December 17, 2011
Shale Gas: Friend or Foe? Energy companies often call shale gas a clean fuel because burning it releases less carbon dioxide into the atmosphere than burning coal does. But, this is only part of the equation. There are, for example, emissions from methane (a gas that aggravates global warming) ass... See More
December 17, 2011
Energy companies often call shale gas a clean fuel because burning it releases less carbon dioxide into the atmosphere than burning coal does. But, this is only part o... See More
November 21, 2011
From November 28 to December 8, 2011, representatives from around the world will gather in Durban, South Africa to find common ground in the fight against extreme climate change. WRI experts will be in attendance at this latest meeting under the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) to he... See More
October 13, 2011
Climate Science 2009-2010, the latest installment in our periodic review of the state of play of the science of climate change is now available. Co-authors Kelly Levin and Dennis Tirpak describe some of the latest climate science developments.
October 12, 2011
Increasingly frequent extreme weather events, record annual global average temperatures and disruptive seasonal changes in vulnerable countries all point to increasing... See More