‘Safe and just’ climate boundary has already been breached, says contested study – Carbon Brief
Almost all global thresholds for a “safe and just” planet have already been breached, including for the climate, ecosystems and freshwater, according to new research. The new study develops the idea of “planetary boundaries“, first set out in an influential…
Melting glaciers in Alps threaten biodiversity of invertebrates, says study
Invertebrates living in the cool meltwater rivers of the European Alps could lose most of their habitat and disappear, as the mountain range’s glaciers melt at an unprecedented rate due to climate change, according to a study. Although they are…
Greenland, Antarctica lost 7,560 billion tonnes of ice sheet mass in last 3 decades, accounted for quarter of global sea-level rise
The polar ice sheets store 99% of Earth’s freshwater ice on land
The IPCC’s climate report has drawn the battle lines for Cop28: oil profits or a livable future | Simon Lewis
Yesterday the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change released a new synthesis report. The document is important because 195 governments commissioned it and the summary was agreed line by line. It is accepted fact by nations worldwide, and a shared basis…
Earth to Hit Critical Global Warming Threshold by Early 2030s – The New York Times
A new report says it is still possible to hold global warming to relatively safe levels, but doing so will require global cooperation, billions of dollars and big changes. Earth is likely to cross a critical threshold for global warming…
Half The World At Risk Of Starvation Under Net Zero, Warn Top Climate Experts
Billions of people around the world face starvation if Net Zero policies ban the production of nitrogen fertilizer derived from fossil fuels. This is the stark warning from two top American scientists who say that eliminating fossil fuel-derived nitrogen fertilizers…
Antarctic ice on the run, with a 45-year low
Antarctic ice is melting. This February, it’s at its lowest extent in the 45-year satellite record. Also, a long-term melt study suggests a surprising speed-up.
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Major UK Newspaper Promotes WWII-Style ‘Rationing’ To ‘Fix Global Warming’
Want to fight global warming? Start rationing as Britain did in World War 2! At least, that’s the idea that “one of Britain’s oldest and most influential newspapers” is promoting. British publication The Times ran one of the nuttiest bits…
WWII-style ‘rationing’ of food, fuel needed to combat climate change, academics claim in new paper – Fox News
Governments should consider imposing World War II-style policies of rationing on goods such as food, fuel and clothing in order to fight climate change, according to a newly published academic paper. Researchers at the University of Leeds, a top British…
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