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In 2001, British artist David Buckland founded Cape Farewell to bridge a communication gap between the science of climate change and the societal shift required. He explains why we need a cultural response to climate change.

It is responsible for the fastest-growing and second-largest source of carbon emissions, so can transport clean up its act? Europe is leading the charge on tackling the problem.

Budget cuts earlier this year to the US agency that collects and analyses energy data are worrying industry experts. Many fear that businesses and policymakers won't have vital information to make decisions regarding infrastructure, from building design to grid deployment.

Funding for climate change research is looking healthy despite austerity measures and conservatives clamouring for cuts. Nature Climate Change looks at the data.

Studies are increasingly linking times of bad weather to violence, civil conflict and even war. Should we be worried about future fights spurred by climate change?

This autumn, the world's human population will pass seven billion. Researchers are trying to identify the geographic hotspots where people and climate change are on a collision course.

From genius grids to sassy storage, three-dozen experts figure out the next-generation power puzzle.

In his new book, environmentalist Bill McKibben says we must abandon the notion that economic growth and environmental sustainability are compatible — only then can we prevent a climate catastrophe. Interview by Christine Woodside.

The remote glaciers of the Himalayan mountains have been the subject of much controversy, yet little research. Mason Inman looks at the clues scientists have garnered on the fate of these glaciers from ground- and space-based studies.

While there is nearly unanimous agreement that the accord that emerged from last month's UN climate change conference in Copenhagen doesn't go far enough towards addressing the climate problem, it's less certain what the next steps should be. Olive Heffernan asks the experts for their views.

Outspoken climate scientist James Hansen has just completed his first book, due for release in December. Interview by Keith Kloor.

Wetlands store vast amounts of carbon, but efforts to make them eligible for credits under a global climate treaty could prove tricky. Melanie Lenart reports.

Scientists look seriously at the possibility of warming beyond the 2 °C target. Anna Barnett reports.

New research highlights the need for climate refugees to be considered in ongoing policy negotiations. Anna Barnett reports.

Federal agencies must make climate research more applicable to end-users, says the US National Research Council. Mark Schrope reports.

Can climate science help to feed the world? It's all about speaking the right language, finds Ken Kostel.

Proponents of a new US energy agency are hopeful it will finally take off. Kurt Kleiner reports.

Amanda Leigh Mascarelli looks at how far our understanding of climate change has come in the past twelve months.

Ocean acidification is the latest in a slew of threats to coral reefs. A team of scientists is now getting right up close to Florida's reefs to better understand how their inhabitants may be affected. Mark Schrope reports from the Aquarius Underwater Laboratory.