The Report "Climate Safety - in case of emergency" summarises the science, addresses the current Government targets, identifies potential solutions and suggests action is urgently necessary to address the increasing burden of climate safety.

The Foreword is written by Sir John Houghton (former Co Chair of the IPCC and former Director General of the Met Office).     Download the report.

Put People First    March for jobs, justice and climate  www.bond.org.uk/pages/the-economic-crisis-and-the-need-for-change.html

President Obama - not all good news... it appears President Obama is rather wedded to the production of biofuels due to the industry supporters he has on board

One billion people will go hungry around the globe next year for the first time in human history, as the international financial crisis deepens, the United Nations has told The Independent on Sunday.  http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/politics/year-of-the-hungry-1000000000-afflicted-1213843.html

FAO Report: Biofuels take 100 million tons of cereals out of food supplies.

Carbon Fast for Lent 2009  Tearfund and the Bishop of Liverpool are running the Carbon Fast again this Lent (25 Feb to 11 April).

Wake up, Freak out have a look at this brilliant animation  by Leo Murray. It clearly explains the factors of positive feedback (eg the Albedo effect).

Churches Together in Cumbria launch climate change website www.churchestogethercumbria.co.uk/ccacc/  during Week of Prayer for Christian Unity.

Bio-energy Capital Grants Scheme - 5th round launched  From the Dept for Energy and Climate Change:  The Fifth Round of the Bio-energy Capital Grants Scheme funded by DECC to stimulate the early deployment of biomass fuelled heat and biomass combined heat and power projects. Awards are capital grants towards the cost of equipment in complete installations.

Climate Day of Action, Coventry - Join us in Coventry for our Climate Change Day of Action on 19 March and speak out against E.ON's coal-fuelled power plans.  Our Countdown to Copenhagen movement is continuing to build momentum as December's vital talks grow ever closer - Join us and our friends from CAFOD, the World Development Movement and the Stop Climate Chaos coalition as we reflect on the scale of our task, rally more support - and send a powerful message to electricity giant, E.ON.