Climate science
Climate policy benefits could take decades to emerge – research
International study by Walker Institute at the University of Reading highlights slow payback of greenhouse gas reduction policies
Do oceans hold the key to global warming?
Warming may be slower than some experts had predicted, but many believe this is because the oceans are soaking up the extra heat
US scientists say climate challenge ‘impossibly large’
Action to cut global emissions needs to double in 2013 according to research published in Environmental Research Letters
$180m boost for World Bank forest carbon fund
Climate change and deforestation fund receives new donations from Norway, Germany and Finland
Colossal food waste hitting energy, land and water supplies
New report by Institute of Mechanical Engineers details how huge levels of vital commodities are squandered by humans
Todd Stern: Climate talks need more than “paper ambition”
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Expert view: Has global warming stopped?
Climate scientists explain why the planet is still warming, despite new data from the UK Met Office suggesting it has slowed
US 2012 weather extremes mapped
The National Ocean and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) has published a map of extreme US events with low snowfall, continuing drought and damaged crops leaving a difficult legacy for 2013
UN climate science body IPCC rejects secrecy accusation
Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change says review process ahead of critical AR5 report is open to all
2012 warmest year on record for USA
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) says weather was “consistent with a warming world” but can’t be linked exclusively to climate change
UK Met Office dismisses reports that global warming has stopped
Slow response from organisation to media reports draws criticism for delay
Australia’s ‘dome of heat’ sends temperature charts into deep purple
Intense heat afflicting Australia continent has led to the country’s meteorologists adding new colours to take its temperature range
Hobbits set to dominate in a warming world
If the world does warm by 6°C, the safe bet to deal with climate change appears to grow hairy feet and head to the Shire
Climate scientists say sea level rise estimates must be increased
Sea levels could rise by one metre by 2100 once ice sheet melt is factored in accurately, say leading glaciologists
2012 England’s wettest year on record
Met Office reports UK’s second wettest year since 1910, warning that extreme rainfall, possibly as a result of climate change, is likely to become more frequent
Carbon price of $30 needed to avoid 2°C climate target
New report says cost of addressing climate change will soar unless urgent action taken before 2020
Alaskan climate warming despite claims of new ‘ice age’
Scientific journal identifies decadal drop in temperature but notes Alaskan climate warming by twice global average
Warren Buffett makes $2.5bn solar energy investment
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West Antarctic Ice Sheet warming raises new sea level rise fears
US researchers report a increase of 4.3 degrees Fahrenheit (2.4 Celsius) in average annual temperature in the region since 1958, three times faster than the average rise around the globe
Hurricane Sandy’s timely reminder to take sea level rise seriously
Writing for RTCC, John Englander argues that the recent devastation experienced by New York City and parts of the Caribbean demonstrates why rising sea levels are a clear and present threat