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Doha Climate Talks Roundup

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig Dec 7, 2012 An activist observer of the negotiations in Doha, Qatar, this week dismissed offers by developed countries as "an empty shell, an insult to our futures. There is literally no point in countries signing up to this sham of a deal, which will lock the planet in to many more years of inaction." Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

How Can Cities Save Themselves? (Video)

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig Dec 5, 2012 A new report by a trio of British research and development groups surveys some of the world’s fastest-growing cities with an eye to the vulnerabilities they will face as global warming raises the sea level and temperatures. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

U.S. Climate Curbing Pledges Inadequate, Study Says

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig Nov 30, 2012 Despite climate negotiator Jonathan Pershing’s insistence that the U.S. deserves credit for its "enormous" efforts to stall global warming and help poor countries prepare for it, a scientific scorecard showed that the opposite is true. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Our Climate Future and the Doha Summit

Amy Goodman / Truthdig Nov 29, 2012 The annual United Nations climate summit has convened, this year in Doha, the capital of the oil-rich emirate of Qatar, on the Arabian Peninsula. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

A Brief History of Climate Science

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig Nov 24, 2012 In 300 B.C., a student of Aristotle observed that humans could change regional temperatures by draining marshes and clearing forests. More than 2,000 years later, a Swede quantified carbon’s role in keeping the planet warm. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

U.N. Conference May Reveal Obama’s Commitment to Climate

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig Nov 23, 2012 If President Obama is serious about confronting global warming, he’ll have the opportunity to show it through the actions of U.S. representatives at the United Nations climate change summit in Doha, Qatar, next week. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Time to Remake the Climate

Staff / Truthdig May 31, 2012 Scientists are telling us we can engineer our way out of the climate crisis, and with the intellectual property behind most of the solutions sitting in the public domain, any person or country with a few billion dollars could do it.Scientists are telling us we can engineer our way out of the climate crisis, and any person or country with a few billion dollars could do it. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )