Tipping points is the how we label these crucial parts that can make the whole climate machine overheat, that can turn our global weather into unpredictable chaos.

The most vulnerable mountain & highland glaciers are those in the tropics and their loss could be devastating for the local environment, not to mention the plants, animals and people who have depended on their life-giving water for thousands of years.

With the African island nation left paralyzed and lawless after a coup, loggers have been clearing forests, putting many rare species of lemurs and other animals at further risk.

Working schemes for REDD, which stands for Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Degradation and allows the sale of credits to offset carbon pollution elsewhere, are few and far between now. But a climate deal including REDD could be a potent tool to

The study, published in the current issue of Nature, is the first to quantify the perceived trend that oceans are becoming less efficient carbon sinks

A stampede of investors, ranging from governments like Saudi Arabia's to U.S. hedge funds, are moving in. And many of the region's pro-Westen, "modernizing" governments are inviting them.

Life went from 'heaven to hell in an instant' with landfill growth by village

Finish your workweek with a good deed for the ocean! We have until Saturday to add our voices to the development of a critical national policy to protect our vital but greatly threatened national marine resources. The United States, which has the largest

Chinese Vice Premier Li Keqiang on Wednesday reiterated China's stance on the climate change issue, stressing the principle of "common but differentiated responsibilities

The 2007 draft suppressed until now calls for regulation of greenhouse gases, citing global warming as a serious risk to the U.S. A finding by the Obama administration is nearly identical