Climate Science News
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Ancient coal fires led to prehistoric extinctionsDid eruptions set ancient coal fires burning? Global heating happened 250 million years ago, just as it is happening now. -
China’s CO2 emissions surged past pre-coronavirus levels in MayA rapid increase in pollution last month was driven by coal power, cement, and other heavy industries which appear to be bouncing back faster than other sectors of the economy, new analysis has found.
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China and EU appetite for soy drives Brazilian deforestationA recent study highlights how demand for Brazilian soy by China and Europe is stoking deforestation, thereby increasing carbon emissions, especially in Brazil’s Cerrado savanna biome and the Amazon rainforest. -
Antarctic melting could bring a much hotter futureAntarctic melting can force sea ice retreat of 50 metres daily. CO2 levels are at their highest for 23 million years. Learn from the past.
Climate Science Opinion
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We should not aim to return to normal– Normal contributed to this pandemic. Governments should direct stimulus measures towards a greener and more equitable normal. -
Covid-19 is accelerating ESG investing and corporate sustainability practices– ESG investing is driven by irreversible forces. Governments can slow it down or accelerate it, but they cannot stop it. -
Roving bandits and looted coastlines: How the global appetite for sand is fuelling a crisisPolicy & Finance
Roving bandits and looted coastlines: How the global appetite for sand is fuelling a crisis
– As sand markets boom, entrepreneurs, organized crime and others are cashing in — leaving widespread environmental damage in their wake.
Videos
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Sun, waves and steam: How is Indonesia winning with renewables?– Southeast Asia's largest energy consumer has been slow to transition to renewables, but recent policies point to greater expansion of the country's solar, tidal and geothermal energy production.
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Lawyers file complaint against BP for misleading 'greenwash' in new ad campaign– In the video, environmental law group ClientEarth compares the oil and gas giant's advertisements on its low-carbon investments to a burger chain claiming that they’re vegan because they’ve got salad on the menu.
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Arctic Awakening: What the North Pole's melting ice means for Asia– Eco-Business releases the trailer for a documentary that traces the relationship between ecosystems in the North Pole and Asia, in the second edition of its flagship campaign on climate action, Changing Course.
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Australian media outlet launches 'honest government ad' on climate change– We're screwed, claims a government parody ad, as politicians drag their heels on climate change. Taking a shot at the Australian government, the video exposes the absurdity of longstanding political inaction to address the climate crisis and puts out a not-so-subtle call for collective action.
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