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Australia’s Wild Weather May Have Helped Push Carbon Tax

The Nicholas Institute for Environmental Policy Solutions at Duke University Although Australia’s Prime Minister Julia Gillard had promised before to not enact a carbon tax, floods, bush fires, heat...

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As Population Tops 7 Billion, Time to Revisit Climate Approaches

The Nicholas Institute for Environmental Policy Solutions at Duke University The world population reached seven billion people around October 31, according to United Nations estimates. The actual date...

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Only Five Years Left to Make Transition to Low-Carbon Infrastructure

The Nicholas Institute for Environmental Policy Solutions at Duke University The infrastructure built over the next five years could “lock in” enough emissions to push the world past its target for...

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After Tar Sands Pipeline Decision Delayed, Other Routes Sought

The Nicholas Institute for Environmental Policy Solutions at Duke University Editor’s Note: The Climate Post will not be circulated next Thursday in observance of the Thanksgiving holiday. Look for it...

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U.S. Rejects Tar Sands Pipeline from Canada—For Now

The Nicholas Institute for Environmental Policy Solutions at Duke University Under pressure from Congress to make a decision on the Keystone XL pipeline, planned to connect Canada’s tar sands region...

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Climate Researcher Lied to Get Documents, Triggering Ethics Debate

The Nicholas Institute for Environmental Policy Solutions at Duke University A top climate researcher—Peter Gleick, head of the Pacific Institute—admitted he lied to obtain documents from the Heartland...

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Keystone Pipeline Debate Reopens with Submission of New Application

The Nicholas Institute for Environmental Policy Solutions at Duke University The U.S. Department of State has received a new application from TransCanada—the company behind the controversial Keystone...

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