New Scientist: As the UK's new Conservative government bedded down following its triumph in the elections last week, it has reaffirmed its conviction to fight climate change, to the relief of environmental pressure groups.
The new minister for energy and climate change, Amber Rudd, has made clear her unequivocal backing for action to combat climate change and for the science behind it, unlike the more sceptical fringes of her party. This is vital in a year when a major international deal to combat global warming...