Carbon taxes not sufficient to meet the targets set out by the Paris Agreement, according to a new study published on 4 September in the journal Joule (1). Putting a
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Climate-driven changes in river flooding are already happening across Europe, according to a new paper published on 28 August in Nature (1). The study identified clear patterns, both increases and
A group of leading forest biotechnology scientists from around the world call for the reassessment of all sustainable forestry certification systems and suggest that current policies should be modified to
Climate change will affect economies of all countries — rich or poor, hot or cold — under the business-as-usual carbon emissions scenario, researchers say (1). And will likely result in
Tropical coral reefs are “in jeopardy” unless we take drastic actions to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, according to a landmark study on how to save coral reefs in the Indian
Leading researchers warn efforts to cut greenhouse gas emissions will fall short without significant changes to agriculture, land use, and human consumption, according to the latest comprehensive high-level report by
This year, the Arctic is experiencing the worst wildfires on record, with massive blazes in Greenland, Siberia and Alaska. And the frequency of wildfires around the world is expected to
Many of the earlier epochs that occurred over the past 2000 years — were much smaller in scale than current human-induced global warming, according to two complementary studies published on
In a new perspective published on 17 July in Nature, climate scientists identify several important factors affecting carbon budget estimates, including historical warming, transient climate response to cumulative carbon emissions
A new comprehensive review paper published last week on 15 July in Nature plants explores how scientists can use CRISPR to enhance traditional plant breeding techniques with the goal of