Burning wood is undermining climate goals, says EU
Burning wood is degrading ecosystems and undermining climate goals, according to a report published by the European Commission’s Joint Research
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Global rate of ice loss has increased by 65% in just two decades
The rate at which ice is disappearing across the planet is speeding up, according to a new report published by
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Researchers outline four key steps to mitigate climate crisis
22 research institutions have come together to outline four distinct steps that can help us to protect the planet. The
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Climate change related projects are causing problems in developing nations
Many climate change-related projects actually reinforce or create new sources of vulnerability in developing nations, according to a new paper
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A new carbon budget could provide a clearer view of climate deadlines
Researchers at the University of Concordia have created a new carbon budget that provides a clear view of our ability
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Trump administration issues illegal oil and gas leases in the Arctic
The outgoing Trump administration has issued illegal oil and gas leases on the coastal plain of the Arctic National Wildlife
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Reducing methane is key to mitigating climate crisis, says IEA
Reducing methane emissions from oil and gas operations is key to mitigating the worst impacts of the climate crisis, according
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2020 was joint hottest year on record, says NASA
2020’s average temperature was 1.02 degrees Celsius warmer than the baseline 1951- 1980 mean, according to research conducted by NASA.
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Governments must step up climate change adapation, warns UN
Governments across the world must step up climate change adaption or they risk facing serious human and economic damage, warns
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Inaction on climate change threatens the survival of all species, warn scientists
Biodiversity loss and accelerating climate change coupled with inaction are threatening the survival of all species, including our very own,
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Forest cover nearly twice the size of the UK has been lost in just one decade
Across 29 countries in Asia, Latin America and Africa, some 43 million hectares of forest and other critical natural ecosystems
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Climate change has caused billions of dollars worth of flood damage to the U.S
Intensifying precipitation due to climate change caused $75bn worth of damage to the U.S in just three decades, according to a
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Carbon capture technology will not solve the climate crisis, report says
The vast majority (81%) of carbon captured globally to date has been used to extract more oil via the process
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Positive ‘tipping points’ offer hope for climate crisis
Positive ‘tipping points’ could spark changes that accelerate positive action on climate change, according to researchers at the University of
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How lightning is affected by climate change
Nathan Neal, marketing director at Biral, writes for Environment Journal about how climate change will impact lightening patterns. Lightning is
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Soil can remove air pollution and regulate climate change
Soil bacteria can play a key role in helping to regulate climate change, according to a new study published in
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UK may face a series of extreme heatwaves, new study has suggested
UK summer temperatures could rise significantly faster than the average rate of global warming, according to a study published in
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Oil companies show little interest in Arctic oil rights
The Trump administration has held the first sale for rights to drill for oil in Alaska’s Arctic National Wildlife Refuge,
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Government gives new coal mine the go ahead
Secretary of State Robert Jenrick has given the go-ahead to a controversial new coal mine in Cumbria. The mine, which
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Farmers call for small-scale farming to help fix climate crisis
Farmers and activists will come together at the Oxford Farming Conference (ORFC) later this week (January 7) to highlight how
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