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As global warming continues its onward march there are key metrics scientists are watching closely to gauge the degree of change gripping our planet. The latest climate change report from the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) shines the spotlight… Continue reading Climate change sets a string of records, from atmosphere to the ocean
As humanity fights to keep its only planet from becoming inhospitable, most of the focus will rightly be on decarbonizing everything we practically can. But it won’t be enough. Direct air capture will need to be part of the equation, and it’ll need to … Continue reading Brilliant Planet plans cheap, gigaton-scale carbon capture using algae
An unprecedented XPrize competition designed to develop solutions to the mounting levels of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere has progressed to its next phase, with 15 teams from around the world each awarded US$1 million to continue developing their te… Continue reading Elon Musk’s Carbon Removal XPrize dishes out $1M milestone awards
Hydrogen will be one of humanity’s key weapons in the war against carbon dioxide emissions, but it must be treated with care. New reports show how fugitive hydrogen emissions can indirectly produce warming effects 11 times worse than those of CO2.Conti… Continue reading Hydrogen 11 times worse than CO2 for climate, says new report
The last chapter in a trio of reports from the UN’s top climate scientists has landed, accompanied by a stark warning from the authors that it is now a case of “now or never” to avoid the worst effects of global warming. But the scientists also note so… Continue reading IPCC report leaves door ajar to prevent worst impacts of climate change
Scientists have long warned that with the climate continuing to change we can expect extreme weather events to increase in frequency, and freak heatwaves hitting either end of the planet this week serve as a pertinent example. Temperatures have been re… Continue reading Record-setting heatwaves strike the Arctic and Antarctic
Though the lockdowns brought on by the coronavirus pandemic led to some extreme dips in global carbon emissions, new analysis from the International Energy Agency (IEA) has shown how insignificant they may be in the grand scheme of things. Global emiss… Continue reading Energy-related CO2 emissions hit record high as the world counts on coal
The ozone layer is often seen as a success story for human action to correct a climate emergency – but unfortunately we may be undoing our own hard work. A new study has shown that smoke from wildfires, such as those that recently devastated parts of A… Continue reading Smoke from large wildfires seems to damage the ozone layer
Last year the UN’s top climate scientists released the first in a trio of reports detailing the dangers of unabated global warming, alluding to dire consequences for humanity in the coming decades. The second report is now in and the outlook is only be… Continue reading Latest IPCC report on climate lays out an “atlas of human suffering”
For the past seven years, a science team led by Professor Poul Christoffersen from the University of Cambridge has been studying meltwater lakes pooled atop the Greenland Ice Sheet, seeking to better understanding the role they play in the behavior of … Continue reading Basal meltwater is thawing the Greenland Ice Sheet from the bottom up