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43 CEOs: Climate Debate Is Over, Carbon Cuts Are Good for Business
CEOs from 43 global companies are declaring themselves “ambassadors for climate action” in an open letter to businesses and government leaders around the world.
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US and China Reach Historic Climate Change Deal
Chinese leader Xi Jinping and President Obama struck a deal today to limit greenhouse gases, with China committing for the first time to cap...
US Military Unveils Goals for Coping with Climate Change
Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel addressed the Conference of Defense Ministers of the Americas in October, unveiling a comprehensive plan for how the U.S. military...
New Product Should Be Climate Game-Changer
Get ready to hear one of the greatest advancements for reducing climate change -- one that can be measured not by the emissions removed from a certain number...
Germany Pledges $1 Billion to UN Green Climate Fund
German Chancellor Angela Merkel promised 750 million euros ($1 billion) to the United Nations Green Climate Fund, the first major pledge it has received.
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Climate Caring Northeast Cuts Emissions, Still Enjoys Growth
Some critics of the Environmental Protection Agency’s new requirements for power plants argue that forcing emissions reduction will curtail economic growth. But the recent...
EU to Beat 2020 Climate Change Targets
By 2020, the European Union will have cut its carbon emissions by 20 percent more than it had pledged it would under the Kyoto...
Cities Almost Double Climate Actions Since 2011, C40 Says
The world’s 63 biggest cities have almost doubled the activities they undertake to reduce climate change since 2011, according to a report from the...
New Fund for Asia to Protect Poor From Climate Extremes
A new $140 million fund to boost climate resilience in cities in six Asian countries was launched on Friday by the Rockefeller Foundation, the...
Amazon Forest More Resilient to Climate Change Than Feared
The Amazon rainforest is less vulnerable to die off because of global warming than widely believed because the greenhouse gas carbon dioxide also acts...
Greenland Ice More Robust to Climate Change Than Feared
Greenland's ice seems less vulnerable than feared to a runaway melt that would drive up world sea levels, according to a study showing that...
Africa’s Rainforests ‘More Resilient’ to Climate Change
Tropical forests in Africa may be more resilient to future climate change than the Amazon and other regions, a gathering of scientists has said....
La Nina Climate Condition, Which May Have Boosted Tornadoes, is Over
The occasional climate phenomenon known as 'La Nina' that may have helped boost last year's hurricane season and this spring's tornadoes has ended and...
Rising Forest Density Offsets Climate Change, Says Study
Rising forest density in many countries is helping to offset climate change caused by deforestation from the Amazon basin to Indonesia, a study showed...
Top 10 Ways You Can Stop Climate Change
Ever wonder how your tiny carbon footprint really impacts the big picture of climate change? Though you might feel like your lifestyle is insignificant...
California Climate Law Survives Challenge at Polls
One of the world's most ambitious laws to combat global warming survived a challenge on Tuesday as California voters overwhelmingly rejected a measure that...
Israel and Palestinians Declare War — Against Climate Change
Israel and the Palestinian Authority are among 15 Mediterranean nations who have just signed a historic agreement to work together to combat the effects...
UN Calls Non-binding Climate Change Deal an ‘Essential Beginning’
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today welcomed the deal on climate change reached by world leaders at a United Nations summit in Copenhagen, calling it an...
Malawi Farmers Adapt to Climate Change, Become Filmmakers to Teach Others (Video)
A journalist and CNN corporate sales executive quit her job to pursue a Masters thesis that would help Malawi farmers use video to teach...
Climate Change Policies Will Improve Health, Say Doctors
Senior doctors and health professionals from around the world say major health improvements would result if world leaders tackle climate change. They’ve formed the...