'Sharpe’s favoured alternative to neoclassical economics is a form of evolutionary economics: when it comes to the energy transition this notion is deeply flawed.'
… are there so few studies of the impact of 4 degrees of global warming compared with the impact of 2 degrees? But the explanation is clear: first, … temperature will take decades to reach 4 degrees of warming (beyond 2100), so the state …
The Paris Agreement provides a clear mandate to limit global warming, writes Jeremy Brecher. And with governments doing nowhere near enough, it's up to ordinary citizens - through civil disobedience if needs be - to make sure the world breaks free from fossil fuels. Let's make 2016 the year of 'Climate Insurgency'!
… goal of keeping global warming "well below 2 degrees Celsius" and to pursue efforts "to limit the increase in temperatures to 1.5 degrees Celsius." Despite that goal, the Paris … global temperature will rise an estimated 3.5 degrees Celsius (6.3 degrees Fahrenheit) above …
Map provides graphic illustration of how world would be dramatically affected by a 4 degree global temperature rise
… Map: a world of +4C degree temperature rise The Ecologist | 22nd … world would be dramatically affected by a 4 degree global temperature rise A new map … Met Office Hadley Centre, it shows how a 4 degree average rise is likely to be unevenly …
The creators of nonprofit 70 Degrees West share the ideas that motivate them to pursue their incredible yet challenging dream to document the impact of humans on some of the planet's most unique ecosystems....
… 70 Degrees West: On a Mission to Clean Up Kimbriel Dean | 3rd July 2013 Comment 70degreesinterview.jpg The creators of nonprofit 70 Degrees West share the ideas that motivate …
How an elite clique of math-addled economists hijacked climate policy.
… rise somewhere between 2.7 and 3.5 degrees Celsius, the global economy reaches … of the world economy would occur at 3.5 degrees Celsius warming, which physical … anything anywhere when the globe hits even 2 degrees Celsius warming. Climate researchers …
If the world is to hit crucial climate change targets, emissions must reach 'net zero' much sooner than previously thought, by 2055-2070, writes Helle Abelvik-Lawson - and then go into reverse as we pull CO2 out of the atmosphere.
… are to avoid rising by more than 2 degrees. The study suggests that whilst … What level of carbon emissions would make 2 degrees possible? Using the remaining carbon budget for limiting warming to 2 degrees, which currently sits at around 1000 …
Industrialised countries need to decrease their emissions to between 25-40 per cent on 1990 levels by 2020, according to IPCC
… Copenhagen deal taking world to 3.5 degree rise The Ecologist | 7th December 2009 … would lead to global warming of more than 3 degrees by 2100, according to new analysis. … chance of exceeding a warming of 4 degrees,' said Dr Bill Hare, from the Potsdam …
Combined land and ocean surface temperatures for the world are fifth warmest on record
… ocean surface temperatures reached 62.56 degrees F in July 2009, just over 1 degree F higher than the 20th century average of 61.5 degrees F (16.4 degrees C). Land surface …
Continuing our series on how to successfully campaign, Christine Ottery reports on the best ways to motivate armchair activists to take offline action - and gets tips from some of those who've pioneered new forms of protest
… Activism Campaingning Climate Change 38 Degrees Make A Difference Politics And … has recently scored a massive win with the 38 Degrees campaign to stop the government's … adverts in national newspapers. However, 38 Degrees members also took ‘offline' action: …
A landmark report from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change will be met with a global week of action demanding an end to dirty energy.
… Climate Change will release its landmark 1.5 degrees report. It's likely to simultaneously … average global temperature rise exceed 1.5 degrees, while warning that drastic systemic … that even if temperatures are stabilized at 2 degrees (the Paris Agreement commitments …
The latest text of the Paris Agreement on climate change published today sets 1.5C as its 'long term temperature goal', half a degree lower than previously agreed. It's a big victory for poor 'climate vulnerable' countries - and a blow for Saudi Arabia.
… as its 'long term temperature goal', half a degree lower than previously agreed. It's a … "long term temperature goal" . That's half a degree less that than the 2C warming limit … best to keep a meaningful mention of the 1.5 degree global warming limit out of the …
EU must heed IPCC warnings and show commitment to net-zero carbon emissions at COP24.
… beating new records. Temperatures topped 30 degrees in the Arctic Circle last summer and … in the report is that the upper limit of two degree warming as defined by the Paris … Governments should focus on a maximum of 1.5 degrees warming as this half-degree difference …
The finance industry faces a 'wicked' problem, says Mark Carney, Governor of the Bank of England. Climate change creates risks that threaten the financial system to its foundations - but on a timescale beyond the usual horizon for investment decisions. The only way to reduce those risks is to act with unusual foresight - and avoid abrupt and destabilising transitions.
… over millennia. Research tells us with a high degree of confidence that in the Northern … warming trend of two-tenths of a degree per decade has continued unabated since … of restricting climate change to 2 degrees above pre-industrial levels [ 12 ] …
The Government’s 'U-turn' on selling off our public forests is a victory for activists who now need to push for better protection and improvement says Gavin Thomson, a volunteer with the campaign group 38 Degrees
… a volunteer with the campaign group 38 Degrees Half a million of us who joined the … first revealed last year, thousands of 38 Degrees members discussed the plans on our … the opposition to the Government’s plans, 38 Degrees members clubbed together to pay for an …
David Cameron promised to 'cut the green crap' to appease the right and the climate deniers in his party. But failing to insulate homes is now costing UK families £1.5 billion a year.
… are at freezing, UK homes heated to 20 degrees will lose three degrees in five hours. In Norway, homes just lose 0.9 degrees in the same time under the same …
Large-scale oil extraction in the Arctic is irreconcilable with the 2C global warming limit, write Aleksander Melli, Pål W. Lorentzen, Mari Seilskjær, Hans Morten Haugen & Truls Gulowsen. And that puts Norway's dash to develop Arctic oil into direct conflict with its Constitution, which requires the state to try and secure climate stability for its citizens, present and future. A lawsuit is imminent.
… has concluded that global warming of over two degrees Celsius compared with pre-industrial … us towards a world that will be at least four degrees warmer by 2100. Such an extreme … have a 50% chance of keeping within the two-degree limit. Which reserves should be left in …
The spectacle of climate breakdown in South India.
… the month where the temperate is more than 30 degree Celsius. It was mostly between 25 to 32-degrees Celsius during the day time in … recorded the lowest temperature ever at -3 degrees Celsius in January 2020. The morning …
Emissions of short-lived pollutants like black carbon can be reduced and provide quick reductions in climate change and improvements in air quality. The Ecologist reports
… reduce ‘near-term’ global warming by 0.5 degrees Celsius by tackling black carbon … Arctic where it could reduce warming by 0.7 degrees. This represents as much as two-thirds … Africa, this November. A reduction of 0.5 degrees could prove vital for nations who …
It's back. The campaigning climate change programme The Two Degrees Show returns after more than a year's absence from the airwaves with a timely recap of some of the recent science.
In light of the Observer poll last month suggesting that 60% of the population agreed with the statement that "many scientific experts still question if humans are contributing to climate change"; just how solid is the scientific consensus that humans are responsible for most of the recent warming?
This week's guests are Professor Jo Haigh and Dr Stuart Parkinson who have both acted as expert reviewers for the United Nations' Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change.
… Two Degrees Show's science refresher 11th July … campaigning climate change programme The Two Degrees Show returns after more than a year's …
The US Government's chief scientist Professor John Marburger has admitted that the world could become 'unliveable' if CO2 emissions are not checked.
… on the widely accepted temperature limit of 2 degrees above pre-industrial temperatures as … warming should be halted. 'I think that 2 degrees is rather abitrary,' he said. 'It's … to me that the answer shouldn't be three degrees, or more, or less. We don't have a …
Millions more exposed as disease moves into higher altitude areas in Kenya and Tanzania
… annual temperatures, which have risen from 17 degrees in 1989 to nearly 19 degrees today. The malaria parasite can only mature in temperatures above 18 degrees. Previously absent Malaria had …
There will be enough fossil fuel-burning stuff - cars, homes, factories, power plants - built by next year to blow through our carbon budget for a 2 degrees Celsius temperature rise. Never mind staying below a safer, saner 1.5 degrees of global warming, warns STEPHEN LEAHY
… to blow through our carbon budget for a 2 degrees Celsius temperature rise. Never mind staying below a safer, saner 1.5 degrees of global warming, warns STEPHEN LEAHY … to blow through our carbon budget for a 2 degrees Celsius temperature rise. Never mind …
The path to many green careers begins as a student. Here are the Ecologist's tips for ensuring that your degree or educational course takes you where you want to go
… the Ecologist's tips for ensuring that your degree or educational course takes you where … the responsibilities of adult life kick in. A degree, for example, is a great opportunity to … people interested in doing a environmental degree course and landing a green job of their …
The path to many green careers begins as a student. Here are the Ecologist's tips for ensuring that your degree or educational course takes you where you want to go
… the Ecologist's tips for ensuring that your degree or educational course takes you where … the responsibilities of adult life kick in. A degree, for example, is a great opportunity to … people interested in doing a environmental degree course and landing a green job of their …