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Ensure global warming stays below dangerous limits

Broken record: UNEP’s #EmissionsGap Report 2023

November 20, 2023

This week saw the release of the UN’s Emissions Gap Report 2023: As global temperatures and greenhouse gas emissions break records, the latest Emissions Gap Report from the UN Environment Programme (UNEP) finds that current pledges under the Paris Agreement put the world on track for

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I wasn’t worried about climate change. Now I am.

January 27, 2024

Trigger warnings: crop failure, famine, drought, heat waves, mass migration, political tensions, pandemics

January 18, 2024

Why is the US in a deep freeze when much of the world is hot?

Scientists say that fits with what climate change is doing to Earth.

February 10, 2024

Weather v climate: How to make sense of an unusual cold snap while the world is hotter than ever

Why are the weather and the climate producing such opposing signs?

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All Companies In Italy Must Now Purchase Climate Insurance — It’s The Law

"The new law mandates that companies must buy coverage and insurers must write policies or face fines."

December 20, 2024

10 Dangerous Limits·4 Renewable Energy

7 good things humanity did to combat climate change in 2024

Some good news from every continent.

December 19, 2024

10 Dangerous Limits·4 Renewable Energy

The Top Ten Climate Developments of 2024

"From falling battery prices to methane-detecting satellites, this past year saw historic developments in climate, energy, and more."

December 11, 2024

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Geopolitics and the COP

If cooperation for the common good can't fix climate change, can geopolitics?

December 9, 2024

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Unexplained Heat-Wave ‘Hotspots’ Are Popping Up Across the Globe

"While the wealthy United States is better prepared than many other places, excessive heat nevertheless kills more people than all other weather-related causes combined"

November 26, 2024

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Cop29: five critical issues still left hanging after an underwhelming UN climate summit in Azerbaijan

"China steps up, US says goodbye and India stays at home"

November 25, 2024

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Cop29: How fast is Earth warming?

Warming is not uniform; the Arctic is warming four times faster than the global average. Global temperatures are projected to exceed 1.5°C in the next decade.

November 20, 2024

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Extreme heat weakens land’s power to absorb carbon

Land’s absorption fell to one-fifth of its usual capacity. Key carbon sink regions shifting from absorption to emissions.

November 17, 2024

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Could Trump’s Second Term Break the Climate?

The projected increase of 4 billion tons of CO2 emissions under Trump’s administration poses a serious threat to global climate goals.

November 15, 2024

10 Dangerous Limits·3 Eliminate Fossil Fuels

Oil Industry Asks Trump to Repeal Major Climate Policies

The American Petroleum Institute’s list of requests to the incoming Trump administration would remove many of the available federal tools to rein in deadly global warming.

November 13, 2024