BROAD NGO ALLIANCE PRESENTS EQUITY APPROACH TO UNLOCK AMBITION IN UN CLIMATE TALKS
As social movements, environmental and development NGOs, trade unions, faith and other civil society groups, we have come together to assess the climate commitments...
Geo-engineering can stop the Earth warming, at least in theory
Climate scientists now know that geo-engineering – in principle at least – would halt global warming and keep the world at the temperatures it will reach...
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,...
Global Forests Expanding: Reflects Wellbeing, not Rising CO2, Experts say
Study find virtually no correlation between higher levels of atmospheric CO2 and nations' forest expansion / decline;
difference mirrors the UN Human Development Index
The surprising, steady expansion of...
Future climate change may not adversely affect seafood quality
The eating qualities of UK oysters may not be adversely affected by future ocean acidification and global warming, new research has suggested.
Scientists have previously...
A final look at the UN climate conference in Bonn: a Canadian writer explains...
A key takeaway from this year’s United Nations climate change conference (COP 23) is that, when it comes to putting a practical foundation under...