An example of the restoration of a degraded mountain slope in China. The country has numerous initiatives underway to battle climate change.
Anthony Mills
2015 will likely be a degree warmer than before people started pumping greenhouse gases into the atmosphere. The last time the world was this hot wasn’t great for civilisation.
The talk on the sidelines in Paris is how businesses can tackle global warming.
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The US-China relationship is crucial to any global deal on climate change. How strong is their common commitment to working on climate change, and can it last?
Despite robust global economic growth over the past two years, worldwide carbon emissions from fossil fuels grew very little in 2014, and might even fall this year.
Planting trees is one way to pull carbon out of the atmosphere – but is limited if it competes with food production.
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Tourism is a significant contributor to climate change. But new research suggests that, if we all pitched in, we could decarbonise this global industry for less than the price of an extra checked bag.
Robinson: ‘Climate change is a threat multiplier.’
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UN special envoy and former Irish president Mary Robinson talks to leading experts about the 2015 Paris climate negotiations.
Volcanoes produce large amounts of a gas that interacts with air to produce sulfate aerosols, which act as tiny mirrors in the atmosphere to reflect sunlight – and heat.
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Blocking the sun by injecting tiny particles in the atmosphere – called solar geoengineering – can lower the Earth’s temperature but has some real costs. Economists run the numbers.
In the aftermath of 2012’s deadly Hurricane Sandy, New York launched a US$20 billion plan to defend the city against future storms as well as rising sea levels.
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Managing the impacts of rising seas for some communities is being made more difficult by the actions of governments, homeowners – and even some well-intentioned climate adaptation experts.
Renewable sources of energy are already more cost-competitive than coal-fired power plants with carbon capture.
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New analysis reveals carbon capture at coal power plants is significantly more expensive than thought, making renewables and natural gas power generation more attractive.
The third global bleaching event is currently underway but new research has revealed mechanisms that boost coral resistance to heat stress. Copyright: XL Catlin Seaview Survey.
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