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You don’t have to admit there’s a climate crisis to be fighting climate change
Environment
March 26, 2024
You don’t have to admit there’s a climate crisis to be fighting climate change
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The Amazon has survived changes in the climate for 65 million years. Now it’s heading for collapse, a study says
Environment
February 15, 2024
The Amazon has survived changes in the climate for 65 million years. Now it’s heading for collapse, a study says
CNN — The Amazon rainforest is on course to reach a crucial tipping point as soon as 2050, with devastating…
The world just marked a year above a critical climate limit scientists have warned about
Environment
February 8, 2024
The world just marked a year above a critical climate limit scientists have warned about
CNN — Global warming surpassed 1.5 degrees Celsius over the past 12 months for the first time on record, new…
Groundwater levels are rapidly declining around the world — with a few notable exceptions
Environment
January 25, 2024
Groundwater levels are rapidly declining around the world — with a few notable exceptions
CNN — Many parts of the world are experiencing a rapid depletion in the subterranean reserves of water that billions…
The year’s most extreme weather shows what a warming planet is capable of, and what’s to come
Environment
December 31, 2023
The year’s most extreme weather shows what a warming planet is capable of, and what’s to come
CNN — In the hottest year on record, the fingerprints of a changing climate in a warming world were all…
Pledges from climate talks not enough to limit global warming to 1.5 degrees, IEA says
Environment
December 10, 2023
Pledges from climate talks not enough to limit global warming to 1.5 degrees, IEA says
Dubai, United Arab Emirates CNN — The world is still off track to limit global warming to the crucial 1.5-degree…
These small words could make or break the global climate summit
Environment
December 7, 2023
These small words could make or break the global climate summit
CNN — The thorniest issue at the global climate summit in Dubai is clear: Fossil fuels. More precisely, the role…
Who can afford to go green? Hard-pressed consumers are pushing back
World
November 28, 2023
Who can afford to go green? Hard-pressed consumers are pushing back
London CNN — “All the rich can afford a new car,” an elderly British woman commented at a recent protest…
‘Moment of truth’ for oil industry: Deepen the climate crisis or help fix it
Environment
November 25, 2023
‘Moment of truth’ for oil industry: Deepen the climate crisis or help fix it
London CNN — Oil and gas producers must confront a “pivotal” choice: continue to accelerate the climate crisis or become…
Countries’ emissions plans put the world ‘wildly off track’ to contain global heating, UN assessment shows
World
November 14, 2023
Countries’ emissions plans put the world ‘wildly off track’ to contain global heating, UN assessment shows
CNN — In the latest clear evidence that the world remains wildly off track when it comes to tackling the…