US, China vow to boost cooperation on climate amid ‘increasing dangers’
China and the U.S. announced a new “Climate Change Working Group,” during Secretary John Kerry's Beijing visit.
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Monday, April 15th, 2013
Friday, April 12th, 2013
Nike, Starbucks: Betting against climate scientists is ‘false hope’
A corporate coalition that includes big clothing and food companies says in a new joint statement that confronting global warming is “one of America's greatest...
Monday, April 8th, 2013
Oceans may explain slowdown in climate change: study
OSLO (Reuters) - Climate change could get worse quickly if huge amounts of extra heat absorbed by the oceans are released back into the air, scientists said after...
Wednesday, April 3rd, 2013
NASA climate scientist James Hansen, outspoken advocate, to leave government
James Hansen, the NASA scientist who issued early warnings about climate change and has spoken with increasing urgency about the threat, is retiring to focus on his...
Tuesday, January 15th, 2013
Black carbon a powerful climate pollutant: international study
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Black carbon, the soot produced by burning fossil fuels and biomass, is a more potent atmospheric pollutant than previously thought, according to a...
Letter from prominent scientists says backing Keystone XL would ‘undermine’ Obama’s climate legacy
A group of prominent climate scientists say President Obama’s legacy is on the line as he mulls whether to approve the Keystone XL oil sands pipeline.
Sunday, January 13th, 2013
Major report warns climate change could raise temperatures by 10 degrees
The third National Climate Assessment released Friday said there’s “unambiguous evidence” that earth is warming.
Monday, December 3rd, 2012
Despite weak economy, CO2 emissions to grow 2.6 percent in 2012, says new study
SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Carbon dioxide emissions from industry rose an estimated 2.6 percent in a weak global economy this year, a study released on Monday showed, powered...
Sunday, December 2nd, 2012
Geo-engineering wins scant enthusiasm at UN climate talks
DOHA, Dec 2 (Reuters) - Cheap, short-cut ideas to cool the planet such as shading sunlight are failing to win support from U.N. delegates looking to improve on the slow...
Friday, November 23rd, 2012
NOAA seeks public input on how to address looming satellite gap
Faced with the near certainty of a lengthy gap in observations from a key weather satellite, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) is seeking ideas...
Wednesday, October 31st, 2012
Rep. Waxman seeks lame-duck hearing on Sandy, climate change links
The top Democrat on the House Energy and Commerce Committee is urging Republicans to hold a hearing in the lame-duck session on links between climate change and Hurricane...
Thursday, October 18th, 2012
Rogue geoengineer's ocean field test condemned
Frustration has bubbled up about the actions of a rogue climate hacker. Independent geoengineer Russ George has reportedly attempted to fertilise a patch of ocean in the...
Tuesday, October 16th, 2012
World's biggest geoengineering experiment 'violates' UN rules
A controversial American businessman dumped around 100 tonnes of iron sulphate into the Pacific Ocean as part of a geoengineering scheme off the west coast of Canada in...
Sunday, September 9th, 2012
‘Blue carbon’ adding to carbon emission blues
Climate scientists know with impressive accuracy how fast carbon dioxide is increasing in the atmosphere. A decade ago, there were about 370 parts per million of the...
Tuesday, August 7th, 2012
Recent heat waves caused by global warming, Hansen says
The record heat wave and drought tormenting much of the U.S. is part of a “new extreme category” of weather that is most likely the result of global warming, a top U.S....
Tuesday, July 31st, 2012
Amid criticism, Berkeley Earth extends record, upholds findings
The researchers behind the curious Berkeley Earth Surface Temperature study have released their latest results, concluding that the globe has warmed around 2.5 degrees...
Thursday, July 26th, 2012
Pulling carbon from air should be pursued despite costs, say Columbia University scientists
Columbia University scientists say that technologies to extract carbon dioxide from the air will likely become a critical part of any strategy to stabilize the global...
Wednesday, July 18th, 2012
Leading climate scientists want ‘serious’ State Dept. review of oil sands emissions
Ten widely cited climate scientists say the State Department’s review of the proposed Keystone XL pipeline should include a “serious” evaluation of how enabling Canadian...
Wednesday, July 11th, 2012
Romney surrogate: ‘He’s certainly not a denier' on climate
A Romney campaign representative said Wednesday that the presumptive GOP White House nominee is “certainly not a denier” of global warming, but attacked “unilateral” U.S....
Thursday, May 17th, 2012
British team cancels geoengineering experiment
A U.K. project that is examining the feasibility of geoengineering the Earth's climate to reduce global warming will no longer involve an outdoor experiment that was...
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