Coal Triggers Carbon Level Rise

By Alex Kirby, Climate News Network Mar 7, 2013 Scientists say increased coal-burning, especially in developing countries, is largely responsible for a sharp increase in atmospheric levels of carbon dioxide. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Fast Boat to China?

By Tim Radford, Climate News Network Mar 5, 2013 In less than 50 years from now, the north-west passage through the Arctic should be open to suitable vessels for a short time every other year, scientists have calculated. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Wind Power ‘May Be Less Than Thought’

By Alex Kirby, Climate News Network Mar 1, 2013 There may be limits to how far society can rely on wind power to replace fossil fuels, scientists say -- limits imposed by the effect of numbers of turbines sited close together. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Climate Change ‘Causes Wild Weather’

By Alex Kirby, Climate News Network Feb 28, 2013 Scientists say they have discovered the particular mechanism by which extreme weather has occurred in the northern hemisphere in recent years. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

‘World Can End Poverty and Limit Warming’

By Alex Kirby, Climate News Network Feb 26, 2013 A U.N. scheme to guarantee everyone access to clean energy could help keep global temperature rise below 2°C, but only with sharp cuts in emissions of all the main greenhouse gases. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Polar Ice Melt Will Mean Uneven Sea-Level Rise

By Alex Kirby, Climate News Network Feb 21, 2013 Research shows some parts of the world are likely to get higher sea levels than others this century, particularly along the Pacific Ocean. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Europe’s Carbon Market Limps On

By Paul Brown, Climate News Network Feb 20, 2013 The European Parliament’s Environment Committee is supporting a plan to prop the price of a tonne of carbon by withdrawing an oversupply of credits from the market. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Arctic Ice Loses Volume Fast

Staff / Truthdig Feb 17, 2013 Researchers say the Arctic sheet is not only shrinking in area, but also losing much of its volume by thinning. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Thawing Tundra Threat to Frozen Carbon

By Tim Radford, Climate News Network Feb 12, 2013 The melting of Arctic ice frozen for many thousands or even millions of years is speeding up a potential route for carbon frozen deep below ground level to seep into the atmosphere. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Europe’s Climate Forecast: Unsettling

By Paul Brown, Climate News Network Feb 1, 2013 The European countries currently struggling most economically -- Greece, Spain and Portugal -- will fare worst under climate change as they lose both harvests and tourists to rising heat and low summer rainfall, the European Environment Agency says. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Renewable Energy ‘Could Run Australia’

By Paul Brown, Climate News Network Jan 16, 2013 Australia could rely on renewable energy for all its needs, according to new research -- if it could just find the political will to make the change. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Where Has All the Warming Gone?

By Alex Kirby, Climate News Network Jan 11, 2013 Global temperatures may not warm as much over the next few years as scientists had expected. But what happens to the atmosphere this decade is a poor guide to the Earth’s longer-term future. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )