climate change

Last week, the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization celebrated the first annual International Day of Plant Health—a tentpole built around investment and innovation aimed at boosting food security. Eighty percent of our food…
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On the heels of the recent IPCC report that suggested temperatures will at least "temporarily" surpass the 1.5°C Paris Agreement target, the World Meteorological Organization forecasts the likelihood, giving it a near 50-50 chance in its…
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Google has released data that appears to demonstrate a shift towards climate awareness in the U.K. Users of the search engine have been looking for ways to reduce their environmental footprint, with specific methodologies starting to…
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Non-profit Good Energy has created a resource for the entertainment industry to assist with better representation of the climate crisis across movies and TV shows. The Playbook for Screenwriting in the Age of Climate Change has been dubbed…
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Climate change isn't just bringing rising temperatures and rising sea levels. According to new research, it's bringing a rising risk of infectious disease. A new study published last week in the journal Nature points to "thousands" of…
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By Chris McGreal. There is a moment in the revelatory PBS Frontline docuseries The Power of Big Oil, about the industry’s long campaign to stall action on the climate crisis, in which the former Republican senator Chuck Hagel…
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Scientists have made a new discovery in outer space. But it's not an alien or new planet—it's livestock methane emissions, now visible from space. On the heels of the recent IPCC report that called for a 30 percent reduction in methane…
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As current climate conversations overwhelmingly lack both heart and accessibility, Joycelyn Longdon, an environmental PhD student at Cambridge, tackles the subject from an education and action-focused perspective – not for aimless…
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Hydrogen has been touted as a sustainable alternative to carbon-based fossil fuels, but new research shows it may not be the solution it's been built up to be. On the heels of the IPCC's recent report urging for a drop in emissions…
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By: Molly Taft If you ask Adam Rome, Earth Day isn’t as punk as it used to be. “Earth Day is so tame nowadays,” says Rome, the author of The Genius of Earth Day: How a 1970 Teach-In Unexpectedly Made the First Green…
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Scientific research might be considered a male-dominated arena, but it's time to recognise that there are plenty of female pioneers to celebrate. Strong women who identified a niche or subject that was ripe for further exploration have led…
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Human-caused climate change and agriculture are wiping out the planet's bug populations, specifically key pollinators. And scientists say there's reason to be concerned. Less than half a century ago, a ride through rural areas would see…
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By Ankito Rao. Progressive congressman from Maryland believes that no other crisis, even the existential threat of the changing climate, can be solved without first protecting the fabric of American democracy On the one hand there is…
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CEOs know what greenwashing is, and, according to a new survey, the majority of them say their own companies have been guilty of it. An anonymous Harris Poll for Google Cloud survey asked nearly 1,500 CEOs and C-suite leaders at…
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Shopify, Alphabet, Meta Platforms Inc., and McKinsey & Co. have all pledged to join Stripe's Frontier fund, a public-benefit corporation, in a $925 million carbon offset buying effort and the largest combined financial commitment in…
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By: Evan Fraser, University of Guelph, Katherine Alexandra Newman, University of Victoria, Lenore Newman, University of The Fraser Valley, Michael von Massow, University of Guelph, Robert…
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Looking for some climate change-themed content to watch during Earth Month? Netflix has a whole collection to choose from. Dubbed One World, Infinite Wonder, Netflix's Earth Month collection features more than 170 films, specials,…
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Earth Day is more than just a social media trend. A global event that encourages environmentalism, it has become synonymous with eco mobilisation and addressing the imbalance in the world. Falling on April 22nd every year, Earth…
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Robert Downey Jr. has announced he is writing a book to help readers lower their carbon footprint in partnership with bestselling environmental author Thomas Kostigen. Cool Food: Erasing Your Carbon Footprint One Bite at a Time has been…
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By: Denise Baden, University of Southampton It is often implied that all we need are technological solutions and more renewable energy to solve our environmental issues. But history teaches us that as technology progresses and we…
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Already acknowledged as an ambitious nation due to a 2045 net-zero target, Sweden is flexing its eco-credentials even further. The country has announced intentions to account for consumption-based emissions within its targets, something no…
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