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27 12 2020 | 07:30

Beyond good intentions, to urgent action: Former UNFCCC leaders take stock of thirty years of international climate change negotiations.

The authors, who have all held senior positions in the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) secretariat, take critical stock of what has been achieved since the negotiations…

27 12 2020 | 07:28

Climate crisis could cause Caspian Sea to shrink, scientists warn.

Surface area of world’s largest lake could be up to 23 to 34 per cent smaller by 2100, researchers say in a comment article. Rising temperatures could cause the Caspian Sea to shrink in the coming…

27 12 2020 | 07:26

The world's largest iceberg has just broken in two.

The new iceberg is the size of a small city. The main iceberg is the size of a state. The world's largest iceberg has just broken in two, with a chunk of ice about the size of Queens and the Bronx…

27 12 2020 | 07:24

U.S. federal spending bill includes funding to combat climate change.

The bill providing coronavirus aid and funding the U.S. government that is expected to be approved on Monday contains measures to address climate change, including limiting the use of a potent…

27 12 2020 | 07:23

ASK SARA: 'How much will it cost to slow climate change?'

When you account for the advantages to our health, the benefits of phasing out fossil fuels far outweigh the price. Hi Sara, As a broadcast meteorologist, one of the most common questions I’m asked…

27 12 2020 | 07:23

Move of Rohingya Refugees Poses Environmental and Human Rights Concerns.

On December 4, about 1,600 Rohingya traveled across the Bay of Bengal in seven navy boats from Chattogram to Bhasan Char. Bangladesh plans to move 100,000 families to the island. The move poses…

27 12 2020 | 07:09

Five Climate Change Lessons From 2020.

In early January of this year, fresh off the experience of writing a year-end blog post for 2019, I started a project that I thought would make writing this year's year-end post easier. I created a…

27 12 2020 | 07:00

2021 forecast to be one of Earth’s hottest years despite La Niña, says Met Office.

Forecast suggests 2021 is likely to be the seventh successive year where global temperatures are around 1C or more above pre-industrial levels The year 2021 is likely to be one of the hottest on…

23 12 2020 | 13:22

5 Looming Environmental Crises That Rival Climate Change.

Humans are transgressing planetary boundaries on several fronts. In November of 2019, 11,000+ of the world’s foremost climate scientists published a bleak forecast of rising global temperatures that…

23 12 2020 | 12:45

2021 Global Climate Forecast: Slightly Less Hot Than 2020.

2021 is forecasted to be slightly colder worldwide than years previous, according to meteorologists at the United Kingdom Meteorological Office, but will still be one the hottest on record due to…

23 12 2020 | 12:36

Nearly 90% of Land Animals Could Lose Habitat by 2050, Study Finds.

Unless global food systems are transformed, the world could face severe ecological damage in just a few decades.

23 12 2020 | 12:35

This Interactive Chart Shows Changes in the World's Top 10 Emitters.

A lot has happened since countries met in Paris in 2015 and agreed on an accord to combat climate change. So far, more than 189 countries ratified or otherwise joined the Paris Climate Agreement,…

23 12 2020 | 09:43

Formula 1 introduces sustainable fuel and commits to being net-zero by 2030

Five years after the Paris Agreement was adopted during the COP 21, and as the United Nations Secretary General Antonio Guterres just called on leaders worldwide to declare a State of Climate…

22 12 2020 | 16:52

Urgent action needed to measure air pollution worldwide.

Beijing has shown how regular objective monitoring can lead to big improvements in air quality.

22 12 2020 | 15:26

Use Your Microwave Less, Reduce CO2 Emissions

Use your microwave 10 minutes less a day and reduce your CO2 emissions by up to 610 pounds a year, depending upon the source of your electricity.       27 Οctober 2020 Earth911

22 12 2020 | 14:16

Urban Heat Island (UHI) Mitigation.

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21 12 2020 | 11:08

‘No immediate decline in sight’ for global coal-fired power demand, says IEA.

Covid pandemic has driven the largest drop in coal use since the Second World War, but consumption is likely to rise again in 2021. There is “no immediate decline in sight” for coal-fired power…

21 12 2020 | 11:03

Will the Mediterranean become too hot for tourists?

Late-summer temperatures may prove unbearable for some visitors, posing threat to vital holiday industry. Increased heat in Mediterranean countries is making the traditional summer beach holiday…

20 12 2020 | 08:23

The Paris Deal at 5. Is it Working?

December 12, 2020 marked the fifth anniversary of the Paris Climate Agreement. A Climate Ambition Summit hosted by the UK, France and the UN celebrated the event. Heads of government from around 70…

20 12 2020 | 08:14

Long-term permafrost record details Arctic thaw.

Covering 18 million sq km, northern hemisphere permafrost areas have been warming since the 1980s, according to the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change’s latest report on oceans and cryosphere.