Lightning is the dominant cause of wildfire ignition in boreal forests—areas of global importance for carbon storage—and will increase in frequency with climate change, according to new research.
Earth Sciences
Nov 9, 2023
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The oil and gas sector, one of the major emitters of planet-warming gases, will need a rapid and substantial overhaul for the world to avoid even worse extreme weather events fueled by human-caused climate change, according ...
Environment
Nov 23, 2023
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The world may cross the crucial 1.5C global warming threshold in seven years as fossil fuel CO2 emissions continue to rise, scientists warned Tuesday, urging countries at the COP28 talks to "act now" on coal, oil and gas ...
Environment
Dec 5, 2023
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Companies' emissions reduction targets should not be the sole measure of corporate climate ambition, according to a new perspective paper.
Environment
Apr 25, 2024
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Earth is overheating due to the greenhouse gas emissions from burning fossil fuels. This is "the biggest market failure the world has seen" according to economist Nicholas Stern. The rational behavior of companies that pollute ...
Economics & Business
Aug 18, 2023
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Leading Australian economists Ross Garnaut and Rod Sims this week sought to shake up the carbon policy debate in Australia, by proposing a tax on the nation's fossil fuel production. They claim it could raise A$100 billion ...
Environment
Feb 18, 2024
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NASA has made new data available that can provide air pollution observations at unprecedented resolutions—down to the scale of individual neighborhoods. The near real-time data comes from the agency's TEMPO (Tropospheric ...
Environment
May 30, 2024
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One of the primary drivers of climate change is excess greenhouse gases like carbon dioxide in the atmosphere. Mitigating climate change in the coming century will require both decarbonization—electrifying the power grid ...
Earth Sciences
May 30, 2023
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California's Cap and Trade Program does not achieve its twin goal of reducing carbon emissions while allowing for economic growth, according to a pioneering new study.
Environment
Jun 13, 2023
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Every year, according to the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization, some 12.5 million tonnes of plastic are used in agricultural production worldwide. Plastic is a boon to farmers, but leads to large quantities ...
Agriculture
Dec 12, 2023
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