The world is not reducing emissions fast enough to mitigate the most deadly effects of climate change, so it’s time to study temporary methods to cool the Earth by blocking some of the sun’s rays, according to an internationally recognized group of scientists. Every four years, scientists backed by the United Nations put out a... Continue Reading →
Key Points The analysis comes ahead of next month's COP27 climate change summit in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt. The shadow of 2015's Paris Agreement will loom large over the talks in Egypt. "We are still nowhere near the scale and pace of emission reductions required to put us on track toward a 1.5 degrees Celsius world,"... Continue Reading →
Emissions reductions pledges ‘nowhere near’ what’s needed, UN says
The best way to save the planet isn’t necessarily recycling – it’s stepping into a voting booth. That’s according to celebrity science educator Bill Nye, television’s “The Science Guy,” who spoke at the Aspen Ideas Festival in Aspen, Colorado, last week. “To be sure, recycling the bottles, don’t throw the plastic away [and] compost your... Continue Reading →
Bill Nye says the main thing you can do about climate change isn’t recycling—it’s voting
Key Points U.N. Secretary General Antonio Guterres described renewables as "the peace plan of the 21st century." The former prime minister of Portugal called on "all financial actors to abandon fossil fuel finance" and invest in renewables instead. Guterres also highlighted the "crippling prices" currently being experienced by businesses and households, adding that the world... Continue Reading →