THE CHALLENGE: Grow more food without more land
19 Jul 2019
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Sustaining a growing global population without further harming the climate will also require better farming practices and more efficient use of fertiliser |
TO FEED a global population that's hurtling toward 10 billion people, the world's farms will have to increase output faster and more efficiently than at any point in history.
Collapse of critical Atlantic current is no longer low-likelihood, study finds
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Scientists say ‘shocking’ discovery shows rapid cuts in carbon emissions are needed to avoid catastrophic fallout.
The merchants of doubt are back
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OPINION: If you don’t follow climate policy closely, you might not know that the Trump administration is launching an effort to overturn one of the most fundamental pillars of American climate policy.
To handle data centers, the electricity system may need new rules. Here is a proposal
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Legal scholars suggest revisiting a core tenet of electricity regulations and taking cues from how officials manage scarce resources such as water in the west.
Are carbon credits becoming more acceptable?
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Google, Microsoft and SAP are just some of the companies starting to use, and talk about, carbon credits, which could lead to growth of carbon markets.
AI ‘slop’ websites are publishing climate science denial
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This appears to confirm the concerns of technology experts who have warned that AI “has the potential to turbocharge climate disinformation”.
Green spaces are key to combating record heat in marginalised communities
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Environmentalists say one solution to beating the heat in sprawling cities is planting more trees, creating green spaces like parks and meadows and covering rooftops with plants.
What will happen to the legal status of ‘sinking’ nations when their land is gone?
Tue 2 Sep 2025
Small island nations such as Tuvalu, Kiribati, the Maldives and Marshall Islands are particularly vulnerable to climate change. Rising seas, stronger storms, freshwater shortages and damaged infrastructure all threaten their ability to support life.
UK Conservatives pledge to get all oil and gas out of North Sea
Tue 2 Sep 2025
Opposition leader Kemi Badenoch has said her party will remove all net zero requirements on oil and gas companies drilling in the North Sea if elected.
Underserved communities are reaping the benefits of London’s solar microgrids
Tue 2 Sep 2025
Thanks to a change in regulations, residents in social housing can now access the clean, affordable energy coming from their own roofs.
Darwin methane leak ‘covered up’ by gas companies and regulators
Tue 2 Sep 2025
At the heart of the project that heralded northern Australia’s gas boom — Darwin’s first liquefied natural gas plant — was a storage tank that operators hailed as a major feat of engineering.
