A University has been forced to reveal how much it paid the Outside Organisation in wake of hacked emails furore.

Public relations is an uncertain science. There are some widely agreed ground rules – be on top of the facts, be proactive, etc – but each event or crisis also demands a uniquely tailored response.

The University of East Anglia (UEA) found itself in just such a PR "hole" in November 2009 when thousands of private emails exchanged between climate scientists were dumped online in an incident that became known as "Climategate". In the following months, the university and its scientists became the focus of an international maelstrom with all sorts of wild accusations and claims were being made against them, particularly online. It was exactly the sort of situation that required expert and sustained handling by PR professionals.

A committee of EU politicians is attempting to argue that climate change is a feminist issue.

Members of the European Parliament will vote today on a report by a French Green party MEP who claims global warming “is not gender neutral”.  

Nicole Kiil-Nielsen said women “consume more sustainably than men and show greater willingness to act to preserve the environment” as they tend to organise household consumption and childcare.  

She argued climate change policies needed to take gender discrimination into account, especially in the developing world.  

Yesterday Marina Yannakoudakis, a Conservative MEP for London, referred to Miss Kiil-Nielsen’s motion “bonkers, baseless and bad for women”.  

She told the Daily Mail: “This is the kind of thing that gets the EU in general - and its Women’s Rights Committee in particular - a bad name.

Europe is likely to be hit by more violent winter storms in the future. Now a new study into the effects of climate change has found out why.

A weakening of the warm North Atlantic ocean current, the Meridional Overturning Circulation, during the next century has already been predicted by climate scientists, with suggestions it could lead to colder sea temperatures and reduced warming in Britain.

But new research by scientists at the University of Reading’s Walker Institute and the University of Cologne suggests that the weakening of the warm current could also partially shut down Europe’s protection against violent storms blowing in from the ocean.

The research, published on April 1 in the journal Nature Geoscience, suggests that without such strong warm ocean currents, the regional temperature variations in the North Atlantic will increase.

Research by Michael E. Mann confirmed the reality of global warming. Little did he know that it would also expose him to a vicious hate campaign

The scientist who has borne the full brunt of attacks by climate change deniers, including death threats and accusations of misappropriating funds, is set to hit back.

MSPs have held what was said to be the world's first parliamentary debate on climate justice.

The concept of climate justice highlights the unequal impact that rising carbon emissions and associated climate change has on poorer countries.

During the debate, Environment and Climate Change Minister Stewart Stevenson announced the launch of a "climate justice fund" this spring in response to the impact of climate change on the world's poorest communities.

Wales must prioritise low-carbon technology development and green investment even in tough economic times, a wide-ranging environmental report has warned.

The first annual Climate Change Commission for Wales report published today said Wales was “well placed to play a leading role” in the development of a global low-carbon economy but that the Welsh Government faced a number of key challenges that required “urgent and collective action”.

UK Climate Change Minister Greg Barker has launched a new partnership this week to ensure that private firms have the right skills to deliver the Green Deal amid widespread concerns that the scheme is flawed.

The Green Deal Skills Alliance (GDSA), which brings together three skills organisations – Asset Skills, ConstructionSkills and SummitSkills, will create training and accreditation for the energy assessment, advice and installation workforce.

Combating climate change
Over the past fifteen years, one of the world’s leading lighting manufacturers, Tower Light, has built up an enviable reputation for developing products that combine environment issues with clear, safe lighting on construction sites, highways and outside events. The company recognises the importance of combating climate change and consequently has become the global leader in manufacturing green and environmentally friendly lighting towers, whilst continuing to ensure that site workers or event visitors are provided with a safe setting.

The eyes of the world will be on South Africa from Sunday 27 November to Friday 9 December this year. Negotiators and political leaders from around the world will gather in Durban at the 17th Conference of the Parties to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP17).