Solar eclipse: Why the sun is not responsible for recent climate change
With a total solar eclipse sweeping across North America, everyone is suddenly paying attention to the sun. One of the most common sceptical arguments...
Q&A: The return of UK fracking and what it could mean for the climate
The UK could soon see its first use of hydraulic fracturing since 2011.
The controversial technique for extracting shale gas and oil, known as fracking,...
Analysis: Why US carbon emissions have fallen 14% since 2005
Before 2005, US carbon emissions were marching upwards year after year, with little sign of slowing down. After this point, they fell quickly, declining...
Global warming could cause yield of sorghum crops to drop ‘substantially’
Rising global temperatures could cause yields of sorghum – a cereal crop known for its resilience to heat stress and drought – to fall...
Factcheck: Lord Lawson’s inaccurate claims about climate change on BBC Radio 4
The Today programme, BBC Radio 4’s flagship current affairs breakfast show, featured a prominent five-minute interview this morning with the climate sceptic Conservative peer...
Ecosystems facing ‘double whammy’ due to increasing impacts of drought
Trees and plants across the world are increasingly in “recovery mode” after a drought, a new study says, and they’re taking longer to bounce...
In-depth: The challenges facing the Dieter Helm ‘energy cost’ review
The UK government has asked Prof Dieter Helm, an economist at the University of Oxford, to carry out an energy cost review and report...
Migrating birds can’t keep up with an earlier spring in a changing climate
Migrating birds might not be able to fly home fast enough to meet shifts in springtime in Europe driven by climate change, new research...
Factcheck: British Gas and Daily Telegraph make confusing claims over ‘green taxes’
Several newspapers, most prominently the Daily Telegraph, are pointing the finger at “green taxes” today, after British Gas blamed policy costs for its latest...
Guest post: Improving Africa’s soils to cut emissions and boost food security
Dr Keith Shepherd is a principal soil scientist at the World Agroforestry Centre (ICRAF) and Dr Rolf Sommer is a principal soil and climate...
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