Welcome to the site where less carbon doesn't mean less quality of life.  Welcome to positiveglobalwarming.com, where we’ll show you why you matter, and how you really can make a difference.
Climate change is happening, here and now. But humans are great at adapting, and we have the power both to control emissions and to thrive in the brave new world that climate change is creating.
This website will help you get positive about climate change, and be involved in shaping the new way we live.
To get to different parts of the site, use the tabs along the top of your screen. These are also in About The Site. If you want a flavour of what’s inside the site, check out the extracts from some of the pages below.
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Birmingham, September 21st 2007 A zero-emission hydrogen hybrid canal boat has been developed and launched by engineers at the University of Birmingham. The boat, called The Ross Barlow, is fully operational and demonstrates how a combination of magnet and fuel cell technologies could be used to power inland waterways craft. |
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As the air travel industry comes under increasing pressure to smarten up its act, and at least pay tax on the massive amount of emissions it pumps into the stratosphere, a solar powered aircraft has just broken the record for the longest unmanned flight. |
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Last Updated ( Thursday, 20 September 2007 )
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Small changes make an enormous difference. The World Health Organisation (WHO) is changing its policy for controlling malaria, after studies in Africa found that wider use of insecticide treated mosquito nets cuts infection amongst those most at risk: young children and pregnant women. |
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Last Updated ( Wednesday, 05 September 2007 )
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18th August 2007 - follow-up to an earlier story - Today, several hundred people posed naked on the Aletsch glacier in Switzerland to raise awareness of the hazards of climate change. |
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Last Updated ( Wednesday, 05 September 2007 )
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Amsterdam, 6th July 2007 — Investing in a renewable electricity future will save 10 times the fuel costs of a 'business as usual' fossil-fuelled scenario, saving $180 billion USD annually and cut CO2 emissions in half by 2030, according to a joint report by Greenpeace and the European Renewable Energy Council (EREC) released today. |
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Last Updated ( Saturday, 25 August 2007 )
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