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Why Science Failed to Stop Climate Change

Why Science Failed to Stop Climate Change

It's a tale for all time. What might be the greatest scam in history or, at least, the one that threatens to take history down with it. Think of it as the climate-change scam that beat science, big time. Scientists have been seriously investigating the subject of human-made climate change since the late 1950s and political leaders have been discussing it for nearly as long. In 1961, Alvin Weinberg, the director of the Oak Ridge National Laboratory, called carbon dioxide one of the "big problems"

Europe's New Space Budget to Enable CO2 Mapping

Europe's New Space Budget to Enable CO2 Mapping

Europe will press ahead with a network of satellites to track carbon dioxide emissions across the globe. The enhanced capability is expected to be a potent tool in helping all nations - not just European ones - better understand their carbon footprint.

In Unpublished Paper, Former White House Climate Adviser Calls Methane 'irrelevant' to Climate

In Unpublished Paper, Former White House Climate Adviser Calls Methane 'irrelevant' to Climate

Research in the US aims to support rollback of methane rules.

Why Science Failed to Stop Climate Change

Why Science Failed to Stop Climate Change

Scientists working on the issue have often said that, once upon a time, they assumed, if they did their jobs, politicians would act upon the information. That, of course, hasn’t happened.

Exclusive: Italy to Make Climate Change Study Compulsory in Schools

Exclusive: Italy to Make Climate Change Study Compulsory in Schools

Italy will next year become the world's first country to make it compulsory for schoolchildren to study climate change and sustainable development, Education Minister Lorenzo Fioramonti said.

Climate Crisis: 11,000 Scientists Warn of 'Untold Suffering'

Climate Crisis: 11,000 Scientists Warn of 'Untold Suffering'

The world’s people face “untold suffering due to the climate crisis” unless there are major transformations to global society, according to a stark warning from more than 11,000 scientists.

Facing Unbearable Heat, Qatar Has Begun to Air-Condition the Outdoors

Facing Unbearable Heat, Qatar Has Begun to Air-Condition the Outdoors

Facing unbearable heat, Qatar has begun to air-condition the outdoors"><meta name="description" content="For Qatar, global warming is an engineering problem. But while it may be able to cool outdoor malls and stadiums, it cannot cool the entire country.

Climate Change Activists Are Focused on All the Wrong Solutions

Climate Change Activists Are Focused on All the Wrong Solutions

Individual actions, such as ditching meat and not flying, won't make a substantial difference to our planet - and such demands divert attention away from the solutions that are needed.

Scientists Endorse Mass Civil Disobedience to Force Climate Action

Scientists Endorse Mass Civil Disobedience to Force Climate Action

Hundreds of scientists have endorsed a civil disobedience campaign aimed at forcing governments to take rapid action to tackle climate change, warning that failure could inflict “incalculable human suffering.”

Members of Disbanded EPA Air Quality Panel Form Independent Group

Members of Disbanded EPA Air Quality Panel Form Independent Group

Former members of an air quality scientific advisory committee that was disbanded by the Trump administration’s Environmental Protection Agency said on Thursday they were forming an independent panel to continue their work.

Choices Made Now Are Critical for the Future of Our Ocean and Cryosphere - IPCC

Choices Made Now Are Critical for the Future of Our Ocean and Cryosphere - IPCC

The latest Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Special Report highlights the urgency of prioritizing timely, ambitious and coordinated action to address unprecedented and enduring changes in the ocean and cryosphere.

If World Leaders Choose to Fail Us, My Generation Will Never Forgive Them | Greta Thunberg

If World Leaders Choose to Fail Us, My Generation Will Never Forgive Them | Greta Thunberg

We are in the middle of a climate breakdown, and all they can talk about is money and fairytales of eternal economic growth, says climate activist Greta Thunberg.

Landmark 'United in Science' Report Informs Climate Action Summit

Landmark 'United in Science' Report Informs Climate Action Summit

The world's leading climate science organizations have joined forces to produce a landmark new report for the United Nations Climate Action Summit, underlining the glaring - and growing gaps - between agreed targets to tackle global warming and the actual reality.

Scientists Worldwide Join Strikes for Climate Change

Scientists Worldwide Join Strikes for Climate Change

From Bangkok to Brisbane, researchers were among those who protested to urge action on global warming.

The Silenced: Meet the Climate Whistleblowers Muzzled by Trump

The Silenced: Meet the Climate Whistleblowers Muzzled by Trump

Six whistleblowers and ex-government scientists describe how the Trump administration made them bury climate science - and why they won't stay quiet.

Seven Steps to Make Travel to Scientific Conferences More Sustainable

Seven Steps to Make Travel to Scientific Conferences More Sustainable

Researchers should learn to travel better to mitigate their climate impacts. Institutions can help by facilitating and rewarding sustainable travel behaviour, rather than fuelling the pressure to attend conferences, say Olivier Hamant, Timothy Saunders and Virgile Viasnoff.

Scientists Join the Global Climate Strike - March For Science

Scientists Join the Global Climate Strike - March For Science

Over the last year, millions of school climate strikers have been leaving their classrooms every Friday. Young people have woken up much of the world, and now they are asking for everyone else to join them in action.

Discrepancy in Scientific Authority and Media Visibility of Climate Change Scientists and Contrarians

Discrepancy in Scientific Authority and Media Visibility of Climate Change Scientists and Contrarians

The role of climate change (CC) contrarians is neglected in climate change communication studies. Here the authors used a data-driven approach to identify CC contrarians and CC scientists and found that CC scientists have much higher citation impact than those for contrarians but lower media visibility.

Study Examines How Media Around the World Frame Climate Change News

Study Examines How Media Around the World Frame Climate Change News

While richer countries tend to frame climate change coverage as a political issue, poorer countries more often frame it as an international issue that the world at large needs to address.