CORVALLIS, Ore. – An international coalition of researchers says in a report published today that the Earth’s vital signs have worsened to the point that “humanity is unequivocally facing a climate emergency.” The report, “World Scientists’ Warning of a Climate Emergency 2022,” published in the journal BioScience, notes that 16 of 35 planetary vital signs... Continue Reading →
Countries must re-prioritise climate change or the world faces catastrophe, the UN chief has told BBC News. Secretary General António Guterres was speaking in New York ahead of a major climate conference in Egypt. "There has been a tendency to put climate change on the back burner," he said. "If we are not able to... Continue Reading →
COP27: Prioritise climate or face catastrophe – UN chief
Scientists warn world ‘is heading in wrong direction’ amid rise in nitrous oxide, carbon dioxide and methane . Atmospheric levels of all three greenhouse gases have reached record highs, according to a study by the World Meteorological Organization, which scientists say means the world is “heading in the wrong direction”. The WMO found there was... Continue Reading →
Atmospheric levels of all three greenhouse gases hit record high
Extreme weather events have intensified in Brazil in recent years, claiming hundreds of lives and taking a massive toll on the environment. A study documents more than 50,000 natural disasters, mostly caused by severe climate events, between 2013 and 2022, causing losses of $64 billion. Experts attribute the toll to the government repeatedly ignoring warnings... Continue Reading →
As climate risks intensify in Brazil, election rivals offer few solutions
Biodiversity has been defined as one of nine planetary boundaries that help regulate the planet’s operating system. But humanity is crossing those boundaries, threatening life on Earth. The big question: Where precisely is the threshold of environmental change that biodiversity can withstand before it is destabilized and collapses planetwide? The planetary boundary for biodiversity loss... Continue Reading →
(Repost) Global biodiversity is in crisis, but how bad is it? It’s complicated
An Atlanta Journal-Constitution poll found that liberals and independents rank climate change higher in importance, though a majority of all voters say the U.S. needs to do more to combat rising temperatures. This story comes from our partners at The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. For more on the news and events in metro-Atlanta and Georgia, visit AJC.com. The... Continue Reading →
Climate Change Remains a Partisan Issue in Georgia Elections
Republicans are sharpening their attacks on the Democrats’ climate policy as the country races toward midterm elections in less than 100 days. In public comments and private conversations, Republican lawmakers and strategists appear to be settling on a climate and energy message that they’ll use leading up to the November elections. They are framing policies... Continue Reading →
‘It’s very bad’: GOP hones climate attacks before elections
A group of at least seven major environmental groups on Wednesday announced plans to activate thousands of members in an effort to get pro-environment candidates elected in the upcoming midterms. Kickstarted just four weeks before the November midterms, the get-out-the-vote effort is set to include members of the Sierra Club, Clean Energy for America,... Continue Reading →
Groups mobilize members to get pro-environment candidates elected
Black community members have been asked to rubber-stamp harmful projects for decades, activists say Pastor Geoffrey Guns was sceptical when asked to join the community advisory board for a gas pipeline, but decided it was his duty to advocate for the Black communities that would be affected by the fossil fuel expansion project. The Virginia... Continue Reading →
How fossil fuel firms use Black leaders to ‘deceive’ their communities
Here’s what key votes around the world mean for climate action. Or inaction. Climate Forward We often hear about tipping points in the physical climate of planet Earth. There are political tipping points, too. Elections can put a heavy finger on the scales of climate action. Consider the consequences of two recent votes — the... Continue Reading →
Four high-stakes elections
Political corruption and the idea that corporations can be people are the cancer at the core of our national crisis. "At bottom, the Court's opinion is thus a rejection of the common sense of the American people, who have recognized a need to prevent corporations from undermining self-government since the founding , and who have... Continue Reading →
