Environment

Nation’s First Commercial Carbon Sequestration Plant Is Leaking

Juanpablo Ramirez-Franco / Grist Oct 21, 2024 An Illinois community has learned of a second leak in Archer Daniels Midland’s sequestration well beneath Lake Decatur, their primary source of drinking water. Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )

Ear to the Ground

The Two-Degree Future Is Now 

Christopher Ketcham / Truthdig Jan 2, 2024 In 2023, a number of climate records fell across a planet careening toward social and ecological chaos. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

The Paris Agreement Is Too Little, Too Late, Scientists Say

Alex Kirby / Climate News Network Jan 23, 2020 Carbon dioxide is found to be more potent than previously thought, meaning that global goals to cut greenhouse gases may be unattainable. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Europe Is Acting Like Climate Change Is No Big Deal—Even as It Melts

Juan Cole / Truthdig Jul 29, 2019 Here are 5 things Europe is doing that are insane in light of what we now know about climate change and how it's impacting the continent. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Carbon Dioxide Levels Just Broke a 3-Million-Year-Old Record

Tim Radford / Climate News Network Apr 10, 2019 The world is about to surpass a temperature peak that is simply unprecedented on a human time scale. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

One Solution to Climate Change No One Is Talking About

Daniel Ross / Independent Media Institute Mar 8, 2019 Carbon sequestering in the soil beneath our feet has the potential to mitigate—and even significantly reverse—human-caused global warming. Dig deeper ( 6 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 )

Soccer and Sausages: The World Cup’s Inflated Carbon Budget

Kieran Cooke / Climate News Network Jun 24, 2018 The consumption of sausages at the international tournament in Russia is preoccupying one group of researchers. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Global Warming Grows Less Nutritious Rice

Tim Radford / Climate News Network May 25, 2018 One consequence of more carbon dioxide in the atmosphere will be less nutritious rice, despite growth gains for some other crops. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Shell Knew Science of Global Warming in 1980s, Kept Silent, Report Says

Eric Ortiz / Truthdig Apr 9, 2018 The multinational company, like some other oil corporations, has spent millions to mislead the public while profiting off the destruction of our planet. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

In Era of Big Climate Change, We Have to Stop Farting Carbon

Juan Cole / Informed Comment Jan 28, 2018 The word "emissions” is bland and means nothing to most people. Maybe a cruder choice can embarrass them into realizing the urgency of the global environmental crisis. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

In Boon for Electric Cars and Solar Panels, California Will Seek to Heavily Roll Back CO2 Emissions

By Juan Cole / Informed Comment Aug 30, 2016 The Legislature worked on an extremely ambitious carbon dioxide emissions reduction bill for a year and is finally sending it to the governor for his signature. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )