New calculations by the UN’s top science panel sharply reduce the real-world potential for drawing CO2 out of the air
Earth’s surface has warmed 1°C and is on track toward an unliveable 3°C or 4°C rise
Of hundreds of climate models in 2015 projecting a low-carbon future, only two or three aimed for a 1.5℃ global warming cap
2016 marked the first time in over two decades that malaria cases did not fall year-on-year
Freshwater resources were already stressed before heat-trapping carbon emissions from fossil fuels began to warm Earth’s surface and affect rainfall.
The Paris treaty calls for capping global warming at "well under" two degrees celsius, and 1.5 °C if possible.
2017 is on track to be the hottest year on record except for two warmed by El Nino phenomena, the UN’s World Meteorological Organisation said Monday.
Herewith a backgrounder on the search for life beyond the horizon of our Solar System.
After two and a half days of round-the-clock discussions at the end of COP17, global leaders have finally agreed on a course to fight climate change.
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/ 10 December 2011
A draft global pact on climate change has boosted UN talks, already deep into overtime, but negotiators are worried it’s a little too late.