A new article published on 18 September in Nature presents a set of “troubling charts” outlining the lack of progress nations have made in limiting greenhouse gas emissions. The infographic
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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
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
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
Plastics not only pollute oceans and land, and even animals, but new research shows microplastic contamination in the atmosphere – and indeed, the air we breathe. And microplastics are also
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
Scientists suggest generating more snowfall — trillions of tonnes of the white stuff — could help prevent the collapse of the West Antarctic glacier and would also reduce the long-term
The large appetites and feeding habits of African forest elephants may actually lead to more plant mass which stores more carbon to help mitigate climate change, according to a new