The Guardian view on carbon offsetting: a model with dangerous flaws | Editorial

The strong reaction to the Guardian’s joint investigation into carbon offsetting shows how much is at stake when the effectiveness of market mechanisms in combating global heating is challenged. Already, in Australia, politicians and scientists have renewed their criticism of…

Davos 2023: Natural disasters, extreme weather second-most severe global risk in short term, says WEF report

‘Failure to mitigate climate change’ and ‘failure of climate change adaptation’ are world’s top two most severe risks in the long term   

Flood crisis cuts off communities in Western Australia

The floods have created an emergency situation in Kimberly, an area in the state of Western Australia which is about the size of California

Make Sunsets says it scored a geoengineering milestone. Was it real? – The Washington Post

Comment on this story Comment Gift Article In April 2022, in the Baja California region of Mexico near the Sea of Cortez, a man named Luke Iseman took a few grams of sulfur, lit it on fire and pumped the…

Chubb Review into the integrity of Australian Carbon Offsets sends mixed messages

Chubb review into the integrity of carbon offsets ignores the elephant in the room argues the Climate Council: too many major emitters are buying ACCUs so that they can continue to pollute as usual. “The Chubb Review has provided some…

Bomb cyclone hits California with rain and snow

A bomb cyclone hit California this week, bringing high winds plus heavy rains and snow. More rain is on the way as the atmospheric river continues.

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Some European Nations See Warmest Start to the Year Ever Measured – The New York Times

In the coastal Spanish town of San Sebastián, residents swapped coats for T-shirts and headed to the beach for a swim. In Rome, tourists and locals strolled in the sunshine in light sweaters. And in low-lying areas of the Pyrenees,…

Winter ski holidays in the Alps could become a thing of the past thanks to climate change – Daily Mail

It’s a winter tradition for many people around the world, but ski holidays in the Alps could soon become a thing of the past, according to a new study. Researchers from the University of Basel have warned that snowy slopes…

A choice for humanity: Need wide-spectrum strategies for reduction of Greenhouse Gas (GHG) to tackle climate c – Times of India

On November 6, addressing global leaders assembled at Red Sea resort town of Sharm El-Sheikh for COP27, the United Nations Secretary General, António Guterres, didn’t mince any words that’s usually the norm in the genteel world of diplomacy. “It is…

Color Us Connected: Encountering climate change at home and … – Seacoastonline.com

Guy Trammell Jr. and Amy Miller This column appears every other week in Foster’s Daily Democrat and the Tuskegee News. Given that this is mostly what the world is focused on right now, Guy Trammell, an African-American man from Tuskegee,…