Oceans
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Small Temperature Shifts Can Drive ‘Chaotic’ Changes to South Asian Monsoon
As the world warms, monsoon changes are set to cause havoc across a huge and densely populated swathe of the planet, with the great ... -
Biodiversity & HabitatClimate Impacts & AdaptationFood SecurityHeat & TemperatureJurisdictionsOceans
Rising Temperatures Could Have Major Impacts on Ocean Circulation
If you’ve ever been seasick, “stable” may be the last word you associate with the ocean. But as global temperatures rise, the world’s oceans ... -
Arctic & AntarcticaBiodiversity & HabitatCanadaCarbon-Free TransitionClimate & SocietyClimate Impacts & AdaptationFinance & InvestmentFirst PeoplesForests & DeforestationInternational Agencies & StudiesJurisdictionsLegal & RegulatoryOceansSoil & Natural Sequestration
Federal Budget Directs Dollars to Farm Climate Solutions, Forest Bio-Economy, Protected Areas
Nature-based climate solutions show up at several points in this week’s federal budget, with funds set aside for emission reductions on farms, the forest-based ... -
AfricaArctic & AntarcticaAsiaAustraliaBrazilCarbon Levels & MeasurementClimate & SocietyClimate Impacts & AdaptationDrought, Famine & WildfiresEnergy/Carbon Pricing & EconomicsEuropeFood SecurityIce Loss & Sea Level RiseIndiaInternational Agencies & StudiesJurisdictionsOceansSevere Storms & FloodingSouth & Central AmericaUnited States
Over 50 Million People ‘Doubly Hit’ by Pandemic, Climate Disasters: WMO
The first year of the COVID-19 pandemic had no effect on the “relentless” increase in atmospheric greenhouse gases, but made the impacts of the ... -
Biodiversity & HabitatClimate & SocietyClimate Impacts & AdaptationFood SecurityInternationalJurisdictionsLegal & RegulatoryOceansSoil & Natural Sequestration
Protecting Half of the World’s Oceans Could Deliver Massive Global Gains
Protecting 45% of the world’s oceans would deliver a “triple win” of increased biodiversity, restored fisheries, and a greater capacity to sequester carbon, says ... -
AsiaCarbon-Free TransitionChinaClimate & SocietyEuropeFinance & InvestmentJobs & TrainingJurisdictionsLegal & RegulatoryOceansRenewable EnergyUnited StatesWind
U.S. Aims for 30,000 MW of Offshore Wind as Industry Urges Faster Global Deployment
The Biden administration has unveiled a US$3-billion plan of loan guarantees and accelerated permitting aimed at installing as many as 2,000 offshore wind turbines ... -
Biodiversity & HabitatCanadaClimate & SocietyClimate Impacts & AdaptationEnergy/Carbon Pricing & EconomicsFinance & InvestmentJobs & TrainingJurisdictionsLegal & RegulatoryNon-Renewable EnergyOceansOil & GasShale & FrackingSub-National Governments
GNL Québec Project Risks Far Outweigh Benefits, Government Review Panel Concludes
Quebec’s environmental review board says the risks associated with GNL Québec’s proposed Saguenay gas terminal project far outweigh its benefits. -
Biodiversity & HabitatCanadaCarbon Levels & MeasurementChinaClimate & SocietyClimate Impacts & AdaptationEuropeFood SecurityInternational Agencies & StudiesJurisdictionsOceans
Deep Ocean Trawling Produces a Billion Tonnes of Carbon Pollution Per Year, Study Concludes
A new study is calling for countries’ greenhouse gas emission inventories to include deep ocean trawling that accounts for a billion tonnes of carbon ... -
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A Decade After Fukushima Nuclear Disaster, Cleanup ‘Has Barely Begun’ [Sign-on]
A decade ago, on March 11, 2011, a massive earthquake created a 14-metre-high tsunami wave which destroyed the reactors of a Japanese nuclear power ... -
Arctic & AntarcticaClimate & SocietyClimate Impacts & AdaptationEuropeFood SecurityHeat & TemperatureIce Loss & Sea Level RiseInternational Agencies & StudiesJurisdictionsOceansUnited States
New ‘Proxy’ Evidence Shows Atlantic Ocean Current at Its Weakest in 1,000 Years
Evidence is growing that a critical part of the Atlantic Ocean’s circulation system is weaker than it’s been in 1,000 years, a climate-driven change ... -
AustraliaBiodiversity & HabitatClimate & SocietyClimate Impacts & AdaptationFinance & InvestmentInternational Agencies & StudiesJurisdictionsOceans
Great Barrier Reef Geoengineering an Expensive Smokescreen, Scientists Say
Researchers and innovators are piling on to the effort to geoengineer a way to protect Australia’s Great Barrier Reef from a warming ocean. But ... -
Biodiversity & HabitatCarbon Levels & MeasurementClimate & SocietyClimate Impacts & AdaptationEnergy/Carbon Pricing & EconomicsFinance & InvestmentInternational Agencies & StudiesJurisdictionsOceansSoil & Natural Sequestration
Giant Whales, and Their Giant Poop, Serve as Natural Carbon Sinks
The Earth’s great whales are magnificent, intelligent, and peaceful. But new research shows that they also help keep the planet cool—in life, and in ... -
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Too Much Sahara Solar Development Could Bring Regional, Global Climate Impacts
The world’s most forbidding deserts could be the best places on Earth for harvesting solar power—the most abundant and clean source of energy we ... -
Biodiversity & HabitatCCS & Negative EmissionsClimate & SocietyClimate Impacts & AdaptationInternational Agencies & StudiesJurisdictionsMedia, Messaging, & Public OpinionNon-Renewable EnergyOceans
Kolbert’s Geoengineering Review Contrasts Bright Ideas with More Controversial Schemes
An enthusiastic—if imperfect—command of our technological powers has made humanity the dominant force on Earth, and we human beings are unlikely to stop monkeying ... -
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EXCLUSIVE: UNESCO Partnership Helps Global Gas Exporters ‘Boost Legitimacy’, Undercuts UN Climate Goals, Analysts Say
The United Nations agency responsible for science, education, culture, and protected areas is undercutting global action on the climate emergency, analysts and campaigners warn, ...
