Putting an umbrella over coral reefs
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE The world’s coral reefs are under threat. Some scientists say doses of cloud brightening could provide a solution to the problem. LONDON, 11 August – Here’s a new twist to the...
View ArticleThe IPCC’s Fifth Assessment Report
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Summary for Policymakers of the Working Group I contribution to the Fifth Assessment Report A note from the Climate News Network editors: we have prepared this very abbreviated...
View ArticleCarbon cut-off point ‘is 27 years away’
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE An end to greenhouse gas emissions is possible by 2050, a report finds. But a decade before that, other researchers say, the world is set to cross a fateful threshold. LONDON, 26...
View ArticleGeo-engineering ‘could upset rainfall’
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Geo-engineering may be able to lower global temperatures but could be damaging to seasonal rainfall patterns, a study says. LONDON, December 1 – Geo-engineering – the confident...
View ArticleReducing sunlight ‘will not cool Earth’
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE The beguiling idea that we can moderate global warming by engineering the atmosphere has been given a rebuff by two scientists who found the attempt could disrupt rainfall...
View ArticleFew would welcome geo-engineering
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Trying to avert dangerously high global temperatures by modifying the climate – geo-engineering – may or may not be possible. It certainly won’t be popular, researchers say....
View ArticleGeo-engineering ‘could mean more heat’
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Finding a technology that would let us counteract the effects of climate change is a cherished dream. But if there is a cure, it could be worse than the disease, scientists say....
View ArticleClimate technofixes ‘will not work’
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Hopes that we may be able to use geo-engineering to avert dangerous levels of climate change have been dashed by a German research team. LONDON, 7 March – Global warming will be...
View ArticleScientists beef up energy potential
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE From making electricity available without wires to using fir trees to produce high-octane rocket fuel, science is making ingenious breakthroughs in energy alternatives LONDON, 13...
View ArticleHealth alert over fracking’s chemical cocktails
Scientists in the US have established that some chemicals used in the controversial process of fracking to extract gas and oil could represent health and environmental hazards. LONDON, 19 August, 2014...
View ArticleGeoengineering could worsen climate change
Resorting to geoengineering to tackle climate change would be an admission of failure, UK scientists say. LONDON, 29 November 2014 – Geoengineering – which sometimes seems to be the despairing climate...
View ArticleNew ocean energy plan could worsen global warming
An apparently promising way of producing energy from the world’s oceans in fact risks causing catastrophic harm by warming the Earth far more than it can bear, US scientists say. LONDON, 4 April, 2015...
View ArticleCarbon storage hopes rise again
Carbon capture and storage, if it proved possible, would help to make the main greenhouse gas harmless. American scientists say they are making progress. LONDON, 20 April, 2015 – Two groups of US...
View ArticleReducing sunlight ‘will not cool Earth’
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE The beguiling idea that we can moderate global warming by engineering the atmosphere has been given a rebuff by two scientists who found the attempt could disrupt rainfall...
View ArticleClimate technofixes ‘will not work’
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Hopes that we may be able to use geo-engineering to avert dangerous levels of climate change have been dashed by a German research team. LONDON, 7 March – Global warming will be...
View ArticleAntarctic techno-fix cannot slow rising seas
Pumping seawater onto the Antarctic landmass to form ice and stop sea levels rising stands little chance of success, scientists say. LONDON, 10 March, 2016 – Sea level rise is likely to be a problem...
View ArticleRock-solid carbon storage hopes rise
Study of natural carbon dioxide reservoirs shows that the greenhouse gas could be safely stored deep underground for tens of thousands of years. LONDON, 20 August, 2016 – Geologists have resolved one...
View ArticleGeo-engineering unlikely to ease climate fears
Attempts to limit climate change by using the novel technologies known as geo-engineering are very unlikely to work, leading biologists say. LONDON, 1 November, 2016 – The global watchdog responsible...
View ArticleNatural gas can’t help to curb climate change
Too much reliance on natural gas to generate electricity means the Paris climate target will be missed and money wasted on underused pipelines. LONDON, 22 June, 2017 – Natural gas will have to be...
View ArticleWorld’s young face $535 trillion bill for climate
The next generation will have to pay a $535 trillion bill to tackle climate change, relying on unproven and speculative technology. LONDON, 19 July, 2017 – One of the world’s most famous climate...
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