Stories by ClimateWire

The Environmental Protection Agency's plan to cut CO2 pollution from coal-fired power plants now faces significant opposition

CO2 outranks soot, methane and even hydrofluorocarbons in terms of long-term global warming

The formerly Communist country has transitioned from brown coal to more renewables

Scientists prepare an inexpensive, accurate tool to track greenhouse gas concentrations

Family planning could help reduce the pressure human population puts on the planet, but not for decades

The effort is an attempt to improve China's air and increase energy security but would be a disaster for efforts to combat climate change

A pending U.N. report notes that a lack of fast action to combat global warming will lead to severe impacts

Researchers have found ways to watch the roots of plants as they grow

Filling the modern energy void in poor households creates only a small rise in global warming pollution

Some companies have begun to offer discounted rooftop solar panels as a worker benefit

Drones could learn more about the inner workings of these destructive storms with less risk

A very young field of research is trying to measure the costs of oceans growing more acidic

The international Arctic Council is trying to come up with a plan to deal with changes in the Arctic, an effort the U.S. will lead this year

A new ranking lists top corporate efforts to combat climate change

Natural gas's impact as a bridge fuel to a cleaner energy future has been oversold, new research suggests

The Nature Conservancy partners with loggers in Indonesia to limit the destruction of tropical forests

A new Pentagon report declares climate change to be a threat multiplier

Projects to harvest natural gas from a coal mine in the Four Corners region is spewing the potent greenhouse gas

The global market for energy efficiency is worth $310 billion and growing

How one environmentalist made combating climate change part of every parents' job description

Better measurements deepen the mystery of global warming heat stored in the oceans

When it comes to spewing methane, big oil companies and little wildcatters both make the list for biggest contributors to global warming

A more heat- and alcohol-tolerant yeast could transform fermentation and biofuels

Half of Japan's electric utilities have blocked additional solar for fear of destabilizing the grid