For the second year running CO2 emissions flatlined even as the global economy was growing at around 3%, writes Alex Kirby. But sharply rising temperatures show the need for further massive renewable energy deployment to actually bring emissions down.
… Global emissions stand still as temperatures … running CO2 emissions flatlined even as the global economy was growing at around 3%, … of preliminary data for the year reveals that global energy-related emissions of carbon …
A detailed update of key climate indicators by hundreds of scientists reveals that 2014 saw rises in temperatures, sea levels and greenhouse gases to record levels, writes Alex Kirby.
… Global warming's record-breaking trend … Alex Kirby. Forget talk of a slowdown in global warming. Scientists say the climate is … 58 countries to provide a detailed update on global climate indicators. "The variety of …
The global homogenisation of food carries costs, writes Sayed Azam-Ali - notably the world's the increasing dependence on just a few 'elite crops', creating a precarious food system vulnerable to climate change. We must diversify our diets, and the crops that that feed us.
… USA Science seedful-bananas-cut.jpg The global homogenisation of food carries costs, … history. At its core is the homogenisation of global food systems, which increasingly must … and aspirations lead to an appetite for global brands - to buy and to eat. Within a …
UK's Covid-19 vaccine deals with Novavax and Janssen threaten fair global distribution, campaigners warn.
… deals with Novavax and Janssen threaten fair global distribution, campaigners warn. Public … Covid-19 vaccines for the UK will fuel the global scramble to hoard vaccines by rich … vaccine on a UK-first basis undermines global efforts to ensure fair and world-wide …
We must begin a deep and profound transformation towards a progressive, sustainable and zero-carbon future.
… honesty and clarity on the prospects for the global community to deliver on its climate … Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), global emissions of carbon dioxide from energy … into the atmosphere. Set against this global failure, several countries claim to …
Record global temperatures in 2015 and 2016 are causing a humanitarian crisis that is more than double that of conflict as a cause of displacement and migration, the WMO stated today. Heatwaves, flood, drought and fires are all contributing to the declining food and water security affecting over 60 million people worldwide.
… COP22 fort-mcmurray-fire-cut.jpg Record global temperatures in 2015 and 2016 are … Organization (WMO) has warned, with global temperatures even higher than the … in 2015. Preliminary data shows that 2016's global temperatures are approximately 1.2C …
The world is warming up. We face ecological, social and economic meltdown, famine, drought, disease and turf wars. For real?
… Change Science Stern Review Stern Report Global Warming Climate Science Stern Report UK … progression of what has come to be known as global climatic change. In 2001, the … wilds at the poles themselves. Yet Earth’s global climate – the average of all its …
Debate around climate change is based on the idea that Earth is a purely physical and chemical entity, writes Lee Klinger. But what if Earth is a living system? Then things could turn out very differently - and we understand how, we need to develop a new Gaian science of planetary physiology.
… curiosity around the nature of the earth. Two global theories Climate science requires a global theory, which, if accurate, fairly … and future behaviors of the earth system. Two global theories have been proposed. The …
Global warming has been on vacation for a few years, writes Nafeez Ahmed. But that's only because the excess heat - two Hiroshima bombs-worth every second - has been buried in the deep ocean. But within a few years that's set to change, producing a huge decade-long warming surge, focused on the Arctic, that could overwhelm us all.
… Stockli (NASA/GSFC), via Flickr (CC BY 2.0). Global warming has been on vacation for a few … us all. Forget the so-called 'pause' in global warming-new research says we might be … the skeptics' droning on about 'pauses' - global warming, as a whole, has not stopped. …
Our food system needs immediate and radical reform if we are to feed the world without irreparably damaging our global resource base.
… the world without irreparably damaging our global resource base. Uncertainty and dissatisfaction surrounding the global food system has mounted steadily over … is becoming ever more apparent. Despite the global push for ‘productivity at all costs’, …
The last 30 years of European summers have been the hottest in thousands of years, writes Alex Kirby, and we had better start getting used to it - most of all in the Mediterranean and the Arctic, where a 1.5C global temperature rise could be amplified to 3.4C and 6C respectively.
… Mediterranean and the Arctic, where a 1.5C global temperature rise could be amplified to … activities are largely responsible for recent global warming, according to new research. The … reported in Nature on the meaning of a 2C global average warming. She says: "We even see …
The more the GM industry claims to enjoy the support of 'science', the more it resorts to emotive attack and insult against its opponents, while doing its best to suppress the many scientific truths that are not to its liking, writes Colin Todhunter. In truth it is driven by profit, politics and ideology, and is based on fraud and the capture and corruption of governments and regulators.
… Claiming to represent 'science', the global GMO industry is built on fear, fraud … 15 million children have died or suffered globally due to vitamin A deficiency since … of agriculture) constitute the power base of global agribusiness corporations, we also must …
New research warns that rising temperatures will reduce the mountain snow in 97 major river basins worldwide, writes Tim Radford - cutting summer water supply to 2 billion people in lowland areas who depend on the meltwaters.
… Global warming reduces snows that water 2 … of fossil fuels - may already be affecting global precipitation. Researchers have … of the world's drylands will increase as global average temperatures rise. But warmer …
The climate change discourse rarely looks beyond 2100, writes Pete Dolack. Maybe that's because even at current levels of CO2, we are committed to thousands of years of warming and polar ice melt that will raise sea levels by at least six meters. However the implacable imperatives of capitalism mean there's little prospect of change for a long time to come.
… ice sheets are melting, and given that global warming is most pronounced in the … journal Science , found that modest rises in global temperatures of 1-2C in the past led to … that catastrophic damage can be avoided if global warming is held to no more than 2C from …
In an open letter to the UK's political party leaders, Scientists for Global Responsibility urge those politicians to take the global threat of climate change seriously and to exploit science and technology to create jobs, tackle fuel poverty, and reduce local air pollution
… Parkinson Dr Philip Webber Scientists for Global Responsibility | 13th June 2017 News … UK's political party leaders, Scientists for Global Responsibility urge those politicians to take the global threat of climate change seriously and …
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.
… The first ever global life-cycle assessment of clean energy … needs by mid-century, writes Tim Radford. A global low-carbon energy economy is not only … have made - as far as they know - the first global life-cycle assessment of the economic …
Global CO2 emissions need to fall by 45% from 2010 levels by 2030, and reach net zero by 2050 in order to limit temperature rise to 1.5°C.
… | 8th October 2018 News Climate Change Ipcc Global Warming Science Un … Global CO2 emissions need to fall by 45% from … to limit temperature rise to 1.5°C. Limiting global temperature rise to 1.5°C would require …
Of all the impacts of climate change, one stands out for its inexorable menace, writes Pete Dolack: rising oceans. And it's not just for distant future generations to deal with: new scientific studies show that people alive today may face 6-9 metres of sea level rise flooding well over a million sq.km including many of the world's biggest cities. So where's the emergency response?
… the emergency response? When it comes to global warming, what else don't we know? What … swift action is necessary in the face of a "global emergency" . Predictions of a future … that, even if achieved, would lead to a global temperature rise of nearly 3 degrees …
Glaciers around the world are melting on a scale without precedent in recorded history, writes Alex Kirby. Measurements of over 5,000 glaciers show that they have been retreating so fast so far this century that even if climate is stablised, the ice losses will continue for years to come.
… of Glaciology a comprehensive analysis of global glacier changes, which concludes that … century mass loss are without precedent on a global scale, at least for the time period … of glacier melt is without precedent at the global scale - at least for the time period …
The key study that justifies the Government's claim that fracking is a climate change 'solution' is based on serious scientific errors, writes Nick Cowern. Not only has the Government failed to correct them, but it is now delaying the publication of a new official report that would reveal the truth - that fracking is considerably worse for the world's climate than coal.
… (the two main greenhouse gases involved in global warming) get into the atmosphere when … then burned in a power station? What is the global warming effect of methane compared to … in Colorado and Utah . Continent-wide and global measurements further support high …
Film maker Nick Breeze has conducted a series of interviews with experts on 'geo-engineering' to forestall runaway global warming. Here he presents the distilled wisdom from his meetings - and concludes that we should at least be experimenting with the techniques, and studying their impacts.
… on 'geo-engineering' to forestall runaway global warming. Here he presents the distilled … 'scenarios' of carbon dioxide emissions and global temperatures. The current trajectory … on is one that is predicted to take us to a global temperature rise of 4C by 2100. When I …
'We are going to see 1.5ºC. We haven’t even seen everything that 1.1ºC has thrown at us yet.'
… understanding of climate, especially on the global scale? PE: I suppose the big successes … error that we have declared, correctly, the global temperature rise back since the 70’s … PE: It depends on whether you mean at a global or a national level because we have a …
In a hard-hitting new investigation, Naomi Oreskes & Erik M. Conway report on the scientists prepared to distort the truth on the key issues of our time - from tobacco to climate change to coal fired power stations
… report claiming that the sun was to blame for global warming. They produced an unpublished … results with which they disagree.’ Killing global warming Did it work? Yes. As Naomi … the Truth on Issues from Tobacco Smoke to Global Warming ‘This divergence between the …
The term 'global warming' has a reassuring, comfortable sound, writes Jim Hansen. But paleoclimate data shows the reality could be anything but, with rapid climate oscillations, large, abrupt rises in sea level, major disruptions to ocean circulation, and massive superstorms. It may already be too late to forestall this dystopian future - but then it may not be. So let's act while we still can!
… Science superstorm-sandy-cut.jpg The term 'global warming' has a reassuring, comfortable … superstorms come in. Let me explain. We use global climate modeling, paleoclimate data - … Antarctica are beginning to melt because of global warming. So far it is just a tiny, tiny …