Tag: climate change
US identifies “super-emitter” landfills
The US research might have wide-ranging global implications by showing that landfilling is playing a bigger role in accelerating climate change than regulators…
Could wider use of gene reserves protect rare species?
UK landowners and conservationists welcome wider-spread use of Gene Conservation Units (GCUs) to help protect some of the rarest plants and insects, research at the…
Climate change threatens winged harbinger of spring
A sure sign of spring in northern Europe is the arrival of the Arctic tern bird, but on the UN’s World Migratory Bird Day experts…
New research verifies: The energy sector can reach the 1.5°C target in a cost-neutral way
Based on an energy system transition model created at LUT University, a new study describes a scenario where the 1.5°C climate target in the energy…
Climate change driving marine species poleward
Warming waters have driven thousands of ocean species poleward from the equator, threatening marine ecosystems and the livelihoods of people who depend on them, researchers…
Gauging Economic Consensus on Climate Change
Thousands of economists have spent years or decades studying the interaction between climate change and the economic systems that underlie modern life. The views of…
Towards a Better Understanding of Societal Responses to Climate Change
As the signs of today’s human-caused climate change become ever more alarming, research into the ways past societies responded to natural climate changes is growing…
Wasting food just feeds climate change, new UN environment report warns
More than 930 million tonnes of food sold in 2019 landed in waste bins, according to new UN research, released on Thursday, in support of…
New strategy to prepare EU for impact of climate change
The European Commission adopted Wednesday a new EU Strategy on Adaptation to Climate Change, setting out a pathway to prepare for the unavoidable impacts of…
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