Climate science
How long until world emits its trillionth tonne of CO2?
Wed, 14 Nov 2040 19:10:40:GMT – the date at which website predicts world will emit trillionth tonne of CO2. And it’s getting closer.
UN hopes Congo deal can save Africa’s rainforests
Backed by six countries, Brazzaville Declaration is latest effort to slow destruction of valuable habitat
Arctic temperatures hit 44,000 year high
Summer temperatures in Canadian Arctic now higher than 50,000 years, new evidence suggests
Cancer warning over Canada’s tar sand heartland
Air downwind of Canada’s largest oil, gas and tar sands processing zone full of carcinogens and airborne pollutants
Palm oil lobby lashes out at EU complaints over illegal logging
Malaysian palm oil lobbyists accuses EU of making “politically motivated” attacks on industry, during attempts to strength SE Asian relations
UK warming faster than global average – report
Grantham Research Institute study warns UK government needs to be better prepared for extreme weather events
Climate change linked to doubling of Stockholm heat-related deaths
Swedish researchers think the changing climate was responsible for doubling the number of heat-related deaths in the capital, Stockholm, in the 30 years from 1980
US emissions fall to lowest level since 1994
Energy Information Agency report 3.8% drop in 2012, linked to rise in shale gas use and warmer than usual first quarter
Amazon decline worse than IPCC projections
Researchers from Texas found Amazonia’s dry season has lasted a week longer each decade since 1979 due to climate change
UK universities urged to cut fossil fuel funding
NGO report highlights deep ties between universities and fossil fuels, with Imperial receiving £17.3m from Shell and BP in 2013
Climate change could ‘undermine’ oceans by 2100
Decline in the productivity of marine organisms could affect 470 to 870 million of the world’s poorest people warn scientists
WHO: air pollution causes cancer
The World Health Organisation has reclassified outdoor air pollution as carcinogenic to humans, causing lung and bladder cancer
Natural disasters ‘making poor poorer’ warn ODI
ODI says 325 million poor people will be living in the countries most exposed to natural disasters by 2030
EU air pollution poses health and climate risks – report
European Environment Agency warn 90% of EU city residents are exposed to high levels of soot and dust from transport and power generation
Changing rainfall patterns spell catastrophe for Christmas crabs
Disruptions to mating patterns of Christmas Island red crabs will disrupt multiple ecosystems across the tropics
Climate change develops like a ‘Mexican Wave’ say scientists
Stadium wave signal predicts that the current pause in global warming could extend into the 2030s say scientists
Forest cover could drop to 22% of land mass over next two centuries
Scientists have predicted that forests will give way to agriculture – though eating more bugs could help to relieve the pressure
Greenland’s Arctic tundra set to start emitting carbon
As climate warms, scientists in Greenland warn the small Arctic shrubs could stop absorbing carbon and start emitting it
Tropics set to face critical climate change within decade
Under a ‘business-as-usual’ scenario, the average climate system would be radically altered by 2047 says new study published in the journal Nature
Saudi efforts to weaken IPCC report in Stockholm exposed
Leading oil producer tried to dilute scientific conclusions during Stockholm meeting, questioning link between CO2 and warming