Stories by ClimateWire

Will the U.S. make a major effort to craft a global deal to combat climate change?

Efforts to increase alternative energy or combat climate change, among other issues, came down to local concerns

What are the long-term effects of a catastrophic hurricane?

Washington State and New Hampshire have seen campaigns for governor that prominently feature global warming as an issue

Because President Barack Obama is more likely to act to curb global warming, New York City Mayor Mike Bloomberg offers his endorsement

Hurricane Sandy has revealed that New York City's efforts to adapt to climate change may have to be upgraded--and sped up

A rare combination of a hurricane from the south and a winter storm from the west could wreak havoc along the Atlantic coast

The algae industry suggests that the National Academy of Sciences's concerns about water are a "nonstarter"

The U.S. is on course to nearly meet its pledge from the Copenhagen climate conference, according to a new analysis

Neither presidential candidate addressed the challenges posed by global warming

So-called enhanced oil recovery using CO2 might seed a market for captured greenhouse gas emissions in future

A new technology might be able to strip the CO2 from power plant emissions, and generate more electricity at the same time

A testy exchange on energy policy remains as close as Barack Obama and Mitt Romney have come to addressing climate change in this campaign's debates

"Blue carbon" is vital to both fisheries and combating climate change

An open letter calls on Barack Obama and Mitt Romney to address the challenges posed by rising seas as a result of climate change

The Walt Disney Co. has announced new guidelines for sourcing the paper in its products and packaging, including identifying the source of all its paper products

Shifting summer winds may be to blame for record low Arctic summer sea ice as well as severe weather farther south

Draining peatlands and replacing forests with palm oil plantations may cause Indonesian pollution to soar, despite pledges

Too much wheat is imported and not enough grown throughout Africa, according to agricultural experts

Higher temperatures and an increased risk of drought on the U.S. west coast result in nitrogen by-products that cause cardiovascular and respiratory diseases, especially among the region's rural and urban poor

The Chinese government has been exploring alternative resources in order to improve air quality but it has not scaled up yet, and coal production continues apace

Rooftops with reflective paint reduce temperatures in urban areas while cutting building energy costs, but in some development scenarios they might lead to a 4 percent decline in rainfall

Curbing illegal logging via international coordination of law enforcement could be a cost-effective measure to slowing the development of climate change