Warming ‘Will Be Hard to Reverse’

By Tim Radford, Climate News Network Nov 25, 2013 There may be less time to halt greenhouse gas emissions than we suppose, researchers who simulated the impacts of climate change far into the future say. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Deep Oceans May Be Storing Heat

By Tim Radford, Climate News Network Nov 24, 2013 New research supports the theory that the deep ocean may be storing much of the heat climate scientists had expected to find in the atmosphere. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

How to Reverse a Slow-Motion Apocalypse

By Todd Gitlin, TomDispatch Nov 22, 2013 Corporations and governments promote the burning of fossil fuels, which means the dumping of its waste product, carbon dioxide, into the atmosphere where, in record amounts, it heats the planet. This is not an oversight; it is a business model. Dig deeper ( 9 Min. Read )

Historic CO2 Emissions Require Cuts Now

By Tim Radford, Climate News Network Nov 21, 2013 The amount of carbon dioxide that has already built up in the atmosphere is helping to accelerate the pace at which the Earth is warming, two scientists say. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Warsaw — Day 5: Dismay as Japan Abandons Greenhouse Targets

By Paul Brown, Climate News Network Nov 15, 2013 Japan's decision to allow its greenhouse gas emissions to rise significantly has dismayed delegates at the U.N. climate talks in Poland. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

The Climate Gap Is Getting Wider

By Alex Kirby, Climate News Network Nov 7, 2013 The promises made by governments to cut greenhouse gases are slipping steadily behind the scale of reductions the world needs in the next seven years, a U.N. report says. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Where on Earth Will the Waste Go?

By Tim Radford, Climate News Network Nov 3, 2013 The swelling tide of rubbish flowing from the world's cities shows no sign of abating -- and at least one disposal method means more greenhouse gas emissions. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Carbon Cutoff Point ‘Is 27 Years Away’

By Alex Kirby, Climate News Network Oct 27, 2013 It is technically possible to end greenhouse gas emissions within 40 years, a report says. But sooner than that the world is likely to have emitted as much carbon as scientists believe it can safely afford. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

U.S. Nuclear Closures Could Raise Emissions

By Paul Brown, Climate News Network Oct 17, 2013 American nuclear power is fighting to survive because the price of natural gas has plunged. But without enough renewable replacements, closures could lead to a big rise in emissions rates. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

The Carbon Budget Doesn’t Add Up

By Alex Kirby, Climate News Network Oct 3, 2013 Human activities have already emitted at least half of all the greenhouse gases the planet can tolerate, giving us probably only a few decades to change course, the IPCC says. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Warming Will Worsen Water Scarcity

By Kieran Cooke, Climate News Network Sep 15, 2013 More than a billion people around the world live in conditions of extreme water shortage, and millions more will face the same fate if greenhouse gas emissions continue to mount. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Food Waste Worsens Greenhouse Gas Emissions

By Alex Kirby, Climate News Network Sep 14, 2013 The U.N.'s Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) says food wastage across the world -- totaling 1.3 billion tonnes of food annually -- is the largest source of global greenhouse gas emissions after China and the USA. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )