By Amy Goodman and Denis MoynihanDec 17, 2015
"I see a lot of back-slapping, a lot of self-congratulation, and I see very little in terms of the actual substance that is required to avert climate breakdown."
"I see a lot of back-slapping, a lot of self-congratulation, and I see very little in terms of the actual substance that is required to avert climate breakdown." Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigDec 15, 2015
World leaders are being awfully self-congratulatory about doing the absolute minimum to keep the planet "hospitable for human life." Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Juan Cole / TruthdigDec 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 )
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By Tim Radford / Climate News NetworkNov 29, 2015
Scientists warn that any emissions reduction targets agreed upon at the U.N. climate summit can only be a starting point for tackling global warming. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
By Tim Radford / Climate News NetworkNov 27, 2015
A new study informs delegates to the Paris climate change summit, COP21, that extreme weather in the last two decades has claimed well over half a million lives and cost trillions of dollars. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
By Alex Kirby / Climate News NetworkNov 26, 2015
Coal, oil and gas sectors warned that trillions of dollars of assets could be stranded if a global agreement on limiting climate change is reached at the U.N. summit in Paris. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )
Alexander Reed Kelly / TruthdigNov 24, 2015
As world leaders prepare for climate talks in Paris, here is a sample of Republican denials of the science of climate change, compiled by The Guardian. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
By Kieran Cooke / Climate News NetworkNov 18, 2015
Organizing a climate change conference involving nearly 200 countries has been made considerably more difficult by last week's attacks. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
By Kieran Cooke / Climate News NetworkOct 26, 2015
Negotiations to smooth the way toward a new global agreement on tackling climate change ended without closing deep rifts between developed and developing countries. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
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