Climate catastrophe: current global governance is not good enough.
… Conflict Pandemics Artificial Intelligence Global Catastrophic Risk Report Global Challenges Foundation Economics … Climate catastrophe: current global governance is not good enough. We have …
A new Global Citizens' Assembly will be held at COP26 but will its findings actually influence international climate policy?
… October 2021 | News COP26 Climate Breakdown Global Citizens Assembly Extinction Rebellion … screenshot_2021-10-18_at_15.00.25.png A new Global Citizens' Assembly will be held at … climate policy? The creation of a Global Citizens’ Assembly in the build up to …
If the coronavirus pandemic provides an indication of our collective ability to cope with shocks, the future of the climate crisis does not look pretty.
… We need a global Green New Deal Dalia Gebrial Harpreet … Change Editor’s Picks Perspectives On A Global Green New Deal … in a collection titled Perspectives on a Global Green New Deal . However, for a … left to pay the highest price during this global crisis. Transformative Is it possible …
Britain is set to host the COP26 international climate conference. But how might the government lead the world with a fair carbon budget?
… lead the world with a fair carbon budget? A global carbon budget is the total amount of … to generate while also avoiding excessive global warming. Peter Somerville: UK 'on the … sensitivities.The IPCC Special report on global warming of 1.5 degrees provided a range …
'Perspectives on a Global Green New Deal' brings together voices from around the world calling for international climate action.
… New Deal Editor’s Picks Perspectives On A Global Green New Deal … 'Perspectives on a Global Green New Deal' brings together voices … The debate must now turn to solutions: global, social and economic scale responses to …
Exposing the international failure to investigate, let alone treat, climate-related mental health issues in the Global South.
… climate-related mental health issues in the Global South. The world’s leading scientific … going to affect those living in the Global South, while a disproportionate amount … to ill-health, disability or premature death. Globally, depression is a leading cause of …
'Now is the time to plan an orderly wind-down of fossil fuel assets and manage the impact on the global economy.'
… fuel assets and manage the impact on the global economy.' The rise of clean tech such … electric cars and climate policies could cut global fossil fuel profits by two thirds, a … of this would send shockwaves through the global economy, hitting companies which …
'This year we see yet another rise in global fossil CO2 emissions, when we need a rapid decline.'
… 'This year we see yet another rise in global fossil CO2 emissions, when we need a rapid decline.' Global carbon emissions in 2022 remain at … to limit warming to 1.5°C, according to the Global Carbon Project science team. If current …
Global carbon emissions from fossil fuels have risen again in 2023 – reaching record levels.
… Carbon Emissions 52642116205_9b87890293_k.jpg Global carbon emissions from fossil fuels have … 2023, up from 2022, according to the annual Global Carbon Budget . Fossil emissions are … the USA, but rising overall. Scientists say global action to cut fossil fuels is not …
World heading for ‘climate catastrophe’ as countries’ plans fail to deliver – UN.
… 'Economy-destroying levels of global heating' Emily Beament | 27th October … how far off track nations are on cutting global warming pollution. A UN Environment … a huge gap between the action needed to limit global temperature rises to avoid the worst …
The latest shocking news about Gulf Stream instability reinforces the idea that we need to be more alarmist - not less.
… upon, judged to be a hindrance to getting the global heating argument across, or tarred with … an alarm bell can be found in its report Global Warming of 1.5ºC , published in 2018. … is to be any chance whatsoever of keeping the global average temperature rise (since …
We thought climate catastrophe the main danger. Now we know there is another. A double-whammy ecological crisis threatens collapse into dystopian chaos.
… chaos. "Pathogens, a great and terrible global threat to human and many a non-human … urgent warnings since the 1990s that globalised agribusiness is breeding and … the first United Nations COP conference on global warming in 1995, the climate emergency …
'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.'
… enough emphasis on the risks arising from global warming. Why, he asks, are there so few studies of the impact of 4 degrees of global warming compared with the impact of 2 … the two degree limit is too risky. No doubt global risk assessment can be improved, …
A fundamental sea-change is required in the global approach to tackling deforestation, and it requires a new focus on engendering institutions of cooperation rather than competition.
… A fundamental sea-change is required in the global approach to tackling deforestation, and … has become a staple strategy in parts of the global environment movement, especially in the … water, energy and fertiliser inputs: “The global demand for vegetable oil will continue …
The government’s recent approval of the proposal to open a new coking coal mine in West Cumbria is an example of such climate nationalism in action.
… nationalism in action. Climate breakdown is a global problem, caused by excess greenhouse … "would have a broadly neutral effect on the global release of greenhouse gases from coal … report essentially argues is that the global total of coking coal for steel making …
Global forest restoration could help address the climate crisis – but misguided bioenergy policies are a threat.
… Biomass and global forest restoration Sasha Stashwick | … Breakdown Editor’s Picks 2019_overhead.jpg Global forest restoration could help address … Lab in Switzerland has quantified how global forest restoration could help us …
We need millions of new climate jobs every year if we have any hope of cutting the emissions necessary to avert breakdown.
… leaders at COP26 must focus immediately on a global reduction in the emission of greenhouse … of existential urgency. Our central task as a global community is to stop the burning of … gases by at least 80 percent. Total global emissions in 2019 were the equivalent …
Revelations, reflections and reservations from the COP26 halls of power and the streets of ire.
… climate angst is halfway spent. Somewhat a global heating festival, for two weeks, those … Each human staggering out of the grips of one global crisis into the gargantuan jaws of … getting the world to agree on how to reduce global temperatures to 1.5 degrees more than …
The extreme heat of the upcoming El Niño years should compel us to subordinate profit motives to urgent climate goals. This article first appeared at Truthout.
… warmer seas in the equatorial Pacific raise global temperatures. The upcoming El Niño … will probably breach the 1.5 degrees Celsius global warming limit outlined by the … the larger and long-predicted process whereby global heating undermines GDP growth and …
Banks must stop funding in climate breakdown driving fossil fuels as the world recovers from the coronavirus pandemic.
… with the international target of limiting global warming to 1.5°C. In contrast, other … approach, despite the huge risks to the global economy. The parallels with events … people in our societies into the frontline of global crises. “British banks, like Barclays …
The UK's consumption of cattle products, cocoa, palm oil and soy is putting enormous pressure on forests around the world.
… report on Britain’s contribution to tackling global deforestation. The committee said the … It also called on ministers to develop a global footprint indicator to demonstrate the … were also alarmed to hear from campaign group Global Witness that one person is killed every …
George Monbiot is appearing tonight at an event co-hosted by The Ecologist on consumerism and ecological crisis. Tickets still available.
… Consumerism is global crisis Staff Reporter | 17th May 2021 | … available. A historic opportunity to switch global economies from an orgy of consumption … consumerism itself is at the heart of all our global crises. Collapse "In the face of …
The past five years were the warmest during our 170-year temperature records and the 2010s were the hottest decade.
… Last year saw the second highest average global temperatures in records dating back to … for Atmospheric Science produce one of the global data sets, known as HadCRUT4. It is … (Noaa) also produce data sets for global temperature, each dating back to 1880, …
The risk of dangerous, cascading tipping points in natural systems escalates above 1.5°C of global warming, states a recent study.
… in natural systems escalates above 1.5°C of global warming, states a recent study. … climate tipping points could be triggered if global temperature rises beyond 1.5°C above … journal Science . Even at current levels of global heating, the world is already at risk …