Image of the day: Greek chestnut harvest affected by extreme weather conditionsNews
Image of the day: Greek chestnut harvest affected by extreme weather conditions
In the Greek village of Kissos, chestnuts trees have been affected by months of extreme heat and drought following the country’s warmest winter and summer…
SourceNovember 12, 2024
Full articleScientists call for G20 action on supply chain dataNews
Scientists call for G20 action on supply chain data
G20 countries need to collect comprehensive supply chain data, according to a policy brief by the Complexity Science Hub and other research institutions. Vienna |…
SourceNovember 12, 2024
Full articleEnvironment groups lose appeal in Shell climate caseNews
Environment groups lose appeal in Shell climate case
The Hague, Netherlands | AFP - Dutch judges ruled Tuesday against an appeal by climate groups who said oil giant Shell was not doing enough…
SourceNovember 12, 2024
Full articleBarbados PM renews call for taxes on fossil fuels, shipping at COP29News
Barbados PM renews call for taxes on fossil fuels, shipping at COP29
Baku, Azerbaijan | AFP - Barbados Prime Minister Mia Mottley renewed Tuesday her call for taxes on fossil fuels, aviation and shipping, saying hundreds of…
SourceNovember 12, 2024
Full articleBees help tackle elephant-human conflict in KenyaNews
Bees help tackle elephant-human conflict in Kenya
By Rose TROUP BUCHANAN | AFP Voi, Kenya - "We used to hate elephants a lot," Kenyan farmer Charity Mwangome says, pausing from her work…
SourceNovember 12, 2024
Full articleImage of the day: Las Vegas, USA, is investing in a greener futureNews
Image of the day: Las Vegas, USA, is investing in a greener future
Las Vegas, USA, has emerged as a leader in sustainability thanks to policies promoting renewable energy, water conservation, recycling, and green buildings. Water consumption in…
SourceNovember 11, 2024
Full articleWill we be able to continue living by the sea?ClimateNews
Will we be able to continue living by the sea?
Royal Netherlands Institute for Sea Research - A publication recently launched by leading European Ocean scientists, titled Navigating the Future VI (NFVI), calls attention to…
SourceNovember 11, 2024
Full articleScientists call for global action on microbial climate solutionsScience
Scientists call for global action on microbial climate solutions
Washington, D.C. | American Society for Microbiology - Today, leaders from scientific societies, institutions and publishing bodies issued an urgent call for the global community…
SourceNovember 11, 2024
Full articleUS climate action won’t end with Trump, envoy tells COP29Climate
US climate action won’t end with Trump, envoy tells COP29
By Sara Hussein and Ivan Couronne | AFP Baku, Azerbaijan - Washington's top climate envoy sought to reassure countries at the CO29 talks Monday that…
SourceNovember 11, 2024
Full articleCOP29 opens after Trump win with call for cooperationClimate
COP29 opens after Trump win with call for cooperation
By Sara Hussein and Ivan Couronne | AFP Baku, Azerbaijan - The COP29 climate talks opened Monday in Azerbaijan with a call to show global…
SourceNovember 11, 2024
Full articleCOP29 must show global climate cooperation ‘not down for the count’: UN chiefNews
COP29 must show global climate cooperation ‘not down for the count’: UN chief
Baku, Azerbaijan | AFP - COP29 must show that global cooperation "is not down for the count", the UN's climate chief said Monday, days after…
SourceNovember 11, 2024
Full articleCOP29 opens with Trump climate withdrawal loomingNews
COP29 opens with Trump climate withdrawal looming
By Sara Hussein and Ivan Couronne | AFP Baku, Azerbaijan - The COP29 climate talks open Monday in Azerbaijan, under the long shadow cast by…
SourceNovember 11, 2024
Full articleLearned optimism can be a game-changer in climate negotiationsNews
Learned optimism can be a game-changer in climate negotiations
By Anandajit Goswami | Manav Rachna International Institute of Research and Studies A change in approach can help developing countries challenge the historically negative outcomes…
SourceNovember 11, 2024
Full articleImage of the day: Mechelen, Belgium, a leader in sustainable energyClimate
Image of the day: Mechelen, Belgium, a leader in sustainable energy
The province of Antwerp, in northern Belgium, is leading the way in the energy transition. Bolstered by collaborations between climate conscious citizens and local authorities,…
SourceNovember 10, 2024
Full articleClimate Science Digest: November 9, 2024Science
Climate Science Digest: November 9, 2024
The American Meteorological Society continuously publishes research on climate, weather, and water in its 12 journals. Many of these articles are available for early online…
SourceNovember 9, 2024
Full articleBrazil raises target for cutting greenhouse gas emissionsNews
Brazil raises target for cutting greenhouse gas emissions
Sao Paulo, Brazil | AFP - Brazil plans to cut greenhouse gas emissions more dramatically than had been planned, the government of Luiz Inacio Lula…
SourceNovember 9, 2024
Full articleHeartier Heinz? How scientists are learning to help tomatoes beat the heatScience
Heartier Heinz? How scientists are learning to help tomatoes beat the heat
PROVIDENCE, R.I. | Brown University - By studying tomato varieties that produce fruit in exceptionally hot growing seasons, biologists at Brown University identified the growth…
SourceNovember 9, 2024
Full articleImage of the day: Hurricane Rafael hits CubaClimate
Image of the day: Hurricane Rafael hits Cuba
In early November 2024, Hurricane Rafael, visible in this Copernicus Sentine-3 image acquired on 7 November 2024, made landfall in Cuba as a Category 3…
SourceNovember 9, 2024
Full articleImage of the day: October 2024 was the second-warmest recorded October globallyClimate
Image of the day: October 2024 was the second-warmest recorded October globally
The Copernicus Climate Change Service (C3S) has published its latest monthly Climate Bulletin, focused on key climate trends in October 2024. The bulletin reports that…
SourceNovember 8, 2024
Full articleWhy health and price, not sustainability, drive US meat consumption choicesNewsScience
Why health and price, not sustainability, drive US meat consumption choices
Rutgers University - Environmental sustainability isn’t a major factor influencing meat consumption decisions for most Americans, despite increasing awareness of the climate impacts of red…
SourceNovember 8, 2024
Full articleUTEP team to investigate climate change impact on pecan orchardsNews
UTEP team to investigate climate change impact on pecan orchards
EL PASO, Texas | UTEP - How are U.S. agricultural crops affected by climate change? A research team from The University of Texas at El…
SourceNovember 8, 2024
Full articleImage of the day: Finnish snow storage techniques help sustain ski resortsClimate
Image of the day: Finnish snow storage techniques help sustain ski resorts
Traditional Finnish ice preservation methods have inspired modern snow storage solutions to support Europe’s ski resorts amid warmer temperatures and shorter winter seasons. The Levi…
SourceNovember 7, 2024
Full articleMass death of rare seals reported in Caspian SeaNews
Mass death of rare seals reported in Caspian Sea
Almaty, Kazakhstan | AFP - More than 500 Caspian Sea seals, an endangered species in Kazakhstan, have washed up on the shores of the Caspian…
SourceNovember 7, 2024
Full articleScholz cancels trip to next week’s COP climate summit: govtNews
Scholz cancels trip to next week’s COP climate summit: govt
Berlin, Germany | AFP - German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, fighting a political crisis after his ruling coalition collapsed, has cancelled his trip to next week's…
SourceNovember 7, 2024
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