Why What Happens To This Scottish Power Station Could Make Life Even Harder For This Farmer In Malawi (from Sunday Herald)

IN THREE days time the Scottish Parliament will take the most important decision of its life. Ministers and MSPs will vote on what the nation will do over the next few years to combat one of the greatest threats facing the world.

Most scientists now agree that without urgent action to cut the pollution that is warming the globe, disaster beckons.

Heatwaves, droughts, floods and storms will sweep across continents, killing millions and evicting millions more.

Climate [scam] think-tank 'vital' for Bahrain

BAHRAIN should set up a climate change think-tank to help shape its national environment policy, says a top government official. The mandate of the task force would be to explicitly set out the trade-off between environmental protection and economic development, said Foreign Ministry bilateral relations director Ambassador Dr Dhafer Alumran.