Climate science
World on course for 4C warming by 2100 – PwC
NEWS: Governments need to slash carbon intensity five times faster to avoid dangerous climate change, say analysts
Russia exploiting Arctic melt warns NATO
NEWS: Alliance deputy assistant secretary general says warming climate is creating new challenges
David Attenborough: UK must embrace climate migrants
NEWS: Britain must cater for wildlife moving northwards because of climate change, says veteran naturalist and broadcaster
Why does NATO still downplay climate threats?
ANALYSIS: With Ukraine and Afghanistan dominating this year’s Summit agenda, will NATO ever take climate change seriously?
Greenland and Antarctic melting at “unprecedented rate”
NEWS: Researchers have established the height of the Greenland and Antarctic ice caps with greater precision than ever before
5 reasons NATO needs to worry about climate change
ANALYSIS: Climate change raises major security threats that NATO cannot afford to ignore at its summit this week
Shell prepares for 2015 Arctic drilling
NEWS: Shell could drill in fragile environment next year, despite failure to deal with tar sands pollution
UK public ignorant of climate science consensus – poll
NEWS: Gap between reality and public perception of climate science is reminiscent of MMR controversy, says NGO
The end of civilisations: will climate change do for us all?
NEWS: History could repeat itself if global warming is left unchecked, leading to people abandoning once-fertile areas
Atlantic heat sink explains global warming “pause” – study
NEWS: Heat sinking into the Atlantic Ocean accounts for a slowdown in air temperature rises, scientists find
Banned chemical emissions mar ozone treaty’s success story
NEWS: NASA finds a banned ozone-depleting gas is still being emitted, in a blot on the Montreal Protocol’s record
Antarctic ice melt could boost sea levels 37cm by 2100
NEWS: Arctic warming faster than most of Earth, while Antarctica appears to remain locked in a frigid embrace
Geoengineering creeps from sci-fi to reality
ANALYSIS: Scientists, artists and policymakers pondered whether to hack the planet at a meeting in Berlin this week
UN and World Bank ‘inefficiency’ blocking forest aid efforts
NEWS: Report from leading REDD donors Norway warns of ‘growing perception’ countries are missing out on millions
Climate change could slash 8.7% from India’s GDP by 2100
NEWS: The Asian Development Bank warns economic cost of climate change will challenge efforts to lift people out of poverty
Heavy consumption puts planet in overdraft
NEWS: Earth Overshoot Day arrives one day earlier than 2013, marking the date global consumption exceeds production
Warming records fall as July comes in as fourth hottest
NEWS: Last month’s average temperature was 16.44C. That’s 0.64C above the 20th century average
Tiny Indian village makes final stand against coal giants
NEWS: Vote in Madhya Pradesh village will decide whether ancient forest is cleared for mining project
Climate and weather science merge as forecasts improve
INTERVIEW: Climate scientists can learn from weather forecasters about giving practical advice, says meteorological expert
Oil majors gambling US$91bn on 20 high-risk projects
NEWS: Tar sands and deep sea oil projects are bad for business as well as the environment, analysts warn