Climate science
IPCC must issue shorter, less frequent reports, says reviewer
NEWS: Shorter reports produced once a decade could ease pressure on scientists responsible for enormous scientific overview
Adaptation as complicated as cutting emissions – UN disasters envoy
NEWS: Governments must not see adaptation as ‘politically easy’ way out of tackling climate change, says Margareta Wahlström
Economists defend estimates of climate cost
NEWS: Putting price tag on climate change is key in spurring politicians into action, say economists, lawyers and scientists
Kill the cheeseburgers to stop global warming – report
NEWS: Scientists say public must stop eating so much meat and dairy produce, citing rising levels of carbon pollution from industry
Rajendra Pachauri: adaptation only works alongside carbon cuts
INTERVIEW: Chair of UN’s IPCC science panel tells RTCC calls to focus exclusively on coping with climate change are misplaced
Do governments need clearer climate messages from the IPCC?
ANALYSIS: UN climate panel only reports ‘facts’, but is it time to make clearer the implications for policy?
BBC and UK government ‘failing public’ over climate change coverage
NEWS: Damning report from MPs says BBC should adopt clear editorial guidelines around climate coverage
IPCC: specific costs of climate change impacts still unclear
NEWS: placing a dollar cost on potential climate threats proved hard for IPCC scientists and economists
How much worse is a 4 degrees world?
ANALYSIS: risks linked to warming above 2C likely to be unpredictable and dangerous, says IPCC report
IPCC report: Arctic, crops and coral reefs on climate frontline
NEWS: scientists say large investments may be needed to ensure some communities survive changing weather patterns
Climate change is already here, poses serious threat – IPCC
NEWS: Costs of global warming outweigh benefits say UN scientists, with damages likely to rise without emission cuts
UN science panel releases climate impacts report – as it happened
Latest news, analysis, tweets and commentary from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change’s report on the impacts of global warming
Climate change will hike air pollution deaths says UN study
IPCC: Pollen, smoke and ozone levels likely to increase in warming world, affecting health of residents in major cities
Crop benefits of higher CO2 may fall short – IPCC
Extra CO2 in the atmosphere may produce larger yields of crops, they will be less nutritious, says UN science report
Some 15% of Pacific islands wiped out by 1m sea level rise – IPCC
NEWS: New UN science study will say 1.3 metres sea level rise ‘locked in’ over next two thousand years
Arctic shipping lanes open for four months by 2050 – IPCC
NEWS: Shorter shipping route could cut emissions and the costs of trade, but with increased environmental risks
Climate change is world’s ‘gravest security threat’ – report
RESEARCH: Climate change is a rare common ground for environmentalists and the military, who both warn of growing violence
Climate change could drive decline in Brazil’s coffee exports
NEWS: Traditional farmlands face uncertain future in country that produces 1 in 3 cups of coffee worldwide
Long-term sea level rise will be much higher, but barely studied – IPCC
IPCC: Sea levels are expected to rise 2.3m for every 1C increase in temperature, the UN’s science report will warn next week
Asia’s great cities face rising flooding risks in warming world
NEWS: Draft of IPCC’s forthcoming report highlights rising seas as acute risk for China, India, Thailand and Vietnam