Miliband defends climate science
The climate change secretary denies that controversies over scientific data have undermined efforts to tackle global warming.
Ed Miliband declares war on climate change sceptics
Climate secretary Ed Miliband warns against listening to ’siren voices’, in an interview with the ObserverThe climate secretary, Ed Miliband, last night warned of the danger of a public backlash against the science of global warming in the face of continuing claims that experts have manipulated data.In an exclusive interview with the Observer, Miliband spoke [...]
Flood defence bill doubles to £1bn a year
Latest data from the Environment Agency shows that more than half a million UK homes are at ’significant’ risk of floodingMore than half a million homes are at “significant” risk of flooding and the cost of protecting them will double to £1bn a year by 2035, according to the latest data from the Environment Agency [...]
Climate data sound – science head
The government’s chief scientist says his confidence in climate science is unshaken, but warns against trying to be too precise.
High salaries fail to tempt heads
Shortage of candidates forces more schools to readvertise posts and offer perksSchools cannot fill vacant headteacher posts despite offers of six-figure salaries and perks, a study has revealed.A dire shortage of applicants has made it far harder for state schools to recruit teachers to the top job than it was a quarter of a century [...]
UEA broke rules in hacked email row
• Too late to take action, says deputy commissioner• University of East Anglia ‘will act as appropriate’The University of East Anglia flouted Freedom of Information regulations in its handling of requests for data from climate sceptics, according to the government body that administers the act.In a statement, the deputy information commissioner Graham Smith said emails [...]
Climate row unit ‘broke data law’
A university involved in a row over stolen e-mails breached rules by withholding data, the Information Commissioner says.
Government to set up its own cloud computing system
UK cloud computing strategy could save up to £3.2bn a year, says Cabinet OfficeThe government has unveiled a sweeping strategy to create its own internal “cloud computing” system – such as that used by Google, Microsoft and Amazon – as part of a radical plan that it claims could save up to £3.2bn a year [...]
Economy: Bumping along the bottom | Editorial
So, it’s official. The slump is no more. But the chancellor’s boast yesterday that the UK was “back on the path to growth” was backed up by an achievement as thin as a statistical Rizla. National income figures for the last quarter of 2009 recorded a squeak of a recovery, expansion of just 0.1%. Ministers [...]
Car makers ‘failing consumers’ on emission data
Consumers are finding it hard to buy fuel-efficient vehicles because car makers are burying CO2 figures for their models online, report claimsCar makers making the process of searching for a fuel-efficient car “like looking for a needle in a haystack” by burying CO2 figures for their models online, experts and campaigners claimed today.A report from [...]