Climate Change


Study identifies 63 effective policies to combat climate change

Study identifies 63 effective policies to combat climate change

ByBryony CottamAug 22, 2024
A comprehensive analysis of global climate policies has identified 63 instances where these policies achieve significant emissions reductions
Heat deaths in Europe set to triple by 2100

Heat deaths in Europe set to triple by 2100

ByBryony CottamAug 22, 2024
A new study predicts heat deaths will increase across the continent unless more is done to mitigate global warming
The purple track at Paris 2024 is powered by mussels

The purple track at Paris 2024 is powered by mussels

ByBryony CottamAug 5, 2024
The purple athletics track is made using an unusual ingredient, part of the Paris Olympics 2024 goal of being the most sustainable games yet
Ladakh

Frozen desert too hot for aeroplanes to take-off

ByStuart ButlerAug 1, 2024
Alarm in the 'frozen desert' of Ladakh where a heat wave is making it too hot for aeroplanes to land or take-off.
CGI image electric car

Wildlife threatened by mining for clean energy minerals

ByStuart ButlerJul 31, 2024
A new study reveals that thousands of invertebrate species are threatened by mining for clean energy minerals.
What happens to the climate crisis if Trump wins in November?

What happens to the climate crisis if Trump wins in November?

ByLogan GourlayJul 25, 2024
Marco Magrini considers the impact on tackling the climate crisis if Donald Trump wins the US election
Environmental activists

Sea Shepherd founder under arrest in Greenland

ByStuart ButlerJul 23, 2024
Prominent environmental activist arrested in Greenland is just the latest in a series of detentions and arrests of environmental protestors.
A Russian holiday home falls into the sea as the permafrost melts

Arctic permafrost: a linear threat, not a planetary tipping point

ByBryony CottamJul 16, 2024
Melting permafrost doesn’t face a tipping point - it’s a linear problem we need to address now
Concept art of the earth plugged into digital wiring and techonology

We ask AI to explain why we struggle with solving the climate crisis

ByMarco MagriniJul 5, 2024
Marco Magrini asks a sophisticated AI model why we are failing to tackle climate change
Salcombe South Devon

Climate change exacerbated marine heatwave

ByStuart ButlerJun 7, 2024
A new study has revealed that the North Atlantic marine heatwave of 2023 was exacerbated by climate change.
The novel The Ministry of the Future starts with record temperatures in India

The sci-fi world of climate change

ByMarco MagriniJun 3, 2024
Marco Magrini on the lessons to be learned from a dystopian climate novel
Indian women shelter from heat

Climate change responsible for 26 extreme heat days

ByStuart ButlerMay 30, 2024
A new report shows that over the past year climate change has been responsible for an additional 26 days of extreme heat.
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