International
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Biodiversity & HabitatClimate Policy/Meetings/NegotiationsDrive to 1.5Drought, Famine & WildfiresFailure Is Not An OptionForests & DeforestationHeat & TemperatureIce Loss & Sea Level RiseInternationalInternational Agencies & StudiesLegal & RegulatoryOceans
Scientists Declare 2010s the Hottest Decade, 2019 the Second-Warmest Year on Record
NASA and the U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) have declared the 2010s the hottest 10 years on record, with 2019 the second-warmest ... -
Climate DenialInternationalLegal & RegulatoryMedia, Messaging, & Public OpinionSupply Chains & ConsumptionUnited States
Trusted Household Brands Help YouTube Videos ‘Turn Climate Denial Into Cash’
YouTube is broadcasting climate denial and misinformation to many millions, and some of the world’s biggest brands are unknowingly underwriting that activity, warns a ... -
Climate DenialDrive to 1.5Energy PoliticsEnergy/Carbon Pricing & EconomicsFailure Is Not An OptionHealth & SafetyHeat & TemperatureInternationalInternational Agencies & StudiesUnited States
Climate-Driven Temperatures Will Kill More in 2100 than Infectious Diseases Today
Climate-driven temperature shifts will kill more people in 2100 that infectious diseases do today, making health and safety impacts an important factor in calculating ... -
BuildingsCarbon-Free TransitionCitiesCulture, Curiosities, & HumourFood SecurityHealth & SafetyHeat & TemperatureIce Loss & Sea Level RiseInternationalSevere Storms & FloodingUnited States
Biomimicry Designs Suggest Semi-Serious Solutions for Coastal Cities Facing Sea Level Rise
Threatened with implacably rising tides and temperatures, even as they face massive influxes of people seeking refuge from a hostile hinterland, the architects of ... -
Climate Action/"Blockadia"Climate DenialClimate Policy/Meetings/NegotiationsDemographicsEnergy PoliticsEuropeInternationalMedia, Messaging, & Public OpinionOil & Gas
Fossil ‘Youth-Washing’ Includes Sponsorship Funding, Free Trips to COP
Youth climate activists are crying foul as fossil companies keen to burnish their public images as “makers” of the future woo young people with ... -
Carbon Levels & MeasurementCarbon-Free TransitionFood SecurityForests & DeforestationHuman Rights & MigrationInternationalInternational Agencies & StudiesSupply Chains & Consumption
Scientists Urge ‘Peak Meat’ by 2030, But Farm Rep Sees More Complex Picture
Having all but the poorest countries on Earth achieve “peak meat” consumption by 2030 will be critical in the fight to keep global temperatures ... -
Auto & Alternative VehiclesBatteries/StorageCarbon-Free TransitionDemand & EfficiencyFinance & InvestmentInternationalResearch & DevelopmentSupply Chains & ConsumptionUnited States
Battery Costs Plummet 50% in Three Years, 87% Since 2010
Average market prices for battery packs have fallen 50% since 2016, driven by technology advances and an increase in commercial-scale purchases, and continuing price ... -
Carbon-Free TransitionClimate Policy/Meetings/NegotiationsDrive to 1.5Food SecurityInternationalInternational Agencies & StudiesPathways to 1.5Soil & Natural Sequestration
‘Unglamourous’ Manure Workshop Brings Ground-Up Solutions to COP 25
The emissions reduction potential of manure was the decidedly…earthy, if “unglamourous” focus of a pre-conference workshop attached to United Nations climate negotiations in Madrid, ... -
Batteries/StorageCarbon-Free TransitionClimate & SocietyDemand & DistributionDemand & EfficiencyElectricity GridHydroInternationalInternational Agencies & StudiesJurisdictionsNon-Renewable EnergyOil & GasRenewable EnergyResearch & DevelopmentSolarUnited StatesWave & Tidal
Gravity Machines Hold Promise for Long-Term Electricity Storage
As more and more jurisdictions set 100% clean energy targets, machines that harness the constant force of gravity to store the intermittent energy of ...
