Enough Uranium, but Nuclear Power Is Still Shrinking

By Paul Brown, Climate News Network Apr 12, 2014 The world is not short of uranium for its nuclear power stations, an Australian researcher argues. But more and more greenhouse gases are emitted in extracting the ore. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Potential of Non Fossil Fuel Foams

By Paul Brown, Climate News Network Mar 13, 2014 Fossil fuel based foams used to insulate buildings and provide safe packaging could be replaced by materials derived from wood. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Is That a Reactor In Your Pocket?

By Paul Brown, Climate News Network Jan 10, 2014 Small reactors in kit form, designed with an emphasis on safety, are the latest idea aimed at reviving the fortunes of the nuclear industry. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Amazon Forest Loss Threatens Five Countries

By Paul Brown, Climate News Network Dec 29, 2013 The environmental damage being caused by deforestation in the Amazon is a threat to much of the South American continent, two campaign groups say. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Giant ‘Battery’ Ensures Renewable Energy Supply

By Paul Brown, Climate News Network Dec 9, 2013 Scandinavian researchers say they have devised a scheme to link wind and hydropower in a unified system that would ensure a constant energy supply. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Warsaw — Day 12: All Nations Accept CO2 Targets

By Paul Brown, Climate News Network Nov 24, 2013 As the U.N. climate talks in Warsaw tottered through their unplanned final day the exhausted delegates found room for enough compromises to keep the process moving ahead -- slowly. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Warsaw — Day 12: Too Little Too Late to Save the Planet

By Paul Brown, Climate News Network Nov 22, 2013 Two weeks of sometimes rancorous and seldom conclusive negotiations are drawing toward a close at the U.N. climate talks in Warsaw, with little to show for all the effort. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Warsaw — Day 6: Prepare Now for 4°C Rise

By Paul Brown, Climate News Network Nov 16, 2013 Delegates to the climate conference in Poland have been told that the United Nations believes global average temperatures will rise by double the agreed safety limit. 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 )

Cosmic Rays Add Little to Climate Change

By Paul Brown, Climate News Network Nov 8, 2013 Cosmic rays and solar activity can account for only a very small part of global warming, researchers have found, rebutting a theory often advanced by climate deniers. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Green Climate Fund ‘Can Power Poor’

By Paul Brown, Climate News Network Oct 28, 2013 A new funding idea for developing countries could provide the renewable electricity output equivalent of 100 new coal plants by 2020. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

China May Own U.K.’s Nuclear Stations

By Paul Brown, Climate News Network Oct 18, 2013 Electricity prices in the United Kingdom are expected to double as a consequence of the British decision to allow Chinese companies to own 100 percent of new British nuclear power stations. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )