March 31, 2024
The next big climate deadline is for meat and dairy
March 31, 2024
The next big climate deadline is for meat and dairy
Last month, President Joe Biden announced the launch of the American Climate Corps, or ACC — a program that will train some 20,000 young people in careers in climate and clean energy. The program, which hearkens back to President Roosevelt’s Civilian Conservation Corps but with an emphasis on diversity and inclusivity, will put young people […]
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Many protestors concerned about climate change stormed the stage where U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg was being interviewed Thursday in Baltimore. Buttigieg was in town at a daylong conference to discuss new transportation updates for the state. The conference, iMPACT MARYLAND, was hosted by The Baltimore Banner and intended to focus on the future of the state. […]
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LONDON — U.K. Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has spent the week listening to the opposition Labour Party pull apart his green policies. Now another damning verdict has arrived — this time from his own climate advisers. Sunak’s recent package of climate policy reforms “increase longer-term risks” that the U.K. will miss its goal of net […]
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Raging wildfires, droughts, floods and record-breaking heat brought on by climate change are taking a toll on kids’ already fragile mental health. This is the main message from a new report by the American Psychological Association and the climate advocacy organization ecoAmerica. These effects may start before kids are born and worsen with age, and are on […]
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A Swedish court on Wednesday fined climate activist Greta Thunberg once again for disobeying police during an environmental protest in July in southern Sweden. The Malmo District Court ordered her to pay a 2,250 kroner ($206) fine. Thunberg, who already had been fined for a similar offense, took part in a July 24 environmental protest […]
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The World Bank is seeking to persuade governments to take money away from subsidies for fossil fuels and invest it in good causes like climate change. Governments around the world currently spend over half a trillion dollars a year on making the use of fossil fuels cheaper and the bank wants some of this to […]
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California enacts the nation’s first-of-its-kind climate disclosure law that requires companies doing business in the state to report on their carbon emissions and climate-related financial risks. The new corporate climate legislation – SB 253 and SB 261 – covers companies with annual revenues surpassing $1 billion. This comes as the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission finalizes its […]
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Marine plankton plays an important role in the food chain, which is said to be undergoing a transformation due to climate change. Assistant Professor Kohei Matsuno of the Faculty of Fisheries Sciences spoke about how climate change is changing the distribution and ecology of marine plankton and what impact this will have on higher-trophic predators, […]
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As of today, climate models face the challenge of providing the high-resolution predictions—with quantified uncertainties—needed by a growing number of adaptation planners, from local decision-makers to the private sector, who require detailed assessments of the climate risks they may face locally. This calls for a step change in the accuracy and usability of climate predictions […]
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The UN released a draft “synthesis report” from its first mandated “global stocktake” (GST) of progress on the Paris climate agreement on Friday. As expected, it says efforts are falling short of what is needed to meet climate goals — including limiting global warming to 1.5°C above pre-industrial levels. The report will serve as a […]
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