Senate says climate change real, but doesn't agree on cause
The Republican-controlled Senate acknowledged Wednesday that climate change is real but refused to say humans are to blame.
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Jan 21, 2015
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Don't wreck deal, US warns, as climate talks jam
The United States urged developing countries Thursday to ease objections to a world deal on climate change as deadlines loomed at a 12-day UN meeting in Lima.
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Dec 12, 2014
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UN climate report lays out world's options, say scientists
The latest UN climate report provides the most comprehensive picture ever assembled of the evidence, effects and potential solutions to climate change, according to scientists at the University of Reading.
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Nov 4, 2014
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Next 15 years is 'crunch time' for climate change
Time is running out to employ a mitigation strategy that would avert severe global damage from climate change, a University of Illinois energy policy expert says.
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Apr 23, 2014
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DOE awards $84M for 18 carbon-capture projects
The Energy Department has awarded $84 million to 18 projects across the country to help limit carbon dioxide emissions from coal-fired power plants.
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Nov 7, 2013
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UN chief to press for climate deal by 2015
UN leader Ban Ki-moon said Tuesday he will press world leaders to agree a binding deal against climate warming by 2015.
Environment
Jan 22, 2013
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Obama climate pledge faces test on oil pipeline (Update 2)
(AP)—Environmental groups say President Barack Obama's warning about climate change will soon be tested as he decides whether to approve the Keystone XL oil pipeline from Canada to the Gulf Coast.
Environment
Jan 22, 2013
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US climate fears mount, but political action wanes
Climate change was thrust to the forefront of the US political agenda recently in the wake of the devastation caused by superstorm Sandy and record high temperatures across the country.
Environment
Jan 20, 2013
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New Zealand court rejects global warming challenge
New Zealand's High Court on Friday dismissed a challenge launched by climate change sceptics against a government research agency's finding that the temperature had risen in the past century.
Environment
Sep 7, 2012
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Environmental crunch 'worse than thought': OECD
Pressures on Earth's ecosystem are now so great that future generations could be doomed to falling living standards, the OECD said on Thursday in a report looking to the mid-century.
Environment
Mar 15, 2012
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