Latest Editorial articles
Editorial articles RSS feed“Mini-IPCC” report focuses on North America
Jan 7, 2009
US Climate Change Science Program releases report on abrupt climate change.
Sour future for the oceans?
Dec 3, 2008 2 comments
Call for carbon-dioxide levels to be brought down to 350 ppm to prevent ocean acidification and huge economic losses.
Predicting the climate future
Oct 27, 2008
Forum for the Future suggests five likely scenarios for the world in 2050.
Moving times for wildlife
Oct 15, 2008
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
Oct 1, 2008
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
Sep 10, 2008 3 comments
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
Aug 27, 2008
Deforestation and sectoral approach prove key areas for discussion.
Renewable energy: price and policy are key
Jul 29, 2008 1 comment
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
Jul 16, 2008
Including ocean acidification worries in carbon regulation would probably lower emissions targets, say researchers.
Renewable energy investment takes off
Jul 2, 2008 1 comment
In 2007 $148 bn was invested in clean energy and energy efficiency, says the latest report for the UN Environment Programme.
Latest Talking Point articles
Talking Point articles RSS feedWall Street Journal rapped over climate change stance
Feb 3, 2012
Leading scientists, including climate change experts, complain about opinion piece akin to 'dentists practising cardiology'
Who is the new sheriff in town regulating boreal forest growth?
Jan 16, 2012
Climate change appears to be altering boreal forests. One recently observed symptom of these changes has been an apparent weakening of the positive relationship between high-latitude boreal tree growth and temperature at some sites.
Adaptation finance: How can Durban deliver on past promises?
Nov 24, 2011
There is an ever-widening chasm between the support developing countries need to adapt to climate change, and the funding promised and delivered by wealthy nations. David Ciplet, J. Timmons Roberts, Mizan Khan, Linlang He and Spencer Fields detail three steps countries should take at the Durban negotiations, in an article prepared for IIED.
Enjoy a new perspective of the Earth
Nov 10, 2011
Earth scientist and remote-sensing expert Shannon Franks describes how there is more to NASA than space exploration
How big is your footprint?
Oct 13, 2011
Phil Marshall says the onus is on physicists to reduce their own carbon footprint
Mind over matter: public opinion and the climate and energy debates
Sep 16, 2011
The Fukushima accident has led several countries to change their policy on nuclear power, proving public opinion matters. Researcher Nick Pidgeon talked to environmentalresearchweb about public attitudes to risk, belief in climate change, how researchers should communicate to dispel "climate fatigue" and his latest project investigating public attitudes to changes in the energy system.
Wine industry must plan for climate change adaptation
Sep 9, 2011
The global wine industry is worth billions of dollars. But climate change could have a critical impact. Marc Metzger and Mark Rounsevell from the University of Edinburgh, UK, reveal more.
Geo-engineering: green versus greed in the race to cool the planet
Aug 12, 2011
Critics fear that manipulating weather patterns could have a calamitous effect on poorer countries (from the Guardian)
What's going on with the Sun?
Jul 11, 2011
Recent research suggests that the Sun could be heading into a quiet spell
Warning: extreme weather ahead
Jun 17, 2011
Tornados, wildfires, droughts and floods were once seen as freak conditions. But the environmental disasters now striking the world are shocking signs of 'global weirding' (from the Guardian)