An aggregation of recent climate news feeds:
2022-02-16 President Biden says he wants to alleviate the outsize burdens that Americans of color face from pollution. But using race to allocate help could mean legal trouble. …›
2022-02-16 EPA analysis paints grim picture for ecosystems under increasing threat from habitat destruction, invasive species and climate crisisGet our free news app; get our morning email briefingThe New South Wales government has admitted that land clearing has …›
2022-02-16 Public perceptions of climate change, the future cost and effectiveness of climate mitigation and technologies, and how political institutions respond to public pressure are all important determinants of the degree to which the climate will change over …›
2022-02-16 Researchers have developed a vision for Germany in 2050 that illustrates ways to achieve a carbon dioxide-neutral life and economy. In their study they look back from a fictitious future to the present day. …›
2022-02-16 A new study shows that an increase in hot, dry nights in recent decades has resulted in nighttime wildfires becoming more intense and more frequent. Researchers found there are 11 more flammable nights every year in the U.S. West compared to 1979 -- a …›
2022-02-16 Campaigners say Tory MP for Wycombe is trying to ‘wreck’ government plans for environmentConstituents of Steve Baker MP who are concerned about his environmental position have set up a “Steve Baker Watch” group and are launching a crowdfunding …›
2022-02-16 A research team has shown how solar power can convert carbon dioxide into fuel, by using advanced materials and ultra-fast laser spectroscopy. The breakthrough could be an important piece of the puzzle in reducing the levels of greenhouse gases in the …›
2022-02-16 Sadiq Khan and Marvin Rees call for action as major report launched during UN Migration WeekTwo of the UK’s leading mayors are calling for urgent action to prepare for mass migration to cities due to the climate emergency, as a major report into the …›
2022-02-16 A framework for identifying the most vulnerable marine species will boost global conservation and policy efforts against anthropogenic climate change. …›
2022-02-16 Novel legal strategy argues that Yale, MIT, Princeton, Stanford and Vanderbilt are legally obliged to put the public interest firstStudents at five leading universities have filed legal complaints accusing their colleges of breaking a little-known law …›
2022-02-16 The Net Zero Scrutiny Group claim green levies are a burden, yet their own party is cutting spending on energy efficiencyPartygate has suggested that the prime minister has, shall we say, a flexible approach to the rule of law. The laws of physics, you …›
2022-02-16 The global average sea level is rising 2 inches per decade and speeding up, but in some regions, the rate is more than twice that fast.By Bob BerwynSAN AGUSTINILLO, Mexico—As the rising ocean encroaches on the small spit of sand connecting San Agusti …›
2022-02-16 Long touted as a renewable fuel emitting 20 percent fewer greenhouse gasses than gasoline, ethanols’ emissions may be 24 percent higher. If verified, one expert said the finding shows ethanol failed spectacularly.By Georgina GustinEthanol made from c …›
2022-02-15 A region of cooling water in the North Atlantic Ocean near Iceland, nicknamed the 'Blue Blob,' has likely slowed the melting of the island's glaciers since 2011 and may continue to stymie ice loss until about 2050, according to new research. …›
2022-02-15 Sea levels are rising even faster on the East Coast and Gulf Coast. And advances in climate science mean we can see the future clearly for the first time. (Image credit: JOSH EDELSON/AFP via Getty Images) …›
2022-02-15 A computer modeling study shows how the emissions of the greenhouse gas nitrous oxide have increased from soils over the last century. The newly published research found the expansion of land devoted to agriculture since 1900 and intensive fertilizer i …›
2022-02-15 Temperature fluctuations such as heatwaves can have very different effects on infection rates and disease outcomes depending on the average background temperature, says a new report. …›
2022-02-15 Numerous researchers and scientists say the Himalayan glaciers are shrinking far more rapidly than glaciers in other parts of the world – a rate of loss some describe as “exceptional”. …›
2022-02-15 To learn how lichens might be able to adapt to climate change, researchers examined the evolutionary history of the algae that's a part of 7,000 kinds of lichens. By studying genetic relationships between algae and building a giant family tree to show …›
2022-02-15 Human-caused climate change significant driver of destructive conditions as even drier decades lay ahead, researchers sayThe American west has spent the last two decades in what scientists are now saying is the most extreme megadrought in at least 1,20 …›
2022-02-15 Warning from experts comes as government is under pressure to approve new works amid energy crisisNew oil and gas licences for the North Sea are incompatible with the UK’s international climate commitments and the Paris climate agreement, analysts ha …›
2022-02-15 A report, shared exclusively with the Guardian, provides a snapshot of industry’s involvement in some of the country’s most controversial fossil fuel investmentsAmerican private equity tycoons are profiteering from the global climate crisis by inve …›
2022-02-15 With two Biden appointees, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission is more likely to favor Democrats, who want it to respond to the booming demand for renewable energy.By James BruggersOnly a few years ago, the federal agency that regulates the transm …›
2022-02-14 New research definitively resolves a long-standing discrepancy in the geologic record that pitted studies of marine ice-sheet behavior against those that reconstructed past conditions on land. The research lends additional weight to evidence that the A …›
2022-02-14 Seagrass meadows play an important role in the marine carbon cycle and our climate. On the one hand, they sequester carbon dioxide from the atmosphere and store it underground, on the other hand, they emit the potent greenhouse gas methane. Researchers …›
2022-02-14 Research findings suggest that alternative stable states can be maintained through biotic mechanisms, such as root traits, in addition to the commonly understood abiotic factors like climate. This insight is critical to conserving threatened ecosystems …›
2022-02-14 As ice sheets began melting at the end of the last ice age, a series of cataclysmic floods called the Missoula megafloods scoured the landscape of eastern Washington, carving long, deep channels and towering cliffs through an area now known as the Chan …›
2022-02-14 If the UN Sustainable Development Goal to lift over one billion people out of poverty were to be reached in 2030, the impact on global carbon emissions would be minimal. That sounds good; however, the main reason for this is the huge inequality in the …›
2022-02-14 Resilience in Action: 2021 Sustainability Reports showcase accomplishments MIT Office of … Mon, 02/14/2022 - 13:52 MIT Office of SustainabilityTopicsBuildingsCities & PlanningEducationEnergyEnergy EfficiencyRenewable EnergyHumanities & Social Science …›
2022-02-14 Colluding Against Environmental Regulation MIT Center for… Mon, 02/14/2022 - 13:09 MIT Center for Energy and Environmental Policy ResearchTopicsGovernment & PolicyTransportationPostFebruary 14, 2022Colluding Against Environmental Regulation …›
2022-02-14 Climate change threatens to destroy invaluable heritage sites and traditions in marginalized countries -- but empowering local people is key to adaptation. Locally led research and more equitable research funding are needed to address the true potentia …›
2022-02-14 Global warming is causing permafrost in the Arctic to thaw and sea ice to melt. As a result, coasts are less protected and are being eroded, while carbon stored in the soil and carbon dioxide are being released into the ocean and atmosphere. In a first …›
2022-02-14 Nuclear power generation can play a crucial role in helping the world reach a key goal of zero carbon emissions by the middle of the century, especially in countries with low wind resources, according to new work. …›
2022-02-14 Dramatic spread of native plants over past decade is evidence of accelerating shifts in fragile polar ecosystem, study findsAntarctica’s two native flowering plants are spreading rapidly as temperatures warm, according to the first study to show chan …›
2022-02-14 Just Stop Oil campaign to target petrol stations, fuel depots and refineries to demand end to fossil fuel investmentActivists fronting a new campaign masterminded by Roger Hallam, the strategist behind Extinction Rebellion and Insulate Britain, have sa …›
2022-02-14 Climate experts fear attacks falsely linking net zero to energy price rises are undermining UK emissions targetsSenior figures in climate diplomacy, including the key architect of the Paris climate agreement, have urged the UK government to maintain it …›
2022-02-14 Water’s wacky density leads to strange effects that researchers are still uncovering. Typically, liquids become denser the more they cool. But freshwater is densest at 4° Celsius. As it cools below that temperature, the water becomes less dense …›
2022-02-14 Creating conservation areas is a key part of the United Nations 30 by 30 plan. But poorly designed and managed “Fortress Conservation” parks have been rife with human rights abuses.By Katie SurmaFor decades, if not centuries, Maasai cattle farmers …›
2022-02-14 Whitehaven Coal’s underground expansion has been backed by New South Wales governmentFollow our Australia news live blog for the latest updatesGet our free news app; get our morning email briefingA $400m mine expansion earmarked for approval by the N …›