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World’s carbon emission growth levelled off in 2014
NEWS: Carbon levels still rising fast but IEA says stall in last 12 months indicates new clean energy policies may be having an impact
Soaring population increases flood and drought threat to cities
NEWS: As cities expand, scientists predict an increase in urban land vulnerable either to flooding or drought by 2030
IPCC calling: Who will head up the UN’s top climate science body?
BRIEFING: Three candidates have been nominated to succeed Rajendra Pachauri as chair of the IPCC, with seven months to the election
Himalayas count cost of damage from soot, methane and HFCs
NEWS: Impact of short lived pollutants likely to be felt across Indian subcontinent as Himalayan melt accelerates
Global warming raises California’s drought vulnerability
NEWS: US researchers say climate change, not random chance, is likely to be causing California’s long drought, one of the worst on record
Climate change a likely factor in Syria civil war
NEWS: Researchers link climate to drought that affected Syria nearly a decade ago − and helped spark country’s conflict
Scientists confirm ‘critical link’ between CO2 emissions and warming
NEWS: High-precision field instruments in the US have provided the first real-time “action shots” of the increasing impact of CO2
Natural ocean cycles behind global warming pause, say scientists
NEWS: Temperatures may be rising more slowly than expected because of two oceanic cycles lasting half a century
Ocean acidification attack on algae damaging marine ecosystems
NEWS: Development of group of alga may be stunted as oceans absorb more carbon dioxide, with widespread effects for marine life, say scientists
Rajendra Pachauri allegations will not affect IPCC work, say officials
NEWS: UN climate science panel says it will examine its policies on harassment in light of Pachauri harassment allegations
Scientists to deploy ocean cameras as acidification fears mount
NEWS: Thermal cameras could measure ocean temperatures, while microwave sensors could measure ocean salinity, say scientists
China’s coal use fell 2.9% in 2014
NEWS: New government statistics indicate significant drop in coal use, with 0.7% drop in 2014 emissions projected by analysts
Global warming likely to accelerate after “pause”, say scientists
NEWS: Scientists says 1% chance of two decade hiatus – but once it ends, expect rapid rise in temperatures to begin
Air pollution crackdown will reduce climate uncertainty – study
NEWS: A decline in levels of aerosols in the atmosphere will make it easier to forecast the speed of climate change, scientists have found
New NASA satellite promises EPIC photos and climate insights
NEWS: NASA’s newly launched DSCOVR tool will send back climate data and Earth photos from a million miles away
US central plains face “megadroughts” later this century
NEWS: Scientists in the US predict droughts worse than the hottest, most arid extended droughts of the 12th and 13th centuries
Slim down climate science reports to boost impact, IPCC told
NEWS: Countries have urged the world’s authority on climate science to be more concise and focus on questions relevant to policy
UN: 2014 was the hottest year on record
NEWS: World Meteorological Organization draws conclusion from combined datasets that 2014 was likely the hottest year ever
Bioenergy “incompatible” with sustainable food production – study
NEWS: Princeton scientists urge governments to scrap bioenergy subsidies, citing climate impact and clash with food crops
Met Office: 2014 ties with 2010 for hottest year
NEWS: UK meteorological agency joins NASA, NOAA and Japanese forecasters in saying global temperatures hit record high in 2014