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Six Hot Topics for Climate Change and Nature Policy in 2022
From making green shifts fairer for workers to slashing fossil fuel subsidies, action on climate change needs to ramp up in 2022, analysts say.
How Researchers Can Help Fight Climate Change in 2022 and Beyond
COP26 energized the global effort to halt global warming. Research is now crucial to monitoring progress and creating solutions.
Costa Rica Has Run on 100% Renewable Electricity for 299 Days
Costa Rica Has Run on 100% Renewable Electricity for 299 Days
For 75 days straight, Costa Rica ran on 100% renewable electricity.
Explained: What Causes a Tornado?
Tornadoes can be destructive and hard to predict. We know why they form and that climate change can play a part - but we can't always see them coming. Here's why.
YouTube Is Serving Up Climate Misinformation. This Top Scientist Says Google Should Ban It
YouTube Is Serving Up Climate Misinformation. This Top Scientist Says Google Should Ban It
Should YouTube treat climate misinformation the same way it treats Covid-19 misinformation? A top U.S. climate expert says yes.
Climate Policy, Regulation and Governance
The articles presented here range from broad views on climate change governance in agroforestry systems and insights from climate-funded food system projects, to the nationally specific, exploring regulatory contexts in the UK, China, and Mexico.
The Southern Ocean is Still Swallowing Large Amounts of Humans' Carbon Dioxide Emissions
The Southern Ocean is Still Swallowing Large Amounts of Humans' Carbon Dioxide Emissions
A 2018 study suggested the ocean surrounding Antarctica might be taking up less CO₂ than thought, but new data suggest it is still a carbon sink.
The Importance of Local Authorities in Tackling Climate Change
Ahead of COP26 - the 2021 United Nations Climate Change Conference in Glasgow - the Cambridge Zero Policy Forum hosted a panel discussion on the role of local authorities in tackling climate change. The online event was part of the second annual Cambridge Zero Climate Change Festival.
China Creates Vast Research Infrastructure to Support Ambitious Climate Goals
6 Habits of Highly Effective Climate-conscious Travelers - Grist
How to tread a little more lightly on your holiday journeys.
From Paris to Glasgow
The catalysis of CO2 conversion is a research topic ripe with potential to contribute towards a net-zero future.
Advancing Transdisciplinary Adaptation Research Practice - Nature Climate Change
Advancing Transdisciplinary Adaptation Research Practice - Nature Climate Change
Transdisciplinary research is increasingly seen as critical for advancing climate change adaptation. Operationalizing transdisciplinary research in the global South, however, confronts ingrained cultural and systemic barriers to participatory research.
COP Architects Furious at Lack of Climate Justice at Pivotal Summit
Scientists who worked on the original UN climate convention doubt that COP26 will deliver for low income countries.
Few Willing to Change Lifestyle to Save the Planet, Climate Survey Finds
Poll of 10 countries including US, UK, France and Germany finds people prioritising measures that are already habits.
2050: What Happens if We Ignore the Climate Crisis (Video Explainer)
We envision two scenarios: what life could look like in 2050 if we do nothing, and what life could look like if we take action now. Watch this video to take a glimpse into the future and find out what you can do to prevent global climate catastrophe. There is still hope .
EU Teams Up with Bill Gates in €820M Climate Tech Investment Deal
The European Commission and the European Investment Bank (EIB) are to join the Bill Gates Breakthrough Energy initiative, in a €820 million deal intended to put some impetus behind the scale-up of critical climate technologies developed in the EU and create markets for them.
Climate Change to Stir Up Global Agriculture Within Next Decade
New computer simulations predict deep changes in growing conditions affecting the productivity of major crops already within the next 10 years if current global warming trends continue.
Why Even Climate Change Needs a Good Narrative
Have scientists failed to tell the story of climate change? Do fiction writers do it better? A climate scientist and science fiction writer in conversation.
Top Climate Scientists Are Sceptical That Nations Will Rein in Global Warming
A Nature survey reveals that many authors of the latest IPCC climate-science report are anxious about the future and expect to see catastrophic changes in their lifetimes.
COP26 Special Report on Climate Change and Health
The Health Argument for Climate Action. The 10 recommendations in the COP26 Special Report on Climate Change and Health propose a set of priority actions from the global health community to governments and policy makers, calling on them to act with urgency on the current climate and health crises. The recommendations were developed in consultation with over 150 organisations and 400 experts and health professionals. They are intended to inform governments and other stakeholders ahead of the 26th Conference of the Parties (COP26) of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) and to highlight various opportunities for governments to prioritise health and equity in the international climate movement and sustainable development agenda. Each recommendation comes with a selection of resources and case studies to help inspire and guide policymakers and practitioners in implementing the suggested solutions.
Switzerland's 'Disappointing' Contribution to an Emissions-Free Planet
If all countries had a climate policy like Switzerland's, global temperatures could rise by 4°C by the end of the century.
COP26 Climate Summit: A Scientists' Guide to a Momentous Meeting
Despite 30 years of climate diplomacy, urgent and aggressive action is needed to halt global warming. Nature explains what success looks like, and what's on the line.
World's Chief Scientists Urge Cop26 Attendees to Step Up Low-Carbon Policies
Signatories include scientists from US, EU, India and African and South American countries.
Why Fossil Fuel Subsidies Are So Hard to Kill
Behind the struggle to stop governments propping up the coal, oil and gas industries.