Stories by ClimateWire

Consumers do end up using more energy when energy-using technology gets more efficient, but these rebound effects are minimal, experts say

The owners of power plants that burn coal are playing high-stakes poker as they decide whether to install expensive pollution controls or shut down

Large-scale, upper-level atmospheric disturbances could be used in forecast models to better predict the initiation of storms

The Arctic Council expands its memberships and looks to prepare for a transformed polar region

A new paper details the culprits behind excess emissions of the potent greenhouse gas in the Los Angeles basin

Smart cars already boast wi-fi, GPS, cameras, radar and other sensors and, in the not too distant future, may drive themselves

Making steel in a similar way to aluminum is cheaper and reduces greenhouse gas emissions

But speedier human-caused global warming may prove a challenge

The industry must fight the perception that wind energy cannot compete with fossil fuels

The move north of the American breadbasket will likely continue and even accelerate in coming years, according to a new study

NASA's GROVER will attempt assess how the ice sheet on the world's largest island is changing

Seven pilot regions in the world's most polluting nation will launch markets to cap-and-trade greenhouse gas emissions

Lockheed Martin will build a plant that harvests the energy from the temperature difference between surface and deeper ocean waters

Plans to develop ports to export coal will hurt the coral reef with sediment and other pollution, as well as ocean acidification and climate change once the coal is burnt

A consortium sold power from an EV fleet at the University of Delaware for this first time on April 26—and turned a profit

Experiments have begun to show how tiny airborne particles affect the global climate

Scientist Ralph Keeling wants this generation to remember when atmospheric concentrations of carbon dioxide reached 400 parts per million, because of humans

Keeping natural gas from leaking, as well as separating it from other gases, is a key new area of scientific research

Coffee and chocolate may be among the species hurt by the accelerating shift of climate zones

The heavy rains over Buenos Aires were just part of the reason that Buenos Aires flooded

Haitians hope their country is not condemned to dirty air, denuded hills, electricity blackouts and dangerous flooding

Drought in the Yunnan province of China affects most of the major rivers of Asia

Cooperative agreements hammered out in talks over the next few months may focus on greenhouse gases besides carbon dioxide and improving the energy efficiency of buildings

Atolls and other low-lying islands in the Pacific Ocean may not slip under the waves but they will likely become uninhabitable due to overwashing waves