Sceptics are not necessarily less intelligent or knowledgeable.
Drought, which affects food production, will become more common as the Earth heats up, which can cause deaths and destabilize societies.
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One of Donald Trump’s senior advisers has recommended cutting NASA climate research because the science has become “heavily politicised”. The question is: by whom?
You can only truly understand the weather by flying above the clouds.
NASA
Far from being “politicised science”, as a Trump advisor has claimed, NASA’s satellite monitoring has been a crucial help in understanding the planet we live on.
A man burns rubbish on the side of a road in Dandora in Nairobi, Kenya.
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Climate science is now a key part of the agency’s mission.
A large proportion of Australia’s perishable vegetables and fruit, such as strawberries, are grown on city fringe farmland around Australia.
Matthew Carey
Bill Hare, Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research and Niklas Höhne, Wageningen University
Phasing out greenhouse gas emissions entirely by mid-century is possible, and promising trends are emerging. But the next five to ten years will be the real test of whether we can make that happen.
Philip Lloyd, Cape Peninsula University of Technology
Without understanding why the ‘fingerprint’ has failed to appear our predictions about global warming - as carbon dioxide concentrations increase - are uncertain.
Trump has promised to abolish Obama’s Clean Power Plan and back out of the Paris climate accord. But business could become a key firewall that won’t let Obama’s sustainability legacy die.
Flooding on the Niemur River near Moulamein, Australia, October 22, 2016.
Blair Trewin
Can concern for the environment survive in the age of Trump and Brexit?
Policy uncertainty within government surrounding climate change complicates efforts by carbon-intensive companies to develop a long-term strategy.
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Managers from carbon intensive companies are holding off on long term emissions strategies because of uncertainty around regulations and policies, new research finds.
China’s concerns about air pollution from burning coal is one reason behind the emissions slowdown.
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