Wednesday, September 09, 2009

North Sea cod 'doomed by climate change' - Times Online
Cod are doomed to disappear from the North Sea because of climate change and not just as a result of over-fishing, researchers from the Royal Society have claimed.

In the past 40 years the average temperature of the North Sea has increased by one degree centigrade with catastrophic effects on its delicate eco-systems.
Cost of air travel 'must rise to deter [non-rich] people from flying' | World news | guardian.co.uk
The cost of air travel must rise to an extent that it deters people from flying and to compensate developing countries for the damage it does to the environment, according to the government's advisory body on climate change.

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