Climate Change

Our experts write on the science and impacts of global warming—and explore the solutions we have at hand.

October 3, 2013

The EPA Carbon Standards for New Power Plants: How They'll Work and What's Next

Rachel Cleetus
Policy Director

September 27, 2013

UN General Assembly: Time for Leaders to Deliver Climate Ambition

Alden Meyer
Former Contributor

September 27, 2013

2° C or Not 2° C: Insights from the Latest IPCC Climate Report

Peter Frumhoff
Former Director of Science and Policy and Chief Climate Scientist

September 25, 2013

Hot Topics for IPCC Release: Surface Temperature “Speed Bump” and the Latest on Extreme Events

Brenda Ekwurzel
Former Staff

September 19, 2013

What's in a Name? Why the RSPO’s Definition of “Sustainable” Falls Short

Calen May-Tobin
Former contributor

September 18, 2013

Gas Ceiling: Assessing the Climate Risks of an Overreliance on Natural Gas for Electricity

Steve Clemmer
Director of Energy Research & Analysis

September 17, 2013

Power Plant Carbon Standards: The EPA Should Use the Clean Air Act’s Flexibility to Help Reduce Emissions

Rachel Cleetus
Policy Director

September 17, 2013

Five Reasons Why Sea Ice Decline Should be Front Page News

Melanie Fitzpatrick

September 13, 2013

How Accurate are Future Projections of Climate Change? A Look at Past IPCC Reports Provides Some Answers

Guest Commentary

September 5, 2013

Disappearing Glaciers, Melting Ice Sheets, and Rising Seas to be Highlighted in Forthcoming IPCC Report

Melanie Fitzpatrick

August 29, 2013

Feeling the Heat on Labor Day

Kathleen Rest
Former Executive Director

August 29, 2013

Water-Smart Power Can Help Declining Aquifers

John Rogers
Associate Director, Energy Analytics

August 28, 2013

Creating the IPCC: How to Speak Truth to Power

Guest Commentary

August 28, 2013

Colors of Wildfire Risk: Do Dead Trees Increase the Threat?

Todd Sanford
Former contributor

August 23, 2013

Staying Ahead of the Storm: The Case for Funding Weather Forecasting

UCS Science Network

August 22, 2013

Al Gore, Climate Science, and the Responsibility for Careful Communication

Gretchen Goldman
President and CEO of UCS

Exposting the Disinformation Playbook: An Interactive Slide Show

August 15, 2013

Climate Reality Must Win Out Over Political Attacks on Science

Brenda Ekwurzel
Former Staff

August 13, 2013

Rising Seas and Worsening Storms Require Rethinking Flood and Wind Insurance

Rachel Cleetus
Policy Director

August 9, 2013

Climate Change in California: Ready Or Not, It's Here

Adrienne Alvord
Former Contributor

August 8, 2013

The Alabama I Used to Know: Is the Southeast Getting Climate- and Water-Smarter?

John Rogers
Associate Director, Energy Analytics

August 7, 2013

Science, Democracy and Fracking: People Have Questions and They Deserve Answers

Andrew Rosenberg
Former Contributor

July 31, 2013

Wacky Weather, a Warmer Arctic, and a Slower Jet Stream – Is There a Link?

Melanie Fitzpatrick

July 25, 2013

Water Tight: Our Climate Change Future Requires Our Water Smarts Today

Erika Spanger
Director of Strategic Climate Analytics

July 19, 2013

Bigger, Hotter, and Longer Wildfires are the New Normal as the Climate Changes in the West

Adam Markham
Former Staff

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