Hurricanes Florence and Michael and record temperatures across Europe have grabbed global headlines this year. But spare a thought for communities and businesses across Asia, which have suffered a string Continue Reading
The federal report concluded “that the evidence of human-caused climate change is overwhelming and continues to strengthen, that the impacts of climate change are intensifying across the country, and that Continue Reading
President Trump has spent much of the first two years of his presidency at odds with environmentalists over numerous issues, but now that disagreement also includes the federal government. On Continue Reading
Progress on increasing the use of renewable energy and improving energy efficiency is slowing across the European Union, putting at risk the EU’s ability to achieve its energy and emissions Continue Reading
One reason is the warming planet and longer growing seasons. Temperatures around La Crete are 3.6 degrees Fahrenheit warmer on average annually than in 1950, Canadian federal climate records show, Continue Reading
The Trump White House, which has defined itself by a willingness to dismiss scientific findings and propose its own facts, on Friday issued a scientific report that directly contradicts its Continue Reading
Climate change will cost the U.S. economy hundreds of billions of dollars by the end of the century, damaging everything from human health to infrastructure and agricultural production, according to Continue Reading
A major scientific report issued by 13 federal agencies on Friday presents the starkest warnings to date of the consequences of climate change for the United States, predicting that if Continue Reading
Scientists are more certain than ever that climate change is already affecting the United States — and that it is going to be very expensive. A property is engulfed in Continue Reading
Climate change could cost the US hundreds of billions of dollars and cause thousands of deaths every year by the end of the century unless there is a global shift Continue Reading
After months of low water on Germany’s rivers, levels on the main transport artery the Rhine have fallen again to near-record lows seen mid-October causing more utilities to warn about Continue Reading
Fossil fuels have driven rising prosperity for more than 200 years and today provide 80 percent of human energy needs. But carbon dioxide emissions from their use threaten potentially catastrophic Continue Reading
More than 100 people were arrested during a week of action across the UK as protesters demanded the government treat the threats posed by climate change as a crisis and Continue Reading
When it comes to measuring ice loss at the poles , and predicting what might happen next, scientists need as much accurate data as they can get – and a Continue Reading
A UN report has revealed that wealthy donor countries are more than $20bn short of their 2020 target to help poorer nations combat climate change, as the host of next Continue Reading
Coal fired plants such as this one in Arizona are a significant source of carbon emissions Concentrations of key gases in the atmosphere that are driving up global temperatures reached Continue Reading
This part of the Annual Report provides updated analysis of world carbon dioxide emissions from fossil fuels consumption, evaluates the future prospect of global warming and considers the implications of Continue Reading
Following Washington Post report, U.S. Coast Guard told Taylor Energy to contain and clean up the spill, which has leaked more than a million barrels of oil since 2004, or Continue Reading
Fossil fuel-driven particulate air pollution cuts global average life expectancy by 1.8 years per person, according to a new pollution index and accompanying report produced by the Energy Policy Institute Continue Reading
A group of business leaders has backed proposals for radical changes to industries including steel, cement, shipping and aviation to cut their greenhouse gas emissions, arguing that they can be Continue Reading
The only rational response to the scientific evidence on climate change, is to declare a global emergency – to mobilise all of society to do whatever it takes to fix Continue Reading
Global warming is posing such wide-ranging risks to humanity, involving so many types of phenomena, that by the end of this century some parts of the world could face as Continue Reading
There’s a reason that few people are thinking about world grain supplies. Last year saw record worldwide production of grains and record stocks of grains left over. But this year Continue Reading
The editorial board YESTERDAY Seventeen of California’s 20 worst recorded fires have struck since the start of this century — five of those in the past 18 months. The most Continue Reading
The AP Moeller Maersk Group will focus on low sulfur marine fuels under the new regime from 2020, though it will also install scrubbers in some of its ships just Continue Reading
The carnage caused by the wildfires sweeping northern California continued to grow more than a week after the blaze ignited, as the number of people missing leaped to more than Continue Reading
The wildfires that have laid waste to vast parts of California are presenting residents with a new danger: air so thick with smoke it ranks among the dirtiest in the Continue Reading
There is an LED sign at a Chase Bank in downtown Midland, Texas, the heart of the Permian Basin, which quantifies the current oil boom. It alternates between current rig Continue Reading
The wildfires that have laid waste to vast parts of California are presenting residents with a new danger: air so thick with smoke it ranks among the dirtiest in the Continue Reading
Have you ever found yourself wondering how many people there are on Earth? Or perhaps you are curious as to what your birth date may signify in the grand scheme Continue Reading
As nations jockey for position ahead of next month’s UN climate talks, the most significant of its kind since the Paris accord was sealed three years ago, negotiators are beating Continue Reading
The Trump administration plans to set up a side-event promoting fossil fuels at the annual U.N. climate talks next month, repeating a strategy that infuriated global-warming activists during last year’s Continue Reading
The NYC Department of Citywide Administrative Services (DCAS) will expand use of renewable diesel fuel, a 99% petroleum-free alternative to traditional diesel fuel. The fuel reduces CO 2 emissions by Continue Reading
Ed. note: This is Chapter 45 of Brian Davey’s free online book C redo, published in 2014. Mainstream economics frames the climate crisis in a particular way but this approach Continue Reading
The most contentious and expensive midterm election in US history is almost over. When the dust finally settles it will have ended pretty much as predicted. The incoming 116th Congress Continue Reading
The introduction of the low emission zone (LEZ) in London, UK, has only contributed to modest reductions in exposure to NO x from diesel vehicles, and these improvements appear to Continue Reading
Scientists behind a major study that claimed the Earth’s oceans are warming faster than previously thought now say their work contained inadvertent errors that made their conclusions seem more certain Continue Reading
Over the next two decades, the world’s energy system will undergo a huge transformation. Wind and solar power are poised to become dominant sources of electricity. China’s once-relentless appetite for Continue Reading
The announcement comes as California regulators are pushing for a new ultralow standard for nitrogen-oxide emissions from trucks. Many manufacturers and fleets say they prefer a national standard for emissions Continue Reading
As firefighters in California battle to contain the deadliest and most destructive wildfire in state history, a climate scientist says the reality on the ground is surpassing what a government Continue Reading
But the return of severe drought to an area of eastern Australia more than twice the size of Texas is testing the system. Gary Wight, 46 years old, thinks he Continue Reading
Residents awoke on Thursday to find the city blanketed in a toxic fog Air pollution in the Indian capital has risen to hazardous levels after firecrackers were set off to Continue Reading
Aerial survey showing dead and dying trees in California, August 2016. Climate change is killing off trees in several ways. Photo by Pacific Southwest Region 5 / CC BY 2.0. Continue Reading
U.S. energy-related carbon dioxide emissions will rise by 2.5 percent from 2017, in part as more intense weather this year increased the use of climatization equipment, the U.S. Energy Information Continue Reading
I want to believe in eternal economic growth. Given what humanity is facing with climate change and other consequences of our collective consumption, it must be awfully comforting to have Continue Reading
An arc of keratin would be a fitting symbol for the downwards curve in the world’s wildlife populations. In the same week that China controversially reinstated the trade in rhino Continue Reading
A changing energy system is posing “critical questions” for many of the world’s largest oil and gas producing countries, the International Energy Agency (IEA) says. The rise of shale gas Continue Reading
Just after sunrise, Capt. Frank Sep turned to his ship’s radio for the defining news of his day: the water level in Kaub, the shallowest part of the middle section Continue Reading
Back in June when Shawn Moody was vying for the Republican nomination to be Maine’s next governor, the auto repair businessman stumbled when asked during a debate whether human activity Continue Reading
The world’s oceans have been soaking up far more excess heat in recent decades than scientists realized, suggesting that Earth could be set to warm even faster than predicted in Continue Reading
