Rain and warm air make it harder for sea ice to grow.
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Atmospheric rivers can melt fragile new sea ice. When these storms arrive in waves, the sea ice doesn’t have a chance to recover.
Some airlines are already experimenting with sustainable aviation fuel.
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Airlines are investing in sustainable biofuel startups and starting to uses alternative fuels, including cooking oil, ag waste and corn ethanol. But biofuels alone won’t be enough, research shows.
Researchers have found evidence that primates colonised northern Canada 52 million years ago.
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Close relatives of primates adapted to life in the High Arctic 52 million years ago – this may offer insight into future changes in the Arctic.
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It’s far easier to see how the stock market is doing than it is to find out the global price of carbon. That has to change.
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Kenya, Malawi, Gabon, Nigeria and Togo are already interested in scaling carbon credit production.
Rocket launches release hazardous pollutants in the atmosphere’s upper layers.
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The UK space launch failed but it succeeded in releasing hazardous pollutants to multiple layers of the atmosphere.
Urgent action is needed to protect Madagascar’s forests.
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Climate change is a huge threat to Madagascar’s four forest types – urgent action is needed to ensure they don’t disappear completely.
Coral bleaching event near Lizard Island, Great Barrier Reef, May 2016.
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With the disastrous effects of climate change already upon us, past events may have lessons for the future.
In July 2022, passers-by watch the progress of a fire near Gignac (Hérault).
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The forest fires that struck the Continent in the summer of 2022 were devastating, yet historical data shows that they were not ‘unprecedented’, contrary to media accounts.
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There is no safe limit to global warming – there is only what people deem to be acceptable damage.
Shipping emitted the same amount of carbon as Germany in 2018.
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A lack of clarity over certain issues risks preventing the shipping industry’s energy transition from taking off.
Climate conferences provide platforms for collaboration among countries, venues for interaction across levels of governance and critical events to mobilize civil society and media coverage.
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There have been 27 UN COP meetings. Despite these negotiations, the planet is on target to exceed emission thresholds for global warming. Given these failures, why continue with this process?
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The best thing to do is to stop emitting carbon. However, preserving a safe climate will likely require us to go further.
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The report synthesises the latest science about Australia’s climate – and paints a worrying picture.
Young activists have been pushing to keep a 1.5-Celsius limit, knowing their future is at stake.
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A leading climate scientist explains why going over 1.5 degrees Celsius puts the world in a danger zone.
Egyptian Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry closes COP27 in the early hours of Nov. 19, 2022.
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It’s a landmark agreement, acknowledging for the first time that wealthy countries bear some responsibility to help. But it leaves many unanswered questions.
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Tangible solutions would reduce livestock methane emissions, while also improving productivity and livelihoods.
Bill 23 proposes to eliminate or weaken many housing development regulations including site plan controls, which keep us and our natural environment safe from the negative effects of poorly controlled development.
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Poorly regulated housing is leading to more greenhouse gas emissions through energy loss, increased energy requirements and greater exposure to weather extremes.
The 2022 FIFA World Cup, beginning on Nov. 20, will be held in Qatar.
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As the FIFA World Cup kicks off, researchers take a look at the impact of climate change on the future of soccer.
Methane can leak from pipelines, oil and gas wells, even burners on your stove.
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130 countries have signed a pledge to cut methane emissions by 30%. Success could have a swift impact on global warming.