Experts agree that global heating of 4C by 2100 is a real possibility. The effects of such a rise will be extreme and require a drastic shift in the way we live.
Drowned cities; stagnant seas;…
Hong Kong (CNN Business)The world's biggest shipping company wants to slash its carbon emissions to zero by developing a new kind of container ship to ply the oceans.
Maersk (AMKBY), which is based…
Arrays of solar sails affixed to the ships that carry global trade over the world’s oceans could be one of the answers to making the shipping industry cleaner and greener, according to Greg Atkinson…
Federal weather researchers expect hurricane activity to be greater than normal for the rest of this year’s season, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration said Thursday.
This summer has been another one for the record books. This June was the hottest June worldwide since records began, and the World Meteorological Organization has said July could be the hottest month…
Every month, climate scientists make new discoveries that advance our understanding of climate change's causes and impacts. The research gives a clearer picture of the threats we already face and…
Ten Hottest Years on Record
The top 10 hottest years on record have all occurred since 1998.
In fact, 2016 was the hottest year ever recorded.
What is Causing This?
The previous decade was the…
International authoritative climate report states 2018 was the fourth warmest year on record.
A new State of the Climate report confirmed that 2018 was the fourth warmest year in records dating to…
We are facing a climate crisis. Transforming Europe’s energy system has never been more urgent, and citizens across the EU are already taking action to end the era of coal to build a cleaner, fairer…
Germany is going through a remarkable transformation from a fossil fuel-based economy towards a sustainable energy infrastructure dominated by wind and solar power. Although the transition is far…
The 25 wealthiest dynasties on the planet control $1.4 trillion
The numbers are mind-boggling: $70,000 per minute, $4 million per hour, $100 million per day.
That’s how quickly the fortune of the…
The fossil-fuel lobby is threatened by public concern over the climate crisis. So it’s buying influence to get the results it wants.
The tragedy of our times is that the gathering collapse of our…
All of nature is infinitely connected. It is therefore no surprise that there are strong interdependencies between the resources that the land surface provides.
In Africa, crop pests and disease have been hampering agriculture productivity for decades. Africa farmers lose an estimated 49% of expected total crop yield per annum—the highest in the world –…
AMSTERDAM (Reuters) - Almost 400 people more died in the Netherlands during Europe’s recent record-breaking heatwave than in a regular summer week, Dutch national statistics agency CBS said on Friday…
Ιn some parts of the world, protecting the environment has become more dangerous than fighting a war. Among the main factors, corruption and lack of law enforcement rank high, a new study reports.…