Tag: global warming
The Best Climate Adaptation Methods Are Surprisingly Simple
As the effects of a hotter planet rack up more...
Climate Change, Weather Impacts on Household Budgets Up to $900 Yearly
A working paper from three well-known economists shows the impacts...
The World’s Plastic Glut Is Set to Get Much Worse by 2040, Study Finds
Despite clear evidence that plastic is clogging oceans and beaches...
COP30 Climate Deal Fails to Detail Fossil Fuel Cuts, but Pledges Adaptation Funding
United Nations climate talks in Brazil reached a subdued agreement...
Carbon Dioxide Emissions Are Set to Reach a New High This Year
Global carbon dioxide emissions from fossil-fuel use will reach a...
Iceland Sees Security Risk, Existential Threat in Atlantic Ocean Current’s Possible Collapse
Iceland has designated the potential collapse of a major Atlantic Ocean current system a national security concern and...
Hurricane Melissa Shows How Quickly Climate Change Is Outstripping Defenses
Jamaica has invested tens of millions of dollars in bolstering...
EU Agrees Weakened Climate Target in Final-Hour Deal for COP30
EU climate ministers agreed a 2040 climate change target in the early hours of Wednesday after watering down...
G20 Climate Targets Show Acceleration in Reducing CO2, LSEG Says
Global efforts to slash emissions are set to pick up...
Hot Weather Is Killing More Than Half a Million People a Year
Soaring temperatures are killing nearly 550,000 people around the world...
UN Sees World’s Emissions Falling 10% by 2035, Far Short of 60% Goal
Global emissions of planet-warming greenhouse gases are expected to fall...