Latest Climate Change Headlines
All the headlines from our Climate Change Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Political, Financial Risk Levels Continue High in 2010, Says Aon
Jan 28 2010 // Political and financial instability remain a feature of the business landscape as a result of the recession, according to Aon Risk Services, the global risk management and insurance brokerage business of Aon Corp. The...
IPCC Acknowledges Himalayan Glacier Error; Defends Overall Assessment
Jan 26 2010 // The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change has admitted that its Fourth Assessment Report contained an error – in one paragraph of the 938 page document – in asserting that global warming could cause the...
Researchers: Climate Change Expected to Increase Storm Activity in Texas
Jan 22 2010 // Climate change will likely increase the frequency and severity of storm activity in Texas, an area of the country that is especially vulnerable to the “triple threat” of hurricanes, hail storms and tornadoes,...
U.S. Senate Vote Dims Hopes for Stronger World Climate Pact
Jan 21 2010 // Hopes for stronger world action in 2010 to curb climate change have dimmed after the U.S. Democrats lost a key Senate seat to a Republican opposed to capping emissions, experts said Wednesday. The election of Republican...
Negotiations Falter at UN’s Copenhagen Conference on Climate Change
Jan 10 2010 // The United Nations’ Copenhagen Conference on Climate Change strained mightily and produced — a note. Co-authored by the United States and China as a last minute face saver, only five nations signed it. This...
Munich Re Analyzes 2009 Nat Cats; A Lot, But Few Big Ones
Dec 30 2009 // A report from Munich Re confirms that losses from natural catastrophes “were far lower in 2009 than in 2008 due to the absence on the whole of major catastrophes and a very benign North Atlantic hurricane...
Munich Re CEO Slams Copenhagen Failure; Calls for ‘Small Party’ Talks
Dec 29 2009 // Munich Re’s CEO Nikolaus von Bomhard issued a statement on the reinsurer’s web site that left no doubt concerning the disappointment he (and the Group) feel following the failure of the UN’s Copenhagen...
Europe Feels Left Out in Cold on Climate Change Deal
Dec 23 2009 // It’s a climate deal that has Europe feeling left out in the cold. The continent that used to take the lead in advocating climate action is now taking the lead in climate complaining. And it’s not just upset...
U.N. Climate Talks End ‘With a Bare Minimum’ Agreement
Dec 21 2009 // U.N. climate talks ended with a bare-minimum agreement Saturday, Dec.19, when delegates “noted” an accord struck by the United States, China and other emerging powers that falls far short of the...
Economies Slowly Recovering; Climate Change Negotiators Still Talking
Dec 20 2009 // Swiss Re’s recent Economic Forum at the reinsurer’s iconic London headquarters presented a far more encouraging picture of the world’s financial condition than a year ago. Thomas Hess, Swiss Re’s...
UN Climate Talks Resume; US Backs $100 Billion Aid Fund
Dec 17 2009 // Danish hosts revived climate talks on Thursday and Washington backed a $100 billion fund to aid poor countries, as world leaders gathered on the eve of a U.N. deadline to reach a deal to slow global warming. Environment...
World Leaders Try to Save Troubled Climate Talks
Dec 16 2009 // World leaders took the stage at the largest ever climate talks on Wednesday as ministers scrambled to rescue troubled negotiations on a pact to avoid dangerous global warming. Police using truncheons and pepper spray...
U.N. Copenhagen Climate Change Talks to Resume after African Protest
Dec 14 2009 // African nations agreed to resume U.N. climate talks in Copenhagen on Monday after a half-day suspension, accusing rich countries of trying to kill the existing Kyoto Protocol. “We’re going back,” Pa...
Bermuda Study Calls Ocean Chemistry ‘Smoking Gun’ of Climate Change
Dec 10 2009 // The Bermuda Institute of Ocean Sciences (BIOS) recently released a study of the oceans surrounding Bermuda, which, it said, “are arguably the most comprehensively studied marine sites in the world.” The study...
UN Climate Talks Open in Copenhagen; Deal ‘Within Reach’
Dec 7 2009 // The biggest climate talks in history opened on Monday with a stark U.N. warning of the risk of desertification and rising seas and an assurance by hosts Denmark that a deal to combat climate change was “within...
China, Other Big Developing Countries Reject Copenhagen Climate Plan
Dec 3 2009 // China and other big developing nations rejected core targets for a climate deal such as halving world greenhouse gas emissions by 2050 just five days before talks start in Copenhagen, diplomats said Wednesday. China, the...
Scientist Accuses Hackers of Climate e-mails of Attack on Conference
Nov 24 2009 // A leading climate change scientist, whose private e-mails are included in thousands of documents that were stolen by hackers and posted online, says the leaks may have been aimed at undermining next month’s global...
Climate Change Treaty and Doha Round Top International Agenda
Nov 15 2009 // Climate change and Doha Round agreements remain doubtful, as last minute efforts to construct a deal all parties can accept remain stymied by national priorities. Although negotiations have been continuing, it now seems as...
Senator Kerry, UN’s Ban Ki-moon Upbeat on Climate Bill Prospects
Nov 11 2009 // U.S. Senator John Kerry said Tuesday he will try to “outline” a compromise climate control bill before December’s international global warming conference and U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon gave an...
UN Climate Change Treaty May Need Extra Year
Nov 6 2009 // A U.N. climate treaty may need an extra year beyond the December deadline to agree on details, delegates at U.N. talks said on Thursday, even as a U.S. Senate committee approved a carbon-capping bill. The Nov. 2-6 meeting...
