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I am here in Durban, South Africa to report on the just finished climate change negotiations. While an agreement was reached, negotiations were in doubt throughout the three final nights.

DURBAN, South Africa--My share of the carbon dioxide my flight to Johannesburg emitted over 15 hours amounted to 1,391.3 kilograms, according to the helpful information provided by South African Airlines. Add a dollop of 53.8 kilograms of CO2 for the jet jaunt to Durban and you can see that the aviation industry--and the Durban climate talks --have an emissions problem.

As the world negotiates in Durban, climate change continues unabated--and greenhouse gas emissions continue to rise [More]

LBy Natasha Gilbert of Nature magazine Delegates meeting this month in Durban, South Africa, to assess international progress on tackling climate change need to look beyond smoke stacks and car exhausts to a neglected source of emissions--agriculture. That's the message from an international group of leading agricultural and climate scientists in a report published on November 16. [More]