By Alex Kirby, Climate News NetworkApr 4, 2014
If we want to be sure the world will remain habitable we should stop trying to work out the cost and just take action anyway, two researchers say -- and in any case, the cost is unknowable. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
By Tim Radford, Climate News NetworkJul 5, 2013
Swiss scientists say attempts to stop the rise in global average temperature exceeding 2°C over preindustrial levels are far too timid. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigDec 11, 2011
Another round of climate negotiations, another vague promise to commit to something in the distant future and another slow-motion step toward disaster for the world’s poor and vulnerable. The Durban deal puts the U.N.’s 194 nations on track to begin negotiating a legally binding pact by 2015, six years after we were told to expect such a treaty in Copenhagen. (more)Another round of climate negotiations, another slow-motion step toward disaster. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )
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Staff / TruthdigNov 27, 2011
The next round of international climate negotiations begins in South Africa on Monday, and a report by the World Development Movement forecasts that rich countries are set to continue using the same coercive tactics that marred previous talks: tying aid money for developing countries to watered-down deals. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
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