Research
UN report removes carbon targets for rich versus poor countries
NEWS: IPCC study offers new focus on regional groupings, smoothing historical divide between global north and south
WMO: El Nino could cause ‘dramatic rise’ in temperatures
NEWS: Combination of climate change and El Niño could lead to spike in global warming, says Michel Jarraud
Greenland ice melt ‘accelerating’ say scientists
NEWS: Greenland’s ice loss is accelerating, suggesting that the edges of the entire ice cap may be unstable
IPCC report: Difficulty of carbon emissions cuts ‘in the mind’
NEWS: Support or opposition to climate policies determined by ’emotional factors’ says UN panel, highlighting political challenge
IPCC report: Urgent UN climate deal needed to meet CO2 targets
NEWS: Immediate and full participation in global climate agreements needed to curb temperature rises, says UN panel
IPCC report: Bet your house on low carbon energy growth
NEWS: Wind, solar and hydro will have to shoulder four fifths of the global power supply by 2050 to meet carbon targets
IPCC report: Gas just a short term fix to cut CO2 levels
ANALYSIS: Shale gas can help address climate change say UN panel, but will have to be cut substantially by 2050
UN: Radical action needed to avert climate catastrophe
NEWS: IPCC warns swift transition to renewables needed to avoid dangerous temperature rise, but changes are affordable
Confusion over climate costs undermined IPCC message
ANALYSIS: Image of scientists bickering with Richard Tol weakened public perception of consensus within IPCC
400ppm: the milestone that puts Earth in the “danger zone”
FEATURE: The Earth entered uncharted territory when CO2 levels hit 400ppm for the first time. So what does the milestone mean?
Melting permafrost will release more methane – study
NEWS: Higher estimates of methane emissions from melting permafrost could accelerate climate ‘tipping points’, says report
Natural ocean cycle has offset manmade warming – study
NEWS: A cool phase in the Atlantic ocean helps to explain sixteen year ‘pause’ in warming of surface temperatures
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
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