Global Climate Talks

We Are Hot-Boxing Ourselves With Dangerous Gases at a Furious Pace

Planet-warming emissions soared in 2012.

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| Wed Mar. 6, 2013 9:51 AM PST
John Kerry

As Secretary of State, John Kerry Would Be a Climate Hawk

John Kerry has advocated for climate action for 20 years.

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| Mon Dec. 17, 2012 11:33 AM PST
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Another Disappointing Climate Meeting Draws to a Close

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| Sat Dec. 8, 2012 12:30 PM PST

CHARTS: To Fix Climate, World Needs to Boost Spending by 185 Percent

And the private sector needs to lead the way, new analysis finds.

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| Mon Dec. 3, 2012 4:00 AM PST

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Doha

Baby Steps Expected at Doha Climate Meeting

Negotiators meet for yet another year of slow progress on combating climate change.

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| Thu Nov. 29, 2012 4:00 AM PST

2012 Expected to Be 9th-Warmest Year on Record

World Meteorological Organisation data shows average global temperature to date is 14.45° C, higher than long-term average.

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| Wed Nov. 28, 2012 9:48 AM PST

US Climate Envoy Pooh-Poohs 2 Degree Goal

Our global buddies aren't going to like this.

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| Wed Aug. 8, 2012 3:00 AM PDT
Activists with sign: "climate action now"

Rio+20 Draft Text Is 283 Paragraphs of Fluff

World leaders have spent 20 years bracing themselves to express 'deep concern' about the world's environmental crises, but not to do anything about them

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| Fri Jun. 22, 2012 1:28 PM PDT

Rivers Will Generate a Quarter of GDP by 2050

The world's 10 most populous river basins will be vital for economic growth–but only if water shortage threat is tackled.

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| Tue Jun. 12, 2012 3:00 AM PDT

Rio Shutters Monster Landfill Ahead of Rio+20

Which may be good news on an environmental front. But what's going to happen to the trash pickers whose livelihood depended on the dump?

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| Fri Jun. 8, 2012 3:02 AM PDT

Indonesia's Ambitious Rainforest Plan Not Going So Well

Indonesia needs more than the deforestation moratorium to reach climate change goals.

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| Fri Jun. 1, 2012 2:03 PM PDT

New Poll: Most Americans Want Climate Action!

Despite rampant climate denialism, we the people want something to be done.

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| Mon Apr. 30, 2012 3:32 PM PDT
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Minding the Gigaton Gap

Delegates in Durban will have to consider whether their emissions goals are tough enough.

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| Tue Nov. 29, 2011 12:58 PM PST
Durban

5 Things to Know About the Durban Climate Talks

The 17th-annual UN climate conference begins this week. What can we expect?

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| Mon Nov. 28, 2011 4:00 AM PST

Climategate…Again?

Skeptics look to gin up controversy with a new round of climate emails.

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| Tue Nov. 22, 2011 12:01 PM PST

Image-of-the-Week: Forecast: Weird

The latest IPCC mini-forecast calls for strange, sweaty, costly, and dangerous weather ahead.

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| Fri Nov. 18, 2011 2:52 PM PST

Why Bolivia Still Won't Sign a Global Climate Agreement

An outspoken climate negotiator asks: Would you sign a deal that could wipe the US off the map tomorrow?

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| Wed Jun. 8, 2011 10:31 AM PDT

Is Ban Ki Moon Backing Off Climate?

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| Fri Jan. 28, 2011 11:09 AM PST

Beware of the 'Food Bubble'

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| Fri Jan. 14, 2011 2:44 PM PST

Why Obama and Cancún Miss the Point

You can’t bargain about global warming with chemistry and physics.

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| Thu Dec. 16, 2010 5:18 PM PST