Science Jun 03 Carbon level in atmosphere hits new milestone, 50 percent higher than pre-industrial levels By Seth Borenstein, Associated Press
Science Mar 25 When it comes to sucking up carbon emissions, ‘the ocean has been forgiving.’ That might not last The ocean helps relieve our atmosphere of a lot of the excess carbon dioxide we've pumped into it. Here's how its "twilight zone" makes that happen, and how the impacts of climate change make it harder for the ocean to… By Isabella Isaacs-Thomas
Science Oct 29 A look at the top issues for this year’s UN climate summit This year’s U.N. climate summit in Glasgow renews an urgent question to the international community: Can the world come together to confront the common enemy of global warming before it’s too late?… By Frank Jordans, Seth Borenstein, Associated Press
World Dec 15 Longest UN climate talks end with no deal on carbon markets Marathon international climate talks ended Sunday with major polluters resisting calls to ramp up efforts to keep global warming at bay and negotiators postponing the regulation of global carbon markets until next year. By Frank Jordans, Aritz Parra, Associated Press
Science Sep 28 Tropical forests now emit more carbon than they soak up Due to human destruction, tropical forests, long considered to be "carbon sinks," now produce more carbon emissions each year than all U.S. cars and trucks combined, according to a study published Thursday in Science. By Teresa Carey
Dec 05 Massive amounts of carbon dioxide could leak from the soil by mid-century, study finds By Leigh Anne Tiffany The words “climate change” tend to invoke images of heat and storms and smog-filled air. But one of the greatest global warming risks may start in the ground. Continue reading
Oct 08 Washington voters to decide on nation’s first carbon tax By Associated Press An initiative on the November ballot asks voters whether the state should impose the nation's first direct carbon tax. Continue reading
Dec 08 China rejects provision for scrutiny of carbon use at UN climate conference By Shehryar Nabi Representatives from China attending a UN conference on climate change in Lima, Peru on Friday prevented the insertion of provisions into a draft text that would have allowed other countries and non-governmental organizations to question China’s carbon reduction policies. Continue reading
Aug 20 Watch Why in ‘remote, cold corners’ of the world, melting ground is giving way By PBS News Hour When holes opened up in the earth recently in Siberia, a wave of speculation was set off as to their cause. Scientists are now pinpointing a dramatic increase in arctic thawing, which may have released methane once trapped below the… Continue watching
Jun 01 EPA plans measure to cut power plant carbon by one-third By Dina Cappiello, Associated Press The Obama administration will unveil a plan Monday to cut earth-warming pollution from power plants by 30 percent by 2030, according to people familiar with the proposal. Continue reading