Research
Climate denial conspiracy theories – contentious study republished
NEWS: In a long-running wrangle with sceptical bloggers, psychologist Stephan Lewandowsky has revived a previously retracted paper
World carbon emissions in one handy graphic
NEWS: This metric breaks down how much CO2 countries are pumping skyward – and which sector has the greatest footprint
Alaska wildfires spiral in warming climate – study
NEWS: America’s northern frontier is seeing a surge of large wildfires, releasing more carbon dioxide from tundra and forests
Sunspot slump won’t halt warming trend – Met Office
NEWS: A return to a ‘grand solar minimum’ not seen for centuries may cause some cooling but won’t outweigh greenhouse effect
European countries urged to prepare for 1.5m sea level rise
NEWS: Parts of Europe face higher than average marine surge as polar ice melts, Danish researchers have found
Stop coal to preserve health gains, says Lancet Commission
NEWS: Dangerous climate change from coal power emissions will set back public health 50 years, international expert panel finds
Sahel gets surprise rainfall boon from climate change
NEWS: Drought-prone region of Africa is experiencing a wetter period largely due to greenhouse gas emissions
Is avoiding 2C of global warming possible?
VIDEO: Models that suggest the world can rapidly cut CO2 emissions are optimistic, says CICERO’s Glen Peters
May 2015 was the hottest on record, say US govt scientists
NEWS: Record temperatures and impending El Nino set year on course to be warmest since 1880
Tea Party supporters score high on climate ideology, low on facts
NEWS: Researchers find “ideological roots” for a false sense of understanding among US right wing faction
‘Moisture mill’ shows clean energy potential of evaporation
NEWS: US scientists have harnessed humidity in the lab to run a toy car and flashing light and say the technology could scale up
China could hit emissions peak by 2025 – study
NEWS: Lower economic growth, tighter climate regulations and a decline in heavy industry primed to slow carbon growth
Tropical storms get fiercer with climate change – study
NEWS: Typhoons and hurricanes are getting less frequent with human-caused global warming, but more intense, latest research confirms
Shock Antarctic ice loss discovered by European satellite
NEWS: ‘Surprise’ thinning of Antarctic region ice sheet revealed by Cryo-Sat2 after five years of measurements, study finds
El Nino likely to ensure 2015 breaks warming records
ANALYSIS: Rising temperatures linked to phenomenon could add weight to calls for tough new climate deal in Paris this year
1.5C climate goal still in reach, say scientists
NEWS: World must embrace deeper emissions cuts, biofuels and carbon storage in last stab at limiting long term costs for planet, study says
Giant Antarctic ice shelf could collapse by end of century
NEWS: Satellite and radar studies show that twin forces causing the vast ice shelf to thin and become less stable
IPCC meets to review new climate fighting tools
NEWS: World authority on global warming moves to add shifts in population and economies in its forecasts in Vienna meeting
Is climate change driving Brazil’s drought chaos?
ANALYSIS: Experts are divided over the extent of an overheating planet’s role in the South American country’s chronic dry spell
Sea levels are rising faster than previous estimates
THE GUARDIAN: IPCC modelling proves right as scientists find satellite glitch led to inaccurate sea level rise records in 1990s