Climate Science News
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Want to build a stronger climate movement? Integrate.Known as the "father of environmental justice," American professor of urban planning and environmental policy Robert Bullard explains why talking about environmental injustice and climate change as two different challenges is a problem. -
Tropical deforestation now emits more CO2 than the EUBetween 2015 and 2017, forest-related emissions were 63 per cent higher than the average for the previous 14 years, rising from 3 billion to 4.9 billion metric tons per year, says new analysis.
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Land rights, forests, food systems central to limiting global warmingA climate advocacy group has published a report proposing that the world’s nations put more effort into land sector measures to store carbon and reduce greenhouse gas emissions. -
As climate change takes its toll, world leaders call for adaptationA new global initiative led by former UN secretary-general Ban Ki-moon aims to help the world adapt to the fallout from a changing climate.
Climate Science Opinion
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The power of rural women to reduce global food insecurity and cut emissions– Bangladeshi smallholder and women’s leader, Santona, shares her story to mark International Day of Rural Women. -
Taxing carbon may sound like a good idea but does it work?– Would a carbon tax force energy corporations to either change their business priorities enough or to pay for climate mitigation? University of California, Davis' Paul Griffin examines. -
The science is clear: We have to start creating our low-carbon future today– There is no time left for fatalism, only action if the world is to cap global warming at 1.5 degrees Celsius, says Australia's chief scientist, Alan Finkel.
Videos
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Want to save the planet? Move to Wales– What can you do to help quell the devastating impacts of climate change? Start life on a greener path in the countryside.
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Don't be spectators: UNDP boss calls on corporates to act on climate– The IPCC's climate warning is an opportunity for the business world to show leadership, said UNDP's Achim Steiner in the opening speech at the Responsible Business Forum in Singapore.
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Meet RoboFly, the mechanical insect that could fly climate-saving missions– Researchers have invented a tiny, laser-powered bug that takes off, lands and aspires to hover wirelessly.
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How the world’s water changed between 2002 and 2016– Using data from twin satellites over a 14-year period, from 2002 to 2016, NASA comes up with stunning images of how wet areas are getting wetter, and groundwater is disappearing in some areas, and why.
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