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time.com
3 months ago
OMG science

2023 Was the Hottest Year Ever and 2024 May Be Even Worse

2023 was the hottest year on record, surpassing the previous record set in 2016 by a wide margin.
Global average temperature was at least 1C warmer than pre-industrial averages every single day of 2023. [ more ]
time.com
3 months ago
OMG science

2023 Was the Hottest Year Ever and 2024 May Be Even Worse

2023 was the hottest year on record, surpassing the previous record set in 2016 by a wide margin.
Global average temperature was at least 1C warmer than pre-industrial averages every single day of 2023. [ more ]
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subscriber.politicopro.com
3 months ago
Environment

U.S. Emissions Fell by 2 Percent in 2023, Even as Economy Grew

US greenhouse gas emissions declined by 1.9% in 2023, the largest drop since the pandemic.
The decrease in emissions was fueled by falling coal consumption and a mild winter. [ more ]
www.mercurynews.com
4 months ago
Environment

UN weather agency says 2023 was hottest year on record

2023 is projected to be the hottest year on record, with increasing floods, wildfires, glacier melt, and heatwaves.
The average temperature is 1.4 degrees Celsius higher than pre-industrial levels, just below the 1.5-degree target set in the Paris climate accord. [ more ]
HuffPost
4 months ago
Environment

UN Weather Agency Says 2023 Is Hottest Year On Record

2023 is projected to be the hottest year on record, with increasing floods, wildfires, glacier melt, and heatwaves in the future.
The average temperature for 2023 is up 1.4 degrees Celsius from pre-industrial times, just under the target limit set by the Paris climate accord.
The onset of El Nino could push the average temperature over the 1.5-degree target cap set in Paris. [ more ]
subscriber.politicopro.com
5 months ago
Environment

U.S. Carbon Emissions Set to Fall Again, a Key Sign of Progress

U.S. emissions are projected to fall by up to 3% in 2023, reversing two years of flat or increasing output.
The decrease in emissions is notable as it comes while the U.S. economy is set to expand.
Meeting the Paris climate accord goals would require a yearly emission reduction of roughly 6% through 2030. [ more ]
www.mercurynews.com
3 months ago
OMG science

It's official: 2023 was hottest year in decades

Earth last year shattered global annual heat records, coming dangerously close to the 1.5 degrees Celsius limit set in the Paris climate accord.
January 2024 is on track to be so warm that it will exceed the 1.5-degree threshold, marking the first time a 12-month period will breach that limit. [ more ]
time.com
1 year ago
OMG science

Keto vs. Vegan: What to Eat if You Want to Save the Planet and Your Health

Debates over the benefits and pitfalls of different diets have been around as long as, well, the diets themselves.Is the ketogenic diet a good way to lose weight, or a carb-free trip to bad health?Are vegetarians missing out on vital vitamins?What, exactly, is the omnivore's dilemma?Can vegans eat sugar?
HuffPost
3 months ago
OMG science

Earth Shattered Global Heat Record In 2023 And There's More Bad News To Come

2023 was 1.48 degrees Celsius above pre-industrial times, just below the 1.5 degrees Celsius limit set by the Paris Climate Accord.
January 2024 is on track to exceed the 1.5-degree threshold for the first time in a 12-month period. [ more ]
The Verge
1 year ago
Environment

With the Inflation Reduction Act, the US brings climate goals within reach

Congress has officially passed the Inflation Reduction Act after a successful House vote on Friday, clearing the way for the biggest clean energy package in US history.
Independent
1 year ago
Environment

'Bogey-man' agriculture sector will play part in climate change fight - minister

The agriculture sector will play its part in the fight against climate change despite being considered the "bogey-man" in Ireland, the Agriculture Minister has said.
www.aljazeera.com
1 year ago
Environment

Planet in the crosshairs': UN chief demands rapid emission cuts

Secretary-General Antonio Guterres says the latest report by UN climate scientists could not come at a more pivotal time'.The head of the United Nations called for scientists to serve up cold hard facts to push governments into making policies that curb climate change before a key global warming threshold is passed.
www.independent.co.uk
1 year ago
Berlin

UN chief: 'Cold, hard facts' should guide climate policy

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails The head of the United Nations called Monday for scientists to serve up cold, hard facts to push governments into making policies that curb climate change before a key global warming threshold is passed.
Washington Post
1 year ago
Environment

UN chief: 'Cold, hard facts' should guide climate policy

FILE - A woman leads her goats as Suralaya coal power plant looms in the background in Cilegon, Indonesia, Sunday, Jan. 8, 2023.The head of the United Nations called Monday, March 13 for scientists to serve up "cold, hard facts" to push governments into taking policies that curb climate change before a key global warming threshold is passed.
www.independent.co.uk
1 year ago
Berlin

Climate activists dig in to defend village from coal mine

Climate activists pledged Sunday to defend a tiny village in western Germany from being bulldozed for the expansion of a nearby coal mine that has become a battlegroundbetween the government and environmental campaigners.Hundreds of people were expected to take part in protest training and a subsequent demonstration in the hamlet of Luetzerath, which lies west of Cologne next to the vast Garzweiler coal mine.
www.aljazeera.com
1 year ago
Environment

Photos: A year of facing nature's fury

Published On 30 Dec 202230 Dec 2022 A cascade of extreme weather exacerbated by climate change has devastated communities around the globe this year, including through sweltering heat and drought, wilted crops, forest fires and big rivers shrinking to a trickle.In Pakistan, record monsoon rains inundated more than a third of the country, killing more than 1,500 people.
www.independent.co.uk
1 year ago
France news

Ugandan opposition figure Bobi Wine objects to oil pipeline

A planned pipeline to export oil from Uganda is likely to entrench the long rule of President Yoweri Museveni, opposition figure Bobi Wine said Tuesday, voicing his opposition to a project that's increasingly controversial over environmental concerns.
Engadget
1 year ago
Environment

Almost 200 nations promise to protect 30 percent of the planet's land and oceans | Engadget

Nearly 200 countries have agreed to protect 30 percent of Earth's lands and oceans by 2030.The deal was reached early this morning at the UN Biodiversity Conference (COP15) in Montreal following two weeks of negotiations.The only holdouts to the deal were the US and the Vatican, though the Biden administration has a domestic plan to conserve 30 percent of US land and water by 2030.
www.independent.co.uk
1 year ago
Berlin

UN: World "nowhere near" hitting emissions targets

The United Nations says current pledges to cut greenhouse gas emissions put the planet on course to blow past the limit for global warming countries agreed to in the 2015 Paris climate accord.The U.N. climate office said Wednesday that its latest estimate based on 193 national emissions targets would see temperatures rise to 2.5 degrees Celsius (4.5 Fahrenheit) above pre-industrial averages by the end of the century.
Washington Post
1 year ago
Environment

UN: World "nowhere near" hitting emissions targets

BERLIN - The United Nations says current pledges to cut greenhouse gas emissions put the planet on course to blow past the limit for global warming countries agreed to in the 2015 Paris climate accord.Are you on Telegram?Subscribe to our channel for the latest updates on Russia's war in Ukraine.ArrowRight The U.N. climate office said Wednesday that its latest estimate based on 193 national emissions targets would see temperatures rise to 2.5 degrees Celsius (4.5 Fahrenheit) above pre-industrial averages by the end of the century.
www.independent.co.uk
1 year ago
Berlin

Live updates | Russia-Ukraine War

KYIV, Ukraine Russian forces have hit anew industrial and energy facilities in central Ukraine, pressing with attacks on infrastructure.
Consequence
1 year ago
Music

Bjork Honors Her Late Mother on New Single "Ancestress": Stream

Björk has shared another single from her upcoming album before its September 30th release.
the Guardian
1 year ago
World news

Shell pauses London AGM as protesters chant 'We will stop you'

Shell has paused its annual general meeting in London after it was interrupted by environmental protesters chanting: "We will stop you."
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