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We Are Living in a Climate Emergency, and We are Going to Say So
It’s time to use a term that more than 13,000 scientists agree is needed.
French Lawmakers Approve a Ban on Short Domestic Flights
French lawmakers voted late on Saturday to abolish domestic flights on routes than can be covered by train in under two-and-a-half hours, as the government seeks to lower carbon emissions even as the air travel industry reels from the global pandemic.
Cycling is Ten Times More Important Than Electric Cars for Reaching Net-zero Cities
National COVID Debts: Climate Change Imperils Countries' Ability to Repay
National COVID Debts: Climate Change Imperils Countries' Ability to Repay
Analysis reveals three ways to boost green investment and achieve a resilient recovery from the coronavirus pandemic.
There's a Global Plan to Conserve Nature. Indigenous People Could Lead the Way.
There's a Global Plan to Conserve Nature. Indigenous People Could Lead the Way.
Dozens of countries are backing an effort that would protect 30 percent of Earth's land and water. Native people, often among the most effective stewards of nature, have been disregarded, or worse, in the past.
It's Not Just Oceans: Scientists Find Plastic is Also Polluting the Air
New research links Delhi's thick smogs to burning of plastics
Atlantic Ocean Circulation at Weakest in a Millennium, Say Scientists
Decline in system underpinning Gulf Stream could lead to more extreme weather in Europe and higher sea levels on US east coast
To Stop Climate Disaster, Make Ecocide an International Crime. It's the Only Way
To Stop Climate Disaster, Make Ecocide an International Crime. It's the Only Way
Outlawing ecocide would hold governments and corporations accountable for environmental negligence. We can't wait.
The Energy 202: Biden Creates New Climate Adviser Role at NASA
NASA is elevating one of its top climate scientists to a new role, a move meant to put greater focus at the space agency on studying the causes and consequences of global warming under President Biden.
Launching the Net Zero Challenge: a Global Pitch Competition About Using Open Data for Climate Action
The Environmental Justice Movement Moves Front and Center in the Biden Administration
The Environmental Justice Movement Moves Front and Center in the Biden Administration
The voice of environmental justice, once lonely in the wilderness of systemic racism, is now helping shape President Biden's cabinet with nominees pledging to restore environmental and public health protections dismantled by the previous administration.
A 'Nerve Center' for Climate in the Biden White House
Joseph R. Biden Jr. will bring with him the largest team of climate change experts ever assembled in the White House, and action on global warming is expected quickly.
2020 Was Hottest Year on Record by Narrow Margin, Nasa Says
Due to different methods, US Noaa judged year as fractionally cooler than 2016 while UK Met Office put 2020 in close second place.
Climate Crisis: 2020 Was Joint Hottest Year Ever Recorded
Global heating continued unabated despite Covid lockdowns, with record Arctic wildfires and Atlantic tropical storms.
How Will We Achieve Carbon-neutral Flight in Future?
Carbon-neutral aviation is possible, but in future, aircraft are likely to continue to be powered by fossil fuels. The CO2 they emit must be systematically stored underground. This is the most economical of various approaches that ETH researchers have compared in detail.
1% of People Cause Half of Global Aviation Emissions
Exclusive: Researchers say Covid-19 hiatus is moment to tackle elite 'super emitters'
Just Stopping Emissions May No Longer Be Enough to Stop Global Warming
Researchers argue that it's time to invest in aggressive carbon capture.