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Developing Countries Likely to Contribute More to Climate Change by 2030, Predict Cornell Researchers

While developed countries and regions have long been culprits for Earth’s rising greenhouse gas emissions, Cornell researchers – balancing the role of aerosols along with carbons in the equation – now predict a time when developing countries will contribute more to climate change than advanced societies: 2030.

18 Jul 2014

Singer-Songwriter Duffy and Dame Vivienne Westwood Participate in ‘Cleaner Air Bike Ride’

Vivienne Westwood and Duffy joined a crowd of cyclists on the ‘Cleaner Air Bike Ride’ that took place during the Urban Outdoor Festival in Camden on Saturday 5th July. The event was designed to raise awareness of several environmental issues including climate change, air quality and the benefits of cycling rather than petrol/diesel transport.

11 Jul 2014

Researchers Plan Detailed Studies to Estimate Methane Emissions from Oil and Gas Operations

The U.S. may be on the verge of an economy driven by methane, the primary component of natural gas, which burns cleaner than coal and is undergoing a production boom.

10 Jul 2014

Oil and Gas Wells in Marcellus Shale Region may be Leaking Methane

About 40 percent of the oil and gas wells in parts of the Marcellus shale region will probably be leaking methane into the groundwater or into the atmosphere, concludes a Cornell-led research team that examined the records of more than 41,000 such wells in Pennsylvania.

2 Jul 2014

Greenhouse Gases Also Cause Warming in the Tropics, Confirms Study

Higher concentrations of carbon dioxide (CO2) in the atmosphere cause warming not only at high latitudes but also across tropical regions, according to new research by scientists at the University of Bristol's Cabot Institute and their collaborators.

1 Jul 2014

Major New Theory on the Origins of the Ice Age

New research published today in the journal Nature Scientific Reports has provided a major new theory on the cause of the ice age that covered large parts of the Northern Hemisphere 2.6 million years ago.

30 Jun 2014

Researchers Explore Impact of Climate Change on Tropical Rainforest

Did you know that there is a tropical rainforest in the United States? It’s in Puerto Rico—the El Yunque National Forest—and Michigan Technological University researchers are joining U.S. Forest Service and U.S. Geological Survey scientists there to get a handle on the impact that climate change—particularly warming—is likely to have on the tropical forests of the world.

30 Jun 2014