The Shrinking Oil Industry

By Paul Brown / Climate News Network May 16, 2017 Many of the oil services companies employed when new fields are developed have been laying off workers, and oil companies have been taking write-downs of their assets. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Wind Turbines Head for Home Again

By Paul Brown / Climate News Network Feb 2, 2017 Cutting-edge research helps revive European plans for many homes to have their own turbines as part of a clean-energy revolution. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Time and Money Run Out for a Nuclear Revival

By Paul Brown / Climate News Network Jan 11, 2017 The nuclear industry faces an uncertain future as the building boom is hit by unexpected costs and delays. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Investors Wave Goodbye to Palm Oil Dollars

By Paul Brown / Climate News Network Jan 4, 2017 A major US financial firm has begun to divest from plantations that produce an oil widely used in processed foods -- and it hopes others will follow financial firm has begun to divest from plantations that produce an oil widely used in processed foods—and it hopes others will follow. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

People Worldwide Are Speaking Out Against Fracking

By Paul Brown / Climate News Network Oct 20, 2016 Governments around the globe find public opposition to the gas extraction method growing because of concerns that the practice will worsen climate change. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Agroforestry Can Boost Profits and Help Save the Planet

Staff / Truthdig Oct 10, 2016 Researchers say agricultural systems incorporating the cultivation and conservation of trees can aid in combating climate change, in feeding the world and in raising farmers’ profits. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Europe Must Prepare for Extreme Weather

By Paul Brown / Climate News Network Oct 7, 2016 Cities and towns across Europe are being warned to adapt to the battering they face from intense storms as extreme weather events become more frequent. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Propaganda Hides Climate Change From the Public

By Paul Brown / Climate News Network Sep 30, 2016 Leading scientists say most people remain unaware of the fact that climate change is already a stark reality and will continue to get worse unless drastic action is taken. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

China Is Buying Land in Africa and South America to Ensure Its Food Supply

By Paul Brown / Climate News Network Sep 26, 2016 With the effects of climate change threatening food supply as population grows, “China is positioning itself for the struggle to come—the struggle to find enough to eat,” says a leading U.K. climate scientist. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Energy-Efficient Buildings Can Cut Gas Imports

By Paul Brown / Climate News Network Aug 3, 2016 Unleashing a fourth industrial revolution on Europe is the bold aim of a report on how to make the Continent’s buildings carbon-neutral energy producers. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

The Costs and Dangers of Climate Change Are Escalating

By Paul Brown / Climate News Network Jul 21, 2016 Scientific reports released for a conference on disaster risk reduction warn that people are already dying and economies being hit by climate change -- and that the dangers are growing. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Gold and Shipping Team Up to Threaten Yet More Emissions

By Paul Brown / Climate News Network Jul 14, 2016 The lure of mining for precious metals in South America and Europe is creating new carbon emissions not controlled by international agreement. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )