Key takeaways from the U.N. climate panel’s report
The U.N. climate panel has released its most comprehensive assessment of climate change yet. read more Here are some of the report’s main conclusions: HUMANS ARE TO BLAME – FULL Continue Reading
The search for the world’s largest methane sources
Stemming the methane leaks from landfills, oil fields, natural gas pipelines and more is one of the most powerful levers we have to quickly slow global warming. T The threat Continue Reading
Nations face fierce headwinds in adapting to climate change
Living in a world that is 1.5C warmer in two decades than it was 200 years ago means a heatwave that would previously have occurred once in 50 years is Continue Reading
Yet another major heat wave is brewing in the Pacific Northwest
It’s been a summer marred by record-shattering, deadly heat in the Pacific Northwest and yet another significant heat wave is on the way. Triple-digit temperatures will roast cities like Portland, Continue Reading
Resolution to Article 6 of Paris accord high on market’s list before COP26
Highlights Faster resolution to Article 6 seen crucial for climate change Reaching existing targets should be prioritized: experts Developing nations seek clarity on funding Experts are seeking a resolution to Continue Reading
Exxon suspended from climate advocacy group it helped form
Exxon Mobil Corp (XOM.N) was suspended from advocacy group Climate Leadership Council (CLC) that looks to make policies to address climate change, the CLC said on Friday. The move comes Continue Reading
Climate change almost completely destabilizes Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation, study finds
Human-caused warming has led to an “almost complete loss of stability” in the system that drives Atlantic Ocean currents, a new study has found — raising the worrying prospect that Continue Reading
Greenland’s largest melt event this season
Last week, a heat wave spurred Greenland’s biggest melting event of the 2021 season so far. The Polar Portal, run by Danish research institutions, stated that enough water melted to cover Continue Reading
How Global Politics Tangle With UN Climate Science
The last time the United Nations-backed consortium of climate experts released a special report—Global Warming of 1.5°C in 2018—it set off a swift chain of consequences. Protest movements erupted seemingly overnight. The term Continue Reading
Third Hottest July Ever Shows How Even Modest Global Warming Looks
Near-record global temperatures last month gave a taste of the challenges the world’s economies will face in the years ahead as Earth creeps closer toward crossing a key warming threshold. Continue Reading