Research
Climate change linked to doubling of Stockholm heat-related deaths
Swedish researchers think the changing climate was responsible for doubling the number of heat-related deaths in the capital, Stockholm, in the 30 years from 1980
US emissions fall to lowest level since 1994
Energy Information Agency report 3.8% drop in 2012, linked to rise in shale gas use and warmer than usual first quarter
UK universities urged to cut fossil fuel funding
NGO report highlights deep ties between universities and fossil fuels, with Imperial receiving £17.3m from Shell and BP in 2013
WHO: air pollution causes cancer
The World Health Organisation has reclassified outdoor air pollution as carcinogenic to humans, causing lung and bladder cancer
Natural disasters ‘making poor poorer’ warn ODI
ODI says 325 million poor people will be living in the countries most exposed to natural disasters by 2030
EU air pollution poses health and climate risks – report
European Environment Agency warn 90% of EU city residents are exposed to high levels of soot and dust from transport and power generation
Climate change develops like a ‘Mexican Wave’ say scientists
Stadium wave signal predicts that the current pause in global warming could extend into the 2030s say scientists
Forest cover could drop to 22% of land mass over next two centuries
Scientists have predicted that forests will give way to agriculture – though eating more bugs could help to relieve the pressure
Tropics set to face critical climate change within decade
Under a ‘business-as-usual’ scenario, the average climate system would be radically altered by 2047 says new study published in the journal Nature
Saudi efforts to weaken IPCC report in Stockholm exposed
Leading oil producer tried to dilute scientific conclusions during Stockholm meeting, questioning link between CO2 and warming
UN needs to plan for 4°C of warming say Tyndall Centre scientists
Scientists warn governments to be ‘politically pragmatic’ and prepare for worst case climate change scenarios
Electricity could be generated from condensation
Water droplets carry an electric charge which can be used to generate electricity and make power plants more efficient
IPCC’s growing confidence is ‘not a question of grade inflation’
Scientists have upped certainty in human-induced climate change to 95% in latest IPCC, and with good reason, says leading climate scientist
‘Science is not finished until it’s communicated’ – UK chief scientist
Sir Mark Walport tells Royal Society meeting that climate change experts need to learn how best to translate their findings for a wider audience
IPCC report offers a chance to pause – for thought and action
Those who question the seriousness of the threat which climate change presents have a very strange idea of the risks they think are acceptable
UN climate report: what are the IPCC’s main messages?
The IPCC’s latest report looks at the challengess facing the oceans, atmosphere, cryosphere sea levels as well as analysing other drivers of climate change
IPCC: world on course to break 2C warming limit by 2100
The blockbuster science report of the decade is out, bringing with it an urgent message on the state of the planet
The IPCC’s latest climate science report in 18 tweets
Leading climate scientist Piers Forster explains what the UN’s massive study really means in less than 2,500 characters
Live IPCC blog: UN releases AR5 climate science report
Updates from Stockholm where the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change’s eagerly anticipated assessment report is being released
13th century kings aggravate land degradation in Ethiopia
Ethiopia’s complex feudal history means farmers still unwilling to plant trees, hastening the country’s extreme land degradation