2025
Jan 16th: the BBC reports Planet-warming gas levels rose more than ever in 2024 [Link]
2024
Dec 27th: the BBC's program on climate change and mitigation included profiles of Carbfix, Hourglass Climate, Vesta and Synhilion
Dec 27th: EuroNews reports Climate change added 41 days of dangerous heat in 2024 and caused 'unrelenting suffering' [Link]
Dec 27th: France24.com reports 'Dangerous new era': climate change spurs disaster in 2024 [Link]; From tiny and impoverished Mayotte to oil-rich behemoth Saudi Arabia, prosperous European cities to overcrowded slums in Africa, nowhere was spared the devastating impact of supercharged climate disasters in 2024
Dec 27th: AlJazeera.com reports What climate records were broken in 2024? [Link]; As global temperatures continue to climb, 2024 is poised to overtake 2023 as the hottest year in recorded history
Dec 27th: WorldCrunch.com reports Climate Change Is Forcing Towns Around The World To Evacuate — Permanently [Link]
Dec 26th: timesunion.com reports Hochul signs $75B climate superfund bill targeting oil companies [Link]; The superfund bill was a top climate priority this year. It will likely face court challenges from major fuel producers
Dec 24th: NPR.org reports 2023 was extremely hot. Then came 2024 [Link]
Dec 23rd: NPR.org reports How Reforestation Efforts Could Be The Key To Fighting Climate Change [Link]
Dec 23rd: ClimateChangeNews.com reports Nine of our best climate change stories from 2024 [Link]
Dec 22nd: USA Today reports Are we seeing fewer white Christmases due to climate change? [Link]
Dec 20th: TheConversation.com reports Climate change is making plants less nutritious − that could already be hurting animals that are grazers [Link]
Nov 20th: the BBC reports COP29: Row at climate talks over 'backsliding' on fossil fuels [Link]
Nov 20th: CNN reports Every hurricane this season was turbocharged and made more intense than it should have been, study finds [Link]
Nov 20th: The Guardian reports The climate crisis in charts: how 2024 has set unwanted new records [Link]; Data tracks how Earth's heating has led to rising sea levels and extreme weather – yet there is no sign of emissions slowing
Nov 20th: The European Parliament reports What progress has the EU made against climate change? [Link]
Nov 19th: The United Nations reports 'Breaking point' reached on climate, while 'outdated' global system needs urgent reform: Guterres [Link]
Nov 19th: the BBC reports COP29: How is the world doing on tackling climate change? [Link]
Nov 19th: Scientific American reports Could Engineering the Ocean Help Stop Climate Change? [Link]; Changing the ocean's chemical and biological makeup could force it to pull vast amounts of planet-warming carbon from the atmosphere. But is that a line we want to cross?
Nov 18th: The World Economic Forum reports How regenerative agriculture can make climate solutions more resilient [Link]
Nov 18th: Oceamographic Magazine reports Plankton may not survive global warming with "devastating effects" [Link]
Nov 18th: Nuclear Atomic Energy Agency reports Nuclear Power in the COP29 Spotlight as Countries and Companies Eye Climate Solutions [Link]
Nov 17th: Al Jazerra reports Trump nominates climate change sceptic Chris Wright as energy secretary [Link]
Nov 16th: The UN Environmental Programme reports The law as a shield against the triple planetary crisis [Link]
Nov 14th: The Conversations reports What CO₂ 'jumps' from Antarctic ice say about climate change [Link]
Nov 11th: discovered this Oct 21st Nature.com article Attributing human mortality from fire PM [Link]
Nov 11th: the BBC reports COP29: World leaders meet in Baku as UN climate talks get under way [Link]
Nov 10th: USA Today reports World leaders aim to shape Earth's future at COP29 climate change summit [Link]
Nov 10th: CBS News reports European agency [Link] says 2024 is "virtually certain" to be warmest year on record [Link]
Nov 10th: The Weather Network reports Ghost trees tell taxing story of sea level rise and extreme flooding [Link]
Nov 8th: The Guardian reports Climate breakdown will hit global growth by a third, say central banks [Link]
Nov 7th: the BBC reports Trump victory a blow to climate action, experts say [Link]
Nov 7th: Nature.com reports Private aviation is making a growing contribution to climate change [Link]
Nov 6th: UN Enviro Programme reports Climate change caused Caucasus glaciers to retreat 600 metres, shrinking freshwater supplies – new UN report [Link]
Nov 6th: The International Organization for Migration reports on Migration, Environment and Climate Change [Link]
Oct 30th: the BBC reports Deadliest weather made worse by climate change - scientists [Link]
Oct 23rd: Earth.com reports Can we mitigate climate change with deep ocean carbon storage? [Link]
Oct 23rd: The BBC reports Polar bears face higher risk of disease in a warming Arctic [Link]
Oct 22nd: Phys.org reports Biodegradable microplastics study helps quantify their climate change and ecotoxicity impacts [Link]
Oct 22nd: The Conversation reports The Canadian Arctic shows how understanding the effects of climate change requires long-term vision [Link]
Oct 18th: The IAEA reports New IAEA Report on Climate Change and Nuclear Power Focuses on Financing [Link]
Oct 17th, NBC reports Half of all global food threatened by growing water crisis, report says [Link]
Oct 17th, Climateaction100.org reports Latest Climate Action 100+ Benchmark shows decarbonisation is underway for many of the world's largest corporate emitters, with a need for stronger climate transition plans [Link]
Oct 16th, Earth.com reports Climate change is altering the temperature in 66% of tropical forests [Link]
Oct 15th, SciTechDaily.com reports Could Climate Change Be Worse Than We Thought? New Models Say Yes [Link]
Oct 14th, Reuters.com reports Climate change finance could land at 'hundreds of billions, COP29 leaders say [Link]
Oct 14th, Phys.org reports Adaptability of trees persists after millions of years of climate change, finds study [Link]
Oct 9th: NewScientist.com reports Once we pass 1.5°C of global warming, there is no going back [Link]; We might not be able to cool the world down again after overshooting the 1.5°C warming limit – and even if we can, a lot of irreversible damage will have been done
Oct 7th: UN News reports Water is 'canary in the coalmine' of climate change: WMO [Link]
Oct 2nd: The World Wildlife Org reports Is climate change increasing the risk of disasters? [Link]; facts about fires, hurricanes, and tornadoes
Sept 28th, LiveScience.com reports 32 weird ways to fight climate change that just might work [Link]
Sept 25th, Nature.com reports Feasible deployment of carbon capture and storage and the requirements of climate targets [Link]
Sept 24th, NBCNews.com reports U.N. Secretary General calls for immediate global action on climate change [Link]
Sept 24th, Reuters.com reports Climate change doubles chance of floods like those in Central Europe, report says [Link]
Sept 23rd, The Conversation reports Climate change is a pollution problem, and countries know how to deal with pollution threats – think DDT and acid rain [Link]
Sept 17th, Earth.org reports Momentum Is On Our Side in the Fight Against Climate Change [Link]
Sept 17th, France24.com reports Climate finance: what you need to know ahead of COP29 [Link]
Sept 16th, The World Economic Forum reports SDIM24: Full coverage on Climate, Nature and Energy from the World Economic Forum [Link]
Sept 16th, The Guardian reports Climate scientists troubled by damage from floods ravaging central Europe [Link]; Experts unsurprised at intensity of extreme weather but say damage wreaked shows how unprepared world is
Sept 16th, Idea.int reports South Korean Constitutional Court Ruling: A Landmark Decision in Climate Litigation [Link]
Sept 16th, SciTechDaily.com reports Lakes Worldwide Are Heating Up: A Climate Crisis Unfolding Beneath the Surface [Link]
Sept 15th, The WMO reports Record-breaking temperatures continue in August [Link]
Sept 12th, Nature.com reports Global patterns and drivers of tropical aboveground carbon changes [Link]
Sept 6th: The Genetic Literacy roject reports Ghana pushes a tech-based sustainable agricultural revolution as climate change looms [Link]
Sept 5th: Reuters reports Summer of 2024 was world's hottest on record, EU climate change monitor says [Link]
Sept 5th: MIT Technology Review reports A brief guide to the greenhouse gases driving climate change [Link]; There's more to global warming than just carbon dioxide
Sept 5th: The BBC reports Regenerative agriculture: Farmers fighting climate change [Link]
Sept 5th: CNBC reports A recent big tech plan for carbon removal is at the center of a major climate change emissions debate [Link]
Sept 5th: WMO reports Vicious circle of climate change, wildfires and air pollution has major impacts [Link]
Sept 5th: The David suzuki Foundation reports Paradigm shift needed to address climate change, biodiversity loss [Link]
Sept 4th: The Conversation reports When did the climate crisis begin? [Link]
Sept 4th: Phys.org reports Soil pollution surpasses climate change as top threat to underground biodiversity, study finds [Link]
Sept 4th: The Nature Conservancy reports Growing threats: How climate change will exacerbate agriculture's environmental impacts [Link]; With extreme weather threatening food production globally, scientific review connects key risks and proposes solutions
Sept 4th: CNN reports Video: Meet NASA's newest tool to fight climate change [Link]
Sept 3rd: Phys.org reports Tropical forests face increased soil carbon loss due to climate change [Link]
Sept 3rd: The Atlantic reports America's New Climate Delusion [Link]; The U.S. could sink billions into curbing emissions without altering the fate of the places climate change affects most
Sept 3rd: discovered the EPA reports on June 27th Climate Change Indicators: Permafrost [Link]
Sept 3rd: The Institute for Management Development reports Why mining matters in the era of climate change [Link]
Sept 2nd: Phys.org reports Transport choices can make a significant difference for climate change, researchers find [Link]
Sept 2nd: The Conversation reports Seabirds: 40% of UK species in trouble – bird flu, climate change and overfishing to blame [Link]
Sept 2nd: France24.com reports Africa faces disproportionate burden from climate change: UN [Link]
Aug 28th: the BBC reports Canada's 2023 wildfires emitted more carbon than most countries [Link]
Aug 23rd: The Conversation reports 'Humanity is failing': official report warns our chance to save the Great Barrier Reef is fast closing [Link]
Aug 22nd: New Scientist reports Most climate policies do little to prevent climate change [Link]; An analysis of 1500 climate policies in 41 countries has found that a slim minority have led to a significant reduction in carbon emissions, with most policies being too specifically targeted to make a substantial difference
Aug 22nd: Phys.org reports Climate change impacts on phytoplankton productivity linked to ocean's twilight zone [Link]
Aug 22nd: USA Today reports Billions of crabs suddenly vanished, likely due to climate change, study says [Link]
Aug 22nd: The Economist reports Wildfires are getting more frequent and more devastating [Link]
Aug 22nd: USA Today reports Scientists closely watching these 3 disastrous climate change scenarios [Link]
Aug 21st: Oregon Public Broadcasting reports Hydropower expected to increase throughout the U.S., but climate change could affect how — and when — we use it [Link]
Aug 21st: The World Economic Forum reports Periods of extreme heat are becoming more common - this is what you need to know [Link]
Aug 20th: Scientific American reports Can Thousands of Huge Carbon Capture Machines Save the Warming World? [Link]; Tech firms, oil companies and the U.S. government are investing billions of dollars in carbon capture technology to suck greenhouse gases out of the atmosphere. Can it save the warming world?
Aug 20th: The World Economic Forum reports 5 ways to redefine philanthropy's role in the fight against climate change [Link]; Cited in the article is Philanthropies can Partner with Business and Government to Close Climate Financing Gaps, Says New Report [Link]
Aug 19st: The International Institute for Sustainable Development reports Can Behavioural Science Help Scale Climate Change Adaptation Solutions? [Link]
Aug 12th: Phys.org reports New forest condition monitor shows dynamic changes in forests resulting from extreme climate change events [Link]
Aug 12th: Bloomberg reprts We're Burning More Climate-Warming Coal Than Ever. Why? [Link]
Aug 12th: SciTechDaily reports Climate Change Predictions May Be Underestimated – Aerosol Study Reveals New Insights [Link]
Aug 12th: The World Economic Forum reports With fewer than 100 days to COP29, what's on the agenda? [Link]
Aug 9th: Voice of America reports UN: Climate change wreaks havoc through large parts of Africa [Link]
Aug 7th: Nature reports Climate Change Debates [Link]
Aug 3rd: Nature.com reports Projected rapid response of stratospheric temperature to stringent climate mitigation [Link]
Aug 1st: Axios.com reports Dozens of wildfires scorch U.S. West as another heat wave builds [Link]
July 31st: NBC News reports How climate change is speeding up the great Arctic melt [Link]
July 30th: Inside Climate News reports Supercharged by Climate Change, Western Megafires Explode Simultaneously [Link]
July 29th: Scientific American reports Why Controlling Landfill Methane Is Key to Slowing Climate Change [Link]; The EPA plans to propose a rule in 2025 that will tackle methane emissions from landfills, one of the country's largest sources of the greenhouse gas
July 26th: Phys.org reports How a warming Arctic is accelerating global climate change [Link]
July 24th: CNBC reports World shatters heat record for the second time in just two days [Link]
July 24th: AlJazeera.com reports Record-breaking heat: Monday was world's hottest day [Link]; Average global temperature on Monday smashed Sunday's record for the hottest day on Earth, EU climate monitor says
July 23rd: The Guardian reports Kamala Harris could set 'new high bar for climate ambition', advocates say [Link]; Vice-president's record on climate crisis strikes stark contrast with Trump in potential 2024 election match-up
July 18th: NASA reports NASA-Funded Studies Explain How Climate Is Changing Earth's Rotation [Link]
July 8th, The Guardian reports Temperatures 1.5C above pre-industrial era average for 12 months, data shows [Link]; Copernicus Climate Change Service says results a 'large and continuing shift' in the climate
July 4th: Phys.org reports Using copper to convert CO₂ to methane could be game changer in mitigating climate change [Link]
June 18th: Euronews reports Nature restoration, rewilding and battery innovations: Positive environmental stories from 2024 [Link]
June 17th: The Conversation reports Is Earth really getting too hot for people to survive? A scientist explains extreme heat and the role of climate change [Link]
June 16th: Scientific American reports Russia's War in Ukraine Has Produced $32 Billion in Climate Damage [Link]; The first two years of Russia's war in Ukraine have produced 175 million tons of carbon dioxide
June 14th: NBC reports 'Gut-wrenching effects of climate change': WH climate adviser on heat deaths and floods [Link]; White House national climate adviser Ali Zaidi joins Meet the Press NOW to talk about the Biden administration's efforts to address climate change
June 14th: The Financial Times reports G7 to demand wealthy developing nations pay up on climate change [Link]; Move by leaders of rich nations puts them on collision course with China, India and Saudi Arabia after UN talks end in failure
June 13th: Reuters reports Explainer: The global fight over climate change funding [Link]
June 13th: Reuters reports Climate change funding talks stuck ahead of COP29 summit [Link]
June 12th: NOAA reports Nitrous oxide emissions grew 40 percent from 1980 to 2020, accelerating climate change [Link]
June 8th: Inside Climate News reports Q&A: As Temperatures in Pakistan Top 120 Degrees, There's Nowhere to Run [Link]
June 8th: Earth.org reports Navigating Rising Ocean Temperatures and Their Global Impact [Link]
June 7th: NPR reports Carbon dioxide hits record level in atmosphere, causing climate change [Link]
June 5th: United Nations reports Secretary-General's special address on climate action "A Moment of Truth" [as delivered] [Link]
June 5th: Copernicus.eu reports Hottest May on record spurs call for climate action [Link]
June 5th: Phys.org reports Climate change will make air pollution worse—here's how [Link]
June 5th: United Nations reports There is an exit off 'the highway to climate hell', Guterres insists [Link]
June 5th: WHO reports Experts warn of serious health impacts from climate change for pregnant women, children, and older people [Link]
June 5th: USA Today reports Global heat records set 12 months in a row, fueled by climate change [Link]
June 3rd: EuroNews reports What is the Bonn Climate Change Conference and why does it matter? [Link]; Delegates from 198 countries - around 6,000 - are meeting ... this week to prepare for COP29
June 3rd: Nature.com reports No respite from permafrost-thaw impacts in the absence of a global tipping point [Link]
June 3rd: The World Economic Forum reports Court says rich countries must cut emissions faster than developing nations [Link]
May 29th: CNN reports Rivers in Alaska are turning orange. The reason surprised even scientists [Link]
May 29th: Times of India reports 52.3 degrees Celsius [126 F] in Delhi, highest ever for capital [Link]
May 29th: EuroNews reports ESA launches EarthCARE satellite to study the impact of clouds on climate change [Link]
May 25th: Phys.org reports NASA launches ground-breaking climate change satellite [Link]
May 24th: Voice of America reports Southern Africa worst hit by climate change [Link]
May 20th: Euronews reports Are India's heatwaves getting worse with climate change? Delhi district records 47.8C heat [Link]
May 19th: the BBC reports Why the world's oceans are changing colour [Link]
May 15th: Euronews reports Renewable records and green awards: Positive environmental stories from 2024 [Link]
May 13th: the BBC reports Climate change: Last summer hottest in 2,000 years, trees reveal [Link]
May 9th: The Guardian reports 'The stakes could not be higher': world is on edge of climate abyss, UN warns [Link]; Top climate figures respond to Guardian survey of scientists who expect temperatures to soar, saying leaders must act radically
May 8th: The BBC reports Climate change: World's oceans suffer from record-breaking year of heat [Link]
May 8th: The Guardian reports 'Hopeless and broken': why the world's top climate scientists are in despair [Link]; They are terrified, but determined to keep fighting
May 6th: Earth.org reports Not Yet Anthropocene: What the Official Rejection of the Anthropocene as Earth's New Epoch Means for the Climate Discourse [Link]
April 30th: The Arctic Institute reports Climate Change and Challenges of Navigation in the Arctic: How Safe are We? [Link]
April 30th: Earth.org reports How Climate Change Is Altering the Earth's Structure [Link]
April 30th: Science Blog reports Permafrost Collapse Amplifies Climate Change Impact on Soil Carbon Emissions [Link]
April 29th: France 24 reports G7 ministers gather in Italy for 'strategic' talks on climate change [Link]
April 29th: Earth.com reports Future forests: Which tree species can survive climate change? [Link]
April 27th: Scientific American reports Climate Leaders Debate Goal for Controlling Global Warming [Link]
April 25th: The BBC reports How climate change worsens heatwaves, droughts, wildfires and floods [Link]; Climate change is the most likely explanation for why Dubai has been experiencing increasingly heavy rainfall events, a new study says
April 23rd: Al-Jazeera reports Asia bears biggest climate-change brunt amid extreme weather: WMO [Link]
April 22nd: CBS News reports Climate change a health risk for 70% of world's workers, UN warns [Link]
April 22nd: NBC News reports Climate change: the connection between land and sea [Link]
April 18th: NASA reports AI for Earth: How NASA's Artificial Intelligence and Open Science Efforts Combat Climate Change [Link]
April 15th: The New York Times reports The Widest-Ever Global Coral Crisis Will Hit Within Weeks, Scientists Say [Link]; Rising sea temperatures around the planet have caused a bleaching event that is expected to be the most extensive on record
April 10th, Reuters reports Climate change: 'Uncharted territory' fears after record hot March [Link]; data showed last month was the world's warmest March on record, extending the run of monthly temperature records to 10 in a row
April 9th, the BBC reports Climate change: 'Uncharted territory' fears after record hot March [Link]; data showed last month was the world's warmest March on record, extending the run of monthly temperature records to 10 in a row
April 6th: The Guardian reports Simply mind-boggling': world record temperature jump in Antarctic raises fears of catastrophe [Link]; An unprecedented leap of 38.5C in the coldest place on Earth is a harbinger of a disaster for humans and the local ecosystem
April 6th: The Washington Post reports The unassuming material that could soak up carbon emissions [Link]; Researchers want to use the ultrafine rock particles left by eroding glaciers — called 'rock flour' — to suck climate-warming carbon from the air
April 5th: NOAA reports No sign of greenhouse gases increases slowing in 2023 [Link]; Levels of the three most important human-caused greenhouse gases – carbon dioxide (CO2), methane and nitrous oxide – continued their steady climb during 2023, according to NOAA scientists
April 5th: Greenpeace reports What is happening in the courts is going to change our lives! [Link]
April 4th: EuroNews reports What is SF6? Study raises concerns about gas that is 24,000x more powerful than CO2[ Link]; An electrifying China is largely behind the increase in emissions of SF6, which is used to insulate power lines
April 4th: DW reports Dramatic forest loss due to farming, climate change: report [Link]; Every day the planet loses more and more trees to deforestation, according to a new study. But why are forests so important for us anyway?
April 3rd: The Harvard Gazette reports Forget 'doomers.' Warming can be stopped, top climate scientist says [Link]; Michael Mann points to prehistoric catastrophes, modern environmental victories
March 23rd: USA Today reports Heat records keep puzzling, alarming scientists in 2024. Here's what to know [Link]; UN's World Meteorological Organization 2023 report published March 19th [Link]
March 22nd: BBC reports Extreme heat at work can double stillbirth risk, India study finds [Link]
March 21st: IEA reports UNFCCC and IEA launch new phase of cooperation on tackling climate change [Link]
March 21st: The Financial Times reports UN climate chief pleads for funding as government budgets feel strain [Link]; Organiser of global warming negotiations says body needs contributions totalling more than €150mn over 2 years
March 20th: Time reports Capitalism Can't Solve Climate Change [Link]; "even as renewables are growing fast, they are not yet growing fast enough to displace dirty power generation"
March 19th: The Conversation reports Climate change is speeding up in Antarctica [Link]
March 19th: PBS reports Climate researcher on what's causing the record rise in ocean temperatures [Link]
March 19th: WMO reports Climate change indicators reached record levels in 2023: WMO [Link]
March 13th: The Guardian reports EUK plans to adapt to climate crisis 'fall far short' of what is required [Link]; Government has no credible plan for effects of extreme weather, says Committee on Climate Change
March 12th: EurekAlert! reports Range-shifting fishes are climate-change losers, according to new research [Link]; Concordia's Jean-Philippe Lessard says populations fleeing warming waters are facing collapse.
March 10th: The Conversation reports The world is not moving fast enough on climate change — social sciences can help explain why [Link]
March 10th: European Environmental Agency reports Europe is not prepared for rapidly growing climate risks [Link]
March 10th: Reuters reports EU must prepare for 'catastrophic' climate change risks, agency says [Link]
March 8th: The University of Oxford reports New study reveals insight into which animals are most vulnerable to extinction due to climate change [Link]
March 8th: Techno-Science.net reports Global warming activates dormant bacteria in the soil [Link]
March 7th: CNN reports The planet just shattered heat records for the ninth month in a row [Link]
March 7th: the BBC reports Methane: the tricky hunt for hidden emissions [Link]; A new satellite will measure global methane emissions, but why does agriculture's contribution remain so elusive?
March 7th: The New Yorker reports Institute of Internal Auditors Reviewing SEC's New Climate Change Disclosure Rule [Link]
March 7th: Phys.com reports New study reveals which animals are most vulnerable to extinction due to climate change [Link]
March 6th: Inside Climate News reports How Developing Nations Battered by Climate Change Are Crushed by Debt From International Lenders [Link]; A new UN report describes the interplay between natural disasters made worse by climate change, compounding debt and the resulting inability to fund social welfare programs
March 5th: NASA reports Emissions from Fossil Fuels Continue to Rise [Link]
March 5th: Chemistry World reports The start-ups taking on climate change by extracting carbon dioxide from the sea [Link]
March 4th: The New Yorker reports John Kerry Thinks We're at a Critical Moment on Climate Change [Link]; As he steps down from office, the first Presidential envoy on the climate says that we have made progress, but we're not moving fast enough
March 4th: Reuters reports Exclusive: EU wants fossil fuel sector to help pay to combat climate change, draft shows [Link]
March 1st: the United Nationsl reports UN Environment Assembly advances collaborative action on triple planetary crisis [Link]; The sixth UN Environment Assembly (UNEA-6) concluded today in the Kenyan capital, Nairobi, with Member States delivering 15 resolutions aiming to boost multilateral efforts to address the triple planetary crisis of climate change, nature loss and pollution
Feb 28th: USA Today reports Some scientists have a new idea that could help fix climate change: Dry out the sky [Link]
Feb 14th: EuroNews reports Amazon tipping point: Up to 47% forest threatened by climate change and deforestation, study warns [Link]
Feb 12th: UN News reports First-ever UN report on migratory species reveals complex threats [Link]
Feb 8th: the BBC reports Nuclear fusion: new record brings dream of clean energy closer [Link]; Nuclear fusion has produced more energy than ever before in an experiment, bringing the world a step closer to the dream of limitless, clean power
Feb 8th: the BBC reports World's first year-long breach of key 1.5C warming limit [Link]; For the first time, global warming has exceeded 1.5C across an entire year, according to the EU's climate service
Feb 8th: CBS News reports SpaceX launches $948 million NASA satellite designed to shed new light on climate change [Link]
Jan 31st: EuroNews reports Climate change kills millions: An expert explains why most deaths aren't attributed to the crisis [Link]; Goverrnments spent more than €8.2 trillion fighting COVID. But only €132 million of climate adaptation funds are spent on health annually
Jan 31st: cp24 reports A controversial theory linking climate change to Arctic cold snaps, explained [Link]
Jan 31st: Nature.com reports A glacier's 'memory' is fading because of climate change [Link]; The environmental record preserved in ice high atop a Swiss mountain has been partially lost
Jan 30th: The European Central Bank reports ECB steps up climate work with focus on green transition, climate and nature-related risks [Link]
Jan 30th: The Guardian reports 'Smoking gun proof': fossil fuel industry knew of climate danger as early as 1954, documents show [Link]; Documents show industry-backed Air Pollution Foundation uncovered the severe harm climate change would wreak
Jan 29th: the International Monetary Fund reports Explainer: How Asia Can Unlock $800 Billion of Climate Financing [Link]; Governments, central banks, financial supervisors, and multilateral institutions must coordinate and develop a comprehensive strategy to attract more private capital
Jan 29th: Nature.com reports A giant fund for climate disasters will soon open. Who should be paid first? [Link]; More than three billion people stand to benefit from a historic climate loss-and-damage fund. But spending it involves agonizing choices about who has suffered most
Jan 28th: Phy.org reports Climate change behind extreme Amazon drought: study [Link]
Jan 26th: Scientific American reports The Roman Empire's Worst Plagues Were Linked to Climate Change [Link]; Changes in the climate may have caused disruptions to Roman society that manifested as disease outbreaks, researchers have found
Jan 25th: Phys.org reports Climate change can put the planet's largest reserves of drinking water at risk [Link]
Jan 25th: World Wildlife Fund reports What is next for climate change in 2024 [Link]; After the hottest year on record, what can we expect—and what must we accomplish—in the year ahead
Jan 25th: Al Jaseera reports Global warming drove record Amazon rainforest drought, study finds [Link] New report says climate change responsible for draining rivers, wreaking havoc on biodiversity and communities
Jan 24th: Reuters reports Climate change drives Amazon rainforest's record drought, study finds [Link]
Jan 19th: The Conversation reports Old forests are critically important for slowing climate change and merit immediate protection from logging [Link]
Jan 19th: PBS,org reports 'We're frankly astonished.' Why 2023's record-breaking heat surprised scientists [Link]
Jan 19th: BBC reports Davos 2024: The future of sustainable business is 'regeneration' [Link]; Instead of just responding to the business effects of climate change, leaders at this year's World Economic Forum are discussing creating a proactive positive impact
Jan 19th: Inc. Magazine reports AI Is Poised to Slow Climate Change [Link]; Here Are the 6 Industries Where It Can Pack the Biggest Punch
Jan 18th: CNN reports The 1.5-degree climate goal may be 'deader than a doornail,' and scientists are bitterly divided over it [Link]
Jan 17th: MSNBC reports Yes, it's cold. Yes, the planet's still warming [Link]; It's important to remember that the cold snap is, for many of us, just a moment of discomfort, while climate change is a long-term disaster
Jan 16th: Phys.org reports Climate change threatens fish supply: Tiny phytoplankton, big consequences [Link]
Jan 15th: Phys.org reports This is not a climate-change abstraction: Forests are still disappearing at a fast pace [Link]
Jan 15th: Phys.org reports Climate change threatens global forest carbon sequestration, study finds [Link]
Jan 10th: The World Wildlife Federation EU reports Climate change and nature loss pose greatest risks for humanity: WEF Global Risk Report 2024 [Link]
Jan 9th: CNN reports World is dangerously close to a global warming limit as 2023 goes down as hottest on record [Link]
Jan 9th: ABC reports 2023 is officially the hottest year on record as global temperatures close in on warming limit: Copernicus report [Link]
Jan 8th: The Guardian reports Global heating will pass 1.5C threshold this year, top ex-Nasa scientist says [Link]
Dec 19th: Oil Price reports Australian Climate Change Authority Sets Sights on Methane Emissions [Link]
Dec 19th: Finance Asia reports Confronting climate change: How start-ups down under are securing a sustainable future [Link]; In a challenging fundraising environment, a combination of overseas and local investment is positioning itself to spur some of the most innovative climate tech start-ups in Australia and New Zealand
Dec 18th: The Washington Post reports With few easy solutions to their climate problem, airlines rethink contrails [Link]
Dec 18th: SciTechDaily reports A New Weapon Against Climate Change – Scientists Develop "Cooling Glass" That Blasts Building Heat Into Space [Link]; A new coating, when applied to exterior surfaces, can reduce air conditioning usage and combat climate change
Dec 18th: AP News reports Flooding drives millions to move as climate migration patterns emerge [Link]
Dec 18th: Phys.org reports Ecosystem benefits to humanity expected to decline by 9% by 2100 [Link]
Dec 18th: Fortune reports AI could be humanity's last chance to meet climate goals. Here's why [Link]
Dec 18th: Yahoo Finance reports Climate change: A breakdown of all the money pledged at COP28 [Link]
Dec 16th: Fortune reports Chia seeds are a superfood that could help combat world hunger and climate change, researchers say [Link]
Dec 14th: the BBC reports Nine breakthroughs for climate and nature in 2023 you may have missed [Link]
Dec 13th: The Conversation reports Climate change risks triggering a spike in infectious disease outbreaks: three reasons why [Link]
Dec 13th: Reuters reports Takeaways from the COP28 climate deal [Link]
Dec 13th: the International Institute for Sustainable Development reports "The Most Significant Decisions Since the Paris Agreement" - IISD's Experts on COP 28 Outcome [Link]
Dec 13th: Reuters reports Nations strike deal at COP28 to transition away from fossil fuels [Link]
Dec 13th: The Economist reports In a first, COP28 targets the root cause of climate change [Link]; Now to turn diplomacy into action
Dec 13th: the United Nations reports Secretary-General's statement at the closing of the UN Climate Change Conference COP28 [Link]
Dec 13th: European Commission reports UN Climate Change Conference: World agrees to transition away from fossil fuels and reduce global emissions by 43% by 2030 [Link]
Dec 12th: The ECB Blog reports Climate risks, the macroprudential view [Link]; Climate change can endanger financial stability. The ECB Blog looks at how a common macroprudential policy framework could complement micro-prudential initiatives to make the financial system more resilent
Dec 12th: CNN reports Scientists uncover a surprising phenomenon in the Himalayas that might be slowing the effects of climate change [Link]
Dec 11th: Fortune reports Climate change is unleashing a tsunami of infectious diseases–and we have fewer and fewer drugs that can treat them [Link]
Dec 11th: the BBC reports What is carbon capture and how does it fight climate change? [Link]; The future of fossil fuels - particularly whether to agree to phasing out coal, oil and gas - is arguably the key issue of the COP28 climate summit in Dubai
Dec 10th: PBS reports Analysis: Carbon removal can help achieve net zero, but comes with its own climate risks [Link]
Dec 9th: UN News reports COP28: UN says staggering $7 trillion spent every year on investments that fuel climate change [Link]
Dec 2nd: consilium.europa.eu reports What the EU wants to achieve at the climate summit COP28 [Link]; The climate crisis must be tackled now. The EU and its member states are calling for a push on climate ambition, finance and global energy goals
Dec 1st: Time reports The Ocean Is Our Best Chance To Survive Climate Change [Link]
Dec 1st: Scientific American reports Efforts to Slow Climate Change Could Inadvertently Create Humanitarian Crises [Link]; In promoting renewable energy, wealthier nations could worsen health, housing and labor problems in the developing nations where materials are sourced
Dec 1st: Nature reports First cash pledged for countries devastated by climate change: COP28 starts with historic decision [Link]
Dec 1st: Phys.org reports 'Silent devastation' of drought set to increase globally under climate change, says UN report [Link]; Recent drought-related data compiled by the UN point to "an unprecedented emergency on a planetary scale, where the massive impacts of human-induced droughts are only starting to unfold"
Dec 1st: the BBC reports COP28: UN climate talks take aim at planet-warming food [Link]; World leaders have for the first time promised to tackle the huge responsibility that food and agriculture have in climate change; More than 130 countries signed up to [the] declaration
Dec 1st: CNN reports As climate chaos accelerates, which countries are polluting the most? [Link]
Nov 30th: the European Commission reports UN Climate Change Conference: EU calls for accelerated emissions reductions and clean energy transition [Link]
Nov 30th: CNN reports Climate change is costing the US $150 billion a year. Here's what that looks like [Link]; Every three weeks, the United States experiences an extreme weather event that produces $1 billion worth of damage, according to the latest US National Climate Assessment report
Nov 30th: UN News reports Climate change risks upending global fight against malaria [Link]
Nov 28th: the BBC reports Groundbreaking transatlantic flight using greener fuel lands in the US [Link]
Nov 28th: InvestmentNews.com reports BlackRock plan would free up to $4T in climate change funding [Link]; As COP28 gets underway, reform of multilateral development banks is proposed
Nov 28th: ESGClarity.com reports Five funds tackling climate change ahead of COP28 [Link]
Nov 27th: the BBC reports How climate change worsens heatwaves, droughts, wildfires and floods [Link]; Extreme weather is becoming more frequent and more intense in many places around the world because of climate change
Nov 27th: Vox.com reports Earth will soon cross a scary climate change threshold. What happens next? [Link]; 2023 may overshoot the Paris Agreement target of 1.5C for the first time. How will that impact climate negotiations?
Nov 27th: Phys.org reports Scientists 'fingerprint' methane to track a climate change culprit [Link]
Nov 27th: NPR.org reports FAQ: Annual climate negotiations are about to start. Do they matter? [Link]
Nov 27th: Reuters reports COP28: What key issues will be discussed at UN climate change conference? [Link]
Nov 27th: NASA reports NASA Leadership to Participate in Global Climate Change Conference [Link]
Nov 27th: The Hill reports The costs of delay on climate change are rising — we must act now [Link]
Nov 27th: YaleClimateConnections.org reports Most people don't realize how much progress we've made on climate change [Link]; The rapid rise of renewables and EVs has already put us on a safer path
Nov 26th: The BBC reports COP28: UAE planned to use climate talks to make oil deals [Link]
Nov 23rd: Reuters reports Peru glaciers decimated by climate change - report [Link]
Nov 23rd: The Hill reports A glimpse of optimism on climate change [Link]
Nov 22nd: Reuters reports Explainer: Why carbon capture is no easy solution to climate change [Link]
Nov 20th: The Guardian reports World facing 'hellish' 3C of climate heating, UN warns before Cop28 [Link]; 'We must start setting records on cutting emissions,' UN boss says after temperature records obliterated in 2023
Nov 20th: CNN reports Scientists sound the alarm as the world briefly smashes through 2-degree warming limit for the first time [Link]
Nov 17th: The BBC reports Climate change: Is the world warming faster than expected? [Link]
Nov 17th: The Conversation reports Plants are likely to absorb more CO₂ in a changing climate than we thought – here's why [Link]
Nov 15th: Fortune.com reports The corporate world is falling short in the fight against climate change [Link]
Nov 15th: Euronews reports World facing human health catastrophe from unchecked climate change, new report warns [Link]
Nov 14th: ABC reports Effects of climate change worsening in every part of the US, report says [Link]; The worsening effects of rising temperatures comes as U.S. emissions decrease
Nov 14th: CNN reports Countries' emissions plans put the world 'wildly off track' to contain global heating, UN assessment shows [Link]
Nov 14th: NBC News reports Global heat deaths could quadruple if action is not taken on climate change, study finds [Link]; A new study from The Lancet medical journal projects that global warming will create food insecurity for almost 525 million people
Nov 9th: The European Sting reports Climate Change and Antibiotic Resistance: A Looming Global Health Crisis [Link]
Nov 9th: Fortune.com reports 'Full benefits of nuclear energy' must be part of the plan to tackle climate change, says U.N. nuclear chief [Link]
Nov 9th: World Health Org reports WHO unveils framework for climate resilient and low carbon health systems [Link]
Nov 9th: UN's Global Impact's Prinicles for Responsible Investment reports Considering climate change in sovereign debt [Link]
Nov 9th: CNBC reports Keeping 1.5 alive? IEA lists 'crucial ingredients' to keep worst effects of climate change at bay [Link]
Nov 8th: UNEP reports Governments plan to produce double the fossil fuels in 2030 than the 1.5°C warming limit allows [Link]
Nov 8th: DW reports Climate change: 2023 likely hottest year recorded — EU [Link]; 2023 is "virtually certain" to be the warmest in 125,000 years, the EU climate monitor said as data showed last month was the world's hottest October
Nov 5th: ScienceAlert.com reports The Next Six Years Will Make or Break Our Climate Goal of 1.5°C Warming [Link]
Nov 3rd: The United Nations reports Explainer: How AI helps combat climate change [Link]
Nov 2nd: The World Health Org reports Climate change and noncommunicable diseases: connections [Link]
Nov 2nd: EurekAlert! reports Paper argues reducing greenhouse gas emissions is not enough to combat climate change [Link]
Nov 2nd: Phys.com reports Here are the places that could become too hot for humans due to climate change [Link]
Nov 2nd: The Guardian reports Global heating is accelerating, warns scientist who sounded climate alarm in the 80s [Link]; Study delivers dire warning although rate of increase is debated by some scientists amid a record-breaking year of heat
Nov 1st: ABC News reports Why it matters that Earth is on the brink of 1.5 degrees Celsius in warming [Link]; The planet's carbon budget has nearly reached its limit, a new study has found
Oct 30th: Human Rights Watch reports United Nations Climate Change Conference [Link]; COP28, the 28th annual United Nations Climate Change Conference, will bring together state parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) as well as thousands of experts, journalists, climate activists, community members, and representatives from businesses and nongovernmental groups. It is a forum for states to discuss how to confront the climate crisis that is taking a growing toll on human rights around the globe
Oct 30th: France 24 reports UN chief urges world to 'stop the madness' of climate change [Link]
Oct 30th: USAToday reports Climb aboard four fishing boats with us to see how America's warming waters [Link]
Oct 29th: EuroNews.green reports Warmer oceans have bleached corals at depths previously thought impossible [Link]; Corals deep in the ocean were thought to be more resilient to climate change. New research has shown that might not be the case
Oct 29th: Reuters reports COP28 chief, groups, urge tripling renewable capacity by 2030 [Link]; The presidency of next month's COP28 climate summit and two renewable energy organisations on Monday urged governments to triple renewable energy capacity by 2030 as part of efforts to stop global warming exceeding 1.5 degrees Celsius
Oct 28th: DW reports In Africa, climate change is igniting armed conflict [Link]; Climate change has displaced large numbers of people in Cameroon's far north. Fighting over water supplies in 2021 forced thousands of people to leave their homes, and many people have not been able to return since
Oct 27th: the Los Angeles Times reports COP28 chief, groups, urge tripling renewable capacity by 2030 [Link]; The presidency of next month's COP28 climate summit and two renewable energy organisations on Monday urged governments to triple renewable energy capacity by 2030 as part of efforts to stop global warming exceeding 1.5 degrees Celsius
Oct 20th: Nature.com reports Genomics for monitoring and understanding species responses to global climate change [Link]
Oct 20th: The Moscow Times reports Why Is Climate Change Not on the Agenda in Russia? [Link]
Oct 20th: Phys.org reports Insights for crop breeding in the face of climate change [Link]
Oct 20th: Nature.com reports Eco-building for eco-living, an essential step to face climate change [Link]
Oct 20th: Nature.com reports Greenland's massive ice sheet is melting — here's how to save it [Link]; The ice sheet could experience runaway melting if the world overshoots climate targets, but even then quick action could stabilize it
Oct 19th: Nature.com reports Status of global coastal adaptation [Link]
Oct 19th: MIT Technology Review reports Plastic is a climate change problem. There are ways to fix it [Link]; The common material is a growing source of emissions, but a combination of technology and policy could help clean it up
Oct 19th: Phys.org reports Opinion: Climate change isn't just about emissions. We're ignoring a huge part of the fight [Link]
Oct 19th: Vox.com reports Airlines say they've found a route to climate-friendly flying [Link]; Cleaner, faster, cheaper — the aviation industry's plan to decarbonize air travel, explained
Oct 18th: EuroNews reports How a 'mosaic forest' is helping France adapt to rapid climate change [Link]; A patchwork of 4,200 hectares of forest is being adapted for rising temperatures
Oct 18th: NPR reports This massive collection of seeds could help fight climate change [Link]
Oct 18th: The Harvard Gazette reports When future weather outside is frightful — hot, that is [Link]; Experts warn how life will change for people of different economic levels in various parts of world as global temperatures rise
Oct 18th: CBS News reports What is hydrogen energy, and is it a key to fighting climate change? [Link]
Oct 16th: Nature.com reports Adapting crop production to climate change and air pollution at different scales [Link]
Oct 16th: Fortune.com reports Billionaire Tom Steyer says the crusade against climate change depends on one thing: Business fixing the problem. 'We have to win in capitalism' [Link]
Oct 12th: Nature.com reports A global assessment of actors and their roles in climate change adaptation [Link]
Oct 11th: IEA reports Urgent action to cut methane emissions from fossil fuel operations essential to achieve global climate targets [Link]
Oct 6th: France 24 reports Weather disasters caused by climate change displaced 43 million children, says UNICEF [Link]; Weather disasters fueled by climate change -- from floods to droughts, storms to wildfires -- sparked 43.1 million child displacements from 2016 to 2021, the UN Children's Fund warned Thursday, slamming the lack of attention paid to victims
Oct 6th: WBUR.org reports What Earth's past can teach us about climate change and our future [Link]
Oct 5th: Time.com reporyts We're About To Find Out Which Companies Are Truly Leading on Climate Change [Link]
Oct 5th: NPR reported Earth is on track for its hottest year yet, according to a European climate agency [Link]
Oct 5th: BBC reports Climate change: Pope Francis warns world 'may be nearing breaking point' [Link]
Oct 5th: CBS News reported September 2023 was the hottest ever by an "extraordinary amount," EU weather service says [Link]
Oct 5th: NBC News reports 'Gobsmackingly bananas' September of extreme warmth alarms climate scientists [Link]; Data from the European Union's Copernicus Climate Change Service found that September was the most anomalously warm month in recorded history
Oct 4th: Forbes.com reported Trillions In G20 Fossil Fuel Subsidies Fuel Profits And Climate Change [Link]
Oct 4th: Phys.org reports Greenland's Inuit falling through thin ice of climate change [Link]
Oct 4th: ABC News reports Amphibians are in widespread decline, and climate change is to blame, study says [Link]; Amphibians are the most threatened class of vertebrates on the planet
Oct 3rd: CarbonBrief.org reports In-depth Q&A: What food waste means for climate change [Link]; Wasted food – if it were a country – would be the third largest source of greenhouse gas emissions in the world, according to the UN's Food and Agriculture Organization
Oct 3rd: NPR reports It's not all bad news: Wonderful and wild stories about tackling climate change [Link]
Oct 3rd: The Conversation reports Climate change is about to play a big role in government purchases – with vast implications for the US economy [Link]
Oct 3rd: Al Jazeera reports Can planting trees really help fight climate change? [Link]; Planting trees has been promoted as a method for addressing global warming, but could it do more harm than good?
Oct 2nd: Nature.com reports Facing climate change across Latin America and the Caribbean [Link]; Over the past years, countries in Latin America and the Caribbean have seen a range of developments around climate mitigation and environmental policy. Nature Climate Change asked a selection of scientists from the region to share their thoughts on research questions and responses to climate change in their area of study
Oct 2nd: Time.com reports Emerging Economies Need Much More Private Financing for Climate Transition [Link]; A broad mix of policies is needed to unlock the necessary private capital in emerging market and developing economies and ensure a positive climate impact
Oct 2nd: the International Monetary Fund reports Countries Must Contain Global Warming While Keeping Debt in Check [Link]; Managing the climate transition calls for a fiscal balancing act with the right mix of policies
Sept 27th: The World Economic Forum reports Is climate inaction a human rights violation? [Link]; The European Court of Human Rights has kicked off an 'unprecedented' trial over allegations of climate inaction on the part of dozens of countries<br>
Sept 27th: The Independent reports Climate change study puts expiration date on all mammals [Link]; Study reveals formation of massive, ultra-hot and largely uninhabitable supercontinent called Pangea Ultima
Sept 26th: the IEA reports The path to limiting global warming to 1.5 °C has narrowed, but clean energy growth is keeping it open [Link]
Sept 26th: Alaska Public Media reports 'Too hot' for salmon: How climate change is contributing to the Yukon salmon collapse [Link]
Sept 26th: Phys.org reports Soil carbon, nitrogen, soil fertility and climate change are tightly linked, new research shows [Link]
Sept 26th: EuroNews reports 'An extreme record-breaking year': Scientists see impact of climate change on Antarctic sea ice [Link]
Sept 26th: EuroNews reports 'Triple whammy' of extreme heat could make Earth uninhabitable for humans, climate models reveal [Link]
Sept 26th: DW reports Climate change: 1.5 C goal still 'open,' but needs more cash [Link]; Limiting global warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius is still possible thanks to a surge in clean energy, the International Energy Agency said, but almost all countries have to accelerate their efforts
Sept 25th: Sky News reports Antarctica heatwave linked to climate change - after temperatures soared 39C above normal [Link]
Sept 24th: PBS reports Young activists from Portugal take 32 governments to court for failing to address climate change [Link]
Sept 20th: NOAA Fisheries reports Marine Mammal Stocks in North Atlantic, Gulf of Mexico, and Caribbean Are Highly Vulnerable to Climate Change [Link]; A new study led by NOAA Fisheries outlines marine mammal populations' estimated vulnerability to changing ocean conditions as part of ongoing Climate Vulnerability Assessments
Sept 19th: ABC News reports Climate change made Libya flooding 50 times more likely: Report [Link]
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