A total 62 percent of active investors say global warming could affect their investment decisions, following the UK’s warmest 12-month period on record. Some 14 percent of 1,000 active investors polled by the Association of Investment Companies (AIC) said climate change would definitely affect their investment decisions and 48 percent said it might do.

Annabel Brodie-Smith, communications director at the AIC, said: “With 2007 predicted to be the warmest year ever, it’s obvious that global warming has become an issue for active investors.”

Green labelling of food to show the impact of its production on the environment could lead to major changes in consumption, Lucy Neville-Rolfe of British retailer Tesco said on Tuesday.

A Defra-funded survey of farmers showed that one in five farmers don’t believe that climate change is happening.

The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra)’s release of total greenhouse gas emission figures for 2006 showed a 0.5% decrease for the United Kingdom.

Air Passenger Duty (APD) is expected to be replaced by a levy charge determined by aircraft weight and distance traveled by 2009, according to the UK’s aviation tax proposal.

According to a survey conducted by the Co-op grocery business, only 4% of UK consumers surveyed ranked climate change as their top ethical priority. At the top of the list for shoppers are animal welfare (21%) and fair trade (14%).

Many countries around the world are striving towards a lighter footprint. The publication “The Hot Topic: How To Tackle Global Warming And Still Keep The Lights On,” by Sir David King, the British Government’s chief science adviser, and academic Gabrielle Walker looks at some success stories around the world including Japan, France, Germany, Britain, Austin (Texas), Newcastle (UK) and Western Cape province (South Africa).

After warnings from the UN that climate change will have catastrophic impacts on poorer countries, Britain aims to increase its aid to developing countries to help research the effects of climate change.