A Nobel-winning UN panel of scientists today issued a stark vision of human hardship and vanishing species in a world growing increasingly hot.

The Earth is hurtling toward a warmer age at a quickening pace, a Nobel-winning UN scientific panel said in a landmark report today, warning of inevitable human suffering and the threat of species extinction.

Greenpeace has described as “shocking” the latest report on global warming from a UN network of scientists.

Oil giant BP Amoco will face renewed pressure this week from environmental activists to show its commitment to renewable energy.