Nuclear Power Needs to Double to Meet Warming Goal
The International Energy Agency and the Nuclear Energy Agency suggest in a report released Thursday that nuclear will have such a significant role to play…
Climate Change
Study identifies which fossil fuel reserves must stay in the ground to avoid dangerous climate change
A third of oil reserves, half of gas reserves and over 80% of current coal reserves globally should remain in the ground and not be…
Anthropocene : the “Great Acceleration” driven by human activities and not by natural variability
The second half of the 20th Century is unique in the history of human existence. The last 60 years have without doubt seen the most…
Left Unchecked, Western Diets Could Derail Climate Action
A growing body of evidence shows the impact that unsustainable levels of meat consumption – particularly of meats like beef and lamb – have on…
Sea level correction (increase more intense)
The acceleration of global sea level change from the end of the 20th century through the last two decades has been significantly swifter than scientists…
Top CO2 polluters and highest per capita
The biggest absolute emissions come from China, and the United States. In terms of CO2 emissions per capita, China is ranked only ranked 55th, at…
It might seem unethical but someone has to get rich fighting climate change
Is 2015 the year when the world will finally decide on a major new global agreement on climate change? Pundits are beginning to put their…