Carbon future in black and white
<p>Making sense of recent energy trends can seem like a high-stakes Rorschach test. Some experts see the boom in renewable energy and the shift away from coal in many countries as evidence that the world
Jeff Tollefson
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Brazil set to cut forest protection
The sound of chainsaws in the Amazon rainforest has faded in recent years as deforestation has slowed, last year dropping to less than one-third of its long-term average. But last week, the lower house
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Forecasters look back in time
As the next IPCC assessment nears, scientists use palaeoclimatic data to hone their models.
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Air sampling reveals high emissions from gas field
Methane leaks during production may offset climate benefits of natural gas.
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Pollutants key to climate fix
Buses spew clouds of black exhaust fumes in Mexico City while, in India, wood burnt in rudimentary stoves fills houses with sooty smoke. Methane leaks from gas pipelines in Russia and rice paddies in China,
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Database tallies US emissions
Keeping track of a country’s greenhouse gases is an accounting problem of epic proportions. In the United States, scientists have relied on a mix of methods to build up their national emissions inventory,
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Durban maps path to climate treaty
Marathon talks enable Europe to break deadlock over global-warming deal with major greenhouse-gas emitters.
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The roadless warrior
To save the Amazon, Bruce Babbitt wants to isolate islands of oil and gas production amid a sea of trees.
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Brazil cooks up transgenic bean
Approval draws criticism over transparency and safety tests.
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Brazil revisits forest code
A tough-minded law has boosted Brazil's environmental record in recent years by helping to drive the rate of destruction in the Amazon rainforest to historic lows. But a backlash in the hinterlands is
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US launches eco-network
Ready or not, the era of big data is coming to ecology. After years of discussion and debate, the United States is moving forward with an environmental monitoring network that promises to help transform