13-07-31 It might be easier than previously thought for a planet to overheat into the scorchingly uninhabitable runaway greenhouse stage, according to new research by astronomers at the University of Washington and the University of Victoria published July 2...

13-07-17 Improving crop yields using sustainable methods could cut greenhouse gas emissions by as much as 12% per calorie produced according to a new study published in the journal Environmental Research Letters. At the same time, these changes could provide...

13-06-19 Researchers conclude in a new report that a global push for small hydropower（水力发电） projects, supported by various nations and also the Kyoto Protocol to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, may cause unanticipated and potentially significant losse...

13-05-08 Chemical engineering researchers have identified a new mechanism to convert natural gas into energy up to 70 times faster, while effectively capturing the greenhouse gas carbon dioxide (CO2). This could make power generation from natural gas both cl...

13-04-17 Scientists at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) and UC Berkeley and have discovered new materials to capture methane, the second highest concentration greenhouse gas emitted into the atmosphere. Methane is a substantial（大量的） driver...

13-03-19 A new National Research Council report finds that by the year 2050, the U.S. may be able to reduce petroleum consumption and greenhouse gas emissions by 80 percent for light-duty vehicles -- cars and small trucks -- via a combination of more efficie...

13-02-25 Evidence from Siberian caves suggests that a global temperature rise of 1.5 degrees Celsius could see permanently frozen ground thaw（融解） over a large area of Siberia, threatening release of carbon from soils, and damage to natural and human envi...

13-02-19 In his Feb. 12 State of the Union address, President Obama singled out climate change as a top priority for his second administration. We can choose to believe that Superstorm Sandy, and the most severe drought in decades, and the worst wildfires so...

12-12-25 Some 40 million people depend on the Colorado River Basin for water but warmer weather from rising greenhouse gas levels and a growing population may signal water shortages ahead. In a new study in Nature Climate Change, climate modelers at Columbia...

12-11-21 Greenhouse gases in the atmosphere hit a new record high in 2011, the World Meteorological Organization has said. 世界气象组织称，2011年大气中的温室气体含量达到一个新纪录。 In its annual Greenhouse Gas Bulletin released on Tuesday, the organisation...