Tourism ‘s climate footprint is formidable
Previous estimates of tourism's climate footprint have fallen far below the mark. Between 2009 and 2013 it increased four times more than earlier estimated,...
Ancient Antarctic explains today’s warming world
Deep in the last Ice Age, 17,700 years ago, the ancient Antarctic suddenly began to warm. Climate change, unexpectedly, made itself felt in the Southern...
Governments Enter New Era of Collaboration on Climate Change
Speaking at the opening of the UN Climate Change Conference in Bonn (16 to 26 May), the UN’s top climate change official Christiana Figueres said...
Global carbon emissions look likely to increase in 2017
The world's carbon emissions are expected to show a lurch upwards this year, by around 2%, after three years of staying virtually level. This...
100% renewable electricity in reach by 2050
It may sound fanciful, but researchers say a world running on 100% renewable electricity is attainable by mid-century, or even earlier.
If you think a...
MEA’S COMMITMENT TO PROTECTING THE ENVIRONMENT
Today companies around the world are leading the way in green initiatives, adopting a wide range of admirable, in-house sustainability practices such as ambitious...