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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...

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The 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...

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Carbon 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...

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Geo-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...

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Reducing 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...

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Few 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....

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Geo-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....

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Climate 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...

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Scientists 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...

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Health 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...

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Geoengineering 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...

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New 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...

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Carbon 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...

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Reducing 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...

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Climate 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...

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Antarctic 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...

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Rock-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...

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Geo-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...

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Natural 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...

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World’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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