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What Trump Can—And Probably Can’t—Do to Reverse U.S. Climate Policy

The new president-elect can go beyond just pulling out of the Paris Agreement. But it may be more difficult to roll back clean energy policies.....»»

Category: scienceSource:  sciamNov 14th, 2024

Support for carbon pricing higher than expected, finds study

Viewed by many experts as one of the most effective tools of climate policy, carbon pricing seeks to reduce carbon dioxide emissions. Currently, however, only 23% of global greenhouse gas emissions are subject to this climate tax, as it is seen as un.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsNov 21st, 2024

Nature-based solutions are cheap and effective, and governments have the tools to make them a reality

As the world gathers in Azerbaijan for this year's annual UN climate conference (COP29), the urgency to act on climate change has never been greater......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsNov 21st, 2024

Greenland"s meltwater will slow Atlantic circulation, climate model suggests

A team of climate scientists in Germany and China has found evidence, using a climate model, that in the coming years, freshwater inputs to the Irminger Sea Basin will have the biggest impact on the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation (AMOC)......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsNov 21st, 2024

COP29 viewpoint: "Climate finance" for the Pacific is mostly loans, saddling small island nations with more debt

As this year's UN climate summit reaches its final stage of negotiations, Pacific scholars are calling on world leaders to improve the dispersal system of climate finance to support people living in small island nations......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsNov 21st, 2024

Self-driving vehicle rules set to loosen under Trump, report says

The Trump transition team plans to make a federal framework for self-driving vehicles a top priority for the transportation department, according to a report......»»

Category: topSource:  digitaltrendsRelated NewsNov 21st, 2024

As NASA increasingly relies on commercial space, there are some troubling signs

"The government's really got to look at itself." When it comes to space policy, a hallmark of the first Trump administration was its embrace of private companies. NASA sought to b.....»»

Category: topSource:  arstechnicaRelated NewsNov 21st, 2024

Mixed forests can reduce the risk of forest damage in a warmer climate

Forests with few tree species pose a considerably higher risk of being damaged, and the introduced lodgepole pine is especially vulnerable. This is the finding of a new study published in Ecosphere by researchers from Umeå University and the Swedish.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsNov 20th, 2024

Google stops letting sites like Forbes rule search for “Best CBD Gummies“

If you've noticed strange sites on "Best" product searches, so has Google. "Updating our site reputation abuse policy" is how Google, in almost wondrously opaque fashion, announce.....»»

Category: topSource:  arstechnicaRelated NewsNov 20th, 2024

Climate change and air pollution could risk 30 million lives annually by 2100

Mortality attributable to air pollution and extreme temperatures is a major concern, and it is expected to heighten in the future. In a new study led by the Max Planck Institute for Chemistry, an international research team found that, under the most.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsNov 20th, 2024

Neighborly networking may motivate local climate action, survey suggests

Individual motivation to act against climate change outweighs the impact of hyperlocal collective intentions, though both approaches are worth strengthening, according to a survey of nine European neighborhoods published Nov. 20, 2024 in the open-acc.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsNov 20th, 2024

Companies are still committing to net-zero emissions, even if it"s a bumpy road. Here"s what the data show

Companies around the world are increasingly committed to cutting their greenhouse gas emissions to slow and ultimately reverse climate change......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsNov 20th, 2024

Compound weather events found to have greater effect on wetland methane emissions than discrete weather extremes do

Human-caused climate change is driving an increase in extreme weather. Heat waves, droughts, and extreme precipitation are occurring more frequently, growing more intense, and directly affecting ecosystem function. For instance, the 2003 European hea.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsNov 20th, 2024

US, China must collaborate on carbon dioxide removal, report finds

Reducing greenhouse gas emissions alone might not be enough to reach climate action goals: The world's two biggest emitters—the United States and China—must cooperate to accelerate the development of methods that actively remove carbon dioxide fr.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsNov 20th, 2024

COP29: Only by returning carbon to the ground is net zero truly possible

Negotiations at the 29th Conference of Parties (COP29) to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) are entering their second week after things got off to a rocky start......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsNov 20th, 2024

Neither desolate nor empty: Deep-sea floor teems with life

The Arctic deep sea harbors significant oil and natural gas reserves along with valuable resources such as rare earths and metals. Climate change and melting ice are facilitating access to these resources, which presents economic opportunities but al.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsNov 20th, 2024

Superior photosynthesis abilities of some plants could hold key to climate-resilient crops

More than 3 billion years ago, on an Earth entirely covered with water, photosynthesis first evolved in ancient bacteria. In the following millions of years, those bacteria evolved into plants, optimizing themselves along the way for various environm.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsNov 20th, 2024

Climate change goosed hurricane wind strength by 18 mph since 2019, study says

Human-caused climate change made Atlantic hurricanes about 18 miles per hour (29 kilometers per hour) stronger in the last six years, a new scientific study found Wednesday......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsNov 20th, 2024

Ecologist monitors ecosystem changes as effects of climate change

For the past decade, José Ramírez-Garofalo, a doctoral candidate in the Department of Ecology, Evolution and Natural Resources in the Rutgers School of Environmental and Biological Sciences, has tramped through swamps and meadows in the tri-state m.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsNov 20th, 2024

Climate adaptation knowledge varies between socioeconomic groups, finds study

Since infrastructure in South Florida is vulnerable to the consequences of climate change, including rising sea levels, voters are tasked with deciding if they are willing to invest public money in strategies designed to mitigate these issues......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsNov 20th, 2024

Study raises concerns about the climate change and global conflict crises

As a lawyer Luisa Bedoya Taborda worked with rural communities forced off their land by armed groups in Colombia, South America. Now, she is doing a PhD at the University of Sydney on the impact of climate change in communities affected by conflict a.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsNov 20th, 2024