What it will take to avert a global climate catastrophe The Global Stocktake of 2023 is a major opportunity for emerging economies and least developed countries to call richer countries to account. The Hindu · Oct 3, 2022
Sky and the Australian find ‘no evidence’ of a climate emergency – they weren’t looking hard enough The media outlets gave sizeable coverage to journal article that climate scientists said misrepresented their research The Guardian - AU · Sep 22, 2022
'Just Stop Oil': Two Bristol women deliberately get jailed "We’ve exhausted all other options" Bristol Post · Sep 20, 2022
'Too hard to get to work': climate change is making workers' lives more difficult “Work” – broadly defined – is what allows society to function. Like other old certainties, it is under threat from climate change. The Conversation · Sep 13, 2022
The climate crisis is real – but overusing terms like 'crisis' and 'emergency' comes with risk “Crisis” is an incredibly potent word, so it’s interesting to witness the way the phrase “climate crisis” has become part of the lingua franca. The Conversation · Sep 11, 2022
Climate tipping points of coral die-off, ice sheet collapse closer than thought When might the world's bleaching coral reefs pass the point of no return? When would warming temperatures cause the Greenland Ice Sheet to collapse and trigger severe sea level rise? These worrying scenarios could happen sooner than expected, according to new scientific research Reuters · Sep 8, 2022
Sea level rise gets real A pair of new studies puts a timeline on how sea level rise will play out on Earth Salon · Sep 7, 2022
Record of climate denialism indicates how Rees-Mogg will handle energy brief Green businesses and investors say prospect of green energy sceptic as cabinet minister in charge does not inspire confidence The Guardian - UK · Sep 6, 2022
Will France's record-breaking summer of 2022 boost efforts to fight climate change? The summer of 2022 was a record-breaking season marked by several heatwaves, forest fires and severe drought. These extreme weather events seem to have increased awareness of climate change among the French. But will it be followed by concrete action? France 24 · Sep 4, 2022
IPCC reports are a climate science beacon. So why do these scientists say they have to stop? Fed up with what they saw as inaction by policymakers, three climate change scientists called on their colleagues to withdraw from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change reporting process. ABC News · Sep 3, 2022
Pakistan floods: what role did climate change play? Pakistan is experiencing the most devastating and widespread floods in its history, with the country’s climate minister saying waters have reached across a third of the nation. The Conversation · Sep 2, 2022
Thousands of photos captured by everyday Australians reveal the secrets of our marine life as oceans warm As the planet heats up, many marine plants and animals are moving locations to keep pace with their preferred temperatures. In the Southern Hemisphere, this means species are setting up home further south. The Conversation · Aug 28, 2022
Friday essay: 'I feel my heart breaking today' – a climate scientist's path through grief towards hope I have spent hundreds of hours trawling through countless UN reports and scientific papers until my eyes sting and I can no longer absorb any more information. I feel overwhelmed and saturated with sorrow. As a sensitive person with a difficult background, sometimes I find the reality of the world… The Conversation · Aug 25, 2022
Oil firm Rockhopper wins £210m payout after being banned from drilling Italian government ordered to compensate UK firm after exploration forbidden within 12 miles of coast The Guardian - UK · Aug 24, 2022
Wales Online · Aug 24, 2022 We asked Welsh scientists how worried they are about climate change We also asked if 'net zero' plans should be accelerated and if they thought the public were aware enough about the risks posed
The Guardian - UK · Aug 22, 2022 Whether you’re a climate ‘doomer’ or ‘appeaser’, it’s best to prepare for the worst Sticking to the precautionary principle is just plain common sense, says Bill McGuire, professor of geophysical and climate hazards
The Conversation · Aug 18, 2022 Warming oceans may force New Zealand's sperm and blue whales to shift to cooler southern waters The world’s oceans are absorbing more than 90% of the excess heat and energy generated by rising greenhouse gas emissions.
France 24 · Aug 16, 2022 European forest fires release record-breaking carbon emissions The multiple forest fires that have been raging in France since the beginning of summer have released record amounts of carbon into the atmosphere, according to satellite data, and fires in Spain in mid-July also helped break records for carbon emissions. Fuelled by global warming, the blazes are reducing the…
Reuters · Aug 8, 2022 Climate change, scarcity chip away at degrowth taboo Degrowth - the idea that a finite planet cannot sustain ever-increasing consumption - is about the closest you can get to a heresy in economics, where growth is widely held as the best route to prosperity.
The Conversation · Aug 5, 2022 New Zealand has launched a plan to prepare for inevitable climate change impacts: 5 areas where the hard work starts now New Zealand’s first climate adaptation plan, launched his week, provides a robust foundation for urgent nation-wide action.
Salon · Aug 1, 2022 Climate change intensifies water cycle Powerful storm systems triggered flash flooding across the U.S. in late July, inundating St. Louis and Kentucky
The Conversation · Jul 29, 2022 Climate change is intensifying the water cycle, bringing more powerful storms and flooding – here's what the science shows Powerful storm systems triggered flash flooding across the U.S. in late July, killing at least 28 people in eastern Kentucky as floodwater engulfed homes and set off mudslides. Record rainfall also inundated St. Louis neighborhoods, and another deluge in Nevada flooded the Las Vegas strip.
ABC News · Jul 26, 2022 Climate change, rising insurance costs, food security singled out in CSIRO megatrends report The CSIRO's latest megatrends report, released every decade, says there has been a seismic shift in the challenges we'll face over the next 20 years, including climate change, geopolitics and artificial intelligence.
Reuters · Jul 19, 2022 Explainer: How climate change drives heatwaves and wildfires How climate change drives heatwaves and wildfires in Europe
ABC News · Jul 14, 2022 We fact checked claims that vaccines caused Germany's birth rate to plunge. Here's what we found A sizeable drop in Germany's birth rate in the first months of 2022 has prompted claims from anti-vaxxers that COVID-19 vaccines were to blame.