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US exiting from the Paris Agreement seems to harm coal more than help it

Screwing the country and the planet in an attempt to make more money... and you're not even making more money.

Trump to withdraw from Paris Agreement, briefed source claims

This does not bode well.

We can't count on trees to solve our global warming mess -- there's just too much CO2 out there

We'd have to plant trees instead of food.

India cancels plans for huge coal power station -- because solar energy is getting so cheap

Coal is losing more and more ground.

Replacing beef with beans on Americans' plates might be the fastest way to cut CO2 emissions

If Americans ate beans instead of beef, the U.S. would realize 50 to 75% of its 2020 GHG-reduction targets.

It's so hot that Antarctica is going green, as global warming triggers moss explosion

When we said 'Go green,' this really wasn't what we had in mind.

Trump wants to cut the DOE's spending on renewable energy by 70%

Trump wants to set clean tech on fire.

India and China are cutting down on coal, and this will save the atmosphere from 2-3 billion tonnes of CO2 by 2030

China and India are fast becoming climate champions. Who would have thought?

Climate change is messing up the schedule of migratory birds

It's a sad lullaby for the songbirds -- and not just for them.

Diesel cars sold in 2015 emit 50% more NOx emissions than anyone thought

The 'Diesel Gate' scandal runs deep and its effects will be widely felt for many years to come.

EPA dismisses climate change scientists 'to replace them with industry reps'

Things are getting scarier and scarier.

EPA removes climate science website to "reflect the priorities... of President Trump and Administrator Pruitt"

The new age of censorship.

Could Oman's mountains hold the key to reversing climate change?

A billion tons of CO2 have been trapped by these mountains where the only exposed sections of the Earth's mantle are found.

To make forests more resilient to climate change we might ironically have to cut some trees

If done early, a thinned young forest can store as much carbon as an un-thinned one despite being heavily outnumbered.

How ancient water management by the Chaco or Maya can help modern strategies in the face of climate change

Water management policy needs to adapt to constantly shifting environmental conditions, else we risk repeating the downfall of the Maya.

Extra moisture caused most of the world's large animals to go extinct 15,000 years ago

There used to be giant sloths, rhinos, and dire wolves.

We just breached the 410 ppm threshold for carbon dioxide -- the highest it's been since the mid-Pliocene

From bad to worse.

Britain powered itself for a day without coal -- the first time since the industrial revolution

It's an important milestone, but there's still a long way to go.

Antarctica is covered in hundreds of meltwater rivers and streams, and we had no idea this was happening

This could have been going for decades but scientists are worried nevertheless.

Retreating glacier causes big Canadian river to vanish in four days

Researchers have described the first case of 'river piracy' -- a river disappearing after an intense glacial melt.

NASA snaps picture of huge crack in Greenland ice shelf

An unexpected crack has emerged across a giant Greenland glacier, raising concerns that a big chunk of the glacier might splinter off into the ocean.

California's dry spell may be officially over but some parts of the state will need decades for precipitation to recover

One step forward, two steps back.

Forecasting local weather with cellphone signals

Soon, you could get a weather forecast for your neighbourhood, or even street.

Most Americans believe climate change is real but the media war on science clearly shows its teeth

More and more Americans are waking up to reality but many are still left dazed and confused.

Climate change will make flights worse too. Severe turbulences may increase by 150%, study finds

There's no reason to panic but what's certain is flights will become more uncomfortable.

Mid-century CO2 levels might be as high as they've ever been in 50 million years

We have a pretty solid track record for ignoble milestones.

Why India might become the biggest market in the world for solar energy

India wants 100GW of solar and wind to come online by 2022.

Scientists identify new mechanism through which climate change causes droughts and flood

It's even worse than we thought.

Despite Trump, more and more countries continue to ratify the Paris Agreement

It's a small step, but it's a much needed step.

Mainstream US broadcast networks decrease climate change coverage time by 66 percent to only 50 minutes. For a whole year!

How much time is the climate worth to you?

Beijing just closed its last coal station -- What does this mean for the world's climate

In 2013, Beijing officials promised that they will close the city's four coal stations by the end of 2017, and they've kept their word.

The US has no chance of reaching its Paris Climate Agreement objectives

The US had to work harder to have a chance at achieving their climate objectives, but now -- the country's going in the opposite direction.

7,000 huge methane gas bubbles have formed under Siberia

This is only the beginning.

Oceans have been heating up even more than we thought, new study shows

It's even worse than we thought.

Trump's Defense Secretary just called climate change a "National Security Challenge"

I mean, the EPA is against climate change, and the military understands the threat. Is the world upside down?

Scientists call out Pruitt's false view of climate change

These "alternative facts" go against 150 years of research.

How climate change is forcing some scientists to move ice from a mountain in Bolivia to Antarctica

A daring team of scientists will battle the elements to save ice cores which hold treasures of scientific data before it's too late.

The EPA chief just said CO2 doesn't cause global warming

In the US, the fox is guarding the henhouse.

An artificial renewable energy 'paradise' island will be built in the North Sea

When up and running, it will provide affordable energy for 80 million people.

Every day, this man in Kenya drives hours and hours to bring water to wild animals

Nothing short of an incredible story.

UK slaps massive 800% tax increase for rooftop solar panels

The UK is taking huge strides -- but in the opposite direction.

In 2015, record temperatures in Antarctica were 17.5°C (63.5°F). Yes, you read that right

Next time you go to Antarctica, pack your shorts.

"Shell knew." The big oil company was aware of the effects of climate change since at least 1991

Shell was aware of what they called the "catastrophic effects of climate change." They chose not to act.

Aerosol emissions kept climate change in check over the Arctic until Clean Air regulations

Emissions work both ways. Well, worked.

Even 'dirty' energy companies don't want new coal-fired plants in Australia. Not even for free cash

Everyone with sense except Australia's Prime Minister, Malcolm Turnbull, realizes coal is done for.

London to introduce £10 ($12) vehicle tax for polluting cars

The announcement comes after a disastrous couple of months for London in terms of air quality.

Europe has to shut down all of its coal-fired plants by 2030 to meet its Paris Agreement pledge

Seriously ambitious action is needed if we're to avert 1.5 C of global warming.

Cyclists in Latvia show just how much space a car occupies on the road

Do you know what's worse for the environment than driving a car? Driving alone.

Heatwave kills thousands of flying foxes in Australia

A massive heatwave that hit Australia since last week killed more than a thousand of the endangered species.

No, absolutely not -- the NOAA did not 'fake' any climate change data

The fact that we are still debating man-made climate change.

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