A ‘doom loop’ of climate change and geopolitical instability is beginning

Thursday - It is a common refrain to say that geopolitics gets in the way of climate action. From the war in Ukraine to trade tensions, each year seems to bring another immediate priority that diverts focus from the imperative to act on climate change.

Whale makes epic migration, astonishing scientists

Thursday - A humpback whale has made one of the longest and most unusual migrations ever recorded, possibly driven by climate change, scientists say.

Earth’s lands are drying out. Nations are trying to address it in talks this week

Wednesday - Much of Earth’s lands are drying out and damaging the ability of plant and animal life to survive, according to a United Nations report released Monday at talks where countries are working to address the problem.

Surging global tourism emissions are driven by just 20 countries – major new study

Wednesday - Surging global tourism emissions are driven almost entirely by 20 countries, and efforts to rein in the trend aren’t working.

Should the polluter always pay?

Wednesday - The answer isn’t as obvious as you might think. It depends on whether your priority is climate justice or cutting carbon.

‘Everything is interconnected’: Author and history professor Sunil Amrith on facing the climate crisis

Wednesday - The Burning Earth is Yale history professor Sunil Amrith’s fifth book, and his first that focuses his academic eye on the climate crisis.

Seagrasses capture carbon 35 times faster than tropical rainforests. Scientists are working to save them

Wednesday - An underwater gardening experiment along the East Coast aims to restore a type of seagrass called eelgrass, at risk of extinction due to rising sea surface temperatures.

2024 is the hottest year on record, EU scientists say

Tuesday - This year will be the world's warmest since records began, with extraordinarily high temperatures expected to persist into at least the first few months of 2025, European Union scientists said on...

The real reason everything’s getting more expensive

Tuesday - Inflation was a defining issue in the presidential election. Here's how climate change is making everything more expensive.

Methane-reducing supplement plagued by misinformation

Tuesday - Concern has been rising over the use of a feed supplement, Bovaer 10, to reduce methane production in cows.

Scientists find huge trove of rare metals needed for clean energy hidden inside toxic coal waste

Tuesday - Millions of tons of coal ash left over from burning the planet’s dirtiest fossil fuel are sitting in ponds and landfills, able to leach into waterways and pollute soil. But this toxic waste may also...

International court faces a pivotal choice on climate change

Monday - What legal obligations do states have to fight climate change? Should high-emitting countries be held responsible for the harm they’ve caused? And should states safeguard the climate for future...

Why rich countries are ‘reluctant’ on coal-to-clean deals

Monday - UK and German officials have said there will likely be no more Just Energy Transition Partnerships, as the focus shifts to “country platforms” instead.

Builders are using wood in a new way to construct high rises. And it's climate-friendly

Monday - A wood building material can be used in high-rise structures, giving it the potential to replace materials that are bad for the climate, while also locking carbon into buildings for decades.

Climate talks could benefit from more feminist values, less focus on tech solutions, experts say

Monday - Addressing gender equity under existing United Nations initiatives could be one of the best ways to improve outcomes of the annual global climate talks.

‘Climate bomb’ warning over $200bn wave of new gas projects

6 Dec 24 - New liquefied natural gas projects could produce 10 gigatonnes of emissions by the end of the decade, close to the annual emissions of all coal plants.

Why the $300bn climate-finance goal is even less ambitious than it seems

6 Dec 24 - At COP29 in Baku, developed-country parties such as the EU, the US and Japan agreed to help raise “at least” $300bn a year by 2035 for climate action in developing countries.

Will flights really reach net zero by 2050 - and at what cost to passengers?

6 Dec 24 - It is the perfect start to a holiday: your plane ticket is cheap, your cabin baggage is safely stowed, the engines are roaring into life - and the pilot has announced that there’s no need to worry...

Global markets are likely to withstand a Trump-led US withdrawal from the Paris Agreement

5 Dec 24 - As the climate crisis deepens, the need for global action becomes greater than ever. Central to this effort is the goal of achieving net zero emissions by 2050, to meet the Paris Agreement to limit...

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