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Aviation must act now to achieve net zero emissions by 2050Climate

Aviation must act now to achieve net zero emissions by 2050

The University of Cambridge has unveiled a bold new report detailing a roadmap for the aviation industry to achieve net-zero emissions by 2050. Released by…
Adrian AlexandreAdrian AlexandreSeptember 23, 2024 Full article
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Muser Press – New Research Articles | Week 38, 2024Science

Muser Press – New Research Articles | Week 38, 2024

Bolstering community resilience through health-focused climate change adaptation: moving from talk to action in Western Canadian communities The impacts of climate change have been recognized…
SourceSourceSeptember 22, 2024 Full article
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European Green Deal: a global emissions paradoxScience

European Green Deal: a global emissions paradox

The European Union's ambitious plan to achieve carbon neutrality by 2050, embodied in the European Green Deal, represents a bold commitment to combat climate change.…
Adrian AlexandreAdrian AlexandreSeptember 20, 2024 Full article
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Cities can curb floodplain development with existing toolsClimate

Cities can curb floodplain development with existing tools

A recent paper published in Oxford Open Climate Change sheds light on an unexpected trend: many U.S. cities are successfully avoiding development in flood-prone areas,…
Adrian AlexandreAdrian AlexandreSeptember 19, 2024 Full article
Global South cities face higher heat risks due to lack of green spacesClimate

Global South cities face higher heat risks due to lack of green spaces

A recent study reveals that cities in the Global South are significantly more vulnerable to extreme heat due to a shortage of cooling green spaces…
Adrian AlexandreAdrian AlexandreSeptember 2, 2024 Full article
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European Green Deal faces uncertainty as political winds shift right in the EUClimate

European Green Deal faces uncertainty as political winds shift right in the EU

Once hailed as a landmark initiative to make Europe the first climate-neutral continent by 2050, the European Green Deal is encountering significant challenges as political…
Adrian AlexandreAdrian AlexandreAugust 28, 2024 Full article
Major study reveals effective climate policy combinations over two decadesClimate

Major study reveals effective climate policy combinations over two decades

A comprehensive evaluation of climate policy measures implemented worldwide over the past two decades has provided new insights into which approaches are most effective at…
Adrian AlexandreAdrian AlexandreAugust 22, 2024 Full article
Demand for low-quality credits undermines the voluntary carbon marketClimate

Demand for low-quality credits undermines the voluntary carbon market

By Kyoto University Claims by large corporations of carbon reduction - or even carbon neutrality - may not hold up under close inspection. In a…
SourceSourceAugust 20, 2024 Full article
Oxford study calls for broader climate reporting standardsClimate

Oxford study calls for broader climate reporting standards

In a new study led by experts from the University of Oxford's Smith School of Enterprise and the Environment, researchers have called for an urgent…
Adrian AlexandreAdrian AlexandreAugust 15, 2024 Full article
Just Say “Climate Change”, not “Climate Emergency”Climate

Just Say “Climate Change”, not “Climate Emergency”

USC study reveals that people are more familiar with tried-and-true names for climate change – including climate change. By Lance Ignon | University of Southern…
SourceSourceAugust 12, 2024 Full article
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Most existing heat wave indices fail to capture heatwave severityNewsScience

Most existing heat wave indices fail to capture heatwave severity

By Cell Press Even though climate change is bringing more frequent and severe heat waves, there is no standard, global way to measure heat-wave severity,…
SourceSourceAugust 7, 2024 Full article
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Inside the political struggle at the IPCC that will determine the next six years of climate scienceClimate

Inside the political struggle at the IPCC that will determine the next six years of climate science

Hannah Hughes | The Conversation The UN’s climate science advisory group, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), is currently meeting in Bulgaria to decide on a timeline…
SourceSourceJuly 30, 2024 Full article
Local food production saves costs and carbonClimateScience

Local food production saves costs and carbon

Study highlights economic and environmental efficiency of Indigenous harvesting in the Canadian Arctic communities. By Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology Emphasizing local food production…
SourceSourceJuly 30, 2024 Full article
California a botanical and climate change hot spotClimateScience

California a botanical and climate change hot spot

By Kat Kerlin | University of California - Davis From coastal redwoods and Joshua trees to golden poppies and sagebrush, California is a global botanical…
SourceSourceJuly 30, 2024 Full article
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Countries need to co-operate on migration as climate crisis worsensClimateScience

Countries need to co-operate on migration as climate crisis worsens

By Alex Morrison | University of Exeter Humanity must rethink migration as the climate crisis drives rapid global changes, researchers say. With significant migration expected…
SourceSourceJuly 29, 2024 Full article
Rice University researchers develop innovative battery recycling methodScience

Rice University researchers develop innovative battery recycling method

By Marcy de Luna | Rice University A research team at Rice University led by James Tour, the T.T., and W.F. Chao, Professor of Chemistry…
SourceSourceJuly 25, 2024 Full article
Enhanced information in national policies can accelerate Africa’s efforts to track climate adaptationClimate

Enhanced information in national policies can accelerate Africa’s efforts to track climate adaptation

By The Alliance of Bioversity International and the International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT) New analysis of African national adaptation policy documents finds that most…
SourceSourceJuly 19, 2024 Full article
Pinpointing coal plants to convert to nuclear energy, considering both practicality and community supportClimate

Pinpointing coal plants to convert to nuclear energy, considering both practicality and community support

The most comprehensive coal-to-nuclear analysis to date could help policymakers and utilities plan how to meet climate targets. By University of Michigan An assessment ranks…
SourceSourceJuly 9, 2024 Full article
Tackling the Climate and Housing Crises: Promoting Compact Living in EuropeClimate

Tackling the Climate and Housing Crises: Promoting Compact Living in Europe

By Research Institute for Sustainability (RIFS) – Helmholtz Centre Potsdam Future European Union housing policy must address the twin challenges of providing adequate housing for…
SourceSourceJuly 8, 2024 Full article
Companies that mitigate climate change reduce their cost of capitalClimate

Companies that mitigate climate change reduce their cost of capital

Going green pays off. New research shows that when companies disclose their environmental impact—and work to mitigate it—they earn investor trust. By Hidemichi Fujii |…
SourceSourceJuly 8, 2024 Full article
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Zero-emissions trucks alone won’t cut it: Early retirement of polluters key to California’s emission goalsClimate

Zero-emissions trucks alone won’t cut it: Early retirement of polluters key to California’s emission goals

By IOP Publishing California must implement early retirement for existing heavy-duty vehicles as well as introducing zero-emissions vehicles (ZEVs) to protect Black, Latino and vulnerable…
SourceSourceJuly 8, 2024 Full article
Why do you keep your house so cold? Science says: Ask your parentsClimateScience

Why do you keep your house so cold? Science says: Ask your parents

The temperature of your childhood home, among other factors, may help predict your thermostat settings. By PLOS Childhood home temperature and community connectedness can help…
SourceSourceJuly 4, 2024 Full article
Chinese cities outsourced on others’ efforts to cut carbon emissionsClimateScience

Chinese cities outsourced on others’ efforts to cut carbon emissions

By University of Birmingham Experts have identified 240 Chinese cities whose emission reduction are mainly benefiting from the carbon mitigation actions of other cities, whilst…
SourceSourceJune 27, 2024 Full article
Public health beliefs predict support for climate action, study showsClimateScience

Public health beliefs predict support for climate action, study shows

By Annenberg Public Policy Center of the University of Pennsylvania In a paper published in the current issue of the Journal of Health Communication by…
SourceSourceJune 26, 2024 Full article