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By Olivia Rosane and Cristen Hemingway Jaynes Quick Key Facts What Is Methane? What has no color or smell and is found in wetlands, cow burps and your basement furnace? The answer is methane — a powerful greenhouse gas that is the second most important contributor to the climate crisis after carbon dioxide (CO2). It […]
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Read moreIn a landmark finding, the United Nations’ top court on Wednesday issued an advisory opinion stating that a “clean, healthy and sustainable environment” is a human right. The International Court of Justice (ICJ) ruling supports the obligation of UN member states to tackle the climate crisis and outlines the consequences they could face if they […]
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Read moreExtreme heat, excessive rainfall, ongoing droughts — these conditions are now considered the new normal, according to the latest State of the UK Climate report from the UK Met Office. The report highlights several alarming trends, including warming at the rate of 0.25°C per decade in the UK. The past three consecutive years have ranked […]
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Read moreNew research has found that recycling food waste using methods such as composting, anaerobic digestion and “refeed” can lead to a dramatic reduction in greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions compared with disposing of it in landfills. Pressures like population growth, land degradation and urbanization are putting strain on the global agrifood system, which is a major […]
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Read moreEarth’s cloud cover has been shrinking rapidly, contributing to the world’s rising temperatures, according to a new NASA-led analysis of satellite observations. The researchers found that during each decade of the past 24 years, 1.5 to three percent of the planet’s “storm cloud zones” in the middle latitudes and tropics have been contracting. “This cloud […]
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Read moreLeading climate scientists are warning that the timeframe to limit global warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius is shrinking, and the world could have just three years left to prevent breaching this limit. Experts warn the threshold could be passed within the next few years, with Piers Forster, director at the Priestley Centre for Climate Futures […]
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Read moreThe collapse of the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation (AMOC) — a system of ocean currents that pulls warm water from the Southern Hemisphere and the tropics to the Northern Hemisphere — could put some parts of the globe in a “deep freeze,” according to a new study by researchers from the Netherlands. The findings suggest […]
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Read moreThe United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) on Wednesday announced a plan to repeal a landmark pollution rule that aims to eliminate most greenhouse gas emissions from power plants in the next decade. Not only will power plants be able to release more greenhouse gases, but another regulatory rollback will allow them to pollute the […]
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Read moreThe European Union is “well on track” to achieve its climate targets for 2030, according to the European Commission. An assessment of the EU’s updated National Climate and Energy Plans (NECPs) shows the bloc is on course for a 54 percent reduction in greenhouse gas emissions compared with 1990 levels by the end of the […]
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Read moreState action to reduce carbon emissions and address climate change can make a big difference, even in the absence of a strong federal climate strategy, according to a new study led by researchers from North Carolina State University (NC State). The researchers found that, while state measures to tackle climate change are just slightly more […]
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Read moreResearchers from Dartmouth College have estimated that the biggest corporations in the world have caused a total of $28 trillion in climate damage. The results of the study are meant to help with efforts to hold the companies financially accountable, reported The Associated Press. “Here we detail the scientific and legal implications of an ‘end-to-end’ […]
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Read moreNo fossil fuel interest or government can stop the world from working toward a clean energy future, United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres said on Wednesday after holding a closed-door virtual meeting with 17 heads of government and state. Participants in the meeting included Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, President of China Xi Jinping […]
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Read moreAfter nearly a decade of negotiations, nations have come to a “landmark” global shipping agreement to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. The new International Maritime Organization (IMO) Framework introduced a carbon pricing mechanism that will require ships with high emissions to pay for the excess pollution they release, reported UN News. It also sets mandatory fuel […]
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