Tree Planting 'has Mind-blowing Potential' to Tackle Climate Crisis
Research shows a trillion trees could be planted to capture huge amount of carbon dioxide.
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New Climate 'stripes' Reveal How Much Hotter Your Hometown Has Gotten in the Past Century
New Climate 'stripes' Reveal How Much Hotter Your Hometown Has Gotten in the Past Century
#ShowYourStripes visuals adorn ties, cufflinks, and the stage of a German music festival.
Do the Best Academics Fly More?
Academic flying is often justified on the basis that international conferences and travel are important to the production of new knowledge. However, there is no clear relationship between the amount of travel undertaken by academics and the quality of their research.
Scientists Shocked by Arctic Permafrost Thawing 70 Years Sooner Than Predicted
Weakened permafrost in Canadian Arctic a further sign that global climate crisis accelerating faster than scientists had feared.
Photograph Lays Bare Reality of Melting Greenland Sea Ice
Research teams traversing partially melted fjord to retrieve weather equipment release startling picture.
Trump Administration Hardens Its Attack on Climate Science
In a significant escalation, policymakers are seeking to undermine or discard research showing the most dire risks of inaction on climate change.
An (Even More) Inconvenient Truth: Why Carbon Credits For Forest Preservation May Be Worse Than Nothing
An (Even More) Inconvenient Truth: Why Carbon Credits For Forest Preservation May Be Worse Than Nothing
The hunger for these offsets is blinding us to the mounting pile of evidence that they haven't - and won't - deliver the climate benefit they promise.
Why the Guardian is Changing the Language It Uses About the Environment
From now, house style guide recommends terms such as 'climate crisis' and 'global heating'.
Why Some Climate Scientists Are Saying No to Flying
Limiting air travel to reduce carbon footprint works for some academics, but not everyone is onboard
To Save Life on Earth, Here's the $100 Billion-a-year Solution
There have been five mass extinctions in the history of the Earth. But in the 21st century, scientists now estimate that society must urgently come to grips this coming decade to stop the very first human-made biodiversity catastrophe.
Thousands of Scientists Back "young Protesters" Demanding Climate Change Action
Concerns of Young Protesters Are Justified
The world's youth have begun to persistently demonstrate for the protection of the climate and other foundations of human well-being. As scientists and scholars who have recently initiated similar letters of support in our countries, we call for our colleagues across all disciplines and from the entire world to support these young climate protesters. Their concerns are justified and supported by the best available science.
Shell Quits Trade Group over Climate-Change Positions
Shell, citing its positions on climate change, quits an industry trade group. But critics say the oil giant should leave other trade groups as well. Shell said it used four markers in evaluating its trade group memberships: support for the Paris climate agreement, support for carbon taxes, policies encouraging low-carbon technologies and a continuing role for natural gas, which now makes up more than half of Shell’s business.
Netflix's 'Our Planet' Says What Other Nature Series Have Omitted
In a groundbreaking move, the beautiful but uncomfortable documentary forces viewers to acknowledge their own complicity in the decline of nature.
Academic Travel Culture is Not Only Bad for the Planet, It is Also Bad for the Diversity and Equity of Research
Academic Travel Culture is Not Only Bad for the Planet, It is Also Bad for the Diversity and Equity of Research
Financial and social burdens of academic travel add an additional barrier to participation in research. If academia wants to address issues of diversity and equity in research, it must first acknowledge the effects of academic travel culture.
Inspiration, Humility, Hope, and Sadness: Reflections on the Youth Climate Strike
Last Friday, hundreds of thousands of students in the United States and around the world were out in the streets rather than in their classrooms, demanding that our political leaders address the climate crisis with the urgency and focused action that the science so clearly demands.
Why Scientists Are Getting Involved
Young people are going on a climate strike and researchers are supporting their cause. Reto Knutti discusses the issues.
Statement of Scientists and Scholars Concerning the Protests for More Climate Protection - #scientists4future
Statement of Scientists and Scholars Concerning the Protests for More Climate Protection - #scientists4future
The concerns of the young protesters are justified.
White House to Set up Panel to Counter Climate Change Consensus, Officials Say
White House to Set up Panel to Counter Climate Change Consensus, Officials Say
White House Prepares to Scrutinize Intelligence Agencies’ Finding That Climate Change Threatens National Security
White House Prepares to Scrutinize Intelligence Agencies’ Finding That Climate Change Threatens National Security
The White House is working to assemble a panel to assess whether climate change poses a national security threat, according to documents obtained by The Washington Post, a conclusion that federal intelligence agencies have affirmed several times since President Trump took office.
Time to Panic
The planet is getting warmer in catastrophic ways. And fear may be the only thing that saves us.
'Make Love, Not CO2': Swiss Students March for Climate Action
Thousands of school children and university students across Switzerland skipped class on Friday to march in the streets and demand climate action, telling politicians "There is no planet B".
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