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Slash emissions now or miss 1.5°C goal, UN warns
The UNEP said that global emissions need to fall by 7.6%, each year, every year until 2030 to limit global temperature rises to 1.5°C
Planned fossil fuel output swamps Paris climate goals
The 2015 Paris Agreement calls for blocking global warming at well below 2C, and 1.5C if possible
Ecological land grab: food vs fuel vs forests
A world of narrowing options threatens to pit biofuels, forests and food production against each other
On climate change, a shift towards civil disobedience
Since October, the world has seen a crescendo of grassroots protests around climate change, especially in western Europe and North America
COP17: Talks stumble toward uncertain end
A draft global pact on climate change has boosted UN talks, already deep into overtime, but negotiators are worried it’s a little too late.
Cutting and coping at COP17
Climate talks in Durban are on track to help poor and vulnerable nations deal with increasingly fierce heatwaves, storms and drought.
Gene rejuvenation pours youth into centenarians’ cells
Scientists have entered a new path for regenerative medicine by altering age-worn cells in people over 90 into rejuvenated stem cells.
‘Climate change is shrinking our food’
A study shows that climate change is reducing the size of many animals and plants, including some which supply nutrition for over a billion people.
New chip could become a disease game-changer
A cheap, highly portable blood test has proven to be as accurate as expensive hospital-based analyses in detecting infectious diseases.
Climate chief pleads for ‘high-level’ push on Kyoto
New talks on global warming have ended with the UN climate boss calling on leaders to resolve the fate of the Kyoto Protocol before the Durban summit.
Cellphone use may cause cancer, says WHO
Cellphone users may be at increased risk from brain cancer and should use SMSing and hands-free devices to reduce exposure.
Sharks get hammered at UN wildlife trade meet
The UN wildlife trade body slapped down a trio of proposals on Tuesday to oversee cross-border commerce for sharks threatened with extinction.
Copenhagen scientists slam ‘Climategate’
Negotiators and top scientists at UN climate talks on Monday slammed the theft of emails from experts at a British university.
UN climate chief hails Bangkok talks
UN climate talks in Bangkok are the most constructive since the 2007 launch of negotiations, the climate chief said on Wednesday.
Web-only papers? Don’t junk the presses just yet
More than a half-a-dozen newspapers in the United States and Europe have gone "web only" in the past year in a bid to stave off bankruptcy.