World Jun 27 Canada’s 2023 wildfires burned nearly 30,000 square miles of forest, spewed heat-trapping gas into the air By Seth Borenstein, Associated Press
Science Apr 08 Carbon dioxide, methane levels in the atmosphere hit record highs last year Both greenhouse gases jumped 5.5% over the past decade of souped-up climate change. The third biggest human-caused greenhouse gas, nitrous oxide, also spiked to a record high. By Seth Borenstein, Associated Press
Science Jun 07 Carbon dioxide in the air has reached another dangerous milestone The annual peak of global heat-trapping carbon dioxide in the air has reached 50% higher than when the industrial age began. And the average rate of increase is faster than ever, scientists say. By Seth Borenstein, Associated Press
Science May 18 Would you use products made of recycled carbon dioxide? A large-scale survey asked people exactly that. One use of recycled carbon dioxide stood out. By Lucca Henrion, Joe Árvai, Lauren Lutzke, Volker Sick, The Conversation
World Dec 06 Watch 6:23 Are the goals of the Paris Accord slipping out of reach? As the annual UN Climate Change Conference takes place in Poland, a new report declares that global carbon dioxide emissions are rising even faster, at levels that make the goals of the Paris Accord increasingly difficult to achieve. William Brangham…
Jun 19 Energy Secretary Rick Perry says carbon emissions not main driver for climate change By Matthew Daly, Associated Press Perry's view is contrary to mainstream climate science, including analyses by NASA and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Continue reading
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 24 Watch 6:06 News Wrap: AT&T confident in Time Warner deal approval By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Monday, AT&T said it is confident its deal to buy Time Warner will pass muster with Congress and federal regulators. The telecom giant announced plans on Saturday to take over the parent company of HBO, CNN… Continue watching
Aug 23 Watch 8:50 To combat climate change, these scientists are turning CO2 into rock By PBS News Hour Carbon dioxide in the atmosphere is a major contributor to global warming. But what if there were a way to turn that gas into rock and store it safely, thousands of feet underground? One power plant in Iceland is attempting… Continue watching
Apr 14 Humans and El Niño partner to set record spike in CO2 pollution By David Biello The world may have seen the last of air with CO2 levels below 400 parts per million… Continue reading