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2015 shatters hottest year mark; 2016 hot on its heels?
It’s official: 2015 was the hottest year on record, beating out 2014 by the widest margin in 136 years of record keeping.
Andrea Thompson

Jan 21, 2016

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Keystone XL proponents ask for ‘pause’. Hoping for Republican president?
TransCanada Corp. has asked the State Department to suspend its review of the company’s permit application for its controversial Keystone XL Pipeline.
Bobby Magill

Nov 4, 2015

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Study: China may have overestimated carbon emissions since 2000
Carbon dioxide emissions in China may have been overestimated since 2000.
Bobby Magill

Aug 20, 2015

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A global milestone: Co2 passes 400 PPM
Another month, another carbon dioxide record, helpingpaint a troubling picture of a greenhouse gas rise with no signs of slowing down.
Brian Kahn

May 7, 2015

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Even China can cut out coal generation (mostly) by 2050
It may be possible for China to shake most of its reliance on fossil fuels by 2050, with renewables providing 80% of electricity needs.
Bobby Magill

Apr 21, 2015

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Looming warming spurt could reshape climate debate
Humanity is about to experience a historically unprecedented spike in temperatures.
John Upton

Mar 2, 2015

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Heat stroke, anyone? Tennis grand slams heating up
New research shows how climate change is affecting professional tennis — not just in Melbourne, but the world over, with all four grand slams getting hotter.
John Upton

Jan 23, 2015

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Giving climate pact legal teeth could make it toothless
As negotiators gather in Peru for a critical round of climate talks, U.S. delegates are straining to explain what they call a “counterintuitive” reality.
John Upton

Dec 5, 2014

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What’s at stake in Lima climate talks
The stakes in Lima are tropospheric, and far clearer now than when Kyoto was negotiated.
John Upton

Nov 28, 2014

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UN climate report rings alarm, offers guidance
The most sophisticated, comprehensive and succinct scientific account of the impacts of human activity on the world was published Sunday.
John Upton

Nov 3, 2014

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