The unsafe Safeguard Mechanism: How carbon credits could blow up Australia"s main climate policy
A time bomb is ticking inside the Albanese government's climate policy. When it explodes, Australia will fall short of its climate targets and leave a gaggle of investors shirtless......»»
Windfall profits from oil and gas could cover climate payments, says study
A central issue at the UN Climate Change Conference, set to start on November 11, will be the negotiations on new payments from industrialized nations to poorer countries. However, the question of whether and how these payments will be financed remai.....»»
Weather extremes influence illegal migration and return between the U.S. and Mexico, study finds
Extreme weather is contributing to undocumented migration and return between Mexico and the United States, suggesting that more migrants could risk their lives crossing the border as climate change fuels droughts, storms and other hardships, accordin.....»»
White truffles, Italy"s gold, menaced by climate change
Deep in a thick forest in Italy's northwestern Piedmont region, the hunt is on for the white Alba truffle, with excited dogs zigzagging and digging into the wet earth......»»
Private jet carbon emissions soar 46%: Study
The carbon footprint from private jet travel grew 46 percent between 2019 and 2023 and will keep rising unless the ultra-luxury industry is regulated, according to new research published Thursday......»»
Making Australia"s growing cities more sustainable
The way we organize our cities and regions creates problems everywhere. We're facing difficult and polluting drives to work, a lack of affordable housing, and urban designs that lead to car dependency and are bad for our health......»»
What to expect from the UN climate conference dubbed the "finance COP"
Nations will meet next week to hammer out agreements on climate action at the 29th UN climate change conference, COP 29, held in Baku, Azerbaijan......»»
California air regulators to vote on contentious climate program to cut emissions
California air regulators will vote Friday on changes to a key climate program aimed at reducing planet-warming emissions from transportation fuels that has a wide swath of critics—from environmentalists to the oil industry......»»
Space policy is about to get pretty wild, y’all
Saddle up, space cowboys. It may get bumpy for a while. The global space community awoke to a new reality on Wednesday morning. The founder of this century's most innovative space.....»»
Researchers warn against misusing lack of climate change adaptation measurements to cut funding
The UN Climate Change Conference (COP29) in Baku (Azerbaijan) from November 11 to 22, 2024, will also address the sensitive issue of financing adaptation strategies. Prof. Dr. Lisa Schipper from the Department of Geographical Development Research at.....»»
Report: Countries must dramatically increase climate adaptation efforts and bridge the finance gap
As climate impacts intensify and hit the world's most vulnerable hardest, the "Adaptation Gap Report 2024: Come hell and high water," from the United Nations Environment Program (UNEP), finds that nations must dramatically increase climate adaptation.....»»
Apple’s extended holiday return period officially kicks in
Apple’s key holiday extended return policy has officially started. Apple says that most products received between November 8, 2025 and December 25, 2024 may be returned through January 8, 2025. more….....»»
Rocket Report: Australia says yes to the launch; Russia delivers for Iran
The world's first wooden satellite arrived at the International Space Station this week. Welcome to Edition 7.19 of the Rocket Report! Okay, we get it. We received more submission.....»»
Planetary Boundaries framework gains traction in sustainability science
The Planetary Boundaries (PB) framework is a pivotal tool for tackling the climate crisis and safeguarding humanity's future on Earth. For the first time, the full story of the Planetary Boundaries is now being told from its beginning......»»
China passes energy law to "promote carbon neutrality"
China on Friday passed a new energy law to promote carbon neutrality, state media reported, as Beijing moves ahead with its pledge to decarbonize its economy by 2060......»»
Research shows disproportionate flood exposure for least polluting nations
A study published in Environmental Research Letters has exposed for the first time, how inhabitants of the smallest countries globally, contributing least to climate change, already bear the brunt of its devastating consequences and the burden is lik.....»»
Research team investigates climate change impact on pecan orchards
How are U.S. agricultural crops affected by climate change? A research team from The University of Texas at El Paso aims to find out, starting with the region's pecan farms......»»
Advances in plate tectonics research provide a new view of deep Earth"s carbon emissions
From time to time, when Earth's tectonic plates shift, the planet emits a long, slow belch of carbon dioxide. In a new modeling study published in Geochemistry, Geophysics, Geosystems, R. Dietmar Müller and colleagues show how this gas released from.....»»
How prisons fall short in protecting the incarcerated from climate disasters
Blistering heat, freezing cold, and overflowing sewage water: These were the living conditions that formerly incarcerated people in Colorado said they suffered inside the state's prisons and jails......»»
Battling air pollution may contribute to climate change by impacting soil carbon storage
Decades-old policies aimed at improving air quality may also be accelerating global climate change, warns a recent study published in the journal Ecology......»»
Airborne microplastics aid in cloud formation
It turns out microplastics have an effect on the weather and climate. Clouds form when water vapor—an invisible gas in the atmosphere—sticks to tiny floating particles, such.....»»