency report warns of biomass emissions

Biomass power could become one of the worst emitters of greenhouse gases, the Environment Agency has warned according to the BBC on Monday 13 April. It said planting energy crops could produce more CO2 by 2030 than burning fossil fuels and called on the Government to force biomass companies to report all greenhouse gas emissions.
BBC

9 out of 10 Scientists Say World will not reach targets

Guardian poll reveals almost nine out of 10 climate experts do not believe current political efforts will keep warming below 2C.
Almost nine out of 10 climate scientists do not believe political efforts to restrict global warming to 2C will succeed, a Guardian poll reveals today. An average rise of 4-5C by the end of this century is more likely, they say, given soaring carbon emissions and political constraints.

Such a change would disrupt food and water supplies, exterminate thousands of species of plants and animals and trigger massive sea level rises that would swamp the homes of hundreds of millions of people.

David Adam, environment correspondent The Guardian, Tuesday 14 April 2009