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02.05.2025 | TESSAN's Green Charge: A New Era of Sustainable Technology | In a world racing toward the future, TESSAN is hitting the brakes to rethink its role in sustainability. The company, known for its innovative charging solutions, has partnered with One Tree Planted to launch the "Charging the Future&q... |
29.04.2025 | TESSAN Partners with One Tree Planted to Promote Global Reforestation Efforts | LOS ANGELES, April 29, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- TESSAN, a leading brand in home and travel charging solutions, has long been dedicated to integrating sustainable practices into its products and operations. In 2025, the company formalized this c... |
10.04.2025 | White House moves to hamstring national climate assessment | WASHINGTON: The Trump administration plans to scrap a contract for a federal climate assessment used to direct government action on climate change, two sources familiar with the matter said.
The administration will cut the contract with glo... |
05.04.2025 | Sustainability science: navigating the challenges of global change | Key points from the 47th MIT Global Change Forum
By Mark Dwortzan | MIT Center for Sustainability Science and Strategy
Hosted on March 27-28 by the MIT Center for Sustainability Science and Strategy (CS3) at the Samberg Conference Center on... |
18.03.2025 | Bridging the Gap: The Future of Renewable Energy and Agriculture in a Changing World | In a world where climate change looms large, the stakes are high. Renewable energy projects and innovative agricultural practices are not just trends; they are lifelines. The clock is ticking, and the need for effective communication and te... |
17.03.2025 | “FEEDING AFRICA’S FUTURE: CAN DRONE-POWERED FARMING OUTSMART CLIMATE CHAOS ?” – Sokale Moses Olumide. | In the dusty fields of northern Nigeria, a farmer squints at the sky not for rain, but for a faint buzz. It’s 2025, and that sound isn’t a swarm of locusts; it’s a drone, swooping low over wilting maize. Africa’s climate is turning on its f... |
20.02.2025 | Projecting and reducing the global economic impacts of climate change | Modeling improvements needed to provide more reliable guidance to decision-makers, finds MIT-led study
Mark Dwortzan | MIT Center for Sustainability Science and Strategy
Amplified by climate change, January’s wildfires in Los Angeles destro... |
07.02.2025 | Climate Risks: The New Reality for U.S. and Canadian Real Estate | The landscape of real estate in the U.S. and Canada is shifting. Climate change is no longer a distant threat; it’s a present reality. Rising sea levels, wildfires, and severe storms are reshaping property values and mortgage lending practi... |
06.02.2025 | Всемирно известный климатолог заявил, что целевой показатель температуры 2°C «мертв». Землю ждет экстремальная погода... | По словам известного климатолога, профессора Джеймса Хансена, темпы глобального потепления были существенно недооценены. Он заявил, что международный целевой показатель 2°C «мертв», сообщает The Guardian.
Показатель 2°C — это цель междунаро... |
05.02.2025 | How Recent Executive Actions Impact Our Ocean and Climate | On the first day of his second administration, January 20, 2025, President Trump undertook a flurry of executive actions, many of which jeopardize a healthy ocean and the health of the people and wildlife that rely on it.
Presidents can dir... |
05.02.2025 | U.S. and Canada property valuation: Climate risk impacts and implications | The U.S. and Canadian real estate markets are unstable amidst increasingly severe climate risks — including floods, wildfires, and hurricanes. This necessitates a radical re-think of common risk management strategies. While both nations sha... |
29.01.2025 | Stockholm Exergi wins auction for government support for BECCS | STOCKHOLM, Jan. 29, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Stockholm Exergi has been awarded support in the Swedish Energy Agency's reverse auction for BECCS. The approved support amounts to just over 20 billion SEK and will be disbursed continuously over a ... |
28.01.2025 | NTU study forecasts global sea level rise of up to 1.9m by 2100, far exceeding UN's projection | Listen
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10.01.2025 | Earth records hottest year ever in 2024 and the jump was so big it breached a key threshold | The Copernicus team calculated 2.88 degrees Fahrenheit of warming, Japan 2.826 and the British 2.754. Berkeley Earth — originally funded by a climate change skeptic — came in the hottest at 2.916 degrees.
“The primary reason for these recor... |
12.12.2024 | Governments Must Not Adopt Methane Reporting Tool That Enables Greenwashing, Say Climate Experts | 6 Mins Read Over 60 climate activism groups have penned an open letter urging governments not to adopt GWP*, a controversial methane reporting tool that leaves the door open for greenwashing.
A day after a New Zealand government panel paved... |
02.12.2024 | World Court Opens Landmark Climate Change Case As Vulnerable Nations Rue COP29 Finance Deal | 5 Mins Read The UN’s top court will today begin historic hearings on countries’ legal obligations to combat climate change and the consequences of their inaction.
A week after countries at COP29 agreed to a climate finance deal that left vu... |
29.11.2024 | Financial Stability Report - November 2024 | Financial Stability Report Summary
The Financial Policy Committee (FPC) seeks to ensure the UK financial system is prepared for, and resilient to, the wide range of risks it could face – so that the system is able to absorb rather than ampl... |
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20.11.2024 | Carbon capture gains momentum as a solution to fight global warming but reservations remain | Listen to this article
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10.11.2024 | The Green Mirage: Unpacking the Regenerative Agriculture Ruse | In the age of climate urgency, the agriculture sector stands at a crossroads. The stakes are high, and the pressure is mounting. Methane emissions, a potent greenhouse gas, are driving climate change. Yet, amidst this crisis, Big Meat and D... |
07.11.2024 | Incoming EU Ag Chief Admits Plant Proteins Need Ramping Up – But for Livestock Feed | 5 Mins Read Soon to be the EU’s farming commissioner, Cristophe Hansen has called meat “part of a balanced diet”, but admitted that we’re “massively underproducing” plant proteins – not in the way you think, though.
In three weeks, Cristoph... |
04.11.2024 | Regenerative Agriculture: Big Meat & Dairy’s Get-Out-of-Jail-Free Card? | 5 Mins Read As climate disasters intensify, Big Meat and Dairy are ramping up efforts to divert attention from their major role in climate change.
Agriculture stands as the largest source of methane emissions – a potent greenhouse gas that ... |
25.10.2024 | Over 1,000 Industry Representatives Participated in New World Development's 1.5°C Summit 2024 with the First Eco-market Promoting Sustainable Living | HONG KONG, Oct. 25, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Organized by New World Development, the fourth edition of the "The 1.5°C Summit – The Defining Decade for Impact with Tech" concluded successfully today, with participants from various sect... |
18.10.2024 | Denmark's Bold Leap into a Green Future: A $2.1 Billion Investment in Sustainable Agriculture | Denmark is stepping up to the plate. The government has announced a staggering investment of 15 billion kroner, roughly $2.1 billion, aimed at accelerating the nation’s green transition. This ambitious plan focuses heavily on climate-friend... |
17.10.2024 | Denmark Invests $2.1B to Speed Up Green Transition, With Major Focus on Climate-Friendly Agriculture | 5 Mins Read The Danish government is pouring 15 billion kroner into green research and innovation, which includes a focus on climate-friendly agriculture and alternative proteins.
To speed up its path to net zero by 2045, Denmark is investi... |
08.10.2024 | Ahmedabad University Launches The Climate Institute with a Focus on the Global South | Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India
For decades, global growth has been driven by fossil fuels, leading to climate change and environmental degradation. This challenge is particularly significant for the Global South, which must balance climate actio... |
04.10.2024 | Полдень XXI века: что новые климатические исследования говорят о нашем будущем | Судя по всему, на Земле не зима близко, а жара и засухи. Согласно недавнему исследованию, «сухие» периоды могут стать более продолжительными, чем считалось раньше. Подробнее о возможном сценарии будущего, сегодня расскажу я, Даша Фролова из... |
30.09.2024 | Carbon Capture, Storage And Transformation Is Still A Popular Funding Theme | 5 Shares Email Facebook Twitter LinkedIn
If humanity is to prevent more of the inhabited parts of our planet from turning into unlivable hellscapes, we’ll need to stop spewing greenhouse gasses into the atmosphere.
Switching to more eco-fri... |
30.09.2024 | 55 Companies Endorse Landmark Standards for Carbon Removal Development | Carbon Dioxide Removal Industry Commitments
55 companies signed the Carbon Dioxide Removal Industry Commitments, setting new standards to responsibly scale carbon removal and meet global climate goals.
This decade is crucial for establishin... |
12.09.2024 | In An Open Letter, 100+ Organisations Ask Banks to Stop Funding the Livestock Sector | 5 Mins Read Activism groups are calling for a withdrawal of financial support for the livestock sector from banks including the Big Three, in light of the industry’s contribution to climate change.
Banks must stop financing meat and dairy p... |
11.09.2024 | Google’s $10 Million Bet on Carbon Capture: A Step Toward a Greener Future | In a world grappling with climate change, Google has thrown down a gauntlet. The tech giant recently announced a $10 million investment in Holocene, a company specializing in direct-air capture (DAC) technology. This move is more than just ... |
11.09.2024 | Google Invests $10M to Direct-Air Capture Technology From Holocene, Expanding Its Green Campaign | By Isaiah Richard
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Google revealed its latest plans to do its part for the environment, pushing in a ma... |
02.09.2024 | Swathes of China, Japan log record summer temperatures | BEIJING: Swathes of China logged the hottest August on record last month, the weather service said, as Japanese authorities announced that 2024 had been its warmest summer since records began.
China is the leading emitter of the greenhouse ... |
31.08.2024 | Can ‘Climate Mainstreaming’ Tackle Our Environmental Goals? | 5 Mins Read
By Steven Lam, visiting researcher, University of Guelph; and Gloria Novović, LSE Fellow, University of Guelph
Canada’s first National Adaptation Strategy urges Canadians to consider climate change impacts in their everyday deci... |
30.08.2024 | UNEP, Maldives partner to address climate change and other environmental threats | Hassaan Mohamed, the Deputy Minister of Climate Change, Environment and Energy of Maldives, knows what runaway climate change would mean for his country.
“Climate change impacts are the most severe things we face right now,” Mohamed said re... |
21.08.2024 | Africa: Avalanches Can Grow 100 Times Larger Under the Sea Than On Land - Here's Why They're a Risk to the Internet | Underwater avalanches are powerful natural events that happen all the time under the surface of the ocean. They are impossible to see and extremely difficult to measure, which means we know little about how they work.
Yet these phenomena po... |
15.08.2024 | Big Oil Is Spewing Disinformation to Slow Climate Action, Warns UN | 5 Mins Read The UN has stated that misinformation by fossil fuel companies is slowing down the energy transition and global efforts to tackle climate change.
A “massive” misinformation and disinformation campaign by Big Oil is impeding clim... |
08.08.2024 | Fireworks and Eco-Anxiety: The Dual Threats of Celebration and Climate Change | Fireworks light up the sky, painting it with colors and joy. But beneath the sparkle lies a darker truth. Recent studies reveal that these festive displays contribute significantly to air pollution. In New York City, the aftermath of Macy's... |
06.08.2024 | Rising temps, rising anxiety: Climate change creates emerging mental health challenge | Experts at Yale University define it this way: distress about climate change and its impacts on the landscape and human existence. It can manifest as intrusive thoughts or troubled feelings about the future of the world. Also called “eco-an... |
31.07.2024 | Breaking: Applied Carbon rakes in $21.5m Series A to sequester carbon at scale via biochar | US-based startup Applied Carbon has raised a $21.5 million Series A for its automated machines that convert agricultural crop waste into biochar in one single pass on the field.
Early-stage investor TO VC led the round; Congruent Ventures, ... |
25.07.2024 | Mark Carney's Impossible Math and Hottest Day Hysteria Sow Climate Policy Confusion | An example of long-term temperature "stripes" showing earth to be in an overall cooling period. https://climatechangeandmusic.com/stripe-charts-temperature/
BBC is reporting that Mark Carney says household energy bills will drop b... |
02.07.2024 | 100+ Organizations & Experts Call on FAO to Retract Report That “Seriously Distorts” Evidence on Food Emissions | Over 100 organizations and academics have urged the FAO to retract its Pathways Towards Lower Emissions report due to serious methodological errors that downplay the impact of reducing meat and dairy consumption on overall food emissions.
T... |
25.06.2024 | Antarctic faces melting 'tipping point' as oceans warm: Study | PARIS: Scientists have discovered a new tipping point toward "runaway melting" of Antarctic ice sheets, caused by warm ocean water intruding between the ice and the land it sits on, according to a study published on Tuesday (Jun 2... |
22.06.2024 | Negotiations advance towards global intergovernmental science-policy panel on chemicals, waste, and pollution prevention | Geneva, 22 June 2024 – Governments gathered in Geneva have advanced in the process to establish a science-policy panel on chemicals, waste and pollution prevention, agreeing to continue negotiations to further develop the proposal for this ... |
21.06.2024 | A new light to guide action on chemicals, pollution and waste | As delivered
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19.06.2024 | How science-policy bodies are driving solutions to planetary crises | There are already two global science-policy panels addressing major environmental issues. The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) assesses the science of climate change and the focuses on the science of biodiversity and nature’... |
14.06.2024 | Sea swamps Bangladesh at one of world's fastest rates | PATUAKHALI: After cyclone gales tore down his home in 2007, Bangladeshi fisherman Abdul Aziz packed up what was left of his belongings and moved about half a kilometre inland, further away from storm surge waves.
A year later, the sea swall... |
07.06.2024 | Shedding Light on the Future of Biomanufacturing: Prolific Machines' Revolutionary Approach to Cellular Control | Prolific Machines, a dynamic startup based in California, is making waves in the world of biomanufacturing with their cutting-edge use of light-sensitive proteins to manipulate cellular functions. The recent announcement of their successful... |
07.06.2024 | World Environment Day turns global gaze towards land restoration | The 51st edition of World Environment Day was a record-breaking success, with an unprecedented 3,854 official events and tens of millions of online engagements drawing attention to how humanity can counter three often-overlooked perils: lan... |
06.06.2024 | Prolific Machines Nabs $55M to Create Cultivated Meat & Novel Proteins by Harnessing Light | 6 Mins Read Californian biotech startup Prolific Machines has closed a $55M Series B1 round for its photomolecular platform, which leverages light to create novel proteins at significantly lower costs.
The $55M investment represents the fir... |
06.06.2024 | Florida’s Daunting 2024 Hurricane Forecast | We are officially within the 2024 Atlantic hurricane season here in the United States, and just a couple weeks ago, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) released its forecast for this year’s season. The outlook will bl... |
05.06.2024 | Cogo Urges Banks to Join the Climate Race | Green fintech, Cogo, calls for faster action against climate change as banks gather at Money2020 LONDON, UK, June 5, 2024 /EINPresswire.com/ -- Green fintech, Cogo, calls for faster action against climate change as banks gather at Money2020... |
03.06.2024 | Claudia Sheinbaum to become Mexico's first woman president | figcaption>span]:font-sans">
Claudia Sheinbaum, of the ruling party Morena, is projected to become Mexico's first woman president after a landslide victory in Sunday's election, according to a quick count by the country's elector... |
03.06.2024 | What to know about Claudia Sheinbaum, Mexico's first woman president | figcaption>span]:font-sans">
Claudia Sheinbaum made history Sunday after becoming the first woman to be elected president of Mexico.
Why it matters: Her election marks a groundbreaking achievement in a country with a strong cultu... |
03.06.2024 | NSF, NEH and partner funding agencies from seven countries announce the winners of the Canada-led 2023 International Joint Initiative for Research on Climate Change Adaptation and Mitigation competiti... | Today, the U.S. National Science Foundation and the National Endowment of the Humanities (NEH) joined partner funding agencies from Brazil, Canada, Germany, Norway, South Africa, Switzerland and the United Kingdom in announcing the awardees... |
29.05.2024 | UK Election 2024: Tories Have Received £8.4M from Fossil Fuel Lobby and Climate Deniers Since 2019 | 7 Mins Read As the UK gears up for another election, an investigation shows the Conservative Party has accrued £8.4M in donations from fossil fuel interests and climate deniers since winning the last election in 2019.
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27.05.2024 | As rains falter, Jamaica’s urban farmers race to adapt | As a small island developing state, the country is also exposed to several other climate-change-related hazards, such as spiking temperatures, hurricanes and sea-level rise.
Much of Jamaica’s adaptation work has turned to making agriculture... |
17.05.2024 | At least 4 dead in Houston as severe storms lash Texas, Louisiana | figcaption>span]:font-sans">
Houston's mayor said at least four people died in a severe windstorm that caused widespread damage Thursday, as the National Weather Service warned of "dangerous and life-threatening flash floodi... |
14.05.2024 | Could better inhalers help patients, and the planet? | Patients in the United States are prescribed roughly 144 million of what doctors call metered-dose inhalers each year, according to the most recently available data published in 2020. The cumulative amount of gas released is the equivalent ... |
10.05.2024 | Flash Flood Guidance System Community: Member-to-Member Innovation for Operation | Floods are the deadliest natural hazards, striking numerous regions in the world each year. The projected increase in the intensity of extreme precipitation translates to an increase in the frequency and magnitude of pluvial floods – surfac... |
10.05.2024 | "Mammoth" carbon capture facility launches in Iceland, expanding one tool in the climate change arsenal | Hellisheidi, Iceland — With Mammoth's 72 industrial fans, Swiss start-up Climeworks intends to suck almost 40,000 tons of CO2 from the air annually to bury underground, vying to prove the technology has a place in the fight against global w... |
26.04.2024 | Will Investors Embrace Food Systems Transformation? With Mahesh Roy of IIGCC | Will investors embrace food systems transformation? On this episode of The Plantbased Business Hour with Elysabeth Alfano, Mahesh Roy, Investor Strategies Programme Director of the Institutional Group on Climate Change, discusses the IIGCC ... |
26.04.2024 | Op-Ed: Increasing Animal Cruelty is Not the Answer to Climate Change | 4 Mins Read Dr Sarah Ison, head of research at animal advocacy group Compassion in World Farming, makes her case for why simply moving to lower-emitting animals isn’t the climate solution we need from our food system.
In recent years, the a... |
25.04.2024 | We might be closer to changing course on climate change than we realized | Earth is coming out of the hottest year on record, amplifying the destruction from hurricanes, wildfires, heat waves, and drought. The oceans remain alarmingly warm, triggering the fourth global coral bleaching event in history. Concentrati... |
22.04.2024 | Recycling is the number one greenhouse gas reduction measure considered by Japanese people, but it actually ranks 60th in effectiveness. | - |
22.04.2024 | Recycling is the number one greenhouse gas reduction measure considered by Japanese people, but it actually ranks 60th in effectiveness. | Ipsos Inc.
Recycling is the number one greenhouse gas reduction measure considered by Japanese people, but it actually ranks 60th in effectiveness.
Although there is knowledge about global warming, a gap in effective countermeasures is reve... |
19.04.2024 | WMO issues new guidance on cryosphere measurements | WMO’s Commission for Observation, Infrastructure and Information Systems (INFCOM) approved a new internationally coordinated guide for the measurement of Permafrost Essential Climate Variables of the Global Climate Observing System. This gu... |
22.03.2024 | Column: World Water Day reminds to conserve | Mahalo for supporting Honolulu Star-Advertiser. Enjoy this free story!
Ola i ka wai. Water is life. In ancient Hawaii, water was revered as a life-sustaining force. Rules made sure everyone had equitable access to clean water, regardless of... |
21.03.2024 | Reducing carbon emissions with AI: A revolutionary approach | Researchers at the University of Minnesota (UMN) are developing an artificial intelligence (AI) model to track farm emissions more accurately. This could help scientists and farmers determine the best practices to reduce greenhouse gasses.
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21.03.2024 | Groundbreaking Harvard Study Outlines Clear Path to Reducing Global Livestock Sector’s Emissions by 61% | In a recent collaborative research effort led by scientists from Harvard University, New York University, Leiden University, and Oregon State University, a report has been published, presenting a clear path for reducing greenhouse gas (GHG)... |
15.03.2024 | More Than 32,000 People Join Spain’s Meat-Free Week Semana Sin Carne | On the occasion of World Meatless Day, which is on March 20, ProVeg has announced the seventh edition of Semana Sin Carne (Meat-free Week), a 7-day challenge to encourage the population to adopt a more plant-based diet and give the health o... |
12.03.2024 | Sunairio Wins NSF Grant for New Climate Simulation Technology | Sunairio: De-risk the energy transition
The solution will generate climate insights for energy at 1,000 times the resolution of traditional models to support greater power grid reliability and more profitable clean energy investments.
BALTI... |
23.02.2024 | Antarctica’s ocean acidity set to rise rapidly by century’s end | Higher atmospheric carbon dioxide levels paired with melting ice are causing ocean acidity levels in the waters around Antarctica to rise rapidly. Credit: W. Bulach/Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0
Even the cold, remote waters of Antarctica ... |
15.02.2024 | Исследование: крупнейшее течение Атлантического океана движется по направлению к коллапсу | Суперштормы, резкие изменения климата и Нью-Йорк, вмёрзший в лёд. Именно так в голливудском фильме-блокбастере «Послезавтра» было показано резкое прекращение циркуляции Атлантического океана и катастрофические последствия этого.
Хотя голлив... |
07.02.2024 | ESG и Устойчивое развитие — право гуманитариев на контроль человечества | Я давно слежу за климатической повесткой, за этим, по сути, социально-инженерным экспериментом финансово-глобалистских структур. Мне, в первую очередь, интересен не сам климат, а методы манипуляции, сопровождающие эту повестку. Первый пробн... |
05.02.2024 | The EU has fired the starting gun for the race to deploy carbon dioxide removals in Europe | Negative Emissions Platform Carbon Removal Summit 2023
Europe's net-zero goal demands rapid scaling of diverse carbon removal methods. Unwarranted policy restrictions on removal technologies may hinder success.
The Negative Emissions Platfo... |
30.01.2024 | Bridging the divide between the wants of food companies and the needs of farmers | This is a guest post by Ofir Ardon, CEO of Agritask, a crop supply intelligence company, which provides visibility into the predictability and sustainability of crop supply for food and beverage enterprises.
A significant shift towards sust... |
29.01.2024 | Over CHF 20 million for Transmutex novel nuclear energy system |
Founded on 29 July 2019, Geneva based Transmutex is reinventing nuclear energy with the design of a safer, non-self-sustaining reaction technology that will usher in a new era of lower-cost and proliferation-resistant, carbon-free baseload... |
22.01.2024 | Increase in carbon dioxide levels in 2024 threatens 1.5°C target | Data: NOAA; Chart: Axios Visuals
The concentration of carbon dioxide Earth's atmosphere is likely to increase faster this year than the pace needed to limit global climate change to the Paris target of 1.5°C above preindustrial levels, a ne... |
16.01.2024 | Contrails — the lines behind airplanes — are warming the planet. Could an easy AI solution be on the horizon? | Artificial intelligence could be used to prevent planes from creating planet-warming condensation trails, or contrails, according to a new study. Exactly how much impact contrails have on global warming is still being studied, but one recen... |
11.01.2024 | Why People Still Fall for Fake News About Climate Change | 7 Mins Read It was the hottest year in 125,000 years, yet #climatescam is taking off.
By Kate Yoder
In 1995, a leading group of scientists convened by the United Nations declared that they had detected a “human influence” on global temperat... |
19.12.2023 | Global Sustainability-Focused Funding Was Pretty Flat In 2023 | 23 Shares Email Facebook Twitter LinkedIn
While 2023 has been a down year for startup investment in most industries, cleantech and sustainability-focused categories have held up comparatively well.
Per Crunchbase data, global investors have... |
05.12.2023 | Crossing the line: Fossil fuels could soon displace Earth from its “safe operating space” | This exclusive three-part Mongabay mini-series explores how the oil, natural gas and coal industry are destabilizing nine vital Earth systems, which create a “safe operating space” for humanity and other life on the planet. The first story ... |
04.12.2023 | Oil titan Sultan Al Jaber backtracks on comments that 'there is no science' around fossil fuels at UN climate summit | COP28 President Sultan Al Jaber speaks at the UN climate summit in Dubai. Stuart Wilson/Getty Images
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COP28 President Sultan Al Jaber held a press conference to defend his support for climate science.
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27.11.2023 | Crossing the line: Earth’s planetary boundaries have been destabilized by oil, gas, and coal | It’s well known that the fossil fuel industry made the industrial age possible and raised much of humanity’s living standard, while also causing the current climate crisis. Less known is how oil, gas, and coal are destabilizing other vital ... |
10.11.2023 | GWP*: How the Meat & Dairy Industry is Pushing for a Methane Reporting Tool That Enables Greenwashing | 8 Mins Read Meat and dairy producers as well as governments are championing GWP*, a new metric to measure methane emissions that would enable them to understate their emissions impact and avoid climate action, according to a new report by t... |
03.11.2023 | Africa: Explainer - How AI Helps Combat Climate Change | Artificial intelligence (AI) is already making inroads worldwide in health, education and industry, but how can this cutting-edge technology help the world combat and mitigate the effects of climate change?
The recent launch of the UN-led A... |
02.11.2023 | Climate tech is like catnip to investors. Here's why the $13 billion sector is outperforming other industries. | Ada Ventures' Check Warner said there has been a rise in the number of "exceptional" second-time founders in climate tech. Ada Ventures This story is available exclusively to Insider subscribers. Become an Insider and start readin... |
24.10.2023 | From Buildings To Ocean Water, Startups Are Finding More Places To Stow Carbon | 18 Shares Email Facebook Twitter LinkedIn
There is too much carbon in the atmosphere, and we have to find somewhere else to put it.
Preferably, somewhere stable and contained. Maybe deep underground. Potentially in some concrete. Or perhaps... |
21.10.2023 | Bootleggers And Baptists: African Governments On Energy And Climate Change | Political Map of Africa, 1914', (1920). Colonial possessions in Africa at the start of the First ... [+] World War. British colonies are pink, French - green, German - orange, Portuguese - purple, Italian - brown. From "The Great World... |
13.10.2023 | Scientists Unveil Annual 'Climate Countdown Clock' to Drive Urgency at UN Climate Talks in Dubai | John Lopez, Tech Times 13 October 2023, 09:10 am
A team of fifty scientists has introduced an annual "Climate Countdown Clock," aimed at amplifying the urgency of climate action ahead of the United Nations climate talks set to com... |
21.09.2023 | Climate change is already costing us money, but we have a chance to limit the worst of it and prosper. Here's how. | Redeem now
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The climate crisis is about many things. One of them is that tiny numbers add up to big effects.
About two degrees Fahrenheit... |
13.09.2023 | EU to let ‘responsible’ AI startups train models on its supercomputers | The European Union has signalled a plan to expand access to its high performance computing (HPC) supercomputers by letting startups use the resource to train AI models. However there’s a catch: Startups wanting to gain access to the EU’s hi... |
13.09.2023 | COP28 Will Be First Food-Centric UN Climate Summit with Alt-Protein, Sustainable Diets on the Agenda | 5 Mins Read COP28 made headlines last month when it announced it will serve mostly plant-based food – it signposts the increased focus on food systems at this year’s UN climate summit (November 30 to December 12), in contrast to years past.... |
29.08.2023 | These Four Nature-Based Solutions Can Help Solve Biodiversity & Climate | 5 Mins Read
By Pete Smith, Professor of Soils and Global Change, University of Aberdeen; Camille Parmesan, Professor of Climate Change Impacts, CNRS, University of Texas, University of Plymouth; Mark Maslin, Professor of Earth System Scienc... |
17.08.2023 | Soil can store gigatons of carbon, and Yard Stick wants to measure it all | When it comes to removing carbon dioxide from the atmosphere, one of the first questions is often: What should we do with it? Making new things is an obvious answer, though it’s still an expensive proposition. Stashing it underground is ano... |
16.08.2023 | In a US First, Youth Climate Activists Sued the State of Montana – and Gained a Precedent-Setting Win | 4 Mins Read Young climate activists in Montana gained a landmark legal victory on Monday when a judge ruled that the state’s fossil fuel policy was violating their constitutional right to a clean and healthful environment. The victory in th... |
13.08.2023 | There Are No Pensions On A Dead Planet | TOPSHOT - An aerial image taken on August 10, 2023 shows destroyed homes and buildings burned to the ... [+] ground in Lahaina in the aftermath of wildfires in western Maui, Hawaii. At least 36 people have died after a fast-moving wildfire ... |
07.08.2023 | The climate wrecking ball striking food supply | Extreme weather events and our warming planet are primed to strike commodities and the food supply like never before.
Why it matters: The recent global heat wave, deadly floods across China's grain belt and wildfires that spanned several co... |
07.08.2023 | Africa: Computer Science Can Help Farmers Explore Alternative Crops and Sustainable Farming Methods | Humans have physically reconfigured half of the world's land to grow just eight staple crops: maize (corn), soy, wheat, rice, cassava, sorghum, sweet potato and potato. They account for the vast majority of calories that people around the w... |