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warming and climate change issues, policies, including Singapore's efforts for impact on biodiversity see global biodiversity see also green energy and reduce, reuse, recycle 2005 | 2006 articles | latest articles On Truth, Fact, Values, Climate Change, and Doughnuts -- A Guest Commentary By Peter H. Gleick ENN 29 Dec 05 Climate options for a greener world By David Shukman BBC 28 Dec 05 Storing carbon to combat global warming may cause other environmental problems, study suggests EurekAlert 22 Dec 05 Warming Arctic Sees Return of Blue Mussels After 1,000 Years Amitabh Avasthi National Geographic 21 Dec 05 S'pore closer to signing Kyoto Protocol Today Online 13 Dec 05 Last-minute climate deals reached BBC 10 Dec 05 Atmospheric Ozone Drop May Lead to More Cataracts PlanetArk 9 Dec 05 Old Fridges, Cars Slow Ozone Hole Recovery, Scientists Say John Roach National Geographic 8 Dec 05 Sustainable development can cut greenhouse gases SciDev.net 8 Dec 05 Study: Temperate Forests Could Worsen Global Warming EurekAlert 6 Dec 05 Pacific Islanders Move to Escape Global Warming Story by Alister Doyle PlanetArk 6 Dec 05 10 things you can do at home to reduce carbon emissions The Independent Online 3 Dec 05 Thousands protest global warming amid UN climate conference AFP Channel NewsAsia 4 Dec 05 Jargon obscures Montreal message By Tim Hirsch BBC 3 Dec 05 Warming Will Lead to Major Disease Outbreaks, Experts Warn Nicholas Bakalar National Geographic 2 Dec 05 Worries for key anti-malaria drug as resistance signs emerge AFP Channel NewsAsia 2 Dec 05 Papua New Guinea leading developing nations on protecting earth's atmosphere Written by Phil Couvrette PlanetSave 2 Dec 05 "Mini Ice Age" May Be Coming Soon, Sea Study Warns James Owen National Geographic 30 Nov 05 Key Warming Ocean Current Slowing Down - Scientists Story by Jeremy Lovell PlanetArk 1 Dec 05 Forests Urged as New Front in Global Warming Fight Story by Alister Doyle PlanetArk 1 Dec 05 Nations want cash not to fell trees By Tim Hirsch BBC 30 Nov 05 CO2: This time it's personal By Richard Black BBC 29 Nov 05 2 degrees Celcius: A World of Difference to Life on Earth IUCN 28 Nov 05 "It's About Us!": Climate Change Fires Young Minds Story by Jeff Coelho PlanetArk 28 Nov 05 Oceans, Greenhouse Gases Rising Faster - Reports Story by Susan Heavey PlanetArk 25 Nov 05 Can "Tipping Points" Accelerate Global Warming? Story by Alister Doyle, Environment Correspondent PlanetArk 25 Nov 05 Islands battle rising seas for survival By Michael Perry, Reuters AlertNet 23 Nov 05 Climate Change Threatens World Fish Stocks - WWF PlanetArk 18 Nov 05 Sir David tackles climate change BBC News 16 Nov 05 Climate Change Could Spread Plague - Scientists Story by James Kilner PlanetArk 15 Nov 05 Year of Disasters Speeds Drive to Pool Knowledge Story by Barbara Lewis PlanetArk 9 Nov 05 Caribbean Reefs Bleached by Warm Water By Associated Press ENN website 3 Nov 05 Climate Change Linked to Rise in Malaria, Asthma Story by Timothy Gardner Planet Ark 2 Nov 05 Concepts for a low carbon future By Richard Black Environment Correspondent BBC Online 1 Nov 05 Environmental Decay may Prompt Refugee Surge - Study Story by Alister Doyle Planet Ark 12 Oct 05 Amazon Rainforest Suffers Worst Drought in Decades Story by Terry Wade Planet Ark 11 Oct 05 Global warming drying out source of China's mighty Yellow River Channel NewsAsia 10 Oct 05 Global Warming to Hit Migratory and Static Species Story by Jeremy Lovell Planet Ark 6 Oct 05 Caribbean Corals Hit by Warm, Storm-Spawning Seas Story by Alister Doyle Planet Ark 26 Mar 05 'Warming link' to big hurricanes By Helen Briggs BBC News science reporter BBC 15 Sep 05 Hurricanes Are Getting Stronger, Study John Roach National Geographic, 15 Sep 05 Two Decades of Protecting the Ozone Layer to be Marked UNEP website 13 Sep 05 Water Crisis Looms as Himalayan Glaciers Melt By Sugita Katyal ENN 7 Sep 05 Climate food crisis 'to deepen' By Jonathan Amos BBC News science reporter BBC 5 Sep 05 'World must wake up to lessons of Katrina' People and Planet 3 Sep 05 Asian peat fires add to warming By Paul Rincon BBC News science reporter BBC 3 Sep 05 Pacific Coast Ecosystems Return to Normal after Winds Arrive Late By Terence Chea, Associated Press ENN website, 17 Aug 05 Animals Going Awry as Earth Warms, Scientists Say by John Roach for National Geographic News National Geographic, 12 Aug 05 Major ozone loss over Antarctic By Richard Black BBC 30 Aug 05 Global warming? Scientists are seeing more dead birds, fewer fish on the Pacific Coast by Terence Chea PlanetSave, 2 Aug 05 Fuel Cell Motorbike to Hit U.S. Streets John Roach National Geographic 2 Aug 05 ASEAN states welcome to join new climate pact: Australia Channel NewsAsia 31Jul 05 Reconsider diesel option Letter from Lee Keen Yoong Today Online, 29 Jul 05 Responses to the US climate pact Singapore welcomes new Asia Pacific climate agreement By S Ramesh Channel NewsAsia, 28 Jul 05 Expected US-brokered deal is no Kyoto alternative, says WWF World Wildlife Fund website 27 Jul 05 EU pushes binding climate deal By Richard Black BBC Online, 28 Jul 05 Climate pact: For good or bad? Analysis By Richard Black BBC Online, 28 Jul 05 US Unveils Climate Pact, Kyoto Alternative PlanetArk website 28 Jul 05 Global Warming: How Hot? How Soon? By Brian Handwerk National Geographic website 27 Jul 05 Can 'Robin Hood' taxes help S'poreans go green? By Radha Basu The Straits Times, 28 Jul 05 Cheaper than petrol – and greener by Charles Tan Today Online, 21 Jul 05 Scientists Raise Alarm About Ocean Health By Associated Press ENN website 14 Jul 05 Oceans at Risk from Global Warming – Scientists Story by Jeremy Lovell Planet Ark 1 Jul 05 Greener but costlier diesel By Patricia Yap Today Online, 17 Jun 05 UN Urges "Green" Planning for Burgeoning Cities Story by David Fogarty PlanetArk website, 6 Jun 05 FACTBOX - Environment Suffers as Cities Boom PlanetArk website, 6 Jun 05 Environment Atlas Reveals Planet Wide Devastation PlanetArk website, 6 Jun 05 Changing planet revealed in atlas BBC Online, 4 Jun 05 Talking about global warming How can we combat climate change? Does climate change affect your life? Are you worried about the effects of global warming? BBC online 31 May 05 S'pore leaders tackle climate change by Sheralyn Tay Today online 28 May 05 Climate change means learning to live with floods, tsunamis: experts Channel NewsAsia 28 May 05 Climate change could increase the number of hungry people Severest impact in sub-Saharan Africa FAO website 26 May 05 How green will you go? by Sheralyn Tay Today, 25 May 05 Ministry launches environment survey Channel NewsAsia, 25 May 05 Climate Change is 'All about Our Money,' Big Investors Say By Charles J. Hanley, Associated Press Environmental News Network, 11 May 05 Global warming 'proof' detected By Richard Black BBC website, 28 Apr 05 Baking under drought, SEAsia looks to force rain from the sky Channel NewsAsia, 14 Apr 05 New Report on How to Save the Ozone Layer while Combating Climate Change UNEP website , 7 Apr 05 Government launches new initiatives to promote efficient use of energy Channel NewsAsia, 7 Apr 05 $10m for energy audits: No excuse for companies not to reduce power consumption Today, 8 Apr 05 Mini-weather stations in schools to help students learn about climate change By Yvonne Cheong Channel NewsAsia, 31 Mar 05 Green Energy Seen as $100 Billion Market in Decade PlanetArk 23 Mar 05 World Water Day World Water Day puts precious resource in spotlight Channel NewsAsia 22 Mar 05 Water, sanitation key to disaster response, long-term development PlanetSave 22 Mar 05 Aichi Expo to showcase latest technology in eco-friendly energy By Michiyo Ishida Channel NewsAsia 22 Mar 05 Nuclear Energy May Be Back in Vogue - UN Story by Louis Charbonneau PlanetArk 22 Mar 05 No Stopping Global Warming, Studies Predict by Maggie Fox PlanetArk 18 Mar 05 Thai Farmers Pray For Rain as Drought Bites Hard by Vissuta Pothong PlanetArk 18 Mar 05 No Drought Relief in US Northwest Seen - NOAA by Christopher Doering PlanetArk 18 Mar 05 Global Warming Threat Central To Policy - Britain PlanetArk 16 Mar 05 Photos Show Climate Change As Ministers Meet In UK by Jeremy Lovell PlanetArk 15 Mar 05 Water crisis looms as Himalayan glaciers retreat World Wildlife Fund newsroom 14 Mar 05 Thai king concerned about drought as 10 disaster zones declared Channel NewsAsia 12 Mar 05 Australian scientists prove less trees, less rain Australian scientists have found that deforestation along the Amazon River in South America was reducing rainfall and causing climate change in the region. PlanetArk 11 Mar 05 Millenium Project Report on Environmental Sustainability: a practical strategy. So why will this latest incarnation of environmental analysis be any different? UNEP website 10 Mar 05 Asian Drought Affects Millions, Hits Crops, Exports A severe Asian drought has left millions of people struggling to find water, damaged crops from India to China and cost millions of dollars in lost exports. by Vissuta Pothong PlanetArk, 4 Mar 05 Forests Could Be Key To Curbing Global Warming by Alister Doyle PlanetArk, 4 Mar 05 What bush fires mean Singaporeans should develop a deeper understanding of issues that some may consider faraway The Straits Times, 27 Feb 05 Bush fires may have been caused by human activity Singapore is experiencing its most severe dry spell in nearly 40 years. Channel NewsAsia, 23 Feb 05 Plastic Bag Ban in Kenya Proposed as Part of New Waste Strategy UNEP News Centre, 23 Feb 05 UNEP Launches 2004/5 GEO Yearbook: Scientists are linking a rise in new and previously suppressed infectious diseases with the dramatic environmental changes now sweeping the planet UNEP News Centre, 21 Feb 05 Ocean, Arctic Studies Show Global Warming is Real by Maggie FoxPlanetArk: Reuters News Service, 21 Feb 05 Environment ministers, world officials to discuss efforts to cut poverty in Kenya conference PlanetSave.com, 18 Feb 05 Tsunami, global warming to top world environment ministers' agenda in Kenya Tribune de Geneve, 18 Feb 05 Scientists find dramatic changes in Southern Ocean, fear climate link Channel NewsAsia , 17 Feb 05 Feted and Hated, Kyoto Global Warming Pact Starts by Alister Doyle Planet Ark, 17 Feb 05 Singapore committed to cutting carbon emissions The Straits Times, 17 Feb 05 The great Antarctic meltdown by Neo Hui Min The Straits Times, 4 Feb 05 Sunny S'pore 'ripe for solar power' by Christopher Tan The Straits Times, 2 Feb 05 Refugees, disease, water and food shortages to result from global warming and Triggers to climate catastrophe still poorly understood Channel NewsAsia, 1 Feb 05 Global warming already disrupting climate: scientists tell conference Channel NewsAsia, 1 Feb 05 Global warming reaching point-of-no-return Channel NewsAsia, 24 Jan 05 Global warming a danger now: Extreme climate changes cause 160,000 deaths yearly, warns expert By Radha Basu The Straits Times, 21 Jan 05 links Related articles on Global issues: biodiversity biodiversity loss, extinction threats, commercial applications of biodiversity Related articles on Global issues: tsunami and the environment Media and other articles discussing the role of mangroves and coral reefs in mitigating the effect and the impact on the natural environment and the people that depend on them. Ecological footprint: yours, Singapore's Singapore Environment Council website has lots of links to find out how green your home, office and school are, and tips on the 3Rs Archives of newspaper articles on the 3Rs on Recycling Point Dot Com United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change website |
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