January 23, 2020Scientists find carbon dioxide is more potent than thought, meaning the Paris climate goals on cutting greenhouse gases may be unattainable.
January 22, 2020There's hope for many people seeking better lives as generosity offers them a real welcome. But for climate migrants serious doubts persist.
January 21, 2020The new British prime minister, Boris Johnson, must soon decide whether to save the UK’s nuclear future with an unpopular electricity tax.
January 15, 2020There is still no certainty that geo-engineering could save the world. But, paradoxically, if it did work it might repair climate injustice.
January 14, 2020Far from tackling climate change, nuclear power is an expensive distraction whose safety is threatened by wildfires and floods, experts say.
January 13, 2020One of today’s most respected climate scientists is Michael Mann. On 1 January The Guardian published his eyewitness account of what Australia’s catastrophic bushfires are doing, and why.
January 10, 2020As the world warms, more greenhouse gas will enter the atmosphere. Researchers now think an ice-free Arctic Ocean explains how and why.
January 9, 2020The Australian inferno has yet to reach its worst, but already minds are seeking ways to reduce the bushfire horrors. Could batteries help next time?
January 7, 2020As the polar sea ice vanishes faster, Russia unveils plans to exploit Arctic riches: fossil fuel deposits, minerals and new shipping routes.
January 6, 2020Expect the climate, but prepare for the weather? Not any more. The statistics spell it out: global heating is causing daily weather change.
January 2, 2020Humans have made an indelible mark on the planet: they may also have erased most of life’s other stories, distorting the fossil record, the narrative of creation.
January 1, 2020Tackling climate change isn't just about replacing fossil fuels with renewables, or planting more trees. It's about confronting climate stress across society.
December 31, 2019As the French state continues to bail out its debt-ridden nuclear industry a new delay to its flagship reactor casts doubt on the future.
December 30, 2019Humans may still have time to stop Greenland’s melting, preventing Arctic ice sheet collapse and devastating sea level rise. But the time left may be short.
December 20, 2019Fish catches are falling in the Gulf of Maine, Baltic cod are getting smaller. Sharks suffer acid waters’ effects as marine climate impacts grow.
