
The U.S. Is Ignoring the Climate Benefits of Heat Pumps
Using the technology for building heating and cooling could substantially cut related carbon emissions
Using the technology for building heating and cooling could substantially cut related carbon emissions
Those in the science community must join forces to provide the most accurate long-term predictions and make their results publicly accessible
Lethargic, inconclusive negotiations on matters like carbon trading contrasted with fervent protests on the streets outside
A new government report highlights the damage from rising temperatures, including melting permafrost and flooding
While some hydropower facilities release almost no greenhouse gases, others can actually be worse than burning fossil fuels.
Incremental improvements in battery technology are no substitute for the major leap that’s now needed
As the world scrambles to combat deforestation, experts warn our efforts could have far fewer benefits than we think
Failures to predict drought and other weather extremes put people in African and small island nations at particular risk
Through politics, economics and culture, a Native American community is building resilience against disaster
Scientists found the fingerprints of warming on heat waves, torrential rains and other major events in 2018
Spanish oil giant Repsol SA this week announced one of the more ambitious emissions reduction efforts in the industry
Playing the sounds of a healthy reef near damaged corals may help bring the fish community back. Christopher Intagliata reports.
Even models in the 1970s accurately predicted the relationship between greenhouse gas emissions and temperature rise
To cope with climate change, we need every strategy we’ve got
Large structures are unique and complex, much like human bodies, and making them healthier requires true expertise
Negotiators need to iron out rules on carbon trading and compensation for climate-related damage
A sea-level rise expert was forced out after a dispute over alleged government censorship...
A new Government Accountability Office report finds little progress has been made in reducing the nation’s vulnerability to climate change
Brookline, Mass., recently became the first New England town to ban natural gas hookups in new construction
As governments discuss how to keep warming below 2 degree Celsius, they continue to plan for coal, oil and natural gas production
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