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“Mini-IPCC” report focuses on North America

US Climate Change Science Program releases report on abrupt climate change.

Sour future for the oceans?

Call for carbon-dioxide levels to be brought down to 350 ppm to prevent ocean acidification and huge economic losses.

Predicting the climate future

Forum for the Future suggests five likely scenarios for the world in 2050.

Moving times for wildlife

Climate change is already causing disruptions in species ranges but tropical species have fewer options than those at mid-latitudes.

Climate adaptation takes the stage

Physical and social scientists must work together to make and employ the predictions needed to inform policymaking for climate adaptation and mitigation.

Monitoring the melting of the Arctic

Liz Kalaugher joins a research ship in the Canadian Arctic to find out how microwave imaging can reveal where and how fast the ice is melting.

Climate talks continue in Ghana

Deforestation and sectoral approach prove key areas for discussion.

Renewable energy: price and policy are key

Sustainable energy resources are plentiful but exploiting them at large scales is more of a challenge, heard delegates at the WREN conference.

Going sour: protecting the oceans

Including ocean acidification worries in carbon regulation would probably lower emissions targets, say researchers.

Renewable energy investment takes off

In 2007 $148 bn was invested in clean energy and energy efficiency, says the latest report for the UN Environment Programme.

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Snow: a reliable indicator for global warming in the future?

There's much to discover about the relationship between snow and global climate, according to H-W Jacobi

40 yr phase-out for conventional coal? If only!

Robert Socolow looks at the transition from coal to low-carbon electricity.

Sea-level rise: towards understanding local vulnerability

Projections of global sea-level rise into the future have become more pessimistic over the past five years or so. A global rise by more than one metre by the year 2100 is now widely accepted as a serious possibility if greenhouse gas emissions continue unabated.

Biodiversity and global health – hubris, humility and the unknown

Is the best argument for protecting biodiversity its cultural and spiritual value, its usefulness to mankind, or the health of the whole ecosystem, including its human inhabitants? Carolyn Stephens looks at the issues.

Coral reefs – are they tough enough?

The world's corals are under increasing threat, says Adina Paytan, but new research is set to revolutionize understanding of how they're likely to fare in the future

Planet – and scientists – under pressure?

Planet Under Pressure conference calls for UN sustainable development council in build-up to Rio+20

Bridging the social-natural sciences divide

Gemma Carr explains some of the pitfalls for researchers from different disciplines looking to work together

Geoengineering: no need for dedicated research

Ken Caldeira recommends study of geoengineering alongside existing programmes, and no research on implementation techniques

How do we ditch fossil fuels?

An interview with Dan Kammen about making the transition to cleaner energy technologies

The future of food

By 2050 there will be another 2.5 billion people on the planet. How to feed them? Science's answer: a diet of algae, insects and meat grown in a lab (from the Guardian)