Doomsday Clock: 100 seconds until the end of the world.
Since 1947, the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists (BAS) annually adjusts its symbolic Doomsday Clock, which indicates how close humanity and the planet are to complete disaster. This year, we’re closer than ever, the scientists announced on Thursday (23 January).
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IEA publishes new report highlighting different pathways out of the global crisis.
The World Energy Outlook (WEO) 2020 provides the latest International Energy Agency’s (IEA) analysis of the pandemic’s impact.
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RSPB warns Boris Johnson’s plan to turn UK into ‘Saudi Arabia of wind’ could put vulnerable seabirds at risk.
Installation of thousands of turbines could add to ‘cocktail of threats’ declining species such as kittiwakes already face unless farms are built in less ecologically sensitive areas, charity says.
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Roadmap Points Europe Toward Safer, Sustainable Chemicals.
Europe's chief policy-making body Wednesday called for a safer, more sustainable chemicals market, plotting a zero-tolerance approach that nearly eliminates hormone mimicking compounds.
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An African Treasure.
The Makay Massif, a true Malagasy refuge in the heart of Africa. Completely isolated until the early 2000s, these valleys are home to numerous extraordinary animals and plants which have in turn given rise to new species.
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Namibia dehorns 666 rhinos since 2018 to curb poaching.
Namibia is dehorning most of its endangered black rhinos in an effort to curb poaching, official said Thursday.
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For Australia's sake, I hope Trump's climate science denialism loses.
US policy has emboldened Scott Morrison to be less ambitious on climate, just when so much is at stake.
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Alaska's new climate threat: tsunamis linked to melting permafrost.
Scientists are warning of a link between rapid warming and landslides that could threaten towns and tourist attractions.
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Earth Just Had Its Hottest September Ever Recorded, NOAA Says
As the climate crisis fuels devastating wildfires across the western United States and
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Jacinda Ardern’s ‘Nuclear-Free Moment’: Here’s three things that would make it a reality.
New Zealanders have gone to the polls and decided to keep Jacinda Ardern at the helm for another three years. The Labour leader’s promise of kindness, hope and protecting nature has clearly mirrored Kiwis’ aspirations for a better future.
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Net-Zero Asset Owner Alliance sets 2025 decarbonisation targets.
Thirty of the world’s largest investors with $5 trillion assets under management have collectively agreed on concrete portfolio decarbonization targets that follow the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) 1.5 °C scenario for the next five years.
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Why there is hope that the world's coral reefs can be saved.
From coral farming to 3D printing, scientists are using novel methods to save a vital part of our ecosystem.
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For many climate change finally hits home.
2020 has been a year of nonstop crises. For a while there, it was almost possible to forget an ongoing crisis that used to have our attention: climate change. But Nature found a way to remind us.
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Protect the Antarctic Peninsula — before it’s too late.
Banning fishing in warming coastal waters and limiting tourism and construction on land will help to protect marine mammals and seabirds.
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How best to achieve a desirable transition to a low-carbon economy: the case of Sub-Saharan Africa.
Scientific support to climate action is not only about exploring capacity of “what”, but also about assessing desirability of “when”, “where”, and especially for “whom”.
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This s*** is going to kill us’: Harrison Ford slams leaders who make climate change a ‘divisive issue’.
‘Vote to save nature. Vote to save your children’s future. Vote as if your life depends on it,’ Ford says
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Thousands of seal pups discovered dead in mysterious mass die-off at colony in Namibia.
‘This is tragic, as it makes up a large portion of the new pup arrivals expected in late November,’ says conservationist organisation.
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French dairy giant accused of polluting country's famous rivers for years.
Investigation alleges Lactalis breached environmental regulations at several plants and released milk derivatives that killed fish.
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Trump Admin Is Rushing Harmful Regulatory Rollbacks as Election Nears.
With President Donald Trump's re-election very much in doubt, his administration is rushing to ram through regulatory rollbacks that could adversely affect millions of Americans, the environment, and the ability of Joe Biden—should he win—to pursue his agenda or even undo the damage done over the
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