The 10 hottest years in history all occurred over the past 15 years    July 19th 2006 was the hottest day ever recorded in the UK    The northern polar ice cap has decreased in thickness by 40% and in extent by 6% over the past 40 years. It is expected to completely melt within 50 years    Natural forest is being lost at a rate of 30 hectares every minute    Humanity tips 700 tonnes of CO 2 into the atmosphere a second    37% of all emissions are from power stations    Our homes generate nearly 30 per cent of the UK's carbon dioxide emissions    The UK could save 30 per cent of their energy through efficiency    The World Health Organization estimates that climate change is already responsible for an estimated 150,000 deaths per year not including those who have died of starvation that is as a result of Global Warming.