Wild is the wind: the resource that could power the world

Wind isn’t just mysterious, destructive and exhilarating – capturing just 2% of it would solve the planet’s energy needs at a stroke. And as the windiest country in Europe, Britain is at the forefront of this green revolution

Ask the real experts about ocean acidification, not climate science deniers

Scientists review column on ocean acidification in The Australian newspaper and find it was ‘misleading’, ‘very wrong’ and ‘ill informed’.

Scientists connect the dots from identifying to preventing dangerous climate risks

At the AGU 2014 fall meeting, climate and social scientists gathered to share their latest research

Green news roundup: nuclear waste, trees and swordfish

The week’s top environment news stories and green events

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Brian Cox: scientists giving false sense of debate on climate change

‘Research presented as overly precise climate predictions rather than best advice is manipulated by nonsensical sceptics’

Climate scientist to US Senate: ‘Climate change is a clear and present danger’

In a Senate hearing on President Obama’s Climate Action Plan, Dessler summarised the science behind the climate threat