New report outlines ‘pathways’ to cut cO2 emissions
UN sponsored report says emissions will have to be curbed sharply to keep warming above “safe” levels. They have an ingenious plan.
View ArticleSteady increase in flights will outweigh carbon cuts
Whatever the industry’s efforts to reduce its carbon emissions, they will be outweighed by the growth in air traffic
View ArticleMarine economy takes a dive as ocean acidity rises
New study from NOAA shows growing acidification of Alaska’s waters, particularly those off the southern coast, threatens the state’s whole economy.
View Article2014 on track to be hottest year on record
New data shows there’s a good chance 2014 could become the warmest year on record.
View ArticleThree decades until carbon budget is eaten through
If the planet’s carbon budget was a giant cake, then we’d all be running out of dessert — fast.
View ArticleObama at UN summit: ‘We have to answer the climate call’
Obama says U.S. is committed to climate action and that it wants to cooperate with other countries in finalizing a meaningful global climate treaty.
View ArticleNew study shows relying on gas transition an impediment to renewables
New study suggests push toward natural gas is not only a distraction from “decarbonizing” the U.S., it could also make climate change worse.
View ArticleDrought dries up California hydropower, focus on solar, wind
As California’s historic drought dries up the state’s water supplies and withers its crops, it’s also shaking up the way electricity is produced there.
View ArticleAustralia blasted by record heat — again
Another sweaty weekend for Australians with Saturday’s continent-wide average maximum topping 36°C — a record for October.
View ArticleAn ill wind blows in Antarctica, threatens global flooding
Winds of change are blowing over already gale-swept South Pole, threatening to hasten Antarctic melting and worsen flooding around the globe.
View ArticleUN climate report rings alarm, offers guidance
The most sophisticated, comprehensive and succinct scientific account of the impacts of human activity on the world was published Sunday.
View ArticlePost climate pact, IEA warns fossil fuel trends dire
The odds that any climate agreement among the biggest greenhouse emitters will succeed became a little greater as China & U.S. commit to slash carbon pollution.
View Article2014 set for record hot; record cold thing of the past
We are on track to see 2014 set the mark for hottest year on record, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration said Thursday.
View ArticleClues show how green electricity may be in US by 2050
By 2050, the technology will likely be available to provide 80 percent of America's electricity from wind, solar and other renewable sources.
View ArticleWhat’s at stake in Lima climate talks
The stakes in Lima are tropospheric, and far clearer now than when Kyoto was negotiated.
View ArticleParis talks won’t achieve 2°C goal: does that matter?
Officials involved with UN climate talks have been warning that the next pact, which will be negotiated in Paris, won’t alone hold global warming to less than 2°C, or 3.6°F.
View ArticleLooming warming spurt could reshape climate debate
Humanity is about to experience a historically unprecedented spike in temperatures.
View ArticleEven China can cut out coal generation (mostly) by 2050
It may be possible for China to shake most of its reliance on fossil fuels by 2050, with renewables providing 80% of electricity needs.
View ArticleA global milestone: Co2 passes 400 PPM
Another month, another carbon dioxide record, helpingpaint a troubling picture of a greenhouse gas rise with no signs of slowing down.
View ArticleStudy: China may have overestimated carbon emissions since 2000
Carbon dioxide emissions in China may have been overestimated since 2000.
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