Trump's energy plan poses climate threat to U.S. economy
Jun 23, 2016 10:31 am UTC| Insights & Views Nature Economy
Last December in Paris, the nations of the world agreed to an ambitious goal for greenhouse gas emissions: to bring net emissions to zero in the second half of this century. Their objective: to limit global warming to 1.5...
Can we harness bacteria to help clean up future oil spills?
Jun 22, 2016 12:46 pm UTC| Science Nature
In 2010 the Deepwater Horizon oil spill released an estimated 4.2 million barrels of oil into the Gulf of Mexico the largest offshore spill in U.S. history. The spill caused widespread damage to marine species, fisheries...
Could 'nitrogen trading' help the Great Barrier Reef?
Jun 16, 2016 17:42 pm UTC| Insights & Views Business Nature
Among the increasing sums of money being pledged to help save the Great Barrier Reef is a federal government pledge to spend A$40 million on improving water quality. The Queensland government has promised another A$33.5...
Global warming to expose more people to Zika-spreading mosquito Aedes aegypti
Jun 16, 2016 16:55 pm UTC| Insights & Views Nature Health
As Americans ready themselves for the arrival of mosquitoes this summer, many may be wondering whether they are at risk for tropical diseases like Zika and whether climate change will raise the risks of infection. My...
Survey: more Australians want climate action now than before the carbon tax
Jun 16, 2016 05:39 am UTC| Insights & Views Nature
In April 2011, not long after Julia Gillard was returned to power in the 2010 federal election, I asked a representative sample of Australians about their attitudes to climate policy. Climate was a water-cooler issue at...
India is hedging its bets on coal to bring power to the people
Jun 15, 2016 07:08 am UTC| Insights & Views Economy Nature
As the world moves to combat climate change, its increasingly doubtful that coal will continue to be a viable energy source, because of its high greenhouse gas emissions. But coal played a vital role in the Industrial...
Finding Nemo – and Dory – is easy. Deciding whether they should be pets is harder
Jun 15, 2016 04:47 am UTC| Insights & Views Nature
Coral reefs across the globe are under threat from climate change. Fishing of any kind is often seen as a further assault on these ecosystems, and any perceived increase in fishing, especially when not for subsistence, is...
South Africa’s plan to move away from coal: 8 steps to make it succeed
Germany lowers voting age to 16 for the European elections
IceCube researchers detect a rare type of energetic neutrino sent from powerful astronomical objects