climate Archives - Page 27 of 31 - Renew Economy

Keystone XL will spike oil demand and CO2, study says
A new study says the State Department may have underestimated the Keystone XL pipeline’s CO2 emissions by as much as four times.
Bobby Magill

Aug 11, 2014

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Age, high costs and delays paint bleak future for nuclear power
World Nuclear Industry Status Report concludes nuclear industry is aging, plagued with high costs and construction delays, and generally on the decline.
Bobby Magill

Jul 31, 2014

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Planet is running a temp: State of the climate ‘check-up’
From the top of the globe to the depths of the oceans and everywhere in between, the climate is warming and changing in ways humans have never experienced.
Brian Kahn

Jul 18, 2014

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Weather disasters have cost the globe $2.4 trillion
Weather and climate-related disasters have caused $2.4 trillion in economic losses and nearly 2 million deaths globally since 1971.
Brian Kahn

Jul 17, 2014

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Military bases face hurdles in climate change adaptation
Climate change could cost the US Department of Defence big in coming decades unless adaptation measures are taken soon.
Brian Kahn

Jul 15, 2014

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New report outlines ‘pathways’ to cut cO2 emissions
UN sponsored report says emissions will have to be curbed sharply to keep warming above “safe” levels. They have an ingenious plan.
Brian Kahn

Jul 9, 2014

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Texas breaks wind power production record
In March this year, Texas produced more wind power in a given moment than ever before, according to a new Energy Information Administration report.
Bobby Magill

Jun 26, 2014

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Climate change up close
The emerging field of “downscaling” is helping people deal with climate change at the neighborhood scale.
Madeline Ostrander

Jun 25, 2014

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New report puts huge price tag on climate risk
New report – co-authored by former senior Republicans – concludes climate change poses “multiple and significant risks” to the US economy.
Andrea Thompson

Jun 25, 2014

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Derelict oil, gas wells may be major methane emitters
Abandoned wells across the country may be leaking methane and could be a bigger source of climate changing greenhouse gases than previously thought.
Bobby Magill

Jun 20, 2014

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Air conditioner use in cities trigger vicious cycle
Researchers in US say city-dwellers are inadvertently stoking up heat of the night – by installing air conditioners.
Tim Radford

Jun 17, 2014

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Carbon dioxide passes global 400 ppm milestone
C02 measurements in northern hemisphere were above 400 parts per million for month of April, the first time recorded in human history.
Brian Kahn

May 28, 2014

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