Pressure begins to mount as events get underway for the final week of talks. There’s been a noticeable up-tick in […]
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COP15 update – China-US friction, climate aid, clean tech deals
COP15 rolls into the weekend with a packed schedule of press conferences and meetings, many of them science-related, and several […]
Continue readingCOP15 update – Island states, space satellites, Google Earth and algae
On Day Three, signs of a rift among developing nations emerged as Tuvalu led a call for a new legally-binding […]
Continue readingAnimal to human transplants get the Aussie go-ahead
Australia has lifted the ban on research involving animal to human transplants. In 2004, NHMRC recommended that there should be […]
Continue readingCOP15 update – Climate index, coral reefs and the Danish texts
Day two at Copenhagen saw the release of the WMO’s last global temperature data, which suggests the current decade is […]
Continue readingHighlights from COP15
Journalists interested in what’s happening in Copenhagen can watch most events from their desks. All official meetings and press conferences […]
Continue readingCOP15 climate special: Resource centre
Here you will find resources, information and multimedia available to aid the media in the coverage of the COP15 climate […]
Continue readingNewsletter Digest: Climategate, the ETS, dietary supplements and various awards
Week from hell for climate science It broke last weekend and has run all week – the “climategate” saga that […]
Continue readingNewsletter Digest: Dietary supplements, a genetics roundtable and the Rutherford Medal
Briefing: dietary supplements Dietary supplements such as multivitamin tablets and energy drinks are an increasingly common part of our lives, […]
Continue readingAre carbon sinks keeping up with emissions increase?
While natural carbon sinks have historically been able to absorb over half of global carbon dioxide emissions, this may no […]
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