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11 12 2020 | 13:43

Rebound in carbon emissions expected in 2021 after fall caused by Covid

Scientists brand 7% decline a ‘drop in the ocean’ and call on governments to push ahead with structural changes. Greenhouse gas emissions, which plunged by a record amount this year because of the…

11 12 2020 | 13:36

Greta Thunberg: 'We are speeding in the wrong direction' on climate crisis.

The world is speeding in the wrong direction in tackling the climate emergency, Greta Thunberg has said, before a UN event at which national leaders have been asked to increase their pledges for…

11 12 2020 | 13:30

Take action to mitigate the effects of climate change in the Sahel.

To: President Cyril Ramaphosa, Chairperson of the African Union – Moussa Faki Mahamat, Chairperson of the African Union Commission – Cristina Duarte, UN Secretary General’s Special Adviser on Africa…

11 12 2020 | 13:26

What is the Paris Climate Agreement and when can Biden rejoin deal?

President-elect Joe Biden has vowed that among the first things he will do on entering the White House is rejoin the Paris Climate Accord, the international pact to cut global emissions and get a…

11 12 2020 | 13:23

The last days of the Empire.

Appalachian frackers report $504M in negative free cash flow despite capex slashing Tide of red ink shows little sign of ebbing any time soon for shale-focused regional gas producers December 3,…

11 12 2020 | 13:22

The World Is Headed for 3 Degrees of Warming This Century, U.N. Report Warns—But a Green Pandemic Recovery Could Offer Hope.

Dense U.N. reports may not make onto anyone’s must read list for the holidays, so think of the United Nations Environment Program’s 2020 Emissions Gap survey as a warning letter from Santa, on behalf…

11 12 2020 | 13:13

Greenhouse gas emissions transforming the Arctic into 'an entirely different climate.

Warmest temperatures since 1900 have all occurred within the past seven years, according to Noaa’s annual Arctic report card. The Arctic’s rapid transformation into a less frozen, hotter and…

10 12 2020 | 12:46

Human-made materials now outweigh Earth's entire biomass – study.

Production of concrete, metal, plastic, bricks and asphalt greater than mass of living matter on planet, paper says. The giant human footprint stamped across the world in 2020 is greater than the…

10 12 2020 | 12:13

UN Report Finds World Leaders Fall Short of Meeting Paris Agreement Goal.

World leaders could use the coronavirus pandemic to shave 25% off their greenhouse gas emissions with green recovery packages, according to a report released today by the UN Environment Program (UNEP…

09 12 2020 | 12:20

Amsterdam draws up new rules to tone down its Christmas lights.

City council keen to maintain a good balance between calm streets and illuminations from next year. Amsterdam residents wanting to festoon the outside of their home with Christmas lighting may have…

09 12 2020 | 12:18

Last Month Was the Hottest November Ever.

The month’s global temperature puts 2020 closer to being the hottest year on record. This past November was the hottest ever recorded, another global temperature milestone in a year that’s one step…

09 12 2020 | 12:17

Toasty November means 2020 might nudge out 2016 as hottest year on record.

Global temperatures soared last month, making this November the hottest ever recorded, according to a new report.  Unless temperatures dip dramatically in December, 2020 could potentially overtake…

09 12 2020 | 12:06

The stolen climate crisis babies: US politician jailed for selling children of mothers desperate to escape environmental catastrophe.

The Marshall Islands sit barely six feet above sea level in the middle of the Pacific Ocean and its people are among the most vulnerable in the world to the complex consequences of climate change,…

09 12 2020 | 11:43

A change in the weather: new demand for TV presenters to include climate in forecasts.

The ABC’s Graham Creed says new climate change research could ‘fill a big gap’ in public understanding. Graham Creed has spent 30 years with his head in synoptic charts, and for the past 20 he’s…

09 12 2020 | 11:32

Richest 1% in UK produce 11 times the carbon emissions of poorest 50%, says study.

Oxfam calls for higher taxes on private jets and SUVs to curb pollution by top earners. The richest 1 per cent of people in the UK produce 11 times the amount of carbon emissions as those in the…

09 12 2020 | 11:30

'Historic Moment' as Climate Movement Takes on Big Oil at The Hague.

Representing more than 17,000 claimants who support climate action, the international organization Friends of the Earth on Tuesday opened its case against fossil fuel giant Shell at The Hague by…

09 12 2020 | 00:18

Court Rejects Trump's Arctic Drilling Proposal in 'Huge Victory for Polar Bears and Our Climate'

Climate action advocates and wildlife defenders celebrated Monday after the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit rejected the Trump administration's approval of Liberty, a proposed offshore oil-…

08 12 2020 | 12:45

'Stop the Plunder and Start the Healing,' UN Chief Urges in State of the Planet Speech.

The UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres addressed the dire threat of climate change Wednesday in a speech on the state of the planet delivered at Columbia University in New York.   "The state of…

08 12 2020 | 12:39

UK sets ambitious new climate target ahead of UN Summit.

The UK Government has announced a new ambitious target to reduce the UK’s emissions by at least 68% by 2030, compared to 1990 levels. Recognising the urgency to go further to tackle climate change,…

08 12 2020 | 12:39

A warning on climate and the risk of societal collapse.

Scientists and academics including Prof Gesa Weyhenmeyer and Prof Will Steffen argue that we must discuss the threat of societal disruption in order to prepare for it.