State of the Climate: How the World Warmed in 2019
All of the official climate data for 2019 is now in. In this article, Carbon Brief explains why last year proved to be so remarkable across the planet’s oceans, atmosphere, Continue Reading
Davos elite want to plant 1 trillion trees to help the planet, but many still fight a carbon tax
Leaders of the world’s most powerful companies sent one clear message this week as they gathered in this ski chalet town for the World Economic Forum: They care about the Continue Reading
China Is Key To Global Fight Against Climate Change
China, the world’s largest greenhouse gas emission emitter, will be the key to the global action to fight carbon emissions and climate change, leading environmental economist Lord Nicholas Stern said Continue Reading
Mnuchin Questions Need for Carbon Tax
U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin weighed in on the debate about a carbon tax in Davos, saying technological developments would make it redundant. “If you want to put a tax Continue Reading
Mississippi Fights With Army Corps Over Flood Control
The state of Mississippi, concerned a bad flood season this spring will hurt its coast and economy, is pressing the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to change how it handles Continue Reading
Oil Industry Climate Suits Have Poor Track Record
Exxon Mobil dodged a bullet last month when a judge rejected a novel climate-change lawsuit brought by New York’s attorney general. The case began with a promise from state officials Continue Reading
Doomsday Clock nears apocalypse over climate and nuclear fears
The symbolic Doomsday Clock, which indicates how close our planet is to complete annihilation, is now only 100 seconds away from midnight. The Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists (BAS) said Continue Reading
Ignore the Fake Climate Debate
Beyond the headlines and social media, where Greta Thunberg, Donald Trump and the online armies of climate “alarmists” and “deniers” do battle, there is a real climate debate bubbling along Continue Reading
Locusts: UN calls for international help in East Africa
In just one day, a swarm of locusts the size of Paris could eat the same amount of food as half the population of France The UN has called for Continue Reading
EU’s ‘Green Deal’ guru detects hints of U.S. climate shift
There are signs U.S. President Donald Trump is starting to engage more seriously on climate change and listening to the concerns of corporations, the European Commission’s vice-president and head of Continue Reading