Why ministers of finance are critical in the fight against climate change
Recent studies indicate that bold climate action could trigger about $26 trillion in economic benefits by 2030, create over 65 million new jobs and avoid…
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One Earth Climate Model
A state-of-the-art climate model, funded by the Leonardo DiCaprio Foundation and released by the prestigious scientific publisher Springer Nature, offers a roadmap for meeting — and…
The Green New Deal as a catalyst for smoothing out social inequality
Humanity has a decade to reduce carbon emissions or face climate change devastation, reckons the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change. The United Nations’ group is…
The Carbon Brief Profile: Australia
In the seventh article of a series on how key emitters are responding to climate change, Carbon Brief looks at Australia’s complex climate politics and…
Climate change ‘could slash Brazil’s maize yields’
[SÃO PAULO] Changes in temperature and rainfall could drastically reduce maize yields by the end of the century in northeast Brazil, one of the country’s…
China’s power industry calls for hundreds of new coal power plants by 2030
Under the proposal, the country could add a large coal power plant every 2 weeks for the next 12 years The largest power producers in…
The terror of climate change is transforming young people's identity
Today, at least 50 rallies planned across Australia are expected to draw thousands of students who are walking out of school to protest climate change…
The Green New Deal's contradiction – new infrastructure and redistribution may boost carbon emissions
The Green New Deal has broadened imaginations worldwide on the subject of climate change, encouraging people to consider what action to tackle it could do…
‘Climate Gentrification’ Will Deepen Urban Inequality
A new study investigates the intersection of climate change and real estate, and finds that higher elevations bring higher values. It’s no surprise that a list…
‘Electrogeochemistry’ captures carbon, produces fuel, offsets ocean acidification
Limiting global warming to 2 degrees Celsius will require not only reducing emissions of carbon dioxide, but also active removal of carbon dioxide from the…
Plastic pollution: seaside communities coming together will save us – not technology
Our oceans are threatened by three major challenges: climate change, overfishing and pollution. Plastic pollution is of growing concern, and has gained international attention from…
Climate Change Is Fueling Record-Breaking Heat
The human fingerprint on this week’s extreme heat. Soaring temperatures shattered records from Ottawa to Oman this week, as the Northern Hemisphere endured an oppressive hot spell….
Science denialism is dangerous. But so is science imperialism.
Calls for strict science-based decision making on complex issues like GMOs and geoengineering can shortchange consideration of ethics and social impacts. “Your scientists were so…
The World Cup of Climate Change
In the game of tackling climate change, who would be the champion? By Tan Copsey and Bridgette Burkholder The World Cup starts today. Billions of…
China and EU can lead on climate action
Special Representative for Climate Change Xie Zhenhua, China (L) EU Commissioner for Energy and Climate Action Miguel Arias Canete (R) attend the second Ministerial on…
How every part of the world has warmed – and could continue to warm: an interactive map
Climate change is often communicated by looking at the global average temperature. But a global average might not mean much to the average person. How…