Air Pollution Compounds Effects of Climate Change

By Tim Radford, Climate News Network Oct 13, 2014 Reduced monsoon rainfall and increased river flow are two extremes that new research has linked to man-made impacts on climate caused by air pollution. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

World of Clean Energy ‘Feasible’ by Mid-Century

By Tim Radford, Climate News Network Oct 10, 2014 International researchers, in what they believe is the most comprehensive global assessment of clean energy’s potential, report that a low-carbon system could supply the world’s electricity needs by 2050. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Human Handprint Marks Australia’s Hottest Year

By Tim Radford, Climate News Network Oct 4, 2014 Despite the Australian prime minister’s climate science skepticism, research funded by taxpayers has unanimously found man-made climate change guilty of causing the country’s record-breaking temperatures last year. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Investor Heavyweights Call for Clear Action on Climate

By Kieran Cooke, Climate News Network Sep 25, 2014 As a major U.N. climate summit got underway in New York on Tuesday, some of the world’s biggest institutional investors demanded clearer policies on climate change and the phasing out of fossil fuel subsidies. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Record CO2 Levels Fuel Urgent Calls for Emissions Cuts

By Tim Radford, Climate News Network Sep 22, 2014 The alarming message from international scientists to political leaders meeting at Tuesday's U.N. Climate Summit in New York is that record global CO2 emissions this year mean “delaying action is not an option." Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Political Will Is Only Barrier to 100 Percent Renewables

By Paul Brown, Climate News Network Sep 21, 2014 A report published ahead of Tuesday's U.N. Climate Summit illustrates that poor and prosperous nations, tiny islands and great cities, can satisfy all their energy needs from renewables. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Committed Carbon Emissions Are Rising Fast

By Tim Radford, Climate News Network Aug 30, 2014 The world's governments agree that carbon dioxide emissions need to stop rising, but the power plants they build are committing the planet to big emission increases ahead. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Cutting Emissions Is ‘Perfect Option’

By Tim Radford, Climate News Network Jun 6, 2014 Limiting climate change simply by cutting the use of fossil fuels is a much better option than ambitious bioengineering projects such as trying to limit the effects of the sun, researchers have found. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Greenland Ice May Melt Even Faster

By Tim Radford, Climate News Network May 25, 2014 The vulnerability of Greenland’s glaciers to global warming is even greater than feared, according to radar and satellite data analysed by U.S. research scientists -- and that's bad news for rising sea levels. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Plankton Loss Threatens Marine Food Web

By Alex Kirby, Climate News Network May 12, 2014 A serious reduction of the vital nutrient plankton due to climate change could have a dramatically damaging effect on marine life in some ocean regions by the end of the century. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Brazil Beef Tax Could Spare Forests

By Tim Radford, Climate News Network May 11, 2014 Scientists have come up with a prescription of taxes and incentives to address the Amazon rainforest’s health problems and cut greenhouse gases by encouraging Brazil's cattle farmers to make more efficient use of pasture land. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Oil Companies Take Trillion Dollar Gamble

By Paul Brown, Climate News Network May 9, 2014 Oil companies are using investors' money on high-risk extraction projects based on the dubious belief that oil prices will go on rising, and with little regard for climate change factors. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )