Fred Pearce

Roadmap to where? Analysis on the climate changes talks in Bali

China and the US sign up to a successor to the Kyoto protocol, but figures for reduction targets are not included in the roadmap

Splash and grab: the global scramble for water

What we call land-grabbing is often more about access to irrigation. We urgently need to know how much is being purloined, says Fred Pearce

Biofuels may not be answer to climate change

As well as consuming precious land and water, growing biofuels may emit more greenhouse gases than it saves

Step up to the plate

In Bangladesh and India the battle to grow genetically modified aubergines for food is reaching a crucial point, reports Fred Pearce

Peak planet: are we starting to consume less?

As we get richer, there comes a point where humanitys environmental impact will start to decrease. Fact or fiction, asks Fred Pearce

The greedy few

Focusing on expanding population panders to a dangerous delusion and distracts from the real issue

Ice that burns – the solution to the energy problem?

In terms of volume, methane trapped in sub-marine ice and the permafrost rivals all our existing fossil fuel reserves – but their exploitation could trigger landslides and tsunamis

Climate change: The next ten years

Whats going to happen over the next decade? New Scientist looks at the latest forecasts – and whether we can trust them

How to save the climate and the forests too

Paying deforesters to leave carbon locked away in the rainforests sounds like a great idea, but can it work, asks Fred Pearce

Dirty, sexy money

Carbon is the hot new commodity, but can trading it like a currency really save the planet? Fred Pearce investigates