Climate Change impact on health in Small Island Developing States
Today, at the United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP23), the World Health Organization, in collaboration with the UN Climate Change secretariat and in partnership...
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...
Industry Can Deliver Much of Paris with Closer Government Partnerships
Global industry is set to deliver much of the emissions reductions needed to achieve the Paris Agreement goal but closer national and international policy...
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...
Earth bears massive human load
Gross up the mass of all life on Earth, with its disproportionate human load, and the answer is staggeringly heavy. But the uncertainties are...
New and Existing pre-2020 Climate Policies Need to Be Scaled up for Paris Goals
The UN has published a new report that draws attention to concrete examples of successful climate policy implementation around the world and how these...