David Adam

Experts say they are “stunned” by the loss of ice, with an area almost twice as big as the UK disappearing in the last week alone.

A detailed plan to slash London’s carbon emissions by 60% within 20 years and place the city at the forefront of the battle against climate change will be announced by Mayor Ken Livingstone.

Britain’s leading scientists challenge ExxonMobil to stop funding dozens of groups that “misrepresented the science of climate change by outright denial of the evidence”.

The environment minister, David Miliband, today unveiled a radical plan to cut greenhouse gas emissions. Under the scheme, all UK citizens from the Queen down would be allocated an identical annual carbon allowance stored as points on an electronic card. Surplus points would be tradable.

States urged to prepare for victims of climate change. Natural disasters displace more people than wars.

Green groups warn against moving methane hydrates from beneath seabed