Will 2018 Be the Year Americans Finally Face Up to Climate Change?

Natasha Hakimi Zapata / Truthdig Jul 23, 2018 Two recently released studies paint a new, somewhat hopeful picture of Americans' thoughts on climate change, and the change of heart is long overdue. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Cooling a Warmer World Heats It Even More

Tim Radford / Climate News Network Jul 18, 2018 Air conditioning is already a political hot potato. Refrigeration could soon be a burning issue. Cooling a warmer world will cost the earth in climate terms. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

China’s Falling Emissions Raise Hopes for Climate

Kieran Cooke / Climate News Network Jul 12, 2018 The drop is associated with a move from heavy industry to technical and services enterprises, a decline in the amount of coal used for energy, more efficient energy production and a jump in the use of renewables. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Cost of Rising Seas Could Reach $27 Trillion a Year by 2100

Tim Radford / Climate News Network Jul 4, 2018 In 80 years, the global cost of rising seas could be at astronomical levels, with the oceans nearly two meters higher than now. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

A Warmer World Needs More Habitat Protection

Tim Radford / Climate News Network Jun 27, 2018 The conversion of wilderness for urban growth, agriculture and pasture has already caused losses of perhaps one species in 10 in ecosystems disturbed by humankind. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Demise of Dinosaurs May Serve as a Guide for Today

Tim Radford / Climate News Network Jun 17, 2018 A celestial traffic accident 65 million years ago might provide a lesson about the climate damage now being done by humanity. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

The World’s Great Cities Hold the Key to Fossil Fuel Cuts

Tim Radford / Climate News Network Jun 6, 2018 The great urban centers, hotspots of global wealth creation, are major emitters of greenhouse gases. Civic leaders could be among those best placed to save the planet. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Pruitt’s Scandals Obscure Environmental Degradation Under Trump

Justin Anderson / FAIR May 31, 2018 The administration has been dismantling environmental regulations while pushing fossil fuel-friendly policies likely to have disastrous long-term effects on the environment and public health. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

Confusion Reigns Over China’s Energy Policy

Kieran Cooke / Climate News Network May 7, 2018 China’s energy policy seems perplexing: It is implementing coal-use reductions at home, yet helping to build coal-fired power plants abroad. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Earth Day: Conflict Over the Future of the Planet

Margaret Flowers and Kevin Zeese / Popular Resistance Apr 22, 2018 It is difficult to look at the state of the planet and the current political leadership and see much hope. Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )

Our Greatest Threat Is the Hardest to Act Upon

Meara Sharma Apr 20, 2018 The new book "No Immediate Danger" tussles with the comprehension-defying nature of climate change. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

Solar Geoengineering ‘Too Uncertain to Go Ahead Yet,’ Expert Cautions

Alex Kirby / Climate News Network Apr 8, 2018 Scientists and others have misgivings about the experimental technology, with many seeing it as at best a strategy of last resort to help avoid calamitous climate change. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )