Scientists Are Stumped by This Climate Puzzle

Tim Radford / Climate News Network Jan 7, 2019 Researchers are teasing out the complexities of greenhouse gases and global warming. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Saying Goodbye to Planet Earth

Chris Hedges and Mr. Fish / Truthdig Aug 19, 2018 Climate change is not simply an environmental problem—it is a planetary transition. We will survive only if we rapidly evolve to create new forms of civilization. Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )

Sense of Smell in Fish Diminishes in Acidic Seas

Tim Radford / Climate News Network Aug 2, 2018 Creatures that can’t smell food are in trouble, and they are even worse off if they can’t scent danger. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Could Making Fuel From CO2 Slow Climate Change?

Tim Radford / Climate News Network Jul 1, 2018 Scientists may be one step nearer to the dream solution to low-carbon energy if they can suck carbon dioxide from the air and convert it directly into gasoline, diesel or jet fuel. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Oman’s Rocks Could Help the Fight Against Climate Change

By Ilana Novick Apr 27, 2018 They absorb harmful carbon dioxide, turning it into stone. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

High Efficiency Standards Could Bring Huge Carbon Savings

Paul Brown / Climate News Network Apr 15, 2018 A worldwide improvement in emissions is possible if governments adopt the highest energy efficiency standards for lighting and household appliances, researchers say. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

China Meets Carbon Goals Early, but It Isn’t Enough

Juan Cole / Informed Comment Mar 28, 2018 Global carbon dioxide emissions increased 2 percent in 2017, after having been flat in 2014-16, and China and the developing countries were the reason for the increase. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Climate Denial Will Kill Us

Paul Street / Truthdig Jan 10, 2018 It’s not too late to avert environmental catastrophe, but we must act fast or risk human extinction. Dig deeper ( 11 Min. Read )

U.K. Reliance on Coal Continues to Plummet

Juan Cole / Informed Comment Jan 6, 2018 As a source of electricity, coal use has fallen 85 percent in just five years, and the government plans to get rid of it entirely by 2025. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

How Ordinary People Can Help Ailing Oceans

By John Hawthorne / MoBox Marine Dec 20, 2017 The more acidic our oceans become, the harder it is for sea life to survive. As sea life dies off, entire ecosystems will begin to collapse, resulting in other ecosystems collapsing. Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )

Geo-Engineers Propose Altering the Planet to Avert Climate Catastrophe

By Tim Radford / Climate News Network Jul 29, 2017 Engineering the climate to help reverse 200 years of human-induced warming is back on the scientific agenda. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

The World’s Young Face a $535 Trillion Bill for Climate Change

By Tim Radford / Climate News Network Jul 22, 2017 Much of that will have to be spent on expensive technologies engineered to suck 1,000 billion metric tons of carbon dioxide from the air by 2100, a new study shows. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )