The UN secretary general, Ban Ki Moon, told a meeting of world leaders that scientific evidence of the damaging global impact of climate change was sound and that the moment to act decisively was now.

Removing salt from sea water to overcome a worldwide shortage of drinking water could end up worsening the crisis, environmental group WWF warned on Tuesday.

Thirteen million Nigerians are currently at risk due to climate change vulnerability, says a report on Nigeria under UN Framework Convention on Climate Change. It says that those at risk would have to relocate.The report indicates that the inhabitants of the nation's coastal areas and communities on desertification zone would be at serious risk as well as floods and erosion in the coastal areas.

The number of hurricanes that strike each year has more than doubled over the past century, an increase tied to global warming, according to a study released Sunday.

Pope Benedict said the human race must listen to "the voice of the Earth" or risk destroying its very existence. The Pope, speaking as he was concluding his holiday in northern Italy, also said that while there is much scientific proof to support evolution, the theory could not exclude a role by God.

Despite many being prepared to adopt a more "green" lifestyle, 50 percent are not willing to pay more to help combat environmental issues, believing they already shell out too much tax, according to the survey by Unbiased.co.uk.

I find it almost inconceivable that "business as usual" climate change will not result in a rise in sea level measured in metres within a century. Am I the only scientist who thinks so? Last year I testified in a case brought by car manufacturers to challenge California's new laws on vehicle emissions

OZONE smog will accentuate global warming this century, for it will damage plants and trees that help soak up carbon emissions, a study to be published today said. Its authors fear a major factor in the climate-change equation has been badly overlooked.

The HSBC Climate Confidence Index 2007 is their first survey of public attitudes to climate change in nine of the world’s major markets. They measured global opinions regarding the concern, confidence, commitment, and optimism surrounding global warming.

Human activities that spur global warming are largely to blame for changes in rainfall patterns over the last century, climate researchers reported Monday. The report was released as record rains caused severe flooding in Britain, China and Indonesia.