Large parts of India were exposed to an extreme heatwave - with some regions reporting temperatures well above 60 °C. Experts now fear that global warming could get worse in the next 5 years. Palki Sharma tells you why. WION
We may be looking at the wrong climate change data… and it might be worse than we thought Living in a time of polar ice caps means the “greenhouse” model may be underestimating of climate change. Six times since 1990, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) has released major assessment reports on the climate.... Continue Reading →
We may be looking at the wrong climate change data…
140bn metric tons of planet-heating gases could be unleashed if fossil fuel extraction plans get green light, analysis shows by Nina Lakhani in Colorado and Oliver Milman in New York The fate of the vast quantities of oil and gas lodged under the shale, mud and sandstone of American drilling fields will in large part... Continue Reading →
US fracking boom could tip world to edge of climate disaster
Climate Action Needs Culture | Picture Zero: Creative Carbon Scotland
When the nations of the world come together in Glasgow, what will be the story we tell of COP26? SOURCE! Excellent! This applies to COP27 and more...
Carbon Dioxide Removal from our oceans. Can we achieve 20 BILLION tonnes per year?
Carbon Dioxide Removal is the latest buzz phrase in the climate world. The IPCC tell us it will be essential to meet the goals of the Paris Accord. But it's easier said than done! Now a new study proposes copying the way nature creates seashells, so that we can durably store billions of tonnes of... Continue Reading →
Two new federal funds could share billions of dollars with local wildlife agencies to help save biodiversity. This month, the Biden administration launched the America the Beautiful Challenge, a $1-billion program that gathers funds from various sources to support conservation and restoration projects. Also on the horizon is the Recovering America’s Wildlife Act, a bipartisan... Continue Reading →
The future of American conservation lies in restoration, not just protection
The largest, and by some measures the most passenger-friendly station in Europe, is in Leipzig, Germany, a cosmopolitan city of nearly 600,000 people in the Eastern German state of Saxony. Despite being lauded as the “new Berlin” and one of Germany’s fastest-growing cities, Leipzig’s global reputation is still catching up to its European one. I... Continue Reading →
How More Cities Worldwide Can Attract Remote Workers
The deadline to make dramatic reductions in climate-heating pollutants is closing fast, according to the latest report from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), and cities and transportation agencies will both need to transform themselves dramatically in the next decade to avoid the worst effects of a heating climate. Earlier this month, the IPCC... Continue Reading →
International Climate Report Demands ‘Systemic’ Changes to Transportation and Urban Planning
South Korea is set to build a “sustainable floating city” off the coast of major city Busan as early as 2023 in what is being called a “world first.” The goal behind this endeavour is yet another step in utilising breakthrough technologies to combat the continuous threats of climate change. The project, which presented its... Continue Reading →
South Korea is building a ‘floating city’ to survive rising sea levels
As climate impacts accelerate worldwide, businesses can support the huge societal shifts needed by showing true leadership. WWF’s Beyond Net-Zero guidance shows the way, writes Milan Kooijman, Climate Business Expert at WWF. We are at a defining moment in the fight to tackle climate change. To limit warming to 1.5°C and avoid the most catastrophic... Continue Reading →
Beyond Net-Zero: Setting a path for true corporate climate leadership
“We Created the Pandemicene”: Ed Yong on How the Climate Crisis Could Spark the Next Pandemic
Climate change is forcing animal migrations at an unprecedented scale, bringing many previously disconnected species into close contact and dramatically raising the likelihood of viruses leaping into new hosts and sparking future pandemics. That’s according to a new study in the journal Nature, which predicts that climate-driven disruptions to Earth’s ecosystems will create thousands of... Continue Reading →
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