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17 02 2021 | 09:22

Mexico was once a climate leader – now it's betting big on coal.

As the climate crisis worsens, Andrés Manuel López Obrador plans to buy nearly 2m tons of thermal coal from small producers. The men on the midnight shift smoked cigarettes and cracked jokes in the…

17 02 2021 | 09:09

What will the next decade bring? Here are 20 predictions from trend forecasters.

Like all predictions, these should be taken with a grain of salt ... At the beginning of every year, trend forecasters the world over put together expensive reports predicting what the future will…

17 02 2021 | 09:00

Wind turbines are freezing in Texas amid ‘unprecedented’ storm.

Frozen wind turbines have caused almost half of Texas’s wind generation capacity to go offline in the midst of an “unprecedented storm”. The Lone Star state is under a state of emergency after…

17 02 2021 | 08:59

To Build Trust, Businesses Must Reimagine Stakeholder Engagement.

In a society currently dominated by social injustice, economic crisis, disease, and rampant misinformation, global trust in leaders and institutions is quickly eroding. In a society currently…

17 02 2021 | 08:45

Top Economists Warn U.S. Against Underestimating Climate Damage.

A new paper argues that returning to estimates for the cost of carbon dioxide used in the Obama era would leave the U.S. far behind its Paris Agreement goals.

17 02 2021 | 08:08

UN chief urges leaders to start Cop26 climate negotiations online.

António Guterres says Covid pandemic must not halt preparatory work for key summit in Glasgow. Governments must step up their efforts ahead of vital climate talks this year by agreeing to negotiate…

16 02 2021 | 11:21

Polar Vortex: Everything You Need to Know.

Let's not waste time. You will need: warm clothes, plenty of firewood and enough supplies (flour, yeast, toilet paper — the usual) to not have to leave the house for the next week or two.

16 02 2021 | 11:05

"Cool Cities-South Eastern Europe" Conference 2021- March 31st 2021

"Cool Cities-South Eastern Europe" Conference 2021 March 31st 2021 Wednesday 10:00 UTC (Time Zone)   12:00 Romania, Bulgaria, Greece, Cyprus 11:00 Serbia, N. Macedonia, Albania 21:00 Australia,…

16 02 2021 | 10:50

How Can Consumers Help Solve the Climate Crisis?

In 2015, Parties to the UNFCCC adopted the Paris Agreement, to strengthen the global response to the threat of climate change by keeping the global temperature rise this century well below 2°C above…

16 02 2021 | 10:38

After Court Rules Dakota Access Pipeline Operating Illegally, Dems Demand Biden It Shut Down.

Five Democratic lawmakers on Friday encouraged President Joe Biden to order an immediate shutdown of the Dakota Access pipeline after the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit last week…

16 02 2021 | 10:27

Youth Climate Advocates Vow to Take Landmark Case to Supreme Court, Following 9th Circuit Rejection.

For the second time in as many years, the U.S. 9th Circuit Court of Appeals on Wednesday rejected a landmark climate lawsuit brought by a group of young people — who say they will now take their case…

16 02 2021 | 10:24

Storm Christoph flooding a harbinger of worsening ‘climate shocks’, warns Environment Agency.

The flooding caused by Storm Christoph is a harbinger of worsening “climate shocks” in the UK, the chair of the Environment Agency has warned. England and Wales faced a deluge this week as the storm…

16 02 2021 | 09:48

Solar geoengineering: Could reflecting away the sun’s rays help to tackle global heating?

As the climate crisis escalates, some have called for more research into technologies that could reflect away the sun’s rays in order to limit temperature rise. Daisy Dunne looks at the technical,…

16 02 2021 | 09:34

Big Oil’s Undemocratic Advantage You’ve Probably Never Heard Of.

Why Joe Biden needs to restore shareholder democracy in the US. We can’t waste any more time addressing the global warming issue we’re facing. The amount of greenhouse gases (GHG) in the atmosphere…

16 02 2021 | 09:29

Biden Administration Seeks to Identify Climate Refugees.

A report commissioned by an executive order signed by President Biden last week could have major implicatio

16 02 2021 | 09:28

Tough air pollution targets needed to cut health inequalities, say MPs.

Cross-party committee says deprived groups contribute least but suffer most from dirty air. The government must set tough new air pollution targets to reduce the stark health inequalities suffered…

15 02 2021 | 12:55

We're on a collision course with the planet. But with public support, that can change.

Smart, activist states could prove as effective at handling the biodiversity crisis as they have at tackling the pandemic Let’s be honest: few government-commissioned reports make a real difference…

15 02 2021 | 12:52

Carbon emission cuts need to be 80% more ambitious to meet Paris Agreement targets: Study

Carbon emission cuts need to be about 80 per cent more ambitious to stay below 2 degree Celsius global warming -- considered a threshold for climate stability and climate-related risks such as…

15 02 2021 | 12:43

Did the Climate Crisis Enable the Coronavirus Pandemic?

Experts have described the coronavirus pandemic as the kind of crisis that will become even more likely as the planet warms. But now, researchers think that climate change may have actually played a…

15 02 2021 | 12:35

How Global Warming Can Cause Europe's Harsh Winter Weather.

As Germans shiver through double-digit negative temperatures and more than 80 centimeters (30 inches) of snow in parts of the country, climate science deniers have taken to social media to argue that…