Alexander Reed Kelly / TruthdigNov 22, 2013
In a repeat of a scene played out at climate negotiations in years past, numerous organizations and hundreds of environmental activists walked out of the U.N. climate talks in Warsaw, Poland, on Thursday over the lack of progress toward a binding agreement to avert catastrophic climate change. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
By Tim Radford, Climate News NetworkNov 21, 2013
The amount of carbon dioxide that has already built up in the atmosphere is helping to accelerate the pace at which the Earth is warming, two scientists say. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigNov 20, 2013
All week, "Democracy Now!" is broadcasting live reports from the annual United Nations Climate Change Summit in Warsaw, Poland. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
By Alex Kirby, Climate News NetworkNov 18, 2013
Concern over financial promises made by developed countries has prompted the leader of China's negotiators at the Warsaw climate talks to question whether progress there is possible. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )
By Alex Kirby, Climate News NetworkNov 17, 2013
Food security is a neglected area of efforts to tackle climate change, say scientists who think politicians are failing to take the problem seriously. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
By Paul Brown, Climate News NetworkNov 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 )
By Paul Brown, Climate News NetworkNov 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 )
By Paul Brown, Climate News NetworkNov 14, 2013
We should expect more storms on the scale of Hurricane Sandy and Supertyphoon Haiyan, the World Meteorological Organization has told delegates at the U.N. climate conference in Poland. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
Amy Goodman / TruthdigNov 14, 2013
Typhoon Haiyan, a storm of historic proportions, has devastated the largely impoverished population of the Philippines. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
Peter Z. Scheer / TruthdigNov 13, 2013
Yeb Saño choked up while speaking at the international climate conference in Warsaw in the wake of Typhoon Yolanda (Haiyan), which is estimated to have killed more than 10,000 people: "I speak for the countless people who will no longer be able to speak for themselves after perishing from the storm." Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
By Paul Brown, Climate News NetworkNov 11, 2013
The UN Climate Change Convention has begun its annual conference in the Polish capital, where the opening ceremony was overshadowed by the awful reality of the suffering in the Philippines. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
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