Methane Emissions From Oil Production Are Higher Than Feared

By Alex Kirby / Climate News Network Feb 6, 2017 A new study shows emissions up to twice as high as those estimated by "simplistic" data collection systems. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

To Halt Sea Level Rise, the World Must Cut More Than Carbon

By Tim Radford / Climate News Network Jan 16, 2017 Short-lived greenhouse gases such as methane will continue to affect oceans for centuries, no matter how much nations reduce carbon, research suggests. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Hooked on Fossil Fuels Forever

By Michael T. Klare / TomDispatch Jul 15, 2016 Whatever the advances of renewable energy, projections suggest fossil fuels will continue to dominate the global landscape for decades to come, accelerating the pace of global warming and ensuring the intensification of climate-change catastrophes. Dig deeper ( 12 Min. Read )

Warming Fuels Rise in Methane Threat

By Alex Kirby / Climate News Network Jan 7, 2016 Higher temperatures and permafrost thaw could cause an increase of up to 50 percent in emissions of a key greenhouse gas from northern lakes and ponds by 2100. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

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 )