July 5, 20150Comments

Coal investment is the most urgent climate threat

Head of the OECD says wealthy countries should help poorer nations that cannot afford to replace coal with low-carbon alternatives, writes Alex Kirby. The future of coal has...

June 29, 20150Comments

Stress on water resources threatens lives and livelihoods

Satellite data raises red-flag warning about the draining of underground aquifers to meet the demands of expanding populations, writes Tim Radford. The planet’s great...

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June 21, 20150Comments

India blames heatwave deaths on climate change

Fierce temperatures in India doubled the heat-related deaths normally recorded in May − and the government insists natural causes are not to blame, writes Pramila Krishnan....

June 18, 20150Comments

Pope calls for moral campaign on climate crisis

Hard-hitting message from the Vatican warns of the threat global warming poses to the world’s ecosystems − and to everyone on the planet, writes Kieran Cooke. Pope Francis has...

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June 14, 20150Comments

World must wake up to China’s energy revolution

New report says a successful outcome at this year’s Paris climate talks will be far more likely if the world takes note of how China is reducing emissions, writes Kieran...

June 6, 20150Comments

Overheating Earth staggers into Last Chance Saloon

Hard bargaining in Bonn this week will probably decide whether the crucial climate talks in Paris in December can save human civilisation from ultimate collapse, writes Paul...

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Africa

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June 6, 20150Comments

Africa’s advocates say fossil fuel subsidies must go

With more than 600 million people in sub-Saharan Africa still lacking access to electricity, the continent is being urged to take a leading role in crucial climate...

May 15, 20150Comments

Weather events taken to extremes by climate change

Scientists warn that global warming could greatly increase the likelihood of droughts, floods and heatwaves reaching record levels of frequency and intensity, writes Tim...

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Europe

May 2, 20150Comments

UK set for big increase in record warm years

Research using records dating back to 1659 indicates at least a 13-fold rise in the likelihood of human-influenced climate change pushing up temperatures in central England,...

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Americas

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May 2, 20150Comments

Well drilling has deep impact on Great Plains’ health

Loss of vegetation on North America’s vast rangelands as a result of a huge increase in oil and gas wells invokes memories of the 1930s Dust Bowl disaster, writes Tim Radford....

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April 4, 20150Comments

Canada’s Energy East pipeline hits a snag

The pipeline giant TransCanada has announced it is scrapping its plan for an oil export terminal on the St. Lawrence River in Cacouna, Québec, in turn delaying the completion...

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April 3, 20150Comments

California imposes strict water rules

Standing on dry grass in an area that would typically be covered by at least several feet of accumulated snow in the foothills of the Sierra Nevada mountains on Wednesday,...

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