Climate Change
Earth Just Had the Hottest 12-Month Span in Recorded History
The planet just saw the hottest span of 12 months in human history because of climate change driven by the burning of fossil fuels
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Climate Change
Restoring the Planet Will Need More than a Climate Price Tag
We can’t put a price on a healthy biosphere. We must instead reorient our economy into one that values the living world
Climate Change
State Election Results Bring Clean Energy Consequences
The outcomes of state elections this week may mean more natural gas plants in Texas, greater use of climate law funds in Kentucky and the continuation of the status quo in Maine and Mississippi...
Climate Change
Electric Vehicles Might Not Yet Have Replaced as Much Car Mileage as Hoped
Without policies to promote electric vehicle purchases and build up charging infrastructure, such vehicles might produce fewer emissions reductions than hoped
Climate Change
Quitting Cows Could Have Big Environmental Impacts, but It’s Harder Than It Sounds
Eating less beef, cheese and ice cream would slash emissions, but removing cattle from our agricultural system isn’t easy
Climate Change
New Climate Compensation Agreement Raises International Tensions
A U.S. push for voluntary payments in high-stakes negotiations over a global fund for climate disasters has raised tensions ahead of the upcoming COP28 climate summit
Climate Change
Climate Benefits of Hydrogen Are at Risk as Fossil Fuel Industry Pressures Mount
Rigorous standards are required to scale hydrogen as a clean energy solution; otherwise, it will be a costly, polluting diversion
Climate Change
Earth Reacts to Greenhouse Gases More Strongly Than We Thought
Climate scientists, including pioneer James Hansen, are pinning down a fundamental factor that drives how hot Earth will get
Geology
Lost River Landscape Discovered below East Antarctic Ice
A preserved river landscape from the time before Antarctica was icebound persists more than a mile below the East Antarctic Ice Sheet
Climate Change
Godzilla Is Warning Us Again about the Threats to Our Planet
It’s not just nukes: the power at the heart of the Godzilla franchise is our awareness of the global consequences of human folly
