Cancún Agreement Signals a New Pragmatism in Global Climate Policy

In the end, it came down to Bolivia. The South American country — whose President Evo Morales was one of the few world leaders to attend this meeting — had raised angry objections throughout the two-week-long U.N. climate-change summit in Cancún, Mexico. Read more.....

Carbon counting is 'good for business'

UK companies that measure their carbon emissions do not find the exercise arduous or expensive - and some say it brings benefits, a report concludes. Read more..

Worst Case Scenario: Can We Adapt to a World 2 to 4 Degrees Warmer?

Oxford scientists have contributed to a series of research papers about the impacts of global warming to coincide with the opening of the Climate Change Conference in Cancun, Mexico. Read more...

Carbon Emission Reduction Strategies May Undermine Tropical Biodiversity Conservation, Conservationists Warn

-Conservationists have warned that carbon emission reduction strategies such as REDD may undermine, not enhance, long-term prospects for biodiversity conservation in the tropics. Read More

Is Organic Food Really Green?

Several readers have written in recently asking how to make a case for organic food to skeptical friends and family members. As Pam Fagan of Greenwood, South Carolina, put it: I try to encourage people to buy organic foods when they are available. One excuse I often hear is that they cost more and "I can't spend a penny more for groceries." I also hear "What I do is not going to make enough difference to matter." I was also told by one person that their spouse read that everything that was labeled "organic" was not necessarily so. Is that true and, if so, how does a person know if something really is organically grown? Read more...

10 Ways to Go Green and Save Green

Climate change is in the news. It seems like everyone's "going green." We're glad you want to take action, too. Luckily, many of the steps we can take to stop climate change can make our lives better. Our grandchildren-and their children-will thank us for living more sustainably. Let's start now. more.....http://www.worldwatch.org/node/3915