New National and Corporate Climate Action on Forests at COP23
New action from countries and corporations to cut emissions from forest use and establish sustainable forestry management featured at COP23 Forests Day on Sunday.
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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...
Country Pledges Still Long Way from Meeting Paris Goals (UNEP Report)
Governments and non-state actors need to deliver an urgent increase in ambition to ensure the Paris Agreement goals can still be met, according to a new...
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...
The surplus electricity from solar and wind power gives hydrogen the chance to replace...
Hydrogen is the least talked-about renewable energy but has the greatest potential to replace fossil fuels, both to heat homes and to provide fuel...
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...