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Climate change: UN emissions gap report a ‘thundering wake-up call’

27 October, 2021 Andrew 0 Comments Climate Change Climate Change Conference of the Parties COP Energy Pollution 12:52 pm

Current plans to cut carbon emissions don't work quickly enough, says the UN National plans to cut carbon fall far short of what's needed to avert dangerous climate change, according to the UN Environment Programme. …

U.S. Democrats scramble to hammer out climate legislation ahead of Glasgow talks

20 October, 2021 Andrew 0 Comments Climate Change Climate Change Conference of the Parties COP 8:11 pm

Congressional Democrats and the White House scrambled on Wednesday to find agreement on measures to tackle climate change as part of President Joe Biden's centerpiece spending legislation ahead of coming UN climate talks in Glasgow,…

Climate change: Is the UK on track to meet its targets?

19 October, 2021 Andrew 0 Comments Climate Change Climate Change Conference of the Parties COP Energy Pollution Poverty Science 8:34 am

The UK has committed to reduce its greenhouse-gas emissions to net zero by 2050. Net zero is the point at which the country is taking as much of these climate-changing gases out of the atmosphere…

Climate change: Young people very worried – survey

14 September, 2021 Andrew 0 Comments Amazon Animals Climate Change COP Energy Food Nature Oceans Plastic Pollution Poverty Science Water 8:01 pm

Over half of those surveyed said they thought humanity was doomed and that governments were failing to respond adequately A new global survey illustrates the depth of anxiety many young people are feeling about climate…

Climate change: Arctic warming linked to colder winters

3 September, 2021 Andrew 0 Comments Amazon Climate Change Climate Change Conference of the Parties COP Energy Food Nature Oceans Pollution Poverty Science Water 3:16 pm

Warming in the Arctic region is being linked to extreme winter weather in the US A new study shows that increases in extreme winter weather in parts of the US are linked to accelerated warming…

Climate change: Europe’s 2020 heat reached ‘troubling’ level

3 September, 2021 Andrew 0 Comments Climate Change Energy Food Nature Oceans Plastic Pollution Poverty Science Water 2:59 pm

Last year was the warmest on record across Europe, breaking the previous high mark by a considerable distance, say scientists. Temperatures across the region were more than 1.9C above the long-term average between 1981 and…

Climate change : At-risk nations fear extinction after IPCC report

10 August, 2021 Andrew 0 Comments Amazon Animals Climate Change Climate Change Conference of the Parties COP Energy Food Nature Oceans Plastic Pollution Poverty Science Water 9:15 am

Countries like the Maldives are among the most vulnerable to climate change Nations vulnerable to climate change have warned they are on the "edge of extinction" if action is not taken. The warning by a…

Climate change: Five things we have learned from the IPCC report

10 August, 2021 Andrew 0 Comments Amazon Animals Climate Change Climate Change Conference of the Parties COP Energy Food Nature Oceans Plastic Pollution Poverty Science Water 9:08 am

Satellite images of wildfires in Evia, Greece The UN report on the science of climate change is set to make a huge impact. Our environment correspondent Matt McGrath considers some of the key lessons from it. Climate…

Climate change : IPCC report is ‘code red for humanity’

10 August, 2021 Andrew 0 Comments Amazon Animals Climate Change Climate Change Conference of the Parties COP Energy Food Nature Oceans Plastic Pollution Poverty Science Water 8:47 am

Human activity is changing the climate in unprecedented and sometimes irreversible ways, a major UN scientific report has said. The landmark study warns of increasingly extreme heatwaves, droughts and flooding, and a key temperature limit…

UK already undergoing disruptive climate change

1 August, 2021 Andrew 0 Comments Climate Change Climate Change Conference of the Parties COP Nature Science 6:41 pm

The UK is already undergoing disruptive climate change with increased rainfall, sunshine and temperatures, according to scientists. The year 2020 was the third warmest, fifth wettest and eighth sunniest on record, scientists said in the…

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