These African World Heritage Sites are under threat from climate change
Very few academics or policy makers are talking about the impact of climate change on heritage. Yet heritage is essential for social wellbeing, for identity…
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July-September 2020 (ONE)
This surprising fact about research funding could explain why it’s so hard to get traction against climate change
To fund, or not to fund? That is the question for organizations backing research on the world’s climate crisis — the question they must ask…
What will the world be like after coronavirus? Four possible futures
Simon Mair, University of Surrey Where will we be in six months, a year, ten years from now? I lie awake at night wondering what…
The Carbon Brief Profile: Canada
In the latest article in a series on how some of the world’s key emitters are responding to climate change, Carbon Brief considers Canada’s relationship…
London and NYC Mayors Call on Every Major City in the World to Divest From Climate-Destroying Fossil Fuels
“Instead of having to move cities, let’s move money!” Ahead of a forum for local leaders from across the globe scheduled for March, Mayors Bill…
National greenhouse gas reporting needs an overhaul – it’s time to directly measure the atmosphere
How much greenhouse gas is emitted by any individual country? With global emissions of carbon dioxide hitting a record of 36.8 billion tonnes this…
Mourning a glacier
Swiss and Icelandic scientists held funerals to mark the loss of their rivers of ice. They came dressed in black, giving sombre speeches as others…
October-December 2019 (ONE)
El Niño linked to widespread crop failures
The El Niño climate cycle has been responsible for widespread simultaneous crop failure in different regions of the world, a study has found, putting pressure…
We can’t expand airports after declaring a climate emergency – let’s shift to low-carbon transport instead
Jefim Vogel, University of Leeds; Joel Millward-Hopkins, University of Leeds, and Yannick Oswald, University of Leeds The world may finally be waking to the reality…
Toward greener plastics
By Marcus Woo Researchers and companies are working on new kinds of biodegradable packaging, bottles and other products that break down like compost. Plastic is kind of a wonder material….
Biodiversity loss mars SDG success, report finds
An “unprecedented” loss of global biodiversity threatens the progress of more than 80 per cent of the UN Sustainable Development Goals and puts 1 million…