Corn quandary - p38
Harvey Leifert
Published online: 20 March 2008; doi:10.1038/climate.2008.24
A bright future for solar power - p25
Olive Heffernan
Published online: 05 March 2008; doi:10.1038/climate.2008.20
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Pole positions - p151
Olive Heffernan
Published online: 02 December 2008; doi:10.1038/climate.2008.132
Interview: Yvo de Boer - pp164 - 165
Amanda Leigh Mascarelli
Yvo de Boer, executive secretary of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, discusses what world leaders can expect from next month's UN climate conference in Poznan, Poland. The summit marks an important stepping stone to talks at the end of 2009 in Copenhagen, where countries have agreed to strike a new climate accord to follow on the heels of the Kyoto Protocol. Interview by Amanda Leigh Mascarelli.
Published online: 27 November 2008; doi:10.1038/climate.2008.128
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Canadian election goes against the 'green shift' - pp149 - 150
Hannah Hoag
Canada's voters have rejected the Liberal party's strong environmental platform to re-elect Conservative Prime Minister Stephen Harper. Hannah Hoag looks down the road ahead for Canadian climate policy.
Published online: 30 October 2008; doi:10.1038/climate.2008.116
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IPCC elections: close contests - pp122 - 123
Anna Barnett
In elections this month, the UN climate panel's preference for consensus collided with competition between multiple strong candidates. Anna Barnett reports.
Published online: 11 September 2008; doi:10.1038/climate.2008.95
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US elections: Party positions - pp128 - 129
Amanda Leigh Haag
Published online: 24 September 2008; doi:10.1038/climate.2008.101
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US elections: Challenges in Congress - pp128 - 129
Amanda Leigh Haag
To lead the United States, and the world, on taking strong action to curb greenhouse gas emissions, the next president will first have to overcome obstacles in Congress. Amanda Leigh Haag reports.
Published online: 24 September 2008; doi:10.1038/climate.2008.102
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A challenging political climate - p119
Olive Heffernan
Published online: 02 October 2008; doi:10.1038/climate.2008.105
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US elections: the candidates on climate - pp126 - 127
The next US president will have a vital role in determining how the United States, and the world, tackles climate change. To further the debate, Amanda Leigh Haag submitted questions on climate and energy policy to both presidential candidates. The campaign for Democrat Barack Obama responded directly, but the Republican campaign did not respond. John McCain's views are taken from the Republican platform.
Published online: 24 September 2008; doi:10.1038/climate.2008.100
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Climate forecasters look back - p118
Anna Barnett
September's meeting of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change has a weighty agenda, but the first order of business is a birthday party. Anna Barnett reports.
Published online: 02 September 2008; doi:10.1038/climate.2008.89
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Whole-Earth agency proposed - p101
Anna Barnett
Two major US science agencies should merge to streamline research on problems such as climate change, say former agency heads. Anna Barnett reports.
Published online: 17 July 2008; doi:10.1038/climate.2008.74
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King coal still on the throne - p96
Olive Heffernan
Published online: 04 August 2008; doi:10.1038/climate.2008.77
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The missing greenhouse gas - pp99 - 100
Hannah Hoag
Growth of the electronics industry will boost emissions of a 'hidden' — but extremely potent — greenhouse gas. Hannah Hoag reports.
Published online: 10 July 2008; doi:10.1038/climate.2008.72
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Securing a sustainable act - p80
Olive Heffernan
Published online: 02 July 2008; doi:10.1038/climate.2008.66
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Cleaning up on carbon - pp85 - 87
Joseph Romm
Both national and global climate policy must redirect its focus from setting a price on carbon to promoting the rapid deployment of clean technologies.
Published online: 19 June 2008; doi:10.1038/climate.2008.59
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Trading technologies - p75
Roger A. Pielke, Jr
Vast technological opportunities exist for providing the world with clean energy in the future, but the real debate is over the policies needed to decarbonize the growing global economy.
Published online: 29 May 2008; doi:10.1038/climate.2008.53
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A fluid approach - p37
Olive Heffernan
Published online: 01 April 2008; doi:10.1038/climate.2008.31
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Trading Kyoto - pp40 - 41
Glen P. Peters and Edgar G. Hertwich
Almost one-quarter of carbon dioxide released to the atmosphere is emitted in the production of internationally traded goods and services. Trade therefore represents an unrivalled, and unused, tool for reducing greenhouse gas emissions.
Published online: 20 March 2008; doi:10.1038/climate.2008.25
The road well travelled - pp42 - 43
Gwyn Prins
By failing to question the conventional wisdom rigorously, we risk shutting the door to a radical rethink on how to move climate policy forward.
Published online: 13 March 2008; doi:10.1038/climate.2008.23
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The energy-water nexus: deja-vu all over again? - pp46 - 47
Water supplies are at risk of drying up as the climate warms, but mitigating climate change could mean shifting to water–intensive alternative energy sources. Brian Hoyle reports.
Published online: 13 March 2008; doi:10.1038/climate.2008.22
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Europe's 2020 vision - p36
With new climate and energy legislation, the EU aims to stride boldly ahead of its previous climate policies while protecting its economy from less-green competitors. Anna Barnett reports.
Published online: 28 February 2008; doi:10.1038/climate.2008.19
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Interview: Rajendra Pachauri - pp18 - 19
Olive Heffernan
Last month's UN Climate Change Conference in Bali marked the end of a year that saw the world turn its attention to global warming, largely owing to the overwhelming body of evidence presented by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC). For many, the Bali conference offered hope of international action. Olive Heffernan caught up with IPCC chairman Rajendra Pachauri midway through to find out his views on the state of play in Bali and beyond.
Published online: 16 January 2008; doi:10.1038/climate.2007.79
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Time to buckle up on aviation emissions - p15
Olive Heffernan
Published online: 31 January 2008; doi:10.1038/climate.2008.9
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Time to advance the debate - p21
Susanne C. Moser
Despite the abundance of information on climate change, finding ways to meaningfully engage the public on this topic remains a formidable challenge.
Published online: 24 January 2008; doi:10.1038/climate.2008.1
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An outspoken scientist - p20
Michael Oppenheimer
The White House-led censorship of climate scientist James Hansen shows what can happen when those who should know better stand idly by.
Published online: 16 January 2008; doi:10.1038/climate.2008.3
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What's next for the IPCC? - pp4 - 6
Amanda Leigh Haag
Now that the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change has spoken more clearly than ever — and policymakers are listening — it may be time to take a new direction. Amanda Leigh Haag reports on suggested ways forward.
Published online: 06 December 2007; doi:10.1038/climate.2007.73
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Coughing up the cash - p1
Olive Heffernan
Published online: 12 December 2007; doi:10.1038/climate.2007.80
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It's now or later - p135
Dieter Helm
Is a slow, measured approach to reducing emissions more cost-effective than taking immediate action?
Published online: 02 October 2008; doi:10.1038/climate.2008.104
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A new kind of scientist - pp102 - 103
Gavin Schmidt & Elisabeth Moyer
Climate researchers must begin to bridge disciplinary divides — and institutions must begin to reward them for it.
Published online: 31 July 2008; doi:10.1038/climate.2008.76
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The population problem - pp72 - 74
Kerri Smith
By 2050, there will be an estimated 9 billion humans on the planet. Kerri Smith asks whether curbing the world's burgeoning population could help in tackling climate change.
Published online: 15 May 2008; doi:10.1038/climate.2008.44
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Ailing adaptation - p63
Olive Heffernan
Published online: 03 June 2008; doi:10.1038/climate.2008.54
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Squaring up to reality - pp68 - 71
Martin Parry, Jean Palutikof, Clair Hanson & Jason Lowe
Both emissions reduction and adaptation will need to be much stronger than currently planned if dangerous global impacts of climate change are to be avoided. June's UN talks in Bonn and July's G8 summit present opportunities for world leaders to face this challenge.
Published online: 29 May 2008; doi:10.1038/climate.2008.50
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Full of hot air - pp92 - 93
Sir John Houghton
Far from being cool and rational, Nigel Lawson's offering on climate change is largely one of misleading messages.
Published online: 19 June 2008; doi:10.1038/climate.2008.60
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Foreboding forecast - p138
Olive Heffernan
Published online: 16 October 2008; doi:10.1038/climate.2008.111
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