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Saturday 21 September 2013
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Arctic glacier ice melting in Svalbard KongsFjorden, Norway. Photograph: Goncalo Diniz/Alamy
Nicholas Stern: The most comprehensive study of the science of climate change is released this week, with an urgent message for governments
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Energy generation is responsible for 40% of carbon emissions in the US. Photograph: John Giles/PA
Frances Beinecke: We're already paying the costs of climate change. The new power plant emissions standards could not be more timely
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Thursday 12 September 2013
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Philip Hoare: The astronomer royal believes that geoengineering may now be the only way to tackle global warming. What are the options? Continue reading...
'By infusing the ocean with iron filings, we could stimulate phytoplankton blooms, increasing bio-productivity and create a green carbon sink.' Photograph: Joe Raedle/Getty Images
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Monday 9 September 2013
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Tim Stone: If we are prepared to invest in safe extraction, shale gas can be a bridge to a low-carbon future Continue reading...
‘Dissolved methane should be removed. Flaring or allowing dissolved gas to escape to the atmosphere must not be allowed.' Photograph: Christopher Thomond
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Saturday 24 August 2013
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Smoke screen: commitments by the largest greenhouse gas producers are inadequate. Photograph: Joseph Eid/AFP/Getty Images
Bob Ward: One of the most important scientific documents ever published makes clear the scale of the risks posed by greenhouse gases
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Monday 1 July 2013
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Lisa Caripis: Climate change is too important a topic to leave to politicians. Canberra should listen to the real experts – the Climate Change Authority
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Saturday 29 June 2013
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Hanna Gersmann: The German chancellor's unholy alliance with the car industry does not sit well with her international stance on climate change Continue reading...
'If [Angela] Merkel’s advisers were more responsible, they would tell her the German car industry only has a long-term future if it waves goodbye to its gas-guzzling days.' Photograph: Sean Gallup/Getty Images
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Tuesday 25 June 2013
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President Barack Obama removes his jacket before speaking about climate change at Georgetown university in Washington DC. Photograph: Charles Dharapak/AP
Editorial: The US president is investing his political capital into the cause of cutting greenhouse gas emissions
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Saturday 8 June 2013
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Demonstrators in San Francisco rally against the Keystone XL oil pipeline. Photograph: Stephen Lam/Reuters
Sarah van Gelder: As carbon emissions rise inexorably, it's easy to feel powerless as catastrophe looms. But activism is a chance to take control
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Wednesday 5 June 2013
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Myles Allen: We can't stop fossil fuels being burned: but we can easily act now to capture and store carbon with CCS technology Continue reading...
The carbon capture unit at Longannet power station, Scottish Power's test project that will see CO2 emissions extracted from the coal-fired power plant. Photograph: Murdo Macleod
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Sunday 12 May 2013
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Observer editorial: Carbon dioxide levels have reached an all-time high. But there is some hope if governments take the figures seriously Continue reading...
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Monday 22 April 2013
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‘Why were too many permits issued? Because of the lobbying power of big business. Why did MEPs refuse to withdraw them? Because of the lobbying power of big business.' Photograph: Mick Tsikas/Reuters
George Monbiot: The European emissions trading system died last week. Why? Because of the lobbying power of big business
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Sunday 21 April 2013
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The polluted town of Huaxi in China, where excessive carbon use isn't penalised. Photograph: Carlos Barria/Reuters
Will Hutton: Last week's collapse of a European carbon emissions scheme makes an agreed approach to climate change all the more urgent
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Thursday 28 March 2013
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The new energy minister, Conservative MP Michael Fallon, at Downing Street in London. Photograph: Neil Hall/Reuters
Barry Gardiner: The new energy minister can make a real impact by announcing his support for a 2030 decarbonisation target
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Wednesday 20 February 2013
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Chris Paine: Now the UK is following the US in investing in charging points, people will buy more electric cars, and depend less on petrol Continue reading...
The government is investing £11m over two years in private and public car-charging points. Photograph: Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images
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