Arctic Methane Emissions Persist in Winter

By Alex Kirby / Climate News Network Dec 23, 2015 Methane, a key greenhouse gas, is released from Arctic soils not only in the short summer period but during the bitterly cold winters as well. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Warming Lakes Speed Up Methane Emissions

By Alex Kirby / Climate News Network Dec 21, 2015 The world’s lakes are heating up fast, threatening the fish on which millions depend, as well as rapidly increasing greenhouse gas emissions. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

After the COP21 Paris Climate Accord, What We Need Is an International Climate Court

Juan Cole / Truthdig Dec 13, 2015 The climate pact forged at Paris lacks real teeth and so in and of itself will not solve our carbon dioxide and methane problem. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Arctic Thaw Would Cost Half the World’s Annual Earnings

By Tim Radford, Climate News Network Sep 23, 2015 If Arctic soils melt and release frozen carbon, the impact would cost almost half the world’s annual gross domestic product, researchers say. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Added Gene Can Make Rice More Climate-Friendly

By Tim Radford, Climate News Network Aug 14, 2015 Scientists discover a way to boost production of the grain that billions rely on for food -- and reduce its damaging emissions of methane. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Prices Fail to Reflect Fossil Fuels’ Real Costs

By Tim Radford, Climate News Network Mar 8, 2015 The price that consumers pay for fossil fuels is appreciably lower than the true cost to society, U.S. researchers say. However, solar power and wind power are much cheaper than they might seem. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Scientists Refute Lower Emissions Claim for Fracking

By Alex Kirby, Climate News Network Oct 19, 2014 As advanced technology triggers the boom in extraction of natural gas, a new study warns that market forces mean the cheaper fossil fuel could replace not just coal, but also low-emission renewable and nuclear energy. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Soil May Absorb Less CO2 Than Thought

By Tim Radford, Climate News Network May 3, 2014 Soil slows global warming by absorbing some climate-heating carbon dioxide -- but not as much as scientists presumed, new research shows. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Wetland Emissions Mean More Methane

By Alex Kirby, Climate News Network May 2, 2014 Wetlands in northern latitudes are adding more to methane emissions than science had expected, a research team based in Canada has found. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Questions on the Future of Fracking

By Kieran Cooke, Climate News Network Apr 25, 2014 The fracking industry is radically changing the U.S. energy industry. But there are growing doubts about how sustainable it will prove. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Climate Costs ‘May Prove Much Higher’

By Tim Radford, Climate News Network Apr 16, 2014 A re-examination of the true social costs of greenhouse gas emissions suggests they may have been seriously under-estimated, researchers say. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Arctic Methane Melt ‘Could Cost $60 Trillion’

By Tim Radford, Climate News Network Jul 25, 2013 If the Arctic Ocean warms enough to release much of the methane trapped beneath the seabed, the cost could run close to the value of the global economy, experts say. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )