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Fears that the rapid draining of water from the top of Greenland's ice sheet may be accelerating the movement of the ice sheet into the ocean and therefore contributing to the rise of global sea levels have been allayed by new research that has cast doubt on the ‘lubrication’ theory.

The face of Australian agriculture is about to change forever, as New South Wales farmers prepare to grow the country’s first genetically modified food crop in the wake of the state’s moratorium being lifted, despite warnings of an imminent catastrophe.

Tribal and community representatives from around the world will address Rio Tinto's annual meeting and argue that the mining group's claim that its operations are sustainable and fair is far from the truth.  Meanwhile, investors going to the BP annual meeting will be greeted by campaigners dressed as pirates, symbolising the company's attempt to "rob" Iraq of its oil through pressing the Baghdad administration to sign a new oil law.

The irony is extraordinary. World cereal stocks are at an all-time low, food-aid programmes have run out of money and millions face starvation. Yet wealthy countries persist with plans to use grain for petrol.