Something scary is lurking in the melting Arctic permafrost, write Tim Radford & Oliver Tickell: 1,700 Gt of carbon. That's 53 years worth of current emissions, and if we let it melt the impact would cost the world $43 tn. Or act now, and we could preserve the Arctic ice for a seventh as much.
Mammoth Arctic carbon thaw would cost us $43 trillion Tim Radford | 23rd September 2015 News Arctic Climate Change Water Emissions Science mammoth-cut.jpg Something scary is lurking in the melting …
Levels of CO2 are at their the highest in 800,000 years, writes Tim Radford, but news of a probable decline in emissions this year is providing welcome cheer at the COP21 climate summit: thanks to renewables, economic growth and falling emissions can go hand in hand.
… Climate Change Emissions Renewables COP21 Economics china-coal-cut.jpg Levels of CO2 are …
Despite massive clearance of carbon-rich forests for palm oil, cattle ranching, soybeans and other cash crops, writes Tim Radford, a new study finds that the net volume of carbon stored in trees is increasing thanks to their growing numbers on grasslands, on abandoned farmland, and in China.
Flourishing savanna woodlands mean forests are still absorbing carbon Tim Radford | 18th May 2015 News Forests Climate Change woodland-australia-cut.jpg Despite massive clearance of carbon-rich …
Hydropowered countries suffer higher levels of poverty, corruption and debt than other nations, new study finds.
No more Hoover dams Marianne Brooker | 15th April 2019 News Hoover Dam Poverty Hydropower Science And Systems mike_ocallaghan-pat_tillman_memorial_bridge_view_from_hoover_dam.jpg Hydropowered …
Ecuador's protected forests to define Rights of Nature and test jurisprudence in country’s Constitutional Court.
Defending Ecuador’s Los Cedros forest Marianne Brooker | 14th July 2020 News Ecuador Mining Conservation Thought Leaders Los Cedros Ecuador's protected forests to define Rights of Nature and test …
A failure to act to reduce the impacts of climate change could cost Europe almost €200 billion and 200,000 lives a year, writes Tim Radford. These 'conservative estimates' are published in a new European Commission study.
Climate inaction could cost Europe 200,000 lives a year Tim Radford | 16th July 2014 News EU Climate Changes Flooding Forests Health sun-russian-smoke-cut.jpg A failure to act to reduce the impacts …
What does it mean to create art in the context of climate crisis? How do we create sustainable, engaging, and critical performance acts and spaces? Birkbeck’s Centre for Contemporary Theatre hosted a one-day symposium to explore the connections between theatre and ecology, reports MARIANNE BROOKER
Creative climate: towards an ecological theatre Marianne Brooker | 16th May 2018 Comment Climate Change Theatre 8_beecomposed-4.jpg What does it mean to create art in the context of climate crisis? …
The Ecologist stands in solidarity with university workers who are taking action and we encourage our readers and other media platforms to do so too.
Support the UCU strike Marianne Brooker | 28th February 2020 News Editor’s Picks UCU UKYCC Strike Climate Industrial Action picture_1.png The Ecologist stands in solidarity with university workers …
The first ever global life-cycle assessment of clean energy sources shows that a renewable system could supply the world's entire electricity needs by mid-century, writes Tim Radford.
Renewables can supply 100% of world's power by 2050 Tim Radford | 15th October 2014 News Energy Renewables Science Mining hydropower_site_at_holbuvatnet_sunndal_2013-cut.jpg The first ever global …
Bridge International Academies faces a string of allegations over schools in Kenya, Liberia and Uganda. MARIANNE BROOKER reports
Theresa May 'must halt aid funding for failing private schools in Africa' Marianne Brooker | 11th September 2018 News Aid International Development Education Africa bridge-international-web.jpg …
A Trans-Pacific Partnership deal would 'threaten food standards and public services'.
Food and services under threat from trade deals Marianne Brooker | 25th October 2018 News Trade Liam Fox TPP 31011732366_f562cfc0ef_b.jpg A Trans-Pacific Partnership deal would 'threaten food …
As land rights of indigenous peoples are increasingly being violated, writes Tim Radford, new research shows that the planned destruction of the Amazon rainforest is a major threat not only to cultural identity but also to the global climate.
Amazon tribes' forests are a vital carbon sink Tim Radford | 5th December 2014 News Forests Climate Change Indigenous Peoples indios_isolados_no_acre_3-threat-cut.jpg The forest territories of the …
New analysis of the vast body of research shows 97% of climate scientists agree that human activities are fuelling climate change, writes Tim Radford. But thanks to aggressive attempts to convince us otherwise, only 12% of people in the US are aware of this high level of agreement.
Almost all climate scientists agree: climate change is real! Tim Radford | 19th April 2016 News Sciance Climate Change Media Politics US climate-scientist-cut.jpg New analysis of the vast body of …
Emergency food parcels needed for Peru's jungle city hit by Covid-19.
Coronavirus in ‘the lungs of the world’ Marianne Brooker | 29th May 2020 News Covid-19 Coronavirus Peru Amazon Appeal plant-your-future-rainforest-in-a-box-tree-planting-1.jpg Emergency food parcels …
‘Can we love individual immigrants, while opposing mass migration?’ The answer is no.
Yesterday’s news? Marianne Brooker | 14th October 2019 News Migration Racism Media Narratives Editor’s Picks Thought Leaders 13107801424_b9c427b7ef_k.jpg ‘Can we love individual immigrants, while …
UK aid money is being used to strategically support unsustainable fossil fuel industries.
Foreign Office aid budget ‘promotes fracking’ Marianne Brooker | 21st November 2018 News Fossil Fuels Policy Aid Development Thought Leaders frac_job_in_process.jpg UK aid money is being used to …
Human exploitation of peatlands has led to some of the biggest fires on Earth, including one in Indonesia that released 2.5 Gt of carbon, writes Tim Radford. A new study calculates that the world's peatlands contain almost a trillion tonnes of carbon at growing risk of burning.
Burnable: peat bogs' 850bn tonnes of carbon Tim Radford | 12th January 2015 News Climate Change Natural World peat-fire-indonesia-cut.jpg Human exploitation of peatlands has led to some of the …
Investing in a green recovery could create 1.6 million new jobs after Covid crisis, report finds.
Green recovery is the best way to boost economy Marianne Brooker | 2nd July 2020 News IPPR Economy Green New Deal Free Recovery screenshot_2020-07-01_at_11.17.53.png Investing in a green recovery …