Dams are major driver of global environmental change
Water reservoirs created by damming rivers could have significant impacts on the world’s carbon cycle and climate system that aren’t being accounted for, a new…
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Smog chokes coal-addicted Poland
The soupy grey smog shrouding Polish cities this winter is one of the most visible symptoms of the EU member’s addiction to coal, a deadly…
Yes, the Arctic’s freakishly warm winter is due to humans’ climate influence
For the Arctic, like the globe as a whole, 2016 has been exceptionally warm. For much of the year, Arctic temperatures have been much higher…
World is ‘backsliding’ on gasoline subsidies, finds study
Taxes on gasoline effectively reduce CO2 emissions, yet they are lower now than they were 13 years ago, finds a new study. By increasing taxes…
The rights of nature: indigenous philosophies reframing law
Indigenous battles to defend nature have taken to the streets, leading to powerful mobilizations like the gathering at Standing Rock. They have also taken to…
A Test of U.S. Climate Leadership Will Be How We Treat the Standing Rock Sioux
My ears perked up when I heard that Hillary Clinton was giving a speech on American Exceptionalism. I cringe every time this is a topic;…
Europe should harmonise safety requirements for new nuclear build
The growing concern about climate change, as witnessed in Paris last year, has created the best opportunity for nuclear power in decades. New Nuclear Watch…
Sustainable agriculture to reduce greenhouse gas, malnutrition and poverty
The lack of progress on agricultural issues influences climate change. Fact. During the UN Climate Change Conference in Marrakech (COP22) the Kingdom of Morocco, the Food…
EU ‘asleep at the wheel’ as China and US race ahead in renewables
In the next five years, the European Union will fall behind the US and China in the deployment of renewables, according to the International Energy…
COP22’s 5 Key Areas of Action
There is a cloud called Donald Trump on the horizon, but no one wants to see it in Marrakesh. Not now. The UN Climate Change…
Virginia Tech researchers: Climate change may benefit Ethiopia, increase the country’s access to water
Despite the many disastrous impacts of climate change, there are some regions of the globe that might benefit from hotter temperatures. A team of researchers…
The ultimate disruptor is Mother Nature
The Paris Agreement to tackle global warming is bigger than most realise and may be the signal that the marketplace was waiting for to unleash…
The incompatibility of HELE coal technology with 2°C scenarios
In December 2015, international governments pledged in Paris to limit global average temperature rise to well below 2°C above pre-industrial levels, and to pursue efforts…