Climate Change
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
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We Need an International Center for Climate Modeling
Those in the science community must join forces to provide the most accurate long-term predictions and make their results publicly accessible
Climate Change
U.N. Climate Talks Limp to a Disappointing Close
Lethargic, inconclusive negotiations on matters like carbon trading contrasted with fervent protests on the streets outside
Climate Change
Alaska’s Coastal Communities Face a Growing Climate Threat
A new government report highlights the damage from rising temperatures, including melting permafrost and flooding
Climate Change
Not All Hydropower Is Climate-Considerate
While some hydropower facilities release almost no greenhouse gases, others can actually be worse than burning fossil fuels.
Climate Change
The Challenge of Replacing Internal Combustion with Batteries That Don’t Combust
Incremental improvements in battery technology are no substitute for the major leap that’s now needed
EARTH
To Combat Climate Change, See the Forest for the Trees
As the world scrambles to combat deforestation, experts warn our efforts could have far fewer benefits than we think
Climate Change
To Adapt to Climate Change, Vulnerable Areas Need Better Forecasts
Failures to predict drought and other weather extremes put people in African and small island nations at particular risk
How Oglala Lakota People Are Standing Up to Extreme Weather
Through politics, economics and culture, a Native American community is building resilience against disaster
Climate Change
More and More Links Are Emerging between Warming and Extreme Weather
Scientists found the fingerprints of warming on heat waves, torrential rains and other major events in 2018
Environment
Can a Big Oil Company Go Carbon-Free?
Spanish oil giant Repsol SA this week announced one of the more ambitious emissions reduction efforts in the industry
Conservation
Fishy Trick Lures Life Back to Coral Reefs
Playing the sounds of a healthy reef near damaged corals may help bring the fish community back. Christopher Intagliata reports.
EARTH
Climate Models Got It Right on Global Warming
Even models in the 1970s accurately predicted the relationship between greenhouse gas emissions and temperature rise
Climate Change
Adapt or Mitigate? Both
To cope with climate change, we need every strategy we’ve got
It Takes a “Surgeon” to Cut a Building’s Emissions
Large structures are unique and complex, much like human bodies, and making them healthier requires true expertise
Climate Change
Climate Talks Kick Off: Here Is What’s at Stake
Negotiators need to iron out rules on carbon trading and compensation for climate-related damage
Climate Science Legal Defense Fund Fights for Whistle-Blowing Climate Scientist
A sea-level rise expert was forced out after a dispute over alleged government censorship...
Policy
Federal Government Is Failing on Climate Readiness, Watchdog Says
A new Government Accountability Office report finds little progress has been made in reducing the nation’s vulnerability to climate change
Fossil Fuels
Cities Look to Natural Gas Bans to Curb Carbon Emissions
Brookline, Mass., recently became the first New England town to ban natural gas hookups in new construction
Climate Change
Planned Fossil Fuel Extraction Would Blow Past Warming Limits
As governments discuss how to keep warming below 2 degree Celsius, they continue to plan for coal, oil and natural gas production
