Arctic Ocean Could Be Entirely Ice Free In Summer As Early As 2030
World News | Agence France-Presse | Saturday November 19, 2016
Diplomats from 197 nations wound down a two-week UN conference Friday which started drafting a blueprint for arresting global warming "well below" two degrees Celsius (3.6 Fahrenheit) over pre-industrial levels.
UN Climate Talks End With Pleas For Donald Trump To Join Fight
World News | Associated Press | Saturday November 19, 2016
The first U.N. climate conference after the landmark Paris Agreement closed Friday with delegates appealing to Donald Trump to join the battle against global warming and inviting him to see its impacts in Pacific islands.
World CO2 Emissions Stay Flat for Third Year, Helped by China Falls - Study
Thomson Reuters | Tuesday November 15, 2016
World greenhouse gas emissions stayed flat for the third year in a row in 2016, thanks to falls in China, even as the pro-coal policies of U.S. President-elect Donald Trump mean uncertainty for the future, an international study said on Monday.
2016 'Very Likely' Hottest Year On Record: United Nations
World News | Agence France-Presse | Monday November 14, 2016
The year 2016 will "very likely" be the hottest on record, the UN said Monday, warning of calamitous consequences if the march of global warming cannot be halted.
CO2 Emissions Level Off, Still Too High To Save Climate: Report
World News | Agence France-Presse | Monday November 14, 2016
Carbon emissions from burning fossil fuels have been nearly flat for three years in a row -- a "great help" but not enough to stave off dangerous global warming, a report said Monday.
US Will Be 'Rogue' State If It Ditches Climate Accord: UN Envoy
World News | Reuters | Monday November 14, 2016
The United States would become "a kind of rogue country" if it pulls out of an international agreement to combat global warming, leaving the world more vulnerable to droughts and other climate extremes, warned Mary Robinson, a former Irish president and human rights advocate.
John Kerry Tells Donald Trump That Americans Want Climate Action
World News | Agence France-Presse | Sunday November 13, 2016
US Secretary of State John Kerry made an impassioned plea Sunday for America to maintain action on global warming, despite the election of climate-change denier Donald Trump.
How To Save The Earth In The Era Of Donald Trump?
World News | Anthony Faiola, Chris Mooney, The Washington Post | Sunday November 13, 2016
He called global warming a Chinese conspiracy and suggested a "big fat dose" of it might make frosty days more pleasant. Now the pending arrival of a climate denier to the White House has left scientists and treaty backers around the globe scrambling to reassess the path ahead to save the Earth.
Climate Change Affects Nearly All Life on Earth
Agence France-Presse | Friday November 11, 2016
Most life on Earth is already being changed by the warming climate, even though the rise in global temperature since pre-industrial times has been rather slight, researchers warned on Thursday.
US Climate Pledges Likely To Go Unmet, Says Study
World News | Agence France-Presse | Friday November 11, 2016
The United States will likely fail to meet its pledges under the landmark Paris climate pact to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, analysts said Thursday on the margin of UN climate talks.
Donald Trump's Win Raises Question About UN Climate Deal
World News | Associated Press | Wednesday November 9, 2016
The election of a US president who has called global warming a "hoax" raised questions on Wednesday about America's involvement in the Paris Agreement on climate change and the future of the deal itself.
Extreme Weather Warnings At UN Climate Meeting
World News | Agence France-Presse | Wednesday November 9, 2016
Many of the deadly heatwaves and hurricanes, droughts and floods this decade have borne the imprint of man-made global warming, said a series of reports on Tuesday that warned of worse to come.
Food Tax Could Tackle Climate Change and Save Half a Million Lives: Study
Thomson Reuters | Tuesday November 8, 2016
Taxing food on the basis of planet-warming emissions generated to produce it could boost the fight against climate change and save half a million lives, a study said on Monday.
Climate Change: Low-Hanging Fruit, Ripe for The Picking
Agence France-Presse | Friday November 4, 2016
Earth is hurtling deep into the red zone of dangerous global warming, but experts say there are some low cost, effective options for putting on the brakes.
Paris Climate Agreement Becomes International Law
World News | Associated Press | Friday November 4, 2016
The Paris Agreement to combat climate change becomes international law on Friday - a landmark demonstrating that countries are serious about tackling global warming amid growing fears that the world is becoming hotter faster than scientists expected.
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