November 20, 2009, 02:25 PM
GENDER AND CLIMATE CHANGE
With the world struggling to come up with an agreement ahead of December's Climate Change Summit in Copenhagen, one important fact has been overlooked: Women are hit hardest by the extreme weather shifts, according to a new UN report. more...
November 19, 2009, 03:47 PM
STAGNATING TEMPERATURES
Global warming appears to have stalled. Climatologists are puzzled as to why average global temperatures have stopped rising over the last 10 years. Some attribute the trend to a lack of sunspots, while others explain it through ocean currents. By Gerald Traufetter more...
November 18, 2009, 03:33 PM
THE SISYPHUS FROM NAIROBI
Achim Steiner heads up the UN Environment Program, a traditionally weak agency with an annual budget of just 200 million dollars. But Steiner is doing his best to transform the position into a soapbox for the environment -- and is having some success. By Horand Knaup and Christian Schwägerl more...
November 17, 2009, 05:22 PM
NOW IS OUR TIME
In an open letter in the run-up to the the UN climate conference beginning on Dec. 7, UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon appeals to world leaders to come to Copenhagen and hammer out the foundation of what he hopes will eventually be an ambitious climate deal. By Ban Ki Moon more...
November 17, 2009, 03:50 PM
LOW EXPECTATIONS FOR CLIMATE SUMMIT
The chances of a binding agreement being reached at the UN Climate Change Summit in Copenhagen seem slimmer than ever. But environmentalists still see a small chance of progress at the December meeting. By Markus Becker and Christoph Seidler more...
November 17, 2009, 11:39 AM
OPINION
US President Barack Obama came to office promising hope and change. But on climate change, he has followed in the footsteps of his predecessor, George W. Bush. Now, should the climate summit in Copenhagen fail, the blame will lie squarely with Obama. By Christian Schwägerl more...
November 16, 2009, 05:59 PM
TROUBLED CLIMATE TALKS
The good news: German Chancellor Angela Merkel says she intends to attend the Copenhagen climate talks. The bad news: 21 other world leaders, including US President Barack Obama, have said they don't expect the talks to produce a binding treaty. more...
November 13, 2009, 07:00 PM
A WARMING ARCTIC
Everyone knows that the ice sheet on Greenland is melting. But new research shows it is disappearing much faster than previously thought. The findings could mean that ocean levels are also rising more quickly. By Christoph Seidler more...
November 13, 2009, 02:01 PM
CO2 AND CARBON SINKS
Carbon dioxide is the primary perpetrator of climate change and most efforts to slow global warming go into preventing CO2 production and aiding CO2 absorption. But a new study suggests that the more CO2 we make, the more nature absorbs. So do we really need all those rainforests? By Christoph Seidler more...
November 05, 2009, 07:56 AM
PATENT LIES
One of the nagging issues in the run-up to the Copenhagen climate summit are demands that the US and Europe provide massive aid so poorer countries can buy expensive emissions-free technologies. Activist David E. Martin claims many of the patents for today's low-carbon technologies -- including some used in wind power and hybrid cars -- are already in the public domain. By Juliane von Reppert-Bismarck in Brussels more...
