Aug 06, 2021 09:41 am UTC| Science
This week, hundreds of scientists from around the world are finalizing a report that assesses the state of the global climate. Its a big deal. The report is used by governments and industries everywhere to understand the...
To make agriculture more climate-friendly, carbon farming needs clear rules
Jul 01, 2021 03:58 am UTC| Insights & Views Business
As the effects of climate change intensify and paths for limiting global warming narrow, politicians, media and environmental advocates have rallied behind carbon farming as a mutually beneficial strategy for society, the...
Record-breaking temperatures mean we must change the way we talk about the climate emergency
Jul 01, 2021 03:44 am UTC| Nature
New normal. Record-breaking. Unprecedented. In recent days, as Western Canada and the United States have been broiling under a climate-fuelled heat crisis, all sorts of superlatives have been used to describe...
Why the UK is so unprepared for the impacts of climate change
Jun 20, 2021 12:10 pm UTC| Nature
The UK is woefully unprepared for the dangers of climate change according to a report from the Climate Change Committee an independent adviser to the UK government. Despite leading one of the wealthiest countries in the...
Even without new fossil fuel projects, global warming will still exceed 1.5℃.
Jun 14, 2021 06:09 am UTC| Nature
The International Energy Agency (IEA) last month made global headlines when it declared there is no room for new fossil fuel investment if were to avoid catastrophic climate change. However, our new research suggests...
Climate change: world's lakes are in hot water – threatening rare wildlife
Jun 08, 2021 00:01 am UTC| Nature
The Earths surface is splotched with 117 million lakes. Some are scarcely more than ponds, while others are so big they can be seen from space. At 395 miles long, 49 miles wide and just over 1 mile deep, Lake Baikal in...
Climate change: six priorities for pulling carbon out of the air
May 28, 2021 11:26 am UTC| Insights & Views Nature
To reach net zero emissions by 2050, global emissions must be cut faster and deeper than the world has yet managed. But even then, some hard-to-treat sources of pollution in aviation, agriculture and cement making may...
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