Global carbon emissions look likely to increase in 2017
The world's carbon emissions are expected to show a lurch upwards this year, by around 2%, after three years of staying virtually level. This...
Earth bears massive human load
Gross up the mass of all life on Earth, with its disproportionate human load, and the answer is staggeringly heavy. But the uncertainties are...
COP22 – outcomes and reactions
The major UN climate negotiations of the year, COP22, are about to close in Marrakech with the highlight of the meeting being that countries,...
Small global warming cuts offer huge savings
Everybody profits from a world that cuts global warming to only another half a degree. The challenge is to persuade nations to act.
Californian scientists...
Future climate change may not adversely affect seafood quality
The eating qualities of UK oysters may not be adversely affected by future ocean acidification and global warming, new research has suggested.
Scientists have previously...
The Bonn Climate Change Conference opens today
The Bonn Climate Change Conference opens today and will continue until 26 May. The meeting comprises the 44th sessions of the Subsidiary Body for...